Medical, geographical, and agricultural report of a committee appointed by the Madras Government to inquire into the causes of the epidemic fever which prevailed in the provinces of Coimbatore, Madura, Dindigul, & Tinnivelly, during the years 1809, 1810, and 1811 : of which Dr. W. Ainslie was President; Mr. A. Smith, Second Member ; Dr. M. Christy, Third Member.

  • Madras (India : Presidency). Medical Committee to Inquire into the Causes of the Epidemic Fever.
Date:
1816
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Credit: Medical, geographical, and agricultural report of a committee appointed by the Madras Government to inquire into the causes of the epidemic fever which prevailed in the provinces of Coimbatore, Madura, Dindigul, & Tinnivelly, during the years 1809, 1810, and 1811 : of which Dr. W. Ainslie was President; Mr. A. Smith, Second Member ; Dr. M. Christy, Third Member. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mountains which divide the Peninsula: it is, however, situated so far north, as to be clear of the Paulcaudcherry opening ; which gives it a great advantage, with regard to climate and comfort, over the last-mentioned town, as we shall more particularly notice at a future period. It is neatly built; but its well water is bad, being brackish; and supposed, on that account, by the natives, to be the cause of cutaneous affections, which are common amongst the poorer inhabitants, who cannot afford to get sup- plied from the Noel, distant about a mile. Bawanie stands at the conflux of the Cavery and Bawanie; and is, from this peculiarity of situation, much resorted to by the Hindoos, who consider it as a place of great sanctity. To the s.e. to- wards Sankerrydroog, there is a good deal of jungle (underwood), and rocky ground : to the southward, along the banks of the Cavery, lies a fine extensive, flat country; and to the n. w. are the rich and pictu- resque banks of the Bawanie. The town