CHOLERA IN INDIA.
Steps Taken Inadequate To
Check Epidemic ?
STRIKE OF SCAVENGERS
(Received 2 p.m.)
CALCUTTA, March 31
Ten deaths from cholera are reported as a result of the scavengers' strike. Disregarding religious laws forbidding high easte-s to defile themselves by sweeping refuse, the citizens are organising a cleansing service, which it is feared will be inadequate to check the epidemic.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 7
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61CHOLERA IN INDIA. Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1940, Page 7
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