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105. Shahpura.—Plague broke out at Amli in Shahpura on 1st October,
1917 and spread to 36 towns and villages. Shahpura Town was infected on 23rd
December, 1917 and still remains so. 109 cases and 57 deaths occurred.
106. The total number of cases and deaths for the whole Chiefship was
555 and 331 respectively. Among those inoculated 5 contracted the disease
and one died.
107. Bikaner.—The first case of plague was imported from Nagaur to
Bikaner City. No further case occurred till the 5th February, 1918 when it
broke out at Ratangarh, in which 152 cases and 150 deaths occurred. From
there it spread to Bikaner City in which from 20th February, 1918, 210 cases
and 159 deaths took place, at Churu 219 cases and 208 deaths and at Sujangarh
2 cases and 1 death.
108. One imported case at Reni and one at Rajgarh on 5th and 10th
March respectively were imported from Churu.
109. The total number of cases and deaths for the whole State was 585
and 520 respectively. Of the total persons inoculated only 8 died of plague.
110. Kishangarh.—Plague continued till July, 1917 and again broke out
in September, and ceased in the end of November, 1917. 330 attacks and 244
deaths were reported in 3 towns and villages, including Kishangarh Town in
which 259 cases and 193 deaths occurred from 5th September to November,
1917.
111. Partabgarh.—Plague visited Partabgarh State on 15th July and died
out by the 15th December, 1917. It appeared again in February, 1918. 286
cases and 189 deaths were reported up to the end of the year.
112. Dungarpur.—This State was free from plague till the end of January,
1918. The disease was imported to Aspur village from Salumber in Mewar
and Garhi in Banswara. 155 seizures and 102 deaths were reported in 10
towns and villages. Dungarpur town was free from the disease throughout
the year.
113. Dholpur.—The State was free from plague till the 21st December,
1917, when an imported case from Jaipur occurred in Dholpur Town, which
proved fatal. 65 indigenous cases and 40 deaths were reported in 5 infected
towns and villages.
114. In Kushalgarh Chiefship 31 attacks with 20 deaths were reported in
Serwa and Patan villages during November and December, 1917.
115. Kherwara.—A Bohra of Kherwara arrived plague stricken from
Himmatnagar on 5th December, 1917 and died after a few hours. The total
number of seizures and deaths from plague was 81 and 56 respectively. Of
these 3 fatal cases occurred in Mewar Bhil Corps, viz.)—2 sepoys and 1 follower
(sweeper). Of the total persons inoculated 7 were attacked with plague and
4 died.
116. The Medical Officer, Mewar Bhil Corps reports that 355 cases
occurred in 26 villages in Kherwara District of which 233 proved fatal.
117. Deoli Cantonment.—The first case of plague occurred in the 42nd
Deoli Regimental Lines in a washerman's family who brought the infection
from Uncha village close to Deoli Cantonment where plague cases were
occurring. The disease spread in the Saddar Bazar, Agency Bazar and Regi-
mental Lines, 50 cases and 21 deaths were reported from 7th November 1917
to 21st January, 1918 as per detail below:—
—
42nd Deoli Regiment .
Saddar Bazar . .
Agency Bazar . .
Cases.
10
30
10
Deaths.
1
17
3
From
7th November 1917 .
14th November 1917 .
4th December 1917 .
To
9th December 1917.
16th January 1918.
21st January 1918.
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