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52. Although the disease visited every province in the island, including its chief towns, it
has shown no disposition to spread ; the total number of cases have been few, and it has now
entirely disappeared, with the exception of Pesalle, where it still continues.
53. Since commencing this report, I have received a communication from the Colonial Secretary
to the effect that it has again made its appearance near Batticaloa.
54. A reference has been made to the Medical Officer of that station for information on the
subject ; but these reports are so frequently made by headmen, during cholera seasons, without any
foundation, that I must beg to discredit it.
55. I have said little on the progress of the disease along the central road, as its history has
been very fully recorded in Mr. Ondaatfe's report, to which I have the honour to invite special
attention.
Statement showing the Stations where Cholera has appeared, the Number of Gases and Deaths which had
occurred since the beginning of the outbreak, 16th May last.
Provinces.
Southern...
...-{
I
Northern
I
Western
Central ...
...
North-Western ...
Eastern ...
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Stations.
Galle
Do. second outbreak
on the pilgrims
Do. Gentota
Hambantota...
Tangalle
Matara
Pilgrims on Colombo
road from Galle
Mannar
Central road...
Mannar road to Mata-
kachchee ...
Pesalle
Vertettivo
Jaffna
Anuradhapura
Colombo
Kandy
Matale
Badulla
Kurunegala ...
Batticaloa ...
Date of first
attack.
May 16
July 21
» 29
„
14
»
17
„
22
„
25
June 1
»
3
»
3
"
23
July 12
6
June 11
„
15
„
12
„ 19
July 6
June 30
July 17
Date of last
attack.
July 2
„ 27
Aug. 19
July 30
» 20
„
25
„
27
Sept. 12
July 11
» 27
Sept. 21
Aug. 26
„
25
July 13
Aug. 29
„
1
July 23
„
28
June 30
Aug. 4
No. of
Cases.
33
17
119
9
5
11
6
86
48
12
46
37
23
5
29
36
34
12
1
9
No. of
Deaths.
22
14
28
9
2
9
2
64
29
10
25
23
11
5
24
28
25
9
1
5
Remarks.
Pilgrims.
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From W. C ONDAATFE, Esq., Acting Colonial Surgeon, to the Principal Civil Medical Officer and
Inspector-General of Hospitals, Ceylon, dated Colonial Surgeon's Office, Jaffna, 30th August 1870,
Having completed my inspection of the cooly stations on 'the line of road traversed by the
Indian immigrants from Pesalle, in Mannar, the port of arrival and departure to Allagamowa, on
the boundary of the Northern Province, an extent of 102 miles, I have the honour to submit, as
required by the concluding paragraph of your letter of the 15th ultimo, the following report which
embodies the results of my inquiry as to whether cholera first appeared among the coolies arriving
from, or returning to, the coast of India.
2. Agreeably to your instructions, I proceeded along the central road, arriving on the 22nd July
at Matakachchee, the point from which I commenced to prosecute my inquiry, which I conducted, as
far as circumstances permitted, in the mode here indicated.
3. The canganies and patrols, who have the earliest opportunity of seeing the cholera patients,
were required to be present at the inquiry, the former being directed to produce their lists of the
names of the immigrants who had been attacked with cholera since its first outbreak during the
present year. I then proceeded to take down evidence from them as to the name, age, sex, native
country, and destination of each immigrant, and also as to the symptoms from which each suffered.
4. The statements thus obtained form the substance of my diary of inspection, which is hereto
annexed, while the several stations inspected by me in the course of my inquiry are indicated in the