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Masonry sinks were provided to each compartment for receiving and carrying
waste water from the cook-rooms to the tubs. Two coolies were maintained by us to
look after the conservancy of the camps in addition to the Municipal establishment,
as it was considered essential to keep the camps scrupulously clean.
Finance.
The cost of erecting and maintaining the Health Camps is met from contribu-
tions received from the members of the community.
Sheds.
The sheds constructed were of bamboos, cadjans and bamboo matting. The
floors were of earth. In all 159 rooms were constructed. A complete ground plan
will be submitted hereafter. A few separate huts were provided at both the camps
for segregating suspicious plague and small-pox cases.
Pire.
The necessary arrangements for protection against fire were made. Tubs were
placed all over the camps full of water at all times, so also galvanized iron buckets
filled with sand. Ladders and iron hook? with bamboo poles were also provided
and the danger from fire was thus minimised.
The regulations against the use of naked lamps were strictly enforced and
luckily no fire occurred.
Recreation.
In Camps Nos. 1 and 2 small open spaces were reserved for recreation
purposes.
Admission of
Families to
the Camps«
Families certified by any of tlie medical gentlemen on the sub-committee as
being in immediate need of camping out and free from infection, were admitted to
the camps for a fortnight. Families which could not make provision for themselves
elsewhere after a fortnight's stay in the camps and were unable to pay for their sheds
the nominal contribution fixed by the sub-committee were allowed to remain free,
whenever it was found unsafe to allow them to return to their houses. Families
paying the fixed contributions were allowed to stay at the camps for the
ssason.
No contacts were admitted to the camps. They were provided with accommo-
dation »t the contact shed at the Pathare Prabhu Fever Hospital and transferred to
the Health Camps when the medical authorities considered it safe to do so.
Rules.
Printed copies of the rules were distributed amongst the residents and also
posted up at conspicuous places in the camps. These rules and also those issued
from time to time were strictly observed by the residents.
Medical
In-
spection.
A system of medical inspection of all the residents of the camps was undertaken;
this time also by the medical gentlemen on the sub-committee, viz.—
Dr. Govindrao Bhau Prabhakar.
Dr. Atmaram Vasudeo Yelkar.
Dr. Venayekrao Sokerji Trilokekar*
Dr. Shamrao B. Nayak.
Dr. Anandrao P. Kothare.
The daily inspection book was kept open on a table at the Camp Office for
general information. Every case of plague or any other case of a serious nature was
promptly reported to the authorities. These medical gentlemen, notwithstanding
the heavy calls upon them in connection with their varied professional duties, con-
tinued to do their voluntary work most cheerfully and thoroughly.
As required by the plague authorities weekly reports were submitted to the
District Plague Officer for submission to the Deputy Commissioner, Plague Opera-
tions, giving the total ayailable accommodation, the number of inmates at the