PLAGUE IN RAJPUTANA.
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(2) Rat traps were issued to the citizens as asked for.
(3) Two sects amongst the citizens the " Sewa Samati " and " Sewa Sang¬
Gaushala " made their own arrangements for tending and treat-
ing Plague patients and for disposing of dead bodies. The
Mussalman community arranged for the decent interment of
poor Mohamedans who died from plague.
(4) Extra establishment of Inspectors, peons and Inspecting Gangs
have been entertained by the Municipality for disinfection.
(5) Anti-plague inoculation was performed in the Victoria Hospital
at Ajmer. At first a goodly number of citizens presented them-
selves for inoculation. and persons from surrounding villages,
Chiefships and Estates came in freely.
(6) The occupants of the Ajmer Civil Lines received notices to prevent
immigrants from the city and elsewhere from entering their
compounds. All compounds, houses and cottages in the Civil
Lines are inspected daily by an Inspector.
(7) Disinfection was carried out as necessary.
(8) Evacuation has been readily resorted to in infected towns and
villages. The villagers themselves now realised the benefit of
the measure.
Native States.
82. 102,955 cases and 88,522 deaths from plague were reported from
Native States against 777 cases and
642 deaths in 1916-1917.
83. The epidemic prevailed in all the Native States except Jaisalmer ;
and 1,830 towns and villages including the Deoli, Kherwara and Erinpura
Cantonments were infected, as compared with 8 States and 44 towns and
villages in the previous year.
84. Jaipur.—Plague continued to prevail in epidemic form in the State
from the preceding year. 25,147 seizures and 23,994 deaths were reported
in 325 towns and villages. Of these 5,652 attacks and 5,620 deaths occurred
in Jaipur City including the Plague Camp.
85. Inoculations were done at the Mayo Hospital, Jaipur and some towns
belonging to the nobles in the district.
86. Marwar.—Plague continued in epidemic form in the State of Marwar
throughout the year. 25,440 cases and 22,937 deaths were reported in 271
towns and villages : of these 2,627 cases and 2,602 deaths occurred in Jodhpur
City.
87. The Residency Surgeon, Western Rajputana States, reports that ener¬
getic rat baiting operations were started all over the Jodhpur section of the
Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway, and two Sub-Assistant Surgeons were specially
deputed to conduct, the baiting and also to offer inoculations to all who wished
to avail themselves of protection. The result of the campaign at Jodhpur was
encouraging, only three cases occurred in the area of operations, viz., within
the Railway Station yard, Workshops, Railway quarters and Bungalows;
while in the city over 100 deaths a day were being recorded.
88. Some 1,400 workmen in the Railway Workshops at Jodhpur were
inoculated. Only one case of plague was reported among the men, a carpenter
who had refused inoculation. The workmen all lived in and near the city.
89. Senior Grade 2nd Class Sub-Assistant Surgeon Madan Lal worked
unremittingly throughout the plague epidemic at Nagaur and Jodhpur, and
rendered great assistance to the sick. The Marwar State recognised his ser-
vices, and presented him with a silver watch for his services during plague
at Nagaur.
90. Mewar.—The disease lingered from the preceding year until 3rd May,
1917. On the 8th July plague broke out in Chhoti Sadri Town where the first
case was imported from Neemuch in Central India. 14,452 seizures and
11,938 deaths were reported in 409 towns and villages including 1.231 cases
and 1,218 deaths in Udaipur City from 5th December, 1917, to 31st March,
1918.