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INDIA STRICKEN BY
MALARIA
Serious Outlook
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (A.A.P.).
me New Delhi correspondent of
the New York "Herald-Tribune" says
India is stricken by the severest mala
ria epidemic for years. In some vil-
lages around Delhi one In every four
persons is ill. Epidemics usually re
cur at seven-year Intervals, causing
100,000,000 cases and 1,000,000 deaths.
The present epidemic occurs after,
nine years, and the figures .are ex
pected to be .much higher. The situ
ation Is aggravated by the sudden
stoppage of quinine Imports. Ninety-
seven per cent, of India's quinine
came from Java. The army has taken
25 tons of the existing stock, leaving
only 75 to 95 tons for civilian use.
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