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married, state of health of husband and wife as regards leprosy. Period of cohabi-
tation since one was attacked. Number of children born of the marriage, number now-
living, number attacked with leprosy.
3. I am now is possession of the complete histories, as above, of 1,531 cases of
leprosy, gathered from all parts of the province, as shown in the following statement:—
Division.
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District.
Garhwál
...
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Kumaun.
Tarái ...
ßijnor
...
Moradabad
...
...
ßareilly
...
Budaun
...
...
Sháhjahánpur
...
Delira Dún
...
Saháraupur
...
Muzaffarnagar
Meerut
...
Bulandshahr
Aligarh
...
Etah ...
Muttra
Farukhabad
...
...
Agra ...
Etáwah
...
Mainpuri
...
Number
of
histories
received.
30
30
20
30
30
30
30
30
30
60
19
33
42
17
30
30
52
30
30
472
Division.
ALLAHABAD.
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District.
Cawnpore
...
...
Hamirpur
...
,..
Bánda
...
...
Fatehpur
...
...
Allahabad
...
Jaunpur
...
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Gorakhpur
...
...
Basti ...
Azamgarh
Gházipur
Benares
...
Mirzapur
Jalaun
Jhánsi
...
...
Lalitpur
Total
Number
of
histories
received.
30
10
30
30
15
30
30
60
30
30
60
26
30
30
15
1,531
Excepting in the cases of Mainpuri and Kumaun, the history statements received
from all other districts were prepared by the Civil Surgeons immediately after examina-
tion of the persons named as suffering from leprosy—the facts, as elicited at the time
of examination, being at once recorded, and often in the handwriting of the Civil Sur-
geon. The history statements from Kumaun were prepared by the Superintendent of
the Leper Asylum at Almora. The history statements from Mainpuri, numbering 472,
and taking account of all the lepers in the district known to the police, were prepared
by the District Civil authorities.
4. My request, in regard to this matter, was for a minimum of 30 histories from
each district, hoping to encourage willingness for the work, and consequent accuracy,
by asking little. But I need scarcely say I should have welcomed a more extended -
series of histories, even to a record in like form of every known case of leprosy in the
Province. The record from Mainpuri seems to have been well effected, and recogni-
tion of this self-imposed task—evidence of willing interest in the work—is certainly
duo to the Magistrate.
Undoubtedly, the possession of a history of every known case would have permit-
ted the establishment of fixed conclusions in regard to all points in this investigation,
and au addition of finality and perfection might have been impressed on the work I have
to do in this direction, could my report have had an extended information like that
fur foundation.
Yet I think it is likely that, by a careful consideration of the 1,531 cases collected,
the principal facts, in regard to this matter, may bo clearly enunciated, and a satisfactory
answer provided to the enquiries propounded by the Government of India.
5. In regard to the extent to which loprosy exists in each district. This
can be answered, perhaps satisfactorily, by quoting the figures of the Census Re-
port of this province for 1872, as concerns this subject. For, amongst many important
facts recorded in Mr. Plowden's admirable Census Report, the number of persons re-
turned as lepers in each district has a place. In the succeeding statement, to the