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16. On the 14th June of a gang of fifty coolies coming from the coast of India, one was attacked
with the disease at a place called Kalaar or Chetty Colom, about twelve miles from Maan Colom
(forty-three miles from Mannar), to which station the patient was brought. He died on the same
day.
17. At Marnden Colom, 117 miles from Jaffna, the first case occurred m an in-coming cooly
who was admitted into the hospital on the 15th June, and recovered.
18. At Mehintale, 119½ miles from Jaffna, on the 15th June, an Arab trader and a cooly girl
coming from India were attacked with cholera and were attended by the medical practitioner, and
recovered.
19. On the 16th June at Matakachchee, two immigrants from the coast were brought by their
friends to the hospital and given in charge of the cangany and patrols ; one of the patients had
come from Palamcottah, and the other from Aranthangy. Both cases proved fatal.
20. Four other cases were also admitted on the 17th June ; the patients were immigrants from
India. All of them had been seen by the medical practitioner, who gave me this information. Three
of the cases terminated fatally.
21. On the 18th June, at Rambave, 112 miles from Jaffna, two fatal cases occurred among the
in-coming coolies. Both were found dead on the roadside, and their names and whence they had
come were ascertained from the mother and wife of the deceased.
22. Another fatal case occurred in an immigrant from the coast at Gulcolom, 125| miles from
Jaffna. The patient was seen by Mr. Fretz, Superintending Officer of the Roads, who gave me this
information-
23. On the 18th June, at Alagamowa, a cooly coming from the coast was seized with the disease,
and was treated in hospital and recovered on the 21st instant, and proceeded to a coffee estate named
Nagalwatte, in Matale.
24. The disease next appeared, on the 20th June, on the Mannar road at Pulliadurakum, twenty-
three miles from Mannar, among an in-coming gang of fifty coolies, natives of Pudoocotta and
Perrambacuddy or Carambacuddy, in Sevagunga, near Madura. Two were attacked and recovered.
25. On the 22nd of the month, at the same station, of a gang of thirty coolies coming from
Wellasally, on the coast, a girl aged 12 was attacked and died. Her brother, who accompanied her
gave the patrol this information.
26. At Pesalle, on the 23rd June, two out-going coolies were seized with the disease, one died
and the other recovered and proceeded to the coast.
27. The disease appeared on the central road, at Terupanne, on the 23rd June, in two coolies,
who came from Salaputty and Nerraoor, near Trichinopoly. One died.
28. On the same day, at Matakachchee, an in-coming cooly was carried affected with the cholera
to the shed by some of the gang and given in charge to the cangany. The case proved fatal.
29. On the following day, 24th June, a child was found dead close to the station, supposed to
have died of cholera.
30. On the 24th, at Marudenkeedaveli, two Moorish traders from India were seized with the
disease and died. They were on their way to Matale.
31. On the 27th of the month, an in-coming cooly was found dead at Maan Colom, supposed to
have died of cholera.
32. On the same day, a Singhalese, who was returning from Anuradhapura, was seized with
the disease on the road to Maroodencuda, and was brought to the hospital at that station and died.
33. On the 28th, two coolies coming from the coast, and both of them natives of Sevagunga
were admitted into the hospital at Terupanne with the disease, but recovered.
34. At Pesalle, on the same day, a cooly, who landed from the Brig Reheymain, had choleraic
diarrhoea and recovered.
35. On the Mannar road, on the 29th June, at Kombensange Colom, eighteen miles from
Mannar, a fatal case occurred in a cooly who was coming from the coast.
36. On the same day, on the central road at Marudenkeedaveli, an out-going cooly was seized
with cholera, and died on the 30th.
37. On the same day, at Terupanne, a cooly girl coming from Sevagunga, in India, was
attacked and recovered.
38. On the same day, at Matakachchee, an immigrant coming from Mannar was found dead
near the 110th mile. It is supposed that he died of cholera.
39. On the 2nd July, at Marudenkeedaveli, two immigrants coming from India were attacked
with the disease. One died, and the other recovered.