Dysentery in Raipur Central Jail
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of Result of fcecal examinations made in 1912. Health of prisoners. Good Fair Indifferent Bad
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Common Sense Sanitation
Dear Sir,?I have noticed more than one article lately in the Indian Medical Gazette concerning the health of the Midnapore Central Jail. Will you kindly allow me to give my experience when in charge of that jail. I took over charge at the end of November, 1906, and was transferred from Midnapore on July 5th, 1907. For the year 1906, the death-rate of the jail reached the high figure of nearly 5...
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