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was in existence in the Ajmer District throughout the year excepting in June and
July but totally disappeared from Merwara in May. It was most prevalent in
April 1910.
70. People are learning the value of evacuation of infected quarters and
generally leave their houses of their own accord when dead rats appear about.
This early evacuation is naturally more freely practised in the villages than in the
towns.
71. Considering the high degree of immunity afforded by inoculation it is
remarkable that people are still so reluctant to avail themselves of this valuable
protection.
72. The special staff engaged on plague duty in the Ajmer-Merwara District
was abolished on 1st July 1910, with the exception of one Sub-Assistant Surgeon
for duty in the Plague Camp at Ajmer as well as to visit infected villages, to
inoculate and advise the inhabitants regarding sanitation generally.
73. The plague Inspecting Staff at the Ajmer railway station was also aboli-
shed on the 16th September 1910, as its existence was not considered of much value
in view of the fact that the Ajmer and Merwara Districts are surrounded by Native
States generally plague infected and that the disease is introduced chiefly by
apparently healthy persons by means of infected fleas in their bedding and
clothing.
74. Disinfection continued to be practised as before. Houses or quarters
are emptied, the floors treated with kerosine emulsion, walls are whitewashed, light
and air being admitted as far as circumstances permit.
Native States.
75. There were 37,820 cases of plague and 31,605 deaths reported from Native
States during 1910-1911 against 21,803
cases and 18,294 deaths in 1909-1910.
76. The epidemic affected 14 States and 776 towns and villages including the
Deoli Cantonment against 10 States and 431 towns and villages in the previous
year, i.e., out of 19 Native States in Rajputana from which returns are received
only 5 States were free from the disease.
77. Jaipur.—Plague continued in epidemic form in the State of Jaipur from
1st April 1910 to 7th June and again from 4th August to 31st March 1911. Ten
thousand and forty seven cases and 9,371 deaths were reported in 164 towns and
villages as compared with 7,552 cases and 6,898 deaths in 144 towns and villages
in 1909-1910. In the City of Jaipur there were 761 attacks and 761 deaths in
1910-1911. The disease was in an epidemic form in April 1910 and ceased by
the end of May.
78. In Alwar, 9,040 cases and 7,249 deaths were reported in 161 towns and
villages (of these 2,486 cases and 2,076 deaths occurred in the city of Alwar) against
1,302 seizures and 991 deaths in 33 towns and villages in 1909-1910.
79. In Bharatpur 6,751 cases and 5,821 deaths were reported in 174 infected
towns and villages against 5,235 cases and 4,311 deaths in the previous year, of
these only 52 attacks and 35 deaths occurred in the City of Bharatpur.
80. In Marwar 4,245 cases were reported of which 3,455 proved fatal in 100
towns and villages against 4,628 cases and 3,911 deaths in 95 towns and villages
in 1909-1910.
81. In Mewar 3,605 seizures and 2,314 deaths were reported in 128 infected
towns and villages including 225 cases occurred in Udaipur City, of which 211
proved fatal, against 2,208 cases and 1,566 deaths in the previous year.
82. In Tonk 3,489 cases were reported in nine infected towns and villages of
which 2,924 proved fatal.
83. In Bikaner plague broke out in April 1910 and ceased in May. One
hundred and three cases and 77 deaths were reported in eight towns and villages
in the Lunkaransar, Hanumangarh and Nohar Tahsils as the inhabitants of
these Tahsils were in constant communication with infected towns of the Punjab,
by road as well as by railway. At Lunkaransar the disease was imported from
Sirsa where a marriage party had gone in March.
84. Jhalawar.—Plague was imported into the Jhalawar State from Garoth
in the Indore State. The first case occurred at Sarod in the Tahsil of Pachpahar
on the 28th March, the last on the 18th April 1910. The disease fortunately
remained localised to Sarod and there were no cases in any other part of the State.
Total cases 13 were reported of these 7 proved fatal.