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Week ending
NUMBER OF INDIGENOUS
CASES IN
REMARKS.
Camp
Town
(35,000).
(5,000).
6th May 1898 .....
14
30
13th
20
22
20th ......
14
50
27th ......
30
51
3rd June
19
36
10th
16
30
17th
15
43
9 in Salaya.
24th
8
20
1 do."
1st July
6
12
8th
13
20
3 do.
15th
9
29
6 do.
22nd
10
26
9 do.
29th
10
23
8 do.
5th August
9
28
9 do.
12th .
3
19
9 do.
19th
8
35
24 do.
26th ......
7
29
17 do.
2nd September
...
22
9 do. and
7 cases in Post
Offices, hitherto
immune.
Total for 4 months ...
206
525
104 cases in Salaya.
These results may be compared thus:-
Locality.
Population.
Period.
Number of Cases.
REMARKS.
Outside the town
35,000
4 mouths ...
206
Includes houses out-
side the town.
Inside the town
Salaya
5,000
4
421
Excluding Salaya.
4,000
2 ...
104
Captain Mason inoculated 1,044 persons of all ages with preventive serum obtained
from the Pasteur Institute. The results were very satisfactory, for only 5 of these were
attacked with plague and 3 of them recovered. The two fatal attacks occurred in a brother
and sister 12 days after inoculation.
A noteworthy feature of the epidemic was the immunity enjoyed by certain classes of
people. The Political Agent observes-
"The immunity among the sweepers and whitewashing parties which made up a large
number of persons is noticeable. Up to the date of this report, 31st May, there has not been
one case amongst this class, who were all accommodated outside the town in chappar huts.
" Another class which always seems to enjoy immunity from plague are the Wghris
living in mud huts with thatch-roofs out in the open. The wealthy well-to-do have classes
also been more or less free."
The period required to lapse before re-occupation of infected houses was originally a
month, but was subsequently reduced to 20 days, and later to 10 days. No evil can be said
to have resulted from this measure, for only in three instances did cases occur after
re-occupation. As regards the attitude of the people, Major Hyde-Cates remarks:-
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