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VITAL STATISTICS AND SANITATION IN RAJPUTANA.
24. In Jhalawar, the disease appeared on 8th June, 1916. 239 seizures and
151 deaths were reported in 4 towns and villages, including the capital, up to
the 14th August, 1916. One case died of Cholera in the Jhalrapatan Jail.
25. In Kotah, 535 attacks with 236 deaths were reported between the
12th June and 17th September, 1916, in 22 towns and villages. In Kotah
City 7 cases with 2 deaths occurred.
26. Cholera was imported into Alwar by a wedding party from Bharatpur
State. 1,136 attacks with 551 deaths were reported in 8 towns and villages
from 16th June to 13th October, 1916. Of these, 412 cases and 218 deaths
occurred in Alwar City, 16 cases and 6 deaths in Imperial Service Lancers,
and one fatal case in the Imperial Service Infantry and the Alwar Central Jail
respectively.
27. Cholera prevailed in Kishangarh City from 7th July to 25th August,
when it ceased. The disease was conveyed by immigrants from Ajmer City.
245 attacks with 167 deaths were reported. No Kishangarh villages were
reported infected.
28. In Kishangarh, 277 persons were inoculated against Cholera : of these
110 received the second dose of vaccine after a ten days interval; the rest
received the initial dose only.
29. Leaflets containing information regarding prophylactic were distri-
buted free amongst the inhabitants of Kishangarh City.
30. Medicines for prevention and treatment of actual cholera cases with
full instructions were always accessible to the public.
31. Disinfectants were freely supplied to the infected houses throughout
the epidemic : and ultimately all the infected houses in Kishangarh City were
thoroughly disinfected.
32. In Sirohi, 170 cases and 86 deaths were reported from 16th July to
29th September, 1916, in 3 towns and villages, including Sirohi City, in which
88 seizures with 47 deaths occurred.
33. In Ponk State, 259 attacks and 138 deaths were reported from 18th
July to 3rd September, 1916. The capital remained free from the disease
throughout the year.
34. Cholera broke out in Karauli City on the 24th August and lasted up to
1st October, 1916, during which period 74 cases with 50 deaths were reported.
35. The usual precautionary and preventive measures were adopted.
36. A Cholera Map is herewith attached.
SANITATION.
Ajmer City Conservancy.
37. The Sanitary condition of Ajmer City and Suburbs is still far from
satisfactory. This is especially the case
as regards the low-lying undrained
ground between the Locomotive Shops of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India
Railway and the Mayo College belonging to Malis, where a large population
has sprung up, occupying very inferior huts with no proper arrangements by
the landlords or others for conservancy. In this region epidemic diseases
generally appear first and flourish : at present plague is rife among the inhabit-
ants, who refuse to leave their insanitary houses. It would be well if
the whole area could be taken up by the Municipality, the Railway (most of
the inhabitants are Railway servants), or some other improvement trust and
laid out on Sanitary principles with modern streets and dwellings : and an effici-
ent system of drainage and conservancy enforced—otherwise it will always
remain a culture-bed for epidemic diseases.
38. Several foul-water carts have been sanctioned and provided; but the
present number of conservancy carts is still insufficient. This complaint is
likely to be always more or less existing until surface drainage is introduced.
39. The number of public latrines and urinals is still less than the require-
ments of the people.
40. Some improvement has been effected in the ventilation of privies.
41. A fourth incinerator has been sanctioned and should soon be con-
structed.