Epidemiology of Leprosy
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gnii ln the Bombay Presidency in general, and in the Kolaba district (where I am working) in particular, I have observed that the incidence of leprosy amongst Mohammedans is very low as compared with Hindus (of the same social status), although the habits and the conditions under which both these communities live are more or less identical. I believe this fact might have been noticed by other observers and leprosy workers also. I have no means of verifying this observation from statistical records and caste summaries, but people who have got these records at their disposal might be able to throw some light on this subject, and then it would be interesting to compare the percentage of leprosy incidence amongst Mohammedans of the Bombay Presidency with that of other provinces. Yours, etc., ANNAJI V. GOKHALE, Medical Officer, Pui Leper Asylum.
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