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VITAL STATISTICS IN AJMER-MERWARA.
Number of Cholera cases and deaths reported in Ajmer-Merwara and in
Rajputana
during the year 1919.
Name of District or
State.
Ajmer-Merwara.
Ajmere City . .
Ajmere District .
Total
.
Rajputana.
Dholpur City . .
Dholpur State . .
Bharatpur City . .
Bharatpur State.
Jaipur City . .
Jaipur State
.
.
Jodhpur City . .
Marwar State . .
Alwar State . .
Udaipur City . .
Mewar State . .
Kotah State . .
Total .
GRAND TOTAL
.
APRIL.
Cases.
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Deaths.
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MAY
Cases.
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...
28
...
1
...
9
...
...
...
...
38
38
Deaths.
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
...
...
...
9
...
...
...
...
25
25
JUNE.
Cases.
...
5
5
1
...
...
29
...
1
...
...
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...
...
...
31
36
Deaths.
...
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1
...
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16
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...
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17
17
JULY.
Cases.
1
...
1
...
...
...
52
...
41
...
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...
...
...
93
94
Deaths.
1
...
1
...
...
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33
...
20
...
...
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...
...
...
53
54
AUGUST
Cases.
40
...
40
376
257
1
22
...
150
...
...
...
...
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...
806
846
Deaths.
27
...
27
170
118
...
9
...
150
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447
474
SEPTEMBER.
Cases.
23
...
23
24
21
2
45
7
7
41
1
28
3
49
...
228
251
Deaths.
18
...
18
14
18
2
30
7
7
38
1
14
2
36
...
169
187
OCTOBER.
Cases.
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10
...
...
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...
89
99
99
Deaths.
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10
...
...
...
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54
64
64
NOVEMBER.
Cases.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
...
...
5
17
18
Deaths.
1
...
1
...
...
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...
8
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12
20
21
TOTAL.
Casts.
65
5
70
401
278
3
176
7
200
51
22
28
3
49
94
1,312
1,382
Deaths.
47
...
47
185
136
2
194
7
177
48
18
14
2
36
66
795
842
Percentage
of deaths
to cases.
72.31
...
67.14
46.13
48.92
66.66
59.09
100.00
88.50
94.12
81.82
50.00
66.66
73.47
70.21
60.59
60.93
Ajmer-Merwara.
8. The above table shows the total number of Cholera cases and deaths
reported in Rajputana during the year 1919.
9. 70 cases of Cholera were reported in Ajmer-Merwara of which 47
proved fatal from 26th June to 17th
November 1919, of these 65 cases and 47
deaths occurred in Ajmer City in July, August, September and November and
only 5 cases in Pisangan Town in June 1919 which all recovered ; as compared
with two cases and 1 death in Ajmer City in 1918.
Native States.
10. During the year 1,312 cases of Cholera were reported from the Native
States of Rajputana of which 795 proved
fatal: against 3 seizures and 2 deaths in
1918.
11. Dholpur.—Cholera broke out on the 8th April 1919. The disease
was confined to Dholpur City, 4 towns and 2 villages. 679 seizures and 321
deaths were reported till the 15th September 1919, of these 401 attacks and
185 deaths occurred in Dholpur town.
12. Bharatpur.—179 cases and 106 deaths were reported in Bharatpur,
Dig, Bayana, Rupbas and Nadbai Tehsils from 4th May to 6th September 1919.
Only 3 cases were reported in Bharatpur City of which 2 proved fatal,
13. In Jaipur 207 seizures with 184 deaths were reported in 6 towns
including Jaipur city from 3rd May to 4th September 1919, of these 7 fatal
cases occurred in Jaipur City.
14. Marwar.—73 cases with 66 deaths were reported in 10 towns and
villages including Jodhpur City in which 51 attacks and 48 deaths occurred.
It appeared on 15th April and lasted up to 9th October 1919.