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3. The hospital has for its use two latrincs, each containing six seats. One is
for males and the other for females. They are also constructed of the same
material, but with masonry seats and tin receptacles in them. They are cleaned twice
daily, viz., every morning and evening, the Bhangis removing the sewage in baskets.
The general practices of disinfection which we found useful, and which we follow
is of the phenyle and carbolic acid solution. As hitherto, the above disinfectants have
been found quite competent to answer the requirements of disinfection. I am not
inclined to make any suggestion to replace them with any other.
4. We have for our hospital use nine water-pipe connections in all, which
have their source from the Municipal branch main of Grant Road. Three of the nine
pipes have 1" taps—one for general use and two-for Dhobis—and the remainder six
1/2" taps—three in each of the two enclosures constructed for bathing corpses, as is
required by racial and religious duties.
5. Almost all the huts and wards are twice disinfected daily with the above-
mentioned disinfectants, viz., phenyle and carbolic acid solutions.
This class of
disinfectants having been found quite efficient to meet the requirements of
thorough disinfection of clothes, &c., these were not sent for steam disinfection at
the steam-disinfecting station.
6. The method which is adopted regarding the disposal of the dead, and which
is quite consistent with the principles of customs and usages of the religion to which
the deceased belonged, is the giving of bath by a professional man as soon after death
as possible (in the case of paupers who have no claimants), the wrapping of the corpses
in new cloth cut to the necessary size and shape, and the removing of same to the
burial ground; expenses that are incurred for all these being defrayed from the fund
in the hands of the District Officer who is applied to immediately at such an
occasion. However, the relatives of the deceased persons make their own arrange-
ments within the hospital premises with respect to the removal of the dead.
7. A Groanose ayah, residing within the hospital premises, was severely
attacked by plague during her duties of attending upon the patients some time
within the period when the hospital was originally established. The record not being
available, for the reason assigned in the second paragraph of this report, I am sorry
I am unable to give dates in tins instance. She had two buboes—one in the right
axilla and the other in the right groin. She grew unconscious and delirious
within a few hours after attack, complaining of headache, and strong fever. She
continued so for five days, when she gradually began to recover and ultimately was
cured.
A Bhangi, also residing within the hospital premises, was attacked by plague on
the 25th January 1899. A bubo appeared at the right groin. Temperature
103·4°. Complaining of headache, he became delirious; but after enduring this for
two days, he began to recover, and was discharged on the 2nd February 1899.
A cook who also lives within the hospital premises was also attacked by plague
on the 8th March, with a temperature of 106°. The symptoms were: tongue thickly
furred, bowels costive, and unconsciousness with no bubo. This was one of the most
acute cases that was admitted here. A small bubo ultimately appeared on the chest
on the 12th idem; for full fifteen days his condition was bad. Afterwards he began
to recover, but had a relapse. He was treated, and at length discharged, completely
recovered, on the 19th April.