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Statement of plague cases in the Maratha Hospital Staff.
(1.) Raghu Sakharam (Corpse bearer) became sick on the 3rd of September but
did not report until two days later, when he was found with high temperature and
dyspnsea. He was admitted into the hospital and on examination he was found to
suffer with pneumonia ; there was restlessness, haemoptysis and high temperature.
He died 83 hours after admission.
(2.) Govind Laxuman (ward boy) became sick on 23rd of September, had plague
pneumonia and died on 24th—23 hours after admission. This case had no connection
with the above case. He was attending on a pneumonia case in the ward.
(3.) Gopal Powar (Hospital Assistant) was on night duty on the 2 2nd of Sep-
tember. He had to watch a bad case of plague pneumonia and had spent the whole
night by the side of the patient giving nutrient enemas, hypodermic injections, &c.
On 24th September he was on day duty and after working in the wards till 12 A.M.,
he went home to his meals, but finding himself feverish, sent word that he was un-
able to attend duty that afternoon. He was seen at his house by Mr. K. M. Chonker
the same evening, and was advised to go to the hospital for treatment. He was admit-
ted next morning, when pneumonia set in. He vomited blood three or four times,
was conscious up to last. Died on 26th of September—14 hours after admission.
He was attended by his wife who fell ill on 29th of September, and died of plague on
1st October.
(4.) K. M. Chonker, Resident Medical Officer, got a cut on the left index
finger while opening a bubo of a plague patient. He cauterized the cut and did not
feel in any way uncomfortable up to the night of the 29th of September, when he had
a strong chill and rise of temperature. I saw him next morning and found him suffer-
ing from pneumonia. He then went to his house in Moogbhat, where I again saw
him at 1 P.M. and found the temperature rising and sputa tinged with blood, but there
was neither glandular development anywhere or haemoptysis. During the next two
days that he lived, there was no change in the symptoms, but pericardites set in and
dyspnsea became intense. He was seen by Dr, Gallioti on 30th September. He
died on 2nd October. He was a well nourished, rather corpulent man with regular
habits. He was attended by three persons from the hospital staff.
(5). Ramcristma Govind (Hospital Assistant), who now and then attended on
Mr. Chonkeu felt feverish on the 4th instant. Dr. Galleoti was kind enough to see him
on the 5th and advised him to undergo curative inoculation treatment, but he prefer-
red the treatment of the hospital Vaidya. His case was similar to that of Mr. Chonker.
He died on 8th October. He was a yjoung man of good constitution and regular
habits.
(6.) Balkrishna Bamchaudra (Compounder) attended on Mr. Chonker at night.
He became ill on the 5th instant. He was treated by the hospital Vaidya. He had a
small bubo in the right femoral region. He died on the 12th instant.
(7). Balaji Babaji (Dispensary boy) a relative of Mr. Chonker, who used to
attend on him, absented himself from duty on the 6th instant, and died on the 9th. I
had no intimation of his illness.
(8) Heera (Megha Sweeper) reported himself sick on the 6th instant, and was
sent to the Arthur Road Hospital for treatment.
(9) Manekji Dossabboy (Hospital Assistant) reported himself sick on the 6th ins-
tant. I saw him at his house in Sonapur Lane. He is suffering from an attack of Bron-
chitis. His sickness is due to over work and exposure since the clay of Mr. Ohonker's
illness. Ho is now much improved but is too weak to attend to hia dnty.