126 Extent and course of the plague in the	[CHAP. V.
Bombay Presidency.	
Karnatak.
Satara.
Improvement
in December.
Satara and Sholapur have suffered most severely. The epidemic has
also extended southwards into the Karnatak and a considerable
number of cases have occurred in Belgaum district. The outbreak
in Satara district has been of exceptional virulence and has extended
over a large number of towns and villages. In November over 4,500
cases were reported, a figure which was not approached by any
district during the first period of the epidemic. Outside the City of
Bombay the month of December showed a general improvement in
the places most affected.