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month. This had the desired effect, and since the 13th June 1897 up to date
(15th August) there has not been a single case.
Bada—13 miles west of Mándvi, 3 from sea-coast, population 1,400.
Infected from Mándvi on the 11th May 1897, on which date there were 4 im-
ported cases and 3 deaths, and 4 indigenous cases and 1 death. Judging from
there being indigenous cases on the same date for the first time, it is probable
that there had been other imported cases. Up to the 26th June there were 26
indigenous cases a.nd 23 deaths, when for a month there were no cases, but a
recrudescence took place on the 25th July 1897 and there have been since then
20 cases and 15 deaths.
Kodaya.—Five miles north of Mándvi, population 3,000. There was an
imported case from Karachi on the 17th March 1897, and on the 8th April 1897
2 indigenous cases and 1 death. On the 25th April 1897 there was an imported
case from Mándvi, but the village remained free till the 15th July 1897, since
which date there have been 14 cases and 5 deaths.
Kapayo.—Five miles north-west of Mundra, population 1,200 ; although
this village has had 12 imported cases and 12 deaths between 3rd January 1897
and 16th January 1897, there have been only 4 indigenous cases and 4 deaths.
It has been free since the 16th January last.
Mundra.—A sea-port, 30 miles south-east of Bhúj and 24 miles east of
Mándvi, population 10,000. The first case was imported from Karachi on the 14th
February 1897, on which date there was 1 case and 1 death. Nothing, however,
happened and there was no other case till the 21st March 1897, when another
imported case from Karachi was reported. No indigenous cases, however, as far
as is known, occurred till the 17th April 1897, when there were 5 indigenous
cases and up to the 22nd April, 12 cases and 3 deaths, the type being reported
as mild. None of these indigenous cases occurred in the city. In one case a,
Mundra man was infected by associating, with fugitives from Mándvi encamped
outside the city. The indigenous cases then apparently ceased, but from 25th
April to 3rd May 1897 there were 11 imported cases. On the 3rd May 1
indigenous case occurred and on the same date 2 imported cases from Mándvi ;
and up to the 8th June, 13 imported cases and 11 deaths, but no further indigen-
ous cases between 3rd May and 3rd June, when on the latter date, and the 5tb,
there were 4 cases. Since then the place has been free ; but I have just heard
(August 23rd) that it has become infected for the third time.
Kera.—14 miles south of Bhúj, population 2,000, chiefly Khojas. This
village has three times been cleared of plague and three times re-infected. The
first time was on the 1st April, but it is uncertain where the case was imported
from, probably Mándvi, which is not far off and with which the Kera Khojas
have a good deal of intercourse. Between the 1st and 17th April there were 24
indigenous cases and 17 deaths when there was a break for 11 days, until a
case was imported from Karachi on the 28th April.
Indigenous case occurred ou the 1st May, and between that date and the
30th May there were 14 cases and 11 deaths. The type according to report
was more virulent on the second occasion. The town then again became free,
but has lately (August 23rd) been infected for the third time by persons coming
from Mándvi or surrounding villages.
It is noticeable that the attacks in April and May occurred amongst the
Kunbis, while the last outbreak was amongst the Khojas.
Rawápur.—This place was infected by 3 Darzis coming from Karachi on
the llth February and 14th February 1897. These two, it is stated, were
attacked 15 days after their arrival, and gave the plague to 11 of their relations
living in the same houses, and all died, as well as 2 of the Darzis from Karachi :
the third and only remaining grown-up member of the family surviving to take
care of the children of the family. These were the only cases, and the place
has since been free. It is worth noticing that the first case which occurred at
Durgápur—vide Return A—was a relation of the people who died in Rawápur
and came to visit them, taking the plague back with him to Desalpur. In the
case of Eawápur, the Darbár officials made the people turn out from a large
number of houses surrounding the infected portion, and this seems to have
checked the plague.