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detected. In this instance the contacts were removed to camp. No cases of plague
were detected until the 3rd March, when two deaths from plague occurred in the
same room. At the same time, another case was found suffering in the chawl and
removed to hospital, while two others were removed voluntarily to hospital by
friends. The chawl was vacated for a second time and kept closed for two
months.
(2) Muhajan Wadi, No. 4.—This is a long chawl recently improved and
rendered sanitary with better ventilation. The 1st case was observed on the 14th
January 1900 and the 2nd on the 19th of the same month. The contacts from the
rooms were removed to camp and the rooms disinfected. Another case of plague
occurred on the 28th February. The whole chawl was vacated and kept closed for
a month. Two cases occurred in April after re-occupation of chawl.
(3) Moombadevi, Nos. 115-119.—This is a well ventilated chawl inhabited by the
better class of Hindoos, viz., the Jains. The 1st case of plague occurred on the 3rd
October 1899. No history of dead rats was at the time discovered. This was
followed by a second case on the 14th idem. In consequence of tins the whole
chawl was examined for dead rats and a large number of them were found in
different floors. The whole house was vacated and disinfected and kept closed for
20 days. No cases of plague were observed until the 15th November 1899 and
another as late as 29th April 1900.
(4) Moombadevi Temple Compound, No. 8, Sub. No. 5.—This is a very insani-
tary house built of boards. The rooms are dark, small and ill-ventilated. It is
inhabited by Jains, Brahmins, and other Hindoos. Three cases of plague were
detected on the 13th January 1900. The house was in consequence vacated and
closed for a month. No cases of plague occurred after this.
(5) New Hanooman Lane, No. 185-187, Sub. No. 1.—This is a one-storey
chawl, the 1st floor of which is occupied by Mahrattas of the labouring class. There
is considerable overcrowding in the house. The rooms are dark and ill-ventilated.
The 1st case occurred on the 5th October 1899. All the people with few exceptions
were inoculated and the house disinfected. No case of plague occurred until
December 1899, when one case occurred on the 29th and the other on the 30th.
The contacts were removed from the room in which the cases occurred to camp.
On the 1st January 1900, another case was detected in the next room, which was
disinfected and the contacts were inoculated. Another case occurred on the 23rd
January when it was thought advisable to vacate the house. The whole house
was disinfected and closed for one month. No further cases occurred after
re-occupation.
(6) New Hanooman Lane, No. 86, Sub. A 7 o. 9.—This is a long range of chawls
with back-to-back rooms. The rooms are small, dark, and ill-ventilated. It is
inhabited by Mahrattas and Karwas. There is considerable over-crowding in this
chawl. During the previous-epidemic, this house was vacated twice and kept closed
for varying periods. Three cases were detected on the 2nd June 1899, which was
followed by another on the 8th idem. The case rooms, side and back rooms, were
vacated and disinfected. No cases of plague occurred until September 1899, when
two cases were detected on the 1st. The whole chawl was vacated and closed for 15
days. A number of people after returning from camp, submitted themselves to
inoculation. There were no cases until 2nd January 1900, when two oases were
detected. The contacts were inoculated and the rooms were disinfected. Another
case was observed on the 10th of the same month and the case room and side and
back rooms were vacated. Two cases of plague were detected in March ; the case
room and side and back rooms were vacated.