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Here, again, the figures have not a statistical 

 value: "We are not informed whether the inocula- 

 tions were performed simultaneously ; or at what 

 stage of the outbreak the average strength of the 

 inoculated was reached." All the same, what Major 

 Bannerman says of them is true — The experience in 

 this company's mill at Hubli should be an object 

 lesson to all ?nill-owners in plague -stricken towns. 



3. The figures for the Southern Mahratta 

 Railway are given by Major Bannerman in his 

 "Statistics" (1900) : they are not mentioned in the 

 Report of the Plague Commission. They are of 

 great value, because the daily shifting of the numbers 

 was recorded as the work of inoculation went on, 

 and the date of each case of plague was also noted. 

 Major Bannerman gives the following account : — 



"The railway employes were living in barracks, 

 and in the railway yard, apart from the general popu- 

 lation of Hubli town. They zvere under close daily 

 inspection by English officials, who formed a committee 

 for this purpose, with Dr Chenai as their medical 

 adviser. The results may therefore be regarded as 

 accurate in a high degree, the numbers dealt with 

 not being excessive, and the supervision strict." 



The figures, based on the average numbers in 

 each group, are as follows : — 





Cases. 



Deaths. 



Mortality 

 per cent. 



Twice inoculated 



990 



6 



I 



O.I 



Once inoculated 



270 



5 



I 





Uninoculated 



760 



35 



21 



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