Typhus in Calcutta
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ln this paper. The 'patients.?The present series included 17 Bengalees and 8 non-Bengalees of whom two ^ere Anglo-Indians. The youngest patient was H years and the oldest 61 years old, 18 (72 per cent) being between 11 and 30 years. This shows 'he maximum prevalence during adolescence and in young adults. There were 15 males and females indicating that both sexes were almost dually affected; female accommodation is more limited in our hospital. The occupation of 14 patients was as follows : Three medical men, 4 clerks, 1 darwan and 6 college students; the rest were women and children, or gave no information regarding their occupation. Twenty patients belonged to the city proper while the remaining five came from outside, of whom one patient, a woman, was on her way to Eastern Pakistan and contracted the disease during her short stay in Calcutta, but members of the family accompanying her were unaffected. Only 2 patients?nos. 4 and 9 in table I?gave a history of similar type of fever in their families. A reference to the dates of admission shows a definite seasonal incidence, 18 cases occurring from July to September with the maximum of 8 in the month of August.
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دوره 84 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1949