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We may now compare the results of the investigations in Ulloobari and Old
Salonah villages thus :—
| Place. | Prevalence of kala azar. |
Spleen-rate per cent. of children. |
Malarial endemic index. |
Species of malarial parasites present. |
| Ulloobari | 17 per cent. of the in- habitants examined were suffering from this disease. |
32.5 | 12.5 | Quartan and Simple Tertian parasites. |
| Old Salonah | Nil | 84 | 80 | Quartan, Simple Tertian and Malig- nant Tertian para- sites. |
In case any doubt as to the correctness of my argument still remains, I shall
now compare the relative prevalence of kala azar and of malarial fever in two
villages which, being inhabited by the same class of people and being situated
only a short distance apart, are under similar conditions. For this purpose
I shall select the villages of Old Salonah and New Salonah, both situated on the
Salonah tea estate near Nowgong. The results of my investigation in Old
Salonah village have already been given. New Salonah village contained, at the
time of my visit, about 450 inhabitants, and careful inspections showed that there
were 12 advanced cases of kala azar among these people. The disease was
endemic in the village and new cases frequently occurred.
The prevalence of malaria is shown by the results of my examination of
children as follows :—
| No | Age. | Condition of spleen. | Result of examination of slides of finger blood. |
| 1 | 3 years | Enlarged. | Positive. Quartan parasites. |
| 2 | 6 " | Not enlarged | Negative. |
| 3 | 4 " | Enlarged | Positive. Quartan and Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 4 | 3 " | Ditto | Positive. Quartan parasites. |
| 5 | 2 | Ditto | Negative. |
| 6 | 3 " | Ditto | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 7 | 8 " | Not enlarged. | Negative. |
| 8 | 5 " | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 9 | 2 " | Enlarged | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 10 | 4 | Ditto | Ditto. Ditto. |
| 11 | 1 year | Ditto | Negative. |
| 12 | 1 " | Not enlarged. | Ditto. |
| 13 | 1 " | Enlarged | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 14 | 2 years | Ditto | Ditto. Ditto. |
| 15 | 3 " | Not enlarged | Negative. |
| 16 | 1 year | Ditto | Ditto. |
| 17 | 8 months | Enlarged | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 18 | 3 years | Ditto | Ditto. Ditto. |
| 19 | 8 months | Ditto | Positive. Pigmented leucocytes. |
| 20 | 2 years | No enlargement detected | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
| 21 | 3 " | Enlarged | Positive. Quartan parasites. |
| 22 | 2 " | Ditto | Ditto. Ditto. |
| 23 | 1 year | Ditto. | Positive. Simple Tertian parasites. |
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