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9. On this point, too, I am able to quote the opinion of some medical officers
who have, in addition to the history statements, favoured me with concise reports on
the subject of leprosy. Dr. Jones, of Saháranpur, is of opinion that leprosy in that
district is pretty equally distributed, and is not due to local causes. Dr. Thomas, of
Bánda, states that the disease prevails principally in four widely-separated pergunnahs,
which have no special peculiarities characteristic of them. Dr. Prentis, of Gorakhpur,
records the opinion that, although leprosy is rather frequent in that district, it does
not occur in one part more than another. Dr. Hooper, of Benares, records the
opinion that the disease is not localized in that district.
10. Yet, to this general rule of extended prevalence, something of exception
appears as the result of this investigation, which should be stated here.
By careful consideration of the histories provided, it appears that leprosy may
be unusually prevalent in some centres of population. There is nothing to show
that this is due to local causes; but so far as this limited enquiry goes, it seems likely
that if there are any especial leprosy-producing centres of population in this Pro-
vince, they may be pointed out in the following statement:
District.	
Greatest
number of cases
originating in
one centre.
Name of that centre of population.
Garhwál
3
Zamlá.
Kumaun
2
Gará Khera.
Tarái
7
Káshipur.
Bijnor
3
Niko-af-al.
Moradabad
18
Moradabad city.

5
Paikbarra.
Bareilly
5
City of Bareilly.
Budaun
4
City of Budaun.

4
Dahemi.
Sháhjahánpur
21
Sháhjahánpur city.
Dehra Dún
2
Odeypur.
Saháranpur
5 
Deoband. 

4
Manglaur.
Muzaffarnagar
6
Muzaffarnagar town.
Meerut
25
Meerut city.
Bulandshahr
4
Bugrassi.
Aligarh
10
Aligarh city.
Etah
8
Soron.
Muttra
14
Muttra city.
Farukhabad
16 
Farukhabad city. 

5
Fatehgarh.
Agra
2
Farrah.
Etáwah
17
Etáwah city.
Mainpuri
10
Mainpuri city.

12
Karauli.

6
Ghiror.

6
Jasrana.

5
Pharangi.

5
Sabalpur.
Cawnpore
16
City of Cawnpore.
Hamírpur
2
Raweri.
Bánda
22
City of Bánda.
Fatehpur
6 
Town of Fatehpur. 

4
Byrahanpur.
Allahabad
2
Seyrah.
Jaunpur
10 
City of Jaunpur. 

4
Gora Badshahpur.
Gorakhpur
15 
City of Gorakhpur. 

11
Rudarpur.
Basti
4
Narcotia.

7
Basti.

13
Mehndawal.

8
Bansi.
Azamgarh
17
City of Azamgarh.
Gházipur
13
City of Gházipur.
Benares
6 
City of Benares. 

3
Majhilpur.
Mirzapur
7
City of Mirzapur.
Jalaun 
4 
Town of Jalaun. 

17
Parásan.
Jhánsi 
8 
Barragaon. 

13
Mau Ránípur.
Lalitpur
4 
Mehrauni. 

7
Town of Lalitpur.