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The following is the report of Mr. Ekins, Superintendent of Private
Health Camps, regarding the other private camps in his charge. His
duties were to visit all the camps and see that they were clean and well
kept ; to see that the halalkhore and scavenger staff carried out their
duties properly ; to carry out disinfection in case of plague ; and to
make sure that every case of sickness was promptly reported to him.
Bhatia Segregation camp, Cruikshank Road.
This Camp was opened on 29th January 1901. It was managed by a Committee of
the Bhatia community from the Mahajan funds. Mr. Khimjee Jairam Narainjee is
the Secretary and Rao Saheb Hurjiwan Soonderdass the Manager, There was accom-
modation for 150 persons, but the maximum number who availed themselves of it this
year was 57. It was provided with one halalkhore and two water-taps at Municipal expense.
One ramosi, six lamps, and four latrines were provided by the community. There were
no deaths in Camp ; the residents were not permanent ; they remained in camp only for a
week or fortnight at a time, and were succeeded by others. The camp was closed on
22nd May 1901.
Parsi Camp No. 1.
This Camp was opened on 31st January 1901. It consisted of tents for the inmates
and cudjan huts for kitchens and nahanis the same as last year. Accommodation was
provided for 450 persons, the maximum number of residents being 368. The camp was
maintained and came under the management of the Parsi Punchayet. Applications for
accommodation were made to the Secretary of the Punchayet, Mr. J. J. Modi, Those
who could afford to pay were charged a nominal rent of Rs, 4 per mensem, the poorer
people being accommodated free. There were two imported cases of plague which were
removed to hospital where the patients died. There were no deaths in Camp from any
cause. Two coolies, one halalkhore and six water-taps were supplied at Municipal expense.
The lighting, latrines, and one ramosi were supplied by the Punchayet. Dr. K. M. Gimi
was the inspecting Medical officer. The camp was closed on 27th May 1901.
Dakshani Brahmin Camp No. 1.
This Camp was opened on 23rd December 1900. Accommodation was provided for
about 400 persons, the maximum number who availed themselves of it being 386. The
majority of the huts were erected by the tenants themselves, and the rest from the funds
of the community from the materials at hand from last year. The managing committee con-
sisted of 20 gentlemen of the community or one to represent each block of huts ; the whole
presided over by Rao Bahadur Narayen Trimbuck Vaidya, J. P., with Mr. W. B. Gokhale as
Secretary. The internal management of this camp was complete in every respect under the
able and energetic supervision of the President, who resided in camp himself at consider-
able personal inconvenience to encourage his people. A system of open masonry drains run-
ning from west to east behind the huts built at the expense of the community to carry off
waste water from nahanis and kitchens was a very satisfactory sanitary arrangement,
necessitating the employment of one cooly only at Municipal expense, for a community of
nearly 400 persons. Three plague cases occurred, 1 dying in camp, the other two after
removal to Hospital. There were four deaths from ordinary causes. One cooly, one halal-
khore and one ramosi were supplied at Municipal expense, also eight water-taps, twelve
privy seats and ten night lamps. The Medical Officer was Dr. K. N. Gokhale, who was
also a resident of the camp. The Camp was vacated on 20th May 1901.
Somavanshi Kshatrya Camp.
This Camp was opened on 31st December 1900. It had accommodation for 250
persons, the maximum number of residents being 225. The Committee of Management con-
sisted of Mr, Janardhan Kashinath Mantri, J. P., President ; Dr. Dadoba Janardhan