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64. SOUTH ARCOT DISTRICT.-The table of the registration circles of this
district shows a large preponderance of deaths in the Chellumbrum Talook, where
cholera began to revive in force in the month of June. I cannot but suspect that
the renewal of cholera in the district, at that season of the year, was due to the
return south-ward of cholera-stricken pilgrims from Conjeeveram. Chellumbrum
is one of the great places of pilgrimage in the district, and it is evident that the
population of this talook suffered unduly after the return of pilgrims from Conjee-
veram. At the end of the year cholera had quite died out, as an epidemic, in
the district. The total deaths were 3,248, and the proportion of mortality to
population in the several talooks and registration circles was as follows :-
Table showing the proportion of Deaths by Cholera in the several Talooks, &c., of the District of
South Arcot, during each month of the year 1870.
Muncipal Towns and Talooks.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Trinomalay Talook
0.009
0.009
…
…
0.82
0.19
0.04
0.17
…
…
0.009
…
1.2
Tindevenum “
0.29
0.07
…
…
0.56
0.506
0.07
0.14
0.06
…
…
…
1.7
Villapooram “
0.35
0.14
0.05
0.009
0.209
0.22
0.39
0.14
0.08
0.009
0.03
…
1.6
Cuddalor Muncipal Town.
0.14
0.24
…
…
0.035
0.14
0.56
0.24
0.07
0.035
…
…
1.4
Cuddalore Talook
0.85
0.13
0.103
0.02
0.02
0.35
0.44
3.32
0.09
0.103
0.02
…
2.5
Chellumbrum “
0.95
0.38
0.13
0.12
0.02
0.13
2.11
1.49
0.19
0.15
0.13
0.02
5.7
Virdachellum “
0.504
0.206
0.109
0.27
0.03
0.04
0.21
0.51
0.206
0.02
…
0.02
2.1
Kullakoorchy “
0.64
0.31
0.43
0.09
…
…
0.06
0.21
0.18
0.02
…
0.03
2.01
Trikovilloor “
0.6
0.24
0.19
0.25
0.04
0.403
0.48
0.501
0.29
0.23
0.01
0.02
2.7

The table on the next page gives the particulars as to the incidence of
cholera in the different divisions of the district.