Report on the cholera epidemic of 1872 in Northern India / by J M Cuningham.

  • Cuningham, James MacNabb, 1829-1905.
Date:
1873
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Credit: Report on the cholera epidemic of 1872 in Northern India / by J M Cuningham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    One of the cases was returned as “ Peshawur fever,” but the man died in 6^ hours. „ , Of the others nine were entered as “ diarrhoea,” but from the symptoms there can be no doubt that they were in reality cholera of a mild type. Including all these the cases occurred as follow, but among them is not entered the suspicious case of May which was probably also one of cholera:— 8th October ••• • •• 1 9th 1 10th 1 11th ••• 1 12th ••• 1 13th 4 15 th 1 16th „ 3 28th ••• 1 31st ■■ 1 15 The admissions from fever were in the week ending 30th August 23 Ditto ditto ditto 6th September w 53 Ditto ditto ditto 13th „ 94 Ditto ditto ditto 20th 84 Ditto ditto ditto 27th 95 Ditto ditto ditto 4th October 101 Ditto ditto ditto 11th 77 Ditto ditto ditto 18th 49 Ditto ditto ditto 25th „ 57 Ditto ditto ditto 1st „ 65 Ditto ditto ditto 8th November ... 48 III. Importation and communication.—There is no evidence that the first case had been due to importation, nor is any fact mentioned in the course of the outbreak which points to contagion as a means of spreading the disease. Of 25 persons who came in constant contact with the sick, none were attacked. V. Local conditions.—Drainage is said to be bad. The water is got from two tanks which are fed by a branch of the Bara channel running through the lines. Attached to each is a very imperfect filtering apparatus. VI. Preventive measures.—No general move was made into camp, but individual huts were vacated as they were attacked. .r, . .. T 36th Regiment, Native Infantry,—Assistant Surqeon A. B. No. 97,36tb Eegiment, N. I. , J if Strahan, M.B. II. Details of the outbreak. Strength. Admissions. Deaths. OfiBcers ... ... ... 5 Men ... ... ... 604 5 4 Followers ... .. ... ... 2 The cases occurred on the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th October. A considerable number of cases of diarrhoea occurred about the same time. There was no very marked increase in fevers. III. Importation and communication.—The disease could not be traced to importation, nor was there any evidence of contagion. Of 14 persons who came in contact with the sick, not one was attacked. In the Sadder Bazar there is a population of about 3,000. II. Details of the outbreak.—Here there were only twelve cases and nine deaths; all between the 9th and 25th October. Taking all the bazars and Commissariat and other establishments amounting to about 13,000, there were 70 deaths. In 1867 and again in 1869 it may be noted, that the deaths in the sudder bazar alone were over 80. The water for the different bazars is taken from the cutting, a branch of which supplies each of them. The artillery bazar suffered very little, only three deaths were reported in it, and these were chiefly grass-cutters whose work took them away from the station. In addition to the cases which have been already enumerated, a civil officer was attacked on the 9th October, and died next day. Two Staff Sergeants were attacked on the 15th, the children of one of them on the 16th, and an officer of R. E. on the 17th. Peshawur Fort lies close to the city. Garrison consisted of two officers,—43 Europeans PeshawTir, No. 98, Port. and 64 SepoyS. II. Details of the outbreak.—On the 1st October as has been already stated, six men of the 6th Regiment were sent to hospital suffering from vomiting and purging, and of these one died after ten hours’ illness. On the 7th October the detachment of the 6th Regi- ment was relieved by a party of similar strength of the 55th Regiment. Among them alto- gether there were six cases, two on the 9th, one on the 10th, one on 12th, one on 13th, and one on 16th. None of the natives suffered. These cases have already been entered in the statement for the 55th Regiment. III. Importation and communication.—The first case could not be traced to impor- tation, nor was there any evidence that the disease afterwards spread by contagion. V. Local conditions.—The fort is well raised, and the natural drainage excellent. The cases described as having occurred on the 1st October, were attributed to the water