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MANUAL OF THE NILACilRI DISTRICT. 



CH. XXIll. The attendance in 1877 was as follows : — 

 Medical. In-patients 



Out-patients 



Total 



254 

 1,998 



2,252' 



Wellington. 



Kdtagiri 



At Wellington there is ordinarily one Medical Officer ; but the 

 number depends on the number of convalescents there. He has 

 also charge of the Observatory. Further particulars will be found 

 in Chapter IV. 



As already stated^ there is only a dispensary at Kotagiri. 

 It is entirely supported by Government, though it has been trans- 

 ferred in a manner to the Local Fund Board, and has a sub- 

 committee of that Board to supervise its working. 



The attendance in 1877 was — 



In-patients 

 Out-patients 



Total 



22 

 3,033 



3,045 '■ 



South-East There is a hospital at Gudalur. It was originally a gim.si-private 

 Wain&d. institution, Government supplying an Apothecary, but the planters 



maintaining the institution by subscription. It is now vested in 



the Local Fund Board. 



' Enropeans and Eurasians 267. 

 ^ Earopeans and Eui'asians 123- 



