Report on Cholera in the Hoshungabad District during 1871-72

The annual fair which takes place in February was prohibited, and, as far as was possible, the health of all arrivals was ascertained. The water-supply at this town is at all times mainly from the Nerbudda river; the wells being few, and of such depth as to make drawing water from them a matter of labor, but now it became necessary to conserve the stream properly ; and this was done by a cordon of chuprassees along its bank for the whole length of the cantonment and native town. Certain of the upper ghats were fixed on for taking the drinking water from, and all bathing, washing, or watering of cattle, was strictly prohibited above the drinking ghats ; and any one caught in any way defiling the stream, was punished by the magistrate. By these