Preliminary Tuberculosis Survey of Rural Areas in the Punjab

Tuberculosis is said to be on the increase in India. The remarkable progress motor traffic has made during the last two decades has greatly facilitated intermingling of the rural and urban populations. There is no doubt that tuberculosis is rife in the congested areas and slums of Indian towns but very little information is available about its incidence in the villages. With perhaps one exception no reliable survey of tuberculosis has so far been conducted in the Punjab. It was on the suggestion of Colonel G. G. Jolly that I took up this work during Christmas vacation.