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store water for the closets. None of them were found to be used for drinking
purposes. The covers to these were almost always bad and the water in them
dirty. The wells to the number of 77 in this part are unevenly distributed,
a majority of them being on the Garden quarter side and Runchore. They are
narrow, deep and dark, are badly situated and badly kept. Nearly a half of
these are in mosques or temples* Most of the wells are brackish and are used
for washing and for animals.
The total number of breeding places added to those of Garden quarter
are—223 wells, 1,386 garden tanks and masonry tanks, in mosques used for
religious purposes, 128 cisterns, 71 cattle troughs and 74 floral fountains,
9 manure tanks :—
i. S. Fasciata found in 11 wells, of which 4 are brackish, 2 in
a cowshed and 2 of tubs placed one on top of another. These are all
small and shallow.
7 Garden tanks, 8 garden drains, 2 of which were far away from
the house, were surrounded by bushes and were water-logged.
1 Moral fountains, 3 cattle-troughs, 15 cess pits, 7 of which were
connected with the kitchen and 2 in out of use houses.
ii. Anophelines in 27 wells, 87 garden tanks, 36 garden drains,
4 fountains, no cattle troughs and 2 manure tanks, 5 catch-water
pits (A. Stephensi).
iii. Culex were uniformly distributed in every other house.
(b) Of the temporary breeding places are the Gharras, tubs, wooden
and iron antiformicas, soda cooling chatties, etc :—
i. 8. Fasciata were found in 4 per cent. of the houses,
ii. Anophelines nil.
iii. Culex almost negligible.
9. The Lyari suburb extends beyond the river Lyari and has almost
wholly a working class population. There is no drainage and in most cases not
even catch-water pits; the dirty water is allowed to flow out somehow and dry
in the open spaces between houses. The houses are mere huts and sheds, the
water supply is very limited and residents rely mostly on wells—268 in number ;
They are brackish, kutcha built, and sometimes so shallow that the sides were
formed of tubs, two or three of which were placed one on top of another, with
the bottoms knocked off. The sewage easily gains access to these and the
water is in many cases exceedingly foul. There are in addition 37 large
masonry water-tanks of a cubic capacity off about 15 cubit feet and are used
for the storage of drinking water etc., as a common supply to several houses.
The covers are wooden boards and in all cases very badly fitted.
i. S. Fasciata found in 6 wells, 2 were built of tubs and 4
kutcha ; all were brackish.
ii. Anophelines in 28 water tanks, i. e., over 60 per cent., and
in the bed of the river Lyari where the tide water has access to it.
iii. Culex in about 180 wells which were all foul and brackish,
as also in some cesspits and in the bed of Lyari.
(5) Of the temporary breeding places are the Gharras only.
i. 8. Fasciata found in 40 per cent. of the houses. (The wells
of the tanneries and wool-washing are not included in this list.)
Section 2.
SUMMARY.—(a) Summarising the total number of breeding places,
the following conclusions are arrived at:—
i. S. Fasciata.—Out of the total of 461 wells, excluding those
of tanneries and wool washing company's, 17 were infected, i. e.,
about 4 per cent. The wells had no points of similarity; they were
of all sizes and depths, 4 were absolutely brackish and 6 contaminated