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10. In conclusion I desire to specially mention the excellent work of Captain Iremonger,
Durham Light Infantry, who as Adjutant and Quarter-Master
Camp Adjutant and Quarter Master. was of the greatest assistance to me. All the detail of the work
in connection with the operations fell on him. The punctual
parading of the various working parties in the morning, the correspondence and office
work, the routine of Camp life, as well as the cleanliness and good order of the Camp were
carried out to my entire satisfaction. On several occasions he commanded a search division
in the city and did good work.
11. Finally it is a great satisfaction to me to report that no case of plague occurred
amongst the troops or followers who were daily in contact with
loops.
cases and infected houses. I attribute this in a great measure
to the careful inspection of the men by the medical officer previous to work and to the officers
enforcing my orders regarding other precautions to be taken.
12. The heat of the weather at times was very great. The thermometer often being at
Health
of
the
troops.
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the exception of one man of the
Royal Irish Eines who, I regret to say, died from sunstroke, the
health of the troops was excellent (Appendix VII).
Appendices.
13.
I
attach Appendices II, III, IV, V, VI and VII in
II.—53.
III, IV.—54, 55,
56
accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of your letter before
VI.-59.
mentioned. Also Appendix VIII showing a summary of work
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done by the troops.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
A. DEB. V. PAGET, Major,
Second Durham Light Infantry, Camp Commandant.
APPENDIX 59.
Statement of Orders issued to Troops regarding their work and conduct exclusive of
those contained in printed instructions.
Date 13th March 1897. Orders.—The General Officer Commanding confidently trusts
that the Officers, N on-Commissioned Officers and men (British and Native) will, while carry-
ing out with firmness, whatever work may be allotted to them, show the greatest considera-
tion to the customs and prejudices of the Natives with whom they may have to deal, thereby
winning their confidence and upholding the reputation of the Army for good discipline.
14th March. Watchers.—Six intelligent men to be attached to each Search Division to
watch back entrances and streets during the search.
15th March. Closing up doors broken open.—A few Sappers to be detailed to each Search
Division with hammers and staples for closing doors which have been broken open.
16th March. Breaking open of boxes.—Men to be warned not to break open boxes unless
they have reason to believe there is a corpse in it.
Fires.—Men warned not to destroy any property by fire unless ordered by an officer to
do so.
17th March. Instructions to working parties.—Search parties when marking an infected
house to add the date.
Fumigating parties to thoroughly disinfect all houses in which dead rats are found by
wushing the houses freely with mercury solution. Rats to be burnt outside the house.
When washing out a room all clothes and the contents of the room to be left about, room to
be well soaked in the fluid, big articles of clothing to be soaked in the pails.
Fumigating and lime-washing parties warned that they are on no account to break open
cupboards or boxes.
18th March. Lime-washers.—The interiors of houses only to be lime-washed and not
the exteriors.
Instructions how lime-washing parties to proceed on reaching sections, i.e., lime-wash
the first 10 houses which he considers requires it, and then search for remainder on list.
23rd March. Search Parties.—That Officer Commanding Search Divisions should daily
impress on their men the necessity of searching every nook and cranny in each house entered.
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