§ MR. CAINEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for India, can he state how many deaths from plague have occurred daily in the Punjab; and whether the 143 recommendations of the Plague Commission, with regard to securing the cooperation of the people in administering plague measures which were followed in the Bombay Presidency, are being adopted in the Punjab.
§ LORD G. HAMILTONI receive no daily returns of plague deaths. The telegraphic reports are for periods of four weeks, and these are subsequently supplemented by certain weekly return; and details. The numbers of plague deaths in the Punjab since the autumn of 1901 have, I regret to say greatly increased, and are as follows—
No later reports have yet been received Regulations enjoining measures based on the recommendations of the Plague Commission and designed to avoid coercion and to attract the co-operation of the people as much as possible, have been adopted, and a specially qualified medical officer has been deputed to supervise the preventive arrangements.
For the four weeks ending 18th Jan. 1902 9,438 For the four weeks ending 15th Feb. 1902 16,784 For the four weeks ending 15th March 1902 42,788