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resident of this town or immediate neighbourhood is the subject of leprosy, and I
have been at some pains to ascertain. I have heard that there are a few lepers
resident at the Northern foot of Parusnath Hill, but I have never seen them, nor
from enquiry have I been able to verify the assertion. Such, however, is possible,
for they, as beggars, may be attracted to Madhubun by the large number of rich
pilgrims who visit the temples and mountain in the year.
No. 936, dated Bhagalpur, the 27th December 1877.
From—Surgeon C. J. H. WARDEN, Offg. Civil Surgeon of Bhagalpur.
To—The Deputy Surgeon General of Dinapore,
WITH reference to your memorandum No. 3358, dated the 15th instant, I
have the honour to state in reply that during the current year 27 cases of leprosy
were treated as out-patients at the sadr dispensary by the Assistant Surgeon.
Of the total number treated, two were females and the remainder males, and
eighteen were Hindus and nine Mussalmans. With one exception, the patients all
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belonged to this district.
As regards the varieties of the disease, five were anæsthetic leprosy, two leu-
coderma, and twenty cases of leprous eruptions, with loss of fingers, toes, &c.
None of the patients attended regularly at the dispensary, several were never
seen a second time; so that no continuous history of the progress of the cases can
be given.
No. 3442, dated Dinapore, the 29th December 1877.
Endorsed by the Deputy Surgeon General, Dinapore Circle.
FORWARDED to the Secretary to the Surgeon General with reference to his
memorandum No. 5830 A of the 14th instant.
No. 356, dated Faridpur, the 4th December 1877.
From—Babu UDOY CHAND DUTT, Civil Medical Officer of Faridpur.
To—The Deputy Surgeon General, Dacca Circle, Shillong.
WITH reference to your memorandum No. 1202, dated the 2nd ultimo, calling
for a report on the treatment of leprosy with gurjun oil, I have the honour to state
that circular No. 134 of the 20th December 1876 was not received by me till the
25th ultimo, when I got a copy by writing for it, and that I have not used gurjun
oil in the treatment of the disease here. There are two lepers in the jail at pre-
sent—one a native of Cuttack, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment at
Goalundo, where he was employed in the railway ; the other prisoner is a native of
Rajnagar, in this district. But these cases are not so bad as to require admission
to hospital. Out-patients occasionally come to the dispensary, but special attention
was not directed to their treatment by gurjun oil, or to the recording of their cases.
I am unable, therefore, to furnish any report on the treatment of the disease by
gurjun oil at present.
Leprosy is not very prevalent in this district. The census returns give 417
lepers in a population of 1,012,589, or .0412 per cent. I am not aware of its being
especially prevalent in any particular portion of the district, but scattered cases
are found almost everywhere, and chiefly in large towns where they find it easier
to live an the charity of others. Of the two lepers now in jail, the disease is
acknowledged to be hereditary in one, that is, the man from Cuttack ; the other
prisoner says none of his ancestors had the disease. There are no other lepers
at present under my observation. There was a beggar with very bad leprosy
that used to come for alms, but I did not see him lately ; probably he is dead.
No. 1342, dated Shillong, the 11th December 1877.
Endorsed by the Deputy Surgeon General, Dacca Circle.
FORWARDED to the Secretary, Surgeon General, Indian Medical Department,
in continuation of this Office memorandum No. 1199 of 2nd ultimo.
No. 3689, dated Calcutta, the 12th November 1878.
Endorsed by the Government of Bengal.
COPY submitted to the Government of India, Home Department,
for information, in continuation of endorsement No. 91, dated 5th
January 1878.
R. D'R.—Home, Rev. & Agri, Dept. Press—No. 453—28-8-79—100.