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No, 22, C. Frere Road.—Inhabitants are low caste people,—Mahonudans, Mahars and
Maratbas. Tbey comprise barbers, dbobies, domestic servants and boatmen. Tlie house is
a fairly good one, but cases are frequently found, and it is presumed that the infection is
caught outside and imported into the house.
No. 32, Carwar Street.—Inhabitants are poor Marathas and Purdesis, mostly employed
as cart drivers. The ground-floor is damp, and is on a level with the road, being neither
paved nor cemented. The top floor has a low roof without windows and no ventilation. There
arc four shops on the ground-floor occupied by grain dealers.
No. 5, Chawl, Victoria Bunder, was built in 1900 and only about half of it remains
occupied. Inhabitants are Ghatis who live a hand to mouth existence. The chaw] is well
built, the latrines are outside and perhaps as they are a little distance off, the tenants do not
care to use them but defile their bathing places and the ground outside. The place is badly
overcrowded owing to the high rents charged.
No. 3, Chawl, Victoria Bunder, is similar in all respects to No. 5, Chawl.
No. 65-67, Thomas Street.—Inhabitants are Ghatis and Fishermen who though poor can
earn their living. There are many small rooms, plastered with cow-dung. Most of the cases
occur on the ground floor and top floor. Many of the inhabitants sleep on cots, but the
sanitary arrangements are bad.
No. 7, Thomas Street.—This is a wretched house, low built and badly ventilated and
dark. It has, however, been pulled down.
No. 45, Thomas Street.—This house was condemned in 1809, and although it was re-
built in 1900 it is quite one of the worst houses. The latrines are so placed that all the air
entering this house first passes through them and the ground-floor rooms are dark and ill
ventilated. The vicinity of the house is always filthy.
No. 201, Pilot Bunder, has had a very bad record in the past, but not so last year.
B WARD, SOUTH.—Dr. Matthai, the Sectional Medical Officer of
this district, reports as follows :—•
Coorla Street, No. 45.—This is a three-storied house built in two blocks.
Total deaths from all causes since June 1st 1899 up to date were 87 ; of which 54 were
plague and suspicious. The total number of inhabitants usually living in the house is
about 300, and they are very poor working people of the Maratha caste. The house is
not built on a plinth, the ground floor is very low and on a level with the street and is
used for grain shops, etc., and for godowns. The inhabitants without any exception sleep on
the floor. The people are cart drivers and coolies. The house is very insanitary. The drains
are open and produce offensive odours. The rooms are overcrowded and ill ventilated.
The house was vacated more than once, and the people were sent to the Dana Bunder
Segregation Camp without any difficulty. As there were repeated attacks of plague
after evacuation a report was sent to the Health Officer remarking on the insanitary condi-
tion of the house and suggesting certain changes.
Surat Street, No. 66.—Total deaths from all causes since June 1st 1899 up to date
were 85 ; of which 51 were plague. The total number of inhabitants usually living in the
house is about 276 and they are working classes of the Maratha caste. The house is built
on a plinth, about 2 ft. from the street level. The ground floor is not inhabited but used
as a gum godown, where every day a dozen coolies are engaged in cleaning the gum. The
inmates being poor sleep on the ground. The rooms except those facing the street on one
side are dark and ill ventilated but every room without any exception is over crowded.
This house was partly vacated on 3rd April 1901 and after that there were
no plague cases on that floor ; but on the other hand there were several deaths on the
other floors.