What is the summary of the poem Pestilence In Nineteenth Century Calcutta?

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a) ``Pestilence In Nineteenth Century Calcutta`` presents a moving picture of the death toll caused by calamitous diseases like cholera, plague and dysentery. The poet mockingly narrates that the Britishers were so perplexed with the fear of death that when the Sahib was informed about the death of his Sikh attendant on his winter tour to the Hooghly , that he voluntarily opted to meet the funeral expenses.