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Mullavalli.—A village a quarter of a mile to the west of Sawyerpuram, containing 300 inhabitants,
There were seventeen cases of cholera, six of whom died.
Kwnarapuram,—A small hamlet adjoining ; it contains but sixty inhabitants. There were four
cases of cholera, but no deaths.
Sauthiambalam.—A village abont a furlong to the north of Sawyerpuram ; it contains 215
inhabitants. There were seven cases of cholera, but only one death.
Kaddaranglcullam.—A village two miles to the north-west of Sawyerpuram ; it contains 199
inhabitants. There were five cases of cholera, one only of which was fatal. So that in this group of
villages there are 2,600 inhabitants; during the epidemic there were among them fifty-nine cases of
cholera, thirteen of which were fatal.
Saioyerpuram East.
Idiarkadu.—A village containing 250 inhabitants ; it is in a direct line four miles from the sea.
There were five cases of cholera during the epidemic, but no death. This village suffered terribly
from the flood ; the water rose four feet high, but for a pucka built house, upon the roof of which
many of the inhabitants took refuge, and there spent the night exposed to the rain and wind, and
for the Mission bungalow which has a plinth about five feet above the surface, where the others
obtained shelter, many lives would have been lost.
Agaram.—A village east of Idiarkadu; it contains 300 inhabitants, There were three cases of
cholera, but no deaths.
Maramangalum.—Contains 300 inhabitants. There were four cases of cholera, two of which
terminated fatally.
Acasaly.—Contains 250 inhabitants. There were seven cases of cholera, five of which ended
fatally. The latter three villages are surrounded by rice fields ; the water is not very pure.
Kolkhi.—Contains about 400 inhabitants. There was but one case of cholera and no deaths. This
village is on the east side of a lagoon ; it is considerably higher than the lagoon ; its site is entirely
sea sand, and it is well exposed to the influence of the sea ; from which it is distant only four miles.
Umerikadu.—Distant from the sea four miles ; it contains 300 inhabitants. There was but one case
of cholera, and the patient recovered.
Sebathiapuram—A village containing 500 inhabitants ; it is on the red soil ; is surrounded by
palmyra trees ; distant from the sea six miles. There were six cases of cholera, but none of them fatal.
Nadvoolcurchi.—About half a mile south-west of the preceding village, situated on heavy red
sand surrounded by palmyras ; contains a population of 300 inhabitants. There were two cases of
cholera, but both recovered.
Puliankadu.—Adjoins the latter village ; it contains 200 inhabitants. There was no case of
cholera.
Iravapuram.—Is a very small hamlet, with but twenty inhabitants. No case of cholera.
Settikullam.—Contains 450 inhabitants. It is in a dry situation ; soil sandy ; palmyras and
thorn jungle around it. There was but one case of cholera, the patient recovered.
Thalavaipuram.—300 inhabitants ; two cases of cholera, both recovered.
Gutharavellei.—200 inhabitants ; one case of cholera, but the patient recovered.
Of 3,970 inhabitants in this part of the division, thirty-three persons were attacked by cholera
during the epidemic ; of which number seven only proved fatal.
Putlmhotie Division.
The above division lies between Sawyerpuram and Puthiamputtur, and is about ten miles in
length. The soil is partly of " red sand," partly of strong yellow clay, and partly of the real black
cotton soil. The eastern side of it, lying along the sea, is rather swampy, but all this swampy soil
shall, as soon as the new channels have been completed, become excellent land for wet cultivation.
Except on the black cotton soil the water is very fair.
Koodanglcadu.— A village on sandy soil; it possesses good water; there are 225 inhabitants.
'There was one case of cholera, and it was fatal.
Servarkaran-madam.—A village on red soil, surrounded with palmyras ; water good ; 300 inhabit-
ants. There was one case of cholera, and it was fatal.
Sebananapuram.—A village similarly circumstanced. It contains 180 inhabitants. There were
three cases of cholera, and the three were fatal.
Keliankarasal.—A village on the verge of a large plain, well exposed to the influences of the
sea ; water good ; soil sandy. It contains 550 inhabitants. There was one case of cholera, and it was
fatal.