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Kharatalao.-There was a recrudescence in August. The more
serious epidemic began about 6th December 1898, increased steadily
for 12 weeks to a maximum of 83 in one week, then declined steadily to
the end of the year, having lasted 25 weeks.
Kumbharwada.-A serious recrudescence in August, September and
October was followed, practically without any break, by an epidemic
beginning 29th November 1898. The mortality increased irregularly
for 16 weeks and did not again reach normal till the last few days of
the year, having lasted 25 weeks.
If the mortality curves of the charts of the first 4 of the above
sections be examined, a striking similarity of feature during the latter
half of the year will be observed. In each case the epidemic of
1897-98 was far worse than that of either the preceding or the succeed-
ing year. In each case the epidemic of 1896-97 reached about the same
virulence as that of 1898-99. In Kharatalao the 3 epidemics have been
on a diminishing scale and have reached their height about a month later
each year. In Khumbharwada they have been a few weeks later each year,
but on a crescendo scale. The total mortality for "C" Ward during 1898-
99 (11,540) was heavier by 1,778 than in 1896-97, but less than that in
1897-98 by 1,048.
D Ward.
Khetwadi.-Two slight recrudescences in August and October were
followed by an epidemic beginning 3rd January 1899, rising to a maxi-
mum of 103 in the week ending 28th March 1899 (i.e., after 12 weeks),
then falling to normal at the end of the year after 21 weeks.
Girgaum.-No monsoon recrudescence. An epidemic started on 3rd
January 1899, and rising to its maximum of 132 for the week ending 28th
February 1899 (i. e., after 9 weeks), fell to normal 3 weeks before the
close of the year after a course of 16 weeks. As last year the epidemic
in Girgaum was briefer, but more severe than in Khetwadi, but the
diagrams show a strong general resemblance. In both sections the
epidemics began simultaneously, and in each section the second epidemic
was the worst, that of the year under report coming second in severity.
But taking the whole year into consideration the effects of the monsoon
recrudescence during the year under report on Khetwadi are shown
by the high total mortality. The number of deaths (1,954) was 174
more than in 1897-98 and 605 more than in 1896-97. In Girgaum the
total this year (1,782) was 205 more than in 1896-97, but 217 less than
1897-98.
Chowpatti.-No monsoon recrudescence. An epidemic began on
24th January 1898. The death-rate fell to normal in one week, but
otherwise rose fairly steadily to a maximum of 46 in the week ending
14th March 1899. It then began to fall at once and became normal
after 18th April, having lasted 12 weeks only. But the virulence of the