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Leprosy in India. 



[part II. 



form was less than that for males, being 24*8 compared with 27*4, which tends to 

 the same conclusion. 



The next table shows the duration of disease : — 



TABLE XV. 



Duvation of Disease. 



The shortest period of duration was one year, the longest forty ; the average 

 for all cases was 13'()9 years ; the average duration for males was 13'66 and that 

 for females 13' 73 years. 



The following are the average periods of duration in each form of disease 

 compared with one another and with the total average : — 



TABLE XVI. 



Average Duration of the different fo7'ins of the Disease. 

 AVERAGE DURATION OF THE DISEASE IN YEARS. 



The following table shows periods of duration according to decennial periods : 



TABLE XVIL 



Duration of the several forms of Leprosy in Decennial Periods. 



