The So-Called Mystery Disease of Calcutta (Jhin-Jhinia or Thartharia)
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any case himself, but he gave a description of what he had heard and asked for instructions in the matter. About the middle of November 1935, a field party was sent by the senior author to this place to carry out a preliminary investigation. Information collected showed that the ' disease' started suddenly in the latter part of September 1935 at Bolbule and Katakhali villages on the right bank of the Ichamati river. Next the other villages were said to be affected, one after another" along this river and it was foretold at that, time that it would soon reach Calcutta. When a village was affected,? a number of villagers were said to fall victims to it. The average duration of the ' disease' in
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دوره 71 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1936