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Week ending
NUMBER OF INDIGENOUS
CASES IN
REMARKS.

Camp
Town


(35,000).
(5,000).

6th May        1898    .....
14
30

13th    „             „
20
22

20th    „             „        ......
14
50

27th    „             „......
30
51

3rd June           „            
19
36

10th    „              „            
16
30

17th    „              „            
15
43
9 in Salaya.
24th    „              „            
8
20
1        do."
1st July              „            
6
12

8th   „                 „
13
20
3        do.
15th    „              „            
9
29
6        do.
22nd    „              „            
10
26
9         do.
29th    „               „            
10
23
8        do.
5th August           „           
9
28
9        do.
12th    „                „       .
3
19
9        do.
19th    „                 „
8
35
24        do.
26th   „                  „  ......
7
29
17        do.
2nd September
...
22
9        do.           and



7    cases   in Post



Offices, hitherto



immune.
Total for 4 months ...
206
525
104 cases in Salaya.
These results may be compared thus:-
Locality.
Population.
Period.
Number of Cases.
REMARKS.
Outside the town
35,000
4 mouths   ...
206
Includes    houses    out-
side the town.
Inside the town
Salaya
5,000
4        „
421
Excluding Salaya.

4,000
2½      „         ...
104

Captain Mason inoculated 1,044 persons of all ages with preventive serum obtained
from the Pasteur Institute. The results were very satisfactory, for only 5 of these were
attacked with plague and 3 of them recovered. The two fatal attacks occurred in a brother
and sister 12 days after inoculation.
A noteworthy feature of the epidemic was the immunity enjoyed by certain classes of
people. The Political Agent observes-
"The immunity among the sweepers and whitewashing parties which made up a large
number of persons is noticeable. Up to the date of this report, 31st May, there has not been
one case amongst this class, who were all accommodated outside the town in chappar huts.
" Another class which always seems to enjoy immunity from plague are the Wαghris
living in mud huts with thatch-roofs out in the open. The wealthy well-to-do have classes
also been more or less free."
The period required to lapse before re-occupation of infected houses was originally a
month, but was subsequently reduced to 20 days, and later to 10 days. No evil can be said
to have resulted from this measure, for only in three instances did cases occur after
re-occupation. As regards the attitude of the people, Major Hyde-Cates remarks:-
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