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time, the corpse is removed to the cemetery at the expense of the Municipality.
Four Hindoos of the Maratlia community have been engaged by the hospital
authorities for the purpose of removing and disposing of the unclaimed corpses, so
that the feeling of the Hindoos may not in any way be hurt and their superstition
and prejudices duly respected.
Statement of Pneumonic and other Plague cases amongst the
Hospital Staff, vide Appendix.
(1). Baghoo Sackaram, a corpse-bearer, became sick on 3rd September, but
did not report of his being ill until two days later, when he was found with high
temperature and dyspnoea. He was admitted into the hospital and on examination he
was found to suffer from pneumonia ; there was restlessness, hoemoptysis and high
temperature. He died 83 hours after admission.
(2). Govind Luxuman, a ward boy, became sick on 23rd September, had
pkgue pneumonia and died on 24th, 23 hours after admission. This case had no con-
nection with the above case. He was attending on a pneumonia case in the wards.
(3). Gopal Powar, an Hospital Assistant, was on night duty on 22nd Septem-
ber. 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 noon, he went
home to his meals, but finding himself feverish, sent word that he was unable to
attend to duty that afternoon. He was seen at his house by the House Surgeon, Mr,
Κ. Μ. Chonker, the sume evening, and was advised to go to the hospital for treatment.
He was admitted next morning. Pneumonia had set in. He vomitted blood three
or four times, was conscious up to the last. Died on 26th September, 14 hours after
admission.
(4). Wife of Gopal Powar, who attended on him, fell ill on the 29th Sep-
tember, developed pneumonia and died on 1st October.
(5). Κ. Μ. Chonker, House Surgeon, get a cut on the left index finger on
the 25th September while opening a bubo of a plague patient. He cauterised the cut
and did not feel in any way uncomfortable up to the night of the 29th September,
when he had a strong chill and rise of temperature. I saw him next morning and
found him suffering 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 nor hoemoptysis. During the
next two days that he lived, there was no change in the symptoms, but pericarditis
set in and dyspnoea became intense. He was seen by Dr. Gallioti on 30th September.
He died on 2nd October.
(6). Ramkrishna Govind, native Hospital Assistant, who now and then atten-
ded on Mr. Chonker, felt feverish on the 4th October. Dr. Gallioti was kind enough
to see him on the 5th and was advised to undergo curative inoculation treatment, but
he preferred the treatment of the Hospital Vaidya. His case was similar to that of
Mr. Chonker. He died on 8th October. He was a young man of good constitution
and regular habits.
(7). Balkrishna Bamchandra, a compounder of the hospital, attended on Mr.
Chonker at nights. He became ill on 5th October. He was treated by the Hospital
Vaidya. He had a small bubo in the right femoral region. He died on the 12th
October.