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Buroudi.-Three indigenous cases. All died. One of these three, who
were all in the same house, had visited the plague-affected part of Ladghar.
He was taken ill on 12th April and the other two on the 14th and 23rd. They
died on the 20th, 22nd and 25th respectively. There were no buboes on any of
them, and until the third death the disease was not suspected to be plague or
reported.
Sangameshvar.-A boatman was taken ill in January, but recovered. It
is supposed that he contracted it by taking plague-stricken persons in his boat;
but it is doubtful if this was a case of plague at all.
Are.-There were two indigenous cases in the same house on 21st February.
One recovered and the other died the same day. There was no imported case
in this village, and it cannot be ascertained how the cases originated.
Guhagar.-There was one indigenous case, a Teli, taken ill on 9th March
and died on 13th. There were two imported cases on 15th December and 5th
January; but they did not live near the house of the Teli and no connection can
be traced.
Bhoste.-Five indigenous cases. Three persons, all relations, came from Bom-
bay with plague on 10th January and died on that day or the next. They lived in
different houses, two in one vdi and one in another. The indigenous cases were
all of one family, related to the persons who had come from Bombay, and living
only five yards off one of the houses. They died between the 2nd and 12th of
February, and are reported to have been attacked on the very days on which they
died.
15. A case was reported as indigenous at Kelshi, but it was subsequently
found that the affected person had got the plague at Vlas.
16. The last case reported occurred on June 4th, and there are grounds
for believing that the disease has now disappeared from the district.
17. Luckily there were no indigenous cases in any of the large towns.
The Municipal Committees in most cases did what they were asked to do by way
of precautionary measures, such as cleaning their towns and building temporary
hospitals. Vengurla and Chiplun were specially energetic, sending their medical
officers down to the bandar daily to examine passengers. Assistant Surgeon
C. M. Bodrigues did very good work.
18. All the Assistant Collectors, Mmlatdrs, the District Superintendent
of Police and his subordinates worked very hard and did all that they were
asked to do thoroughly; as also did all the Hospital Assistants and pensioners
with one exception.
19. My warmest acknowledgments are due to Surgeon-Major Collie, Civil
Surgeon, for the advice and help which I received from him during the whole
time of the epidemic.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
W. W. DREW,
Collector.