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particular Department as I have traced cases to almost every wharf in the docks. These
coolies do their day's work and then are paid off. A man feels sick, he lies down behind
a stack of wood or coal or bales of cotton, remains there, perhaps, for a couple of days. He
then crawls back to one of the above-mentioned boarding houses and is so bad when found
that he cannot be removed, and this seems to be the almost invariable history of the cases
in this particular centre. These houses have been disinfected by rooms (after cases) and
repeatedly by floors but without effect, since they are constantly reinfected by imported cases.
From those the epidemic spread North from end to end through Tarwadi, 41 to 45,
Nesbit Road, a compound with three large single storied chawls known as the "Cudda."
infection is supposed tu be due to dead rats attracted by the filth collected by a rag and
bone-merchant. Houses are inhabited by about 450 people mostly low caste Mahars
employed at P. & O. Docks and G. J. P. and 13. 13. & C. 1. Workshops. These places»
have ¡since been condemned as unfit for human habitation and are now being practically
re-built on sanitary principles.
Next, No. 8, Hyderalli's chawls. Infection : a beggar from D. Ward who died in the
compound. Then No. 12, Nawab's compound infected by rats. Lastly, Love Lane which was
a good deal more free this year than last. A good many respectable houses are in this
neighbourhood and improvements in ventilation, &c, are made since last year.
Thence the epidemic attacked Bawan's Chawls, Moorgiwalla's Chawls, Dhakji Purbhu's
Wadi, Sussex Road, and right on to Kala-Chowki Road at the North end of the section.
After this it spread about, odd cases here and there, and certain localities seeming never free,
particularly the large boarding houses abovementioned.
Mazagon Side.— Early in October Plague started in 14, Belvedere Road, first case im-
ported from Mandvi. Then 10 cases occurred in No. 14, Stringent measures were taken,
whole house vacated, and moved to Wari Bunder Camp, One case, however, escaped and
spread Plague in No. 4.3, Wari Bunder Road. Early in January cases occurred in No. 7,
Belvedere Road, No. 9, Belvedere Road, Anjirwadi, 2nd Carpenter Street Nos. 23 and
27 particularly, 14 Gurupdeo Road, Ambewadi. There were 36 deaths in this neighbourhood
from Plague alone.
Then Hussonalli's Chawls and Reay Road at the end of January. Next, 1st Car-
punter Street which was infected till the end of February when voluntary evacuation put a
stop to it.
In February, 5 & 7, Belvedere Road, Anjirwadi, 31 and 55, De Lima Street, 44,
Nowgar village, 18 and 1!), Nawab's Tank Road, No. 20, Nawland Street, Ghorupdev, Tank
Bunder Huts, Coliwada, Ambewadi, Haji Cassum's Chawls until the beginning of April.
29 and 33, Church Street, Mazagon, Goanese Clubs were very bad. Infection is picked
up everywhere and brought to these "clubs." Several cases were traced and disinfected.
Most of these people are bakers, tailors, fitters, and waiters in hotels. Towards the end
of March, Plague broke out severely in Narielwadi village, and there were 35 deaths amongst
23 small houses and six sheds.
Famine immigrants scarcely affected this ward as there was nothing to attract them.
Towards the latter part of the epidemic the disease appeared to return and attack Matar-
pakhadi village particularly, which till quite lately was red-hot with cases.
Rats.—Dead rats were forwarded frequently to Parel Laboratory, alive when possible.
They were first noticed in 14, Belvedere Road about the 28th of September 1900, and on
examination found full of bacilli. Following were the noteworthy cases of houses escaping—
after dead rats appeared—apparently due to disinfection:—•
No. 9, Muzawarpakhadi Cross Lane, Mr. Head's bungalow.—Dead rats were found
several times supposed to have come from B. 1. S. N. Co.'s store-house. It was partially
disinfected hirst time, and afterwards completely disinfected. Since then no dead rats or
cases of plague have occurred.