iii
Page.
Geographical limit of cholera in 1869
... 34
Madura and Tinnevelly not occupied in 1869 35
Salem and Coimbatore
36
Northern Districts ...
...
...
... ib.
Ganjam
...
...
...
...
... ib.
Exemption of Godavery and Kistna I istricts
both in 1868 and 1869
37
Recapitulation
...
...
...
... ib.
CHAPTER IV.
THE CHOLERA OF 1870.
Activity of cholera in South Arcot, Trichino-
poly, and Tanjore Districts in the beginning
of the year...
...
...
...
... 38
Trichinopoly District
...
...
... ib.
Cholera more prevalent in irrigated
than in dry upland talooks ...
... ib.
Sreerungum festival ...
...
... 39
Tanjore District
40
South Arcot District
...
...
... 43
INVASION OF MADUKA DISTRICT.
Outbreak at the Pulni feast in the middle
of March
45
Extension of cholera to towns and villages in
the neighbourhood
...
...
... ib.
First case in the town of Madura ...
... ib.
Cholera in abeyance in Madura during the
Chittra festival in May ...
...
... 46
Cholera in the Cumbum Valley
...
... ib.
Captain Guthrie's Memorandum on the
cholera in Madura
...
...
... ib.
Geographical peculiarities of the Cumbum
Valley favouring the retention of cholera... 48
Cholera on the Pulni Hills ...
...
... ib.
Inspection of Madura by Sanitary Commis-
sioner
...
...
...
...
... 50
Water-supply impure
...
...
... ib.
INVASION OF TINNEVELLY.
Particulars of first case in Palamcottah, 15th
February ...
...
...
...
... 50
Extension of cholera to the dhobies' village... 51
Early history of cholera in Tinnevelly
obscure ...
...
...
...
••• ib.
First case in Tinnevelly town on 18th March, ib.
Communication traced to the dhobies
... ib.
Cholera deaths in dhobies' village ...
... ib.
Cholera really present in district in February. 52
Collector's Report ...
ib.
Marked preference of cholera for villages on
river banks inundated by late floods ... ib.
Floods in Tinnevelly in November 1869 ... 53
Facts in regard to an exempted village
(Puthiamputtur) in Tinnevelly ...
... 56
Rev. J. F. Kearn's letters on the village of
Puthiamputtur ...
...
...
...56&57
Geology of Puthiamputtur
...
... 57
Pure water-supply
...
...
... ib.
Rasamin Covil ...
...
...
... ib.
Swaminathurn ...
...
...
... ib.
Sanitary improvements...
...
... ib.
Water obtained from Puthiamputtur ... ib.
Tuticorin
...
...
...
... 58
Village on quartz rock ...
...
... ib,
Ottapidaram—Conservancy attended to. ib.
Meteorology
...
...
...
... ib.
Extended inquiry regarding the Sani-
tary condition of the Mission District
ib.
Page.
Water-supply of Puthiamputtur
... 60
Water of the black cotton soil districts, ib.
EXTENSION OF CHOLERA TO CEYLON.
Invasion of Ceylon in June...
...
... 61
Influence of immigration from Southern India. ib.
Report of the Principal Medical Officer on
the outbreak of cholera in Ceylon
... ib.
Interchange of Sanitary Reports between
Ceylon and Madras Governments
... 68
Influence of new soil and climatic conditions
in developing infective properties of cho-
lera contagium ...
...
...
... ib.
Past epidemic invasions of Ceylon ...
... 69
EXTENSION OF CHOLERA TO TRAVANCORE.
Report of Physician to the Maharajah of
Travancore...
...
...
...
... 72
CHOLERA IN MALABAR.
Fish diet and cholera
...
...
... ib.
Reports of the Magistrate of Malabar and
Dr. McAllum on the outbreak of cholera
in Karambranad Talook ...
...
... 74
INVASION OF THE GODAVERY DISTRICT.
Importance of human intercourse in the dis-
tribution of cholera not sufficiently esti-
mated
...
...
...
...
... 78
Physical features of the Godavery and Kistna
Districts ...
...
...
...
... ib.
Cholera history in 1859 and 1865
ib.
Exemption of the districts in the invasion
of 1868-69
ib.
Details of the mode of introduction of cho-
lera into the Godavery District ...
... 79
The Godavery District a new centre of cho-
lera diffusion
...
...
...
... ib;
Actual facts opposed to theories of monsoon
winds carrying cholera ...
...
... 79
Investigation of facts by the Sub-Collector
and Police Superintendent of the district. 80
First case of cholera at Woongatala in Erna-
gudium Talook on 28th March ...
... ib.
Return of pilgrims from a cholera-stricken
locality four days prior to outbreak
... ib.
Cholera amongst the pilgrims' families before
reaching home
...
...
...
... ib.
Proneness of districts long exempted to suffer
from cholera
...
...
...
... 81
Interval between the first cases and the out-
break
...
...
...
...
... ib.
Outbreak confined to one village (Woonga-
tala) until 9th April
...
...
... ib.
Extension of epidemic to Rajahmundry ... 82
Outbreak in Jail three days after arrival of
infected persons in the town
...
... ib.
Outbreak in the town of Rajahmundry ... 83
Condition of pilgrims' site at Budrachellum,
Upper Godavery District ...
...
... ib.
Report of Assistant Surgeon Hazlett
... ib.
Outbreak in Godavery District due to im-
portation alone ...
...
...
... 84
Gradual extension of the epidemic from the
infected centre
...
...
...
...
ib.
Intensity of cholera influenced by moisture
of soil
87
KISTNA DISTRICT.
Reproduction in Kistna District may be
looked for during 1871
90
VlZAGAPATAM DISTRICT.
GANJAM DISTRICT.