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This Table is published by order of the Government of
India.
A. H. BINGLEY, MAJOR-GENERAL,
Secretary to the Government of India,
Army Department.
SIMLA ;
Dated 19th November 1919.
RECORD OF PUBLISHED CORRECTIONS.
Date.
Initials of person by
whom corrected.
Date.
Initials of person by
whom corrected.
War Establishment.
Detail.
PERSONNEL.
A N I
MALS.
REMARKS.
BRITISH.
INDIAN
Ponies.
Writer.
Followers.
Senior
Assistant
Surgeon.
Public. Private.
Officer in charge
1
.. ..
2
1
Writer
..
..
1
..
.. ..
Carpenter
.
.. ..
..
.. ..
Packer .. .. ..
1
.. ..
Sikligar
.. .. ..
1
.. ..
.
Water carrier .
..
..
1
.. ..
Ward
servant
A. H. C.
..
..
1
.. ..
- Sweeper
.. .. ..
1
.. ..
T O T A L .
1
1
6
2
1
2
Table 1.—Personal Equipment.
Description of stores.
S e n i o r
A s s i s t a n t
S u r g e o n .
Wr i t er .
A. H. C.
P u b l i c f o l l o w e r s .
TOTALS.
M o b i l i z a t i o n E q u i p m e n t i n m e d i c a l c h a r g e .
War.
P e a c e e q u i p me n t
_
Number of ranks
.
1
1
1
5
Section 1-A.
Bandolier equipment pat-
tern 1903—
Belts waist leather •
...
...
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
Belts—
Waist Brown G. S.
•
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
...
5
5
Waist sword
" Sam
Browne " .
.
. (a)1
...
...
. . .
1
. . .
1
Shoulder sword " Sam
Browne " .
.
.
( a ) 2
. . .
. . . ...
2
. . .
2
Bottles
Water, enamelled, I. P.,
Mounted men .
. (a)1
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . .
1
Water, I. T.
.
.
. . .
...
1
5
. . .
6
6
Cases, pistol, Webley with
leather loop, I. P.
.
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
Frogs belt waist " Sam
Browne"
.
.
. (a )1
...
...
...
1
. . .
1
Havresacks—
O. S. .
.
.
. (a)1
...
. . . ...
1
...
1
Followers
.
.
.
. . .
1
1
5
. . .
7
7
Lanyards, pistol
.
.
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
Pouches, ammunition, pistol,
Webley with leather
loop, I. P.
.
.
1
. . . .
. . . .
. . .
1
...
1
Straps steadying " Sam
Browne"
.
.
. (a)1
...
. . . ...
1
...
1
Web equipment pattern,
1 9 0 8 —
Braces with buckle . (a)1
...
. . . ...
1
...
1
Section 2-A.
Sheets, ground .
.
.
1
1
1
5
...
8
8
(a) Not provided by Government.
3
Table I.—Personal Equipment—contd.
Description of stores.
S e n i o r A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n .
Wr i t e r .
A. H. C.
P u b l i c f o l l o w e r s .
TOTALS.
P e a c e e q u i p - m e n t M o b l i z a t i o n E q u i p m e n t i n M e d i c a l c h a r g e .
War.
Section 8-A.
Lines log lengths 15 feet
1
1
1
5 ...
8
8
Section 27.
Cartridges, S. A. ball,
revolver rounds (b)24
...
...
... 24
...
24
Weedon Section.
Pistols, revolver
. 4 5 5 ,
W e b l e y . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
1
Rods, cleaning, pistol,
W e b l e y . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
1
Clothing Section.
Clothing and blankets as
laid down for mobiliza-
tion (c)
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
Medical Department
Supplies.
First field dressing packets.
1
1
1
5 ... (d) 10 10
(b) Pouch ammunition.
(c) The stores maintained in Ordnance charge to complete clothing to mobilization scale
are detailed in Table III.
(d)Includes two for private followers.
4
Table II.—Regimental Equipment.
Description of stores.
War.
REMARKS
Section 2-A.
Axes, felling, curved helve .
. .
1
Blankets, I. P., 6 ft x 6 ft.
.
.
1
Buckets, water, G. S., canvas, I. P.
.
(a)4
Dosootie old
.
.
.
. lb.
1
for camps.
Flags—
Distinguishing, hospital, 6 ft x 4 ft .
1
" " p o l e s , 2 0 f t . , I . P .
.
1
Helves, maul, 341/2"
.
.
.
.
1
Hooks, bill
2
Jhools, horse small .
.
.
.
1
Lamps, F. S., pattern 1916
.
.
(a)4
Mussacks .
.
.
.
.
.
1
Pads, back bhisti
.
.
.
1
Pegs, picketting, I. P., No. 2
.
.
2
Ropes, head, 8 ft.
.
.
.
.
1
Shackles, M. A. hindfoot .
. pairs
1
Tents, I. P., complete—(b)
160 lb.
.
.
.
•
.
3
for stores, etc.
1 for Senior Assistant
40 lb.
•
•
•
•
2
Surgeon.
1 for public followers.
Section 2-B.
Axes, pick, heads, 61/2 lb. . . .
1
Mamooties
—
G. S. .
.
.
.
.
.
2
Hel ves
2
Section 5-A.
.
Bags, nose, pattern 1916, Small.
1
Bridles, watering-
Bits .
.
.
1
Reins .
.
.
.
.
1
Brushes, horse .
.
1
Combs, curry
1
Fringes, eye, string, M. A..
.
.
1
(a)For store tents and tent for Senior Assistant Surgeon.
(b)Tents for establishment will be taken to the base, but will only accompany the unit
when considered necessary. Store tents will always be carried with the unit.
Table II.—Regimental Equipment—contd.
Description of stores.
War.
REMARKS.
Section 5-B.
Packsaddlery, artillery, I. P.
—
Collars, head ..
.
.
1 for line use.
Chains, heel.
.
.
1
Section 6-A.
Saddlery for riding pony . sets 1
Detail ofset.
Saddlery mountain artillery
—
Girths, folded, leather...
1
.
.
.
Saddle bags.
1
.
Saddles, staff. .
1
Saddlery, mounted infantry
.
.
Bridles. .
.
.
1
Straps, throat.
.
•
.
1
Saddlery, universal
—
Leathers, stirrup.
,
.
2
Protectors, cape or cloak ..
1
Reins, bit . ' .
.
2
Stirrups, steel .
.
.
2
Straps, baggage .
.
.
.
3
Section 7.
Adzes, carpenters.
.
,
1
Awls--
.
Blades, brad.
-
.
.
3
Handles, brad (large or small) 3. 3
Braces, carpenters, ratchet with 24 bits
1
Chisels, firmer—
1"
.
.
•
.
.
1
3/4" . . .
.
.
.
1 / 2 "
1
1
1/"4
1
Chisels, hand, cold, 1" X. 81/2" . .
1
6
Table II—Regimental Equipment —contd.
Description of stores.
War.
REMARKS.
Section 7—contd.
Compasses, wing, 7" .
.
.
.
Files—
1
Saw, taper, 2nd cut, single, 6"
.
1
Bastard, flat, 12" .
.
.
.
1
Second cut, flat, 12". . . .
1
Gimlets, twist—
No. 1 .
.
.
.
.
.
1
,, 3
. . . . . .
1
, , 5
. . . . . .
1
Hammers—
Claw, 16 oz.
. . . .
1
Carpenters .
.
.
.
.
1
Lines, carpenters
.
.
.
.
1
Nailpullers .
.
.
.
.
.
1
Oilstones, carpenters .
.
.
.
1
Pincers, carpenters
.
.
.
.
1
Planes, jack, single, iron .
.
.
1
Pliers, sidecutting, 8" .
.
.
.
1
Pots, glue, 1. pint
.
.
.
.
1
Rules, carpenters, common .
.
.
Saws—
1
Hand, 26" .
.
.
.
1
„ 20".
.
.
.
1
Screwdrivers—
G. S., 12" .
.
.
.
.
1
G.S., 4" .
.
. . .
1
Squares, carpenters, 9"
.
.
.
1
Section 9-A.
Chalk, white
.
.
.
. . lb.
0 . 4
Glue .
.
.
.
.
. ,,
1
Soap, yellow
.
. .
.
1 . 5
for personal.
Section 10-A.
Nails (of sizes) .
. . . l b .
3
sizes required to be
stated in demands.
Screws (of sizes)
. . . , ,
2
7
Table II.--Regimental Equipment-concld.
Description of stores.
War.
.
_
REMARKS.
Section 10-B.
.
Paulins, 10 ft x 6 ft. . . ..
1 2
Section 13-C.
Flags, union, 6 ft x 3 ft. .
.
.
1
M. W. S. Supplies.
Stools, folding, F. H. pattern . .
Tables, portable . . . . .
1
1
S. and T. Corps Supplies.
Supplies, petrol, oil and lubricants.
Oil, kerosene, 125° F. fire test
gals.
( a) 8
Supplies; miscellaneous.
Wick, flat,5/8"
. . .
in.
Matches, safety
. . .
boxes
28
4
(a) Issued on checked indents on mobilization being ordered.
8
Table III.—Articles to be maintained in store to complete clothing on
mobilization.
Description of stores.
S e n i o r A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n .
W r i t e r .
PUBLIC FOLLOWERS.
T OT AL .
RKMARKS.
1 w a r d s e r - v a n t A . H . C . 1 C a r p e n t e r .
1 S i k l i g a r .
1 W a t e r c a r r i e r . 1 S we e p e r .1 Pa c k e r .
Number of ranks.
1
1
6
Blankets (W) . . . 1
1
6
8 (S)=Summer only.
Boots, ankle followers pairs .. ..
6
6
Caps, comforter or (W)
Comforters, woollen .
1
1
..
2 (W)=Winter only.
Coats―
(a) 8 green and 8
red to be issued
i n p a i r s t o a l l
followers includ-
ing 2 private
followers.
Warm followers (W) . .. ..
6
6
„ troops . . . 1 ..
..
1
Discs, identity, with cord . .. ..
16(a)
16
Gloves, worsted (W) . pairs 1
1
..
2
Housewife . . . . ..
1
..
1
Knickerbockers, serge
(W) . . . paris
..
1
6
7
Laces, boot, spare . ,,
.. ..
6
6
Masks eye (or sun spec-
tacles) (S)
. . ,,
1 .. ..
1
Pads, spine (S) . . . 1
. .
..
1
Socks, worsted . . ,, .. ..
12
12
Sunshades, helmet (S) .
1 ..
..
1
NOTES.
1.These scales are compiled on the assumption that the personnel already maintains cloth-
ing on the following scales:
Personnel.
Clothing Regs. (India)
1919 Provisional.
Senior Assistant Surgeon
. . . . .
Table I.
Writer . . . . . . . . .
„ III.
Followers . .
. . . . . .
„ XV.
2.Should any of the above personnel not be so clothed in peace time, the extra articles
must be held according to current scale of clothing for mobilization, which includes one
blanket.
SGPI—M—317 DEOS—12-1-20—4,500
.
THE
MADRAS PLAGUE REGULATIONS
AND RULES
FOR THE CITY OF MADRAS.
(Revised up to 1st June 1902.)
MADRAS:
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRESS.
[PRICE, 4
annas.]
1902.
[6
pence.]
THE
MADRAS PLAGUE REGULATIONS
AND RULES
FOR THE CITY OF MADRAS.
(Revised up to 1st June 1902.)
MADRAS:
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PEESS,
1902
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
(1) Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
..
..
..
. .
(2) Government of India, Home Department Notification, No. 302,
dated 4th February 1897, conferring powers on Local Govern-
(3) Regulations for the City of Madras
PAGE
5
7
«
CHAPTER II.
Instructions with regard to the carrying out of plague measures
and with regard to other matters connected with plague—
General remarks
Agency for working plague regulations
Discovery of plague
Removal of plague patients to hospital
Segregation of contacts
Evacuation
Inoculation
House searches
Inspection and burial of corpses
Plague hospitals and camps
Surveillance or passport rules
Railway Inspection
.
. .
. .
. .
. .
Fairs, festivals and pilgrimages
Plague reports and returns
. .
. .
. .
.
Plague corresponden CR
Plague regulations
Plague appointments and plague allowances
Plague expenditure and accounts
24
25
27
28
29
30
31
33
36
36
38
39
41
43
44
45
45
46
47
48
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A. — Plague passport . .
. .
B. — General pass
..
.
C. — Subsidiary pass . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
D. — Special pass
. .
. .
. .
. .
. ,
E. — Plague inoculation certificate . .
. .
G. — Part II — Allowances of officers deputed to plague
duty
G. — Part II — Salaries of officers temporarily entertained
for plague duty
50
51
52
52
53
54
55
57
THE MADKAS PLAGUE REGULATIONS AND BULES
FOR THE CITY OF MADKAS,
CHAPTER I.
(1)—EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT (III OF 1897).
An Act to provide for the better prevention of the spread of
Dangerous Epidemic Disease.
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the better prevention
of the spread of dangerous epidemic disease ; It is hereby
enacted as follows :—
Short title, extent and 1. (1) This Act may be called the
commencement.
Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 ;
(2) It extends to the whole of the British India (inclusive
of Upper Burma, British Baluchistan, the Santal Parganas
and the Pargana of Spiti) ; and
(3) It shall come into force at once,
2. (1) When at any time the Governor-General in Council
is satisfied that India or any part
Power to take special
measures and prescribe thereof is visited by, or threatened with,
reglations as to dangerous an outbreak of any dangerous epidemic
epidemic
disease.
disease, the Governor-General in Council,
if he thinks that the ordinary provisions of the law for the
time being in force are insufficient for the parpose, may take
or require or empower any person to take such measures and,
by public notice, prescribe such temporary Regulations to be
observed by the public or by any person or class of persons
as he shall deem necessary to prevent the outbreak of such
disease or the spread thereof, and may determine in what
manner and by whom any expenses incurred (including
compensation if any) shall be defrayed.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the gene-
rality of the foregoing provisions, the Governor-General in
Council may take measures and prescribe Regulations for—
(a) the inspection of any ship or vessel leaving, or
arriving at, any port in British India and such
detention thereof, or of any person intending
to sail therein, or arriving thereby, as may be
necessary ; and
(b) the inspection of persons travelling by railway
or otherwise and the segregation in hospital,
temporary accommodation or otherwise, of
persons suspected by the inspecting officer of
being infected with any such disease.
(3) The Governor-General in Council may, by general
or special order, direct that all or any oi the powers conferred
by this Act may also be exercised by any Local Government
with respect to the territories administered by it.
XLVof
I860.
3. Any person disobeying any regulation or order made
under this Act shall be deemed to have
Penalty committed an offence punishable under,
section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.
:
4. No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against any
person for anything done or in good
Protection
to
persons
acting under Act. faith intended to be done under this
Act.
(2)—GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, HOME DEPAETMENT NOTIFICA-
TION OONFEEEING POWEES ON LOCAL GOYEENMENTS
(No. 302, DATED 4TH FEBRUARY 1897).
WHEREAS certain parts of India are visited by, and others
threatened with, an outbreak of dangerous epidemic disease
known as bubonic plague, the Governor-General in Council,
in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2, sub-section
(3), of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, is pleased to direct
that the powers conferred by the said Act may be exercised
by Local Governments with regard to their respective terri-
tories as follows :—
(a) All the said powers by the Governors of Fort St.
George and Bombay in Council, the Lieutenant-Governor of
Bengal and Chief Commissioner of Burma.
(3)—PLAGUE REGULATIONS FOR THE OITY OF MADRAS.
(Notification No. 172 published on pages 53—68 of Part I-A of
the Fort St. George Gazette, dated 19th February 1901.)
WEEREAS certain parts of the presidency of Madras are visited
by, and the city of Madras is threatened with, an outbreak of a
dangerous epidemic disease known as plague, and whereas the
ordinary provisions of the law for the time being in force
in the city are insufficient for the purpose of preventing the
outbreak or spread of the disease :
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2, sub-
section (1) of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (III of
1897), and delegated to him under sub-section (3) of the same
section by the notification of the Government of India in
the Home Department, No. 302, of the 4th February 1897,
the Governor of Fort St. George in Council is pleased to
prescribe under the said Epidemic Diseases Act, and in super-
session of all regulations previously issued on the subject,
the following revised regulations to be observed in the city
of Madras :-
Surveillance
or passport
rules.
Every
arrival from
an infected
or notified
area bound
to obtain
a passport
and place
himself
under
surveillance
for ten days.
Part I.—-General Precautionary Measures.
1, (1) Every person arriving, or suspected of having
arrived, from any place declared by the Governor of Fort
St. George in Council or by the Collector of a district to be
infected with plague, or from any place notified by the
Governor of Fort St. George in Council for the purposes of
this regulation shall, unless he is exempted from doing so
or unless he already holds a passport under any of the regu-
lations issued under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, or
unless he has been detained for the fall period of incubation
at a road or railway inspection station or in a plague camp,
be bound to appear at a place provided for the purpose and
obtain from the officer referred to in clause (4) of this regu-
lation a passport in the form appended [Appendix A] to these
regulations binding him to present himself for inspection
daily for the next ten days before the passport-examining
officer, and at the time mentioned in the passport ; and he
shall be bound so to present, himself.
Provided that, where it appears desirable, the President
of the Municipal Commission or the Health officer may,
by endorsement on the passport, exempt any person from
personal attendance and permit him to be inspected at his
residence.
Any person refusing to comply with, or attempting to
evade, this rule may be detained for ten days at the .nearest
inspection station or other place appointed by the President
for the-purpose in addition to being subjected to the penalty
prescribed in No. 43 of these regulations.
Incapacitated
persons and
minors.
(2) In the case of incapacitated persons and persons
who are under 12 years of age, the obligation to take out
passports for them, to present them for daily inspection, to
report truly their names and addresses, to intimate any
change in their residence, and to comply otherwise with the
requirements of this regulation shall vest in their legal
guardians or persons in whose charge they travel or who
receive them at the railway station of destination or at the
harbour.
Where
passports to
be issued.
(3) a The passports shall, in the case of those arriving
by the Madras Railway, be issued at the platform of the
Perambúr railway station, in the case of those arriving
by the North-East line of the Madras Railway [Bast Coast
Railway] at the platform of the Bitragunta railway station and
in the case of those arriving by sea at the Madras Harbour.
Appointment
of officers to
issue pass-
ports and
to inspect
passengers.
(4) The President shall appoint suitable persons for the
purpose of issuing passports at the places mentioned in the
preceding clause (3). The city shall be divided into conveni-
ent circles, so that persons required to present themselves for
inspection may not have to go a long distance for the purpose,
and for each circle, the President shall appoint one or more
officers to conduct the ten days' inspection.
Duties of
passport-
holders.
(5) Every person required to take out a. passport shall
declare truly his name, address, and such other particulars
as may be required by the officer issuing the passport. He
shall daily present himself with his passport at the appointed
time before the passport-examining officer of the place where
he may be for the time being and obtain that officer's signa-
ture on his passport in token of inspection. If he gets ill
or if any sickness occurs in the house in which he has been
residing since his arrival from an infected or notified place,
he shall give immediate information of the same to the pass-
port examiner. He shall report similarly any change in his
residence occurring within ten days from the date of his
arrival and shall, before departure, get the entries under
headings 11 and 12 of his passport altered by the passport
examiner. On the expiry of the said period of ten days, he
a AS amended by notification No. 569, Fort St, George Gazette, dated 27th May
1902, part I-A, page l98.
2
shall deliver up his passport to the passport examiner of the
place where he may then be.
Intimation
of issue of
passports.
(6) (i) The issue of a passport shall immediately be com-
municated by the officer issuing it to the passport examiner
of the circle to which the traveller proceeds by sending him
the triplicate copy of the passport.
(ii) The following procedure should be followed in
respect to passport-holders who change their residence within
the city or leave for other places in the presidency within ten
days of their arrival :—
(a) The passport examiner of the original place
of arrival should send the triplicate copy of the passport to
the passport examiner of the new place of destination after
noting therein the number of days for which the passport-
holder has been observed.
(b) If the new place of destination is in a district,
the change of residence should also be intimated directly to
the district medical and sanitary officer of that district.
Duties of
passport
examiner.
(7) The passport examiner of the place of destination
shall see that, on the arrival of the traveller, he is observed
daily for ten days. Any case of illness or death in the house
in which such traveller is or has been residing shall be forth-
with reported with full details to the nearest officer of the
medical or sanitary department. Particular attention should
be paid to cases of fever accompanied with acute affection of
the lungs, as these symptoms may indicate the existence of
pneumonic plague. The appearance of glandular swellings
attended by constitutional disturbance so slight as not to
prevent the patient moving about, the occurrence of abortion
amongst women, of convulsions amongst children and of
sudden death in the aged should not be ascribed to ordinary
causes without medical advice. After ten days, the duplicate
passport shall be recovered from the traveller and sent to the
Health officer.
Passport
examiner's
register.
(8) A register, which may be kept in manuscript, shall
be maintained by each passport examiner in the following-
form :—
(1) Date of receipt of triplicate copy of passport or other
intimation.
(2) Name of traveller.
(3) From what infected or notified area arriving.
(4) Date of arrival of traveller.
(5) Number, date and place of issue of passport.
(6) How long kept under observation.
(7) State of health of the traveller and other persons living
in the house in which he is or has been residing.
(8) Date of departure if occurring within ten days.
(9) Destination.
(10) Date of despatch of triplicate passport to the passport
examiner of the place of destination, and of intimation
to the district medical and sanitary officer.
(11) Date of despatch of the duplicate passport to the Health
officer.
Information
regarding
plague cases
and arrivals
from infected
areas.
2. (1) Every house-holder and every medical practitioner ;
who becomes cognizant of the occurrence in his house or in
any other public or private dwelling or place within the
limits of the municipality, of any case of plague or of fever
with glandular swellings, and in the case of persons who
live within an area that has been notified as infected or
who have been in any way exposed to plague infection, of
acute affections of the lung, of convulsions in children,
abortion in women and sudden death in the aged, shall be
bound to give information of the same, with the least prac-
ticable delay, to the Health officer or a sanitary inspector
of the municipality.
(2) Every house-holder and every keeper or person in
charge of an hotel, chuttram or other place of public resort,
shall also in the saine manner forthwith report the arrival at
the house, hotel, chuttram or other place, of any person from
any area which has been declared by the Governor in Council
or the Collector of a district to be infected or which has been
notified by the Governor in Council for the purposes of the
preceding regulation 1.
(3) When in any hospital a case of plague or a case
which presents symptoms suspicious of plague is received,
it shall be the duty of the chief medical officer to report
the case forthwith for the information of the Health officer,
and if the condition of the patient be such that in. the opinion
of the chief medical officer it would be inadvisable to remove
such patient to any place of observation maintained by the
municipality, he shall exercise sanitary care to the satisfaction
of the Health officer and shall furnish him with the names of
all persons who have been in contact with the patient or with
possibly infective matter. The Health officer may thereupon
require that the chief medical officer shall furnish him daily
with a certificate as to the state of health of such of these
persons as are employed under the medical officer, for such
period as the circumstances of the case may seem to him to
require ; provided it be not necessary in the judgment of the
Health officer to take any other action sanctioned by these
regulations.