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multiple buboes, and which are not septicæmic in character on admission. During
the year under report 43 per cent. of the cases in the serum group at the Arthur
Road Hospital were septicæsemic in character, and the number o£ cases with
multiple buboes was over four times as great as the average number of such cases
in preceding epidemics. Although the percentage of cases, however, in which
death was averted by the serum was less than in previous years, yet the clinical
histories show that, in many of the fatal cases in the serum group, life was pro-
longed and acute symptoms ameliorated to a considerable extent. A detailed report
by Dr. Chokesy together with a note from Dr. Polverini is appended to this
report.
(9) Two cases in the Maratha Hospital were treated by Terni and Bandi's
serum, a specimen of which was sent for trial through Government. The cases
were selected in consultation with Major Bannerman, Capt. Lamb and Mons.
Haffkine, but both proved fatal.
(10) 7 cases of plague were treated with Iodine Terchloride in the Mahim
Hospital, but all died, 2 in the Parsee Fever Hospital both of which died, 6 in the
Maratha Hospital all of which died, 34 in F and G Wards of which 28 died, 62 at
the Arthur Road Hospital of which 40 died, and 151 in the Hindu Fever Hospital
of which 110 died.
(11) Drs. Velkar, Turkhad, Choksey, Dhargalkar and Dady Burjor draw
attention in their reports to points of clinical interest which have been observed by
them. These points will be found in the summaries of their reports below.
(12) Much of the success in the Hospitals, as well as their continued
popularity, was due to the untiring efforts of the Medical Officers in charge and
their Assistants especially those of Drs. Choksey, Turkhad, Dhargalkar, Dudy
Burjor, Velkar and Trilokekar ; Messrs. Divatia, Samuel Benjamin and Suntoji
Ramji ; Hospital Assistants Bhikabhai Haribhai and Maganlal Motilal Shah ;
Messrs. DeSilva and Shankar Waman, Hakim Din Mohamad Rahiman and K. S.
Abdulla Hiptoola Misri and Vaidya Gungaram Dharmaji.
(13) The assistance rendered by Dr. E. S. Winter when the work was very
heavy at the Maratha Hospital was most valuable, and was undertaken by him in
addition to his own duties which, at the time, required most of his attention.
(14) Of the Nursing Staff unstinted praise is due to Miss Green, the Lady
Superintendent, to the Misses Tanner, Boyd, Richardson, Rait, Steer, Massey,
Aukett, Hodgson, Reddick, Poole, Johnstone, Jessop, Coulson, Marshall, Goldney,
Smith, Crowdy, Duff, Hare Scott, Macintosh, Corchane, Rose, Kérkham, Platts,
Robourgh, Corbett, Gray, Warrack, A. Boyd, Kendall, Winscome, Goodall and to
Mrs. Barr and Mrs. Baker. Their untiring devotion to duty, combined with their
cheerfulness and tactfulness, won for them the confidence of their patients, and
the esteem of all others with whom they worked. Mrs. Barr, in addition to nursing-
work, dispensed European medicines at the Sunni Jnlahi Hospital, under the
direction of the Special and Sectional Medical Officers, to members of the Julahi
Community, and with that Community she became deservedly very popular, and
was transferred with the Sunni Julahi Hospital to the Maratha Hospital.
(15) By their generosity and exertions, Rao Bahadurs Dhakji Kashinuthji and
Narayen Trimbak Vaidya and the late Sirdar Oomar Jamal Vayani contributed
much to the success of the measures in the Pathare Prabhu, Hindu Fever and
Sunni Julahi Hospitals respectively.
(16) As in past years Sirdar Mir Abdul Ali Khan Bahadur spent most of his
leisure time in organising and supervising improvements at the Maratha Hospital,
and beautifying the garden. By his exertions all the temporary wards have been
rebuilt, serviceable roads and paths made, and swampy ground raised above storm
level at a mere nominal cost to the Municipality.
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