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THE CHOLERA OF 1867.
40. After a year of such general and severe prevalence of cholera-and that
cholera too in the fourth year of its life-it was to be expected that no general
reproduction would occur in 1867, and in truth the force of the existing epidemic
was nearly exhausted at the end of 1866.
Dying out of epide-
mic in Western India.
Referring to the returns of the Bombay Presidency, we find that, in the
European Army, cholera prevailed epidemically only in one station, Nusseerabad,
where the mortality was heavy. In the Native Army there were only four deaths
from cholera. There was some slight reproduction in many
of the collectorates. But in the town of Bombay, cholera
was nearly extinct, as it was in the southern districts of Dharwar, Belgaum, and
Kuludghee.
Central Provinces.
Secunderabad.
At Kamptee, the military station of Nagpore in the Central Provinces, the
year was said to have been singularly healthy. There was a
single case of cholera in the Civil Dispensary, but no deaths
occurred amongst the European or Native troops. At Secunderabad there were
no cases treated in the Civil Dispensary, but two deaths
occurred among the European troops in the third quarter
of the year.
Deputy Inspector General Balfour, in his report (Appendix I. Cholera Report
for 1869), says, that cholera lingered in the Secunderabad Cantonment from
August 1866 until April 1867.
Kurnool.-At Kurnool there was cholera from February until August, and
it was thought to have been imported from Secunderabad.
Bellary.-The Bellary District was particularly free of cholera during the
whole year, only ten deaths having occurred in the whole district.
Cuddapah.-In Cuddapah there were 323 deaths in the district, chiefly the
remnant of the 1866 cholera, as nearly all the deaths occurred in January and
February. The town was free of cholera, and no admissions occurred in the Civil
Dispensary.
North Arcot.-Cholera continued in this district through January, February,
and March, when it sank to a minimum and remained dormant until December.
Madras.-In the town of Madras cholera caused 600 deaths in the first
quarter, two in the second, none in the third, and eleven in the fourth. Here, and in
the district, the invading cholera of 1864-65 was dead by the month of April 1867.
South Arcot.-In this district the epidemic was also generally dead in the
first quarter of the year; but in the Chellumbrum Talook a local development of
cholera occurred in July.
Tanjore District.-Cholera was prevalent in January and February, but
declined with the approach of southerly winds. A new impetus was given to it
in June, and the adjoining talooks of the South Arcot and Trichinopoly districts
suffered from an accession of cholera during the south-west monsoon months.
Madura.-In this district cholera was active at the end of 1866, but it began
to die out after January, and became extinct by the end of the year.
Trichinopoly.-Cholera prevailed in January, but gradually decreased to a
minimum in May; increased in August and again declined, and became again
active at the end of the year.
Tinnevelly.-Cholera was prevalent in January and February, after which it
began to die out.