On Malarial Sites and Fevers, Relating Chiefly to Assam
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or diarrhceaic ; that is to say, malarial disease existed, but they showed themselves more under the aspect of bowel complaints than fevers, and persons who suffered from frequent attacks of fevers were very apt to be seized by attacks of diarrhoea or dysentery of a dangerous nature. At some of the gardens of the Assam Company this was markedly illustrated; for instance, at Cheridopurbut, the labourers' houses were situated on one of the many hillocks of the garden, and the water was obtained from a stream near; all along the banks of this stream oozings of the red oxide of iron were noticed; wells sunk in the vicinity, although they contained, to all outward appearances, clear
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On Malarial Fevers and Sites, Relating Chiefly to Assam
top of the fence. A large number of the Assamese villages are thus surrounded. I noticed many instances of this among villages situated on what I believed to be excessively malarial sites at the foot of the Naga range of hills, in the district of Seebsaugor, the inhabitants of which appeared all to enjoy average health and comfort; and even imported laborers located in the neighbourhood when si...
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