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TABLE No. V.
Table showing the mortality for the year amongst sexes and children.
Total mortality for the year.
321
Mortality
amongst the
men.
219
Mortality
amougst the
women.
60
Mortality amongst children
all under 12 years
of age.
42
TABLE No. V (A).
Table showing Percentage of Mortality amongst the following ages.
Up to 1 year
] year to 10 years
10' years to 20 „
20 years to 30 „ ...
30 years to 40 ,, ...
40 and upward ,, ...
Total
Admissions.
1
69
161
299
131
87
748
Deaths.
1
23
G3
135
53
46
821
Recoveries.
46
98
164
78
41
427
Percentage of
Mortality.
34 o/o
89 o/o
45 o/o
41 o/o
53 o/o
43o/o
TABLE No. VI.
Table showing the situation of JBuboes.
Situation.
Cervical
Parotid
Right axillary
Left axillary
Kight femoral
Left; femoral
Eight inguinal
Left inguinal
* Other situations
No Buboes
Multiple Buboes
Total
Total
No.
of cases.
13
11
25
29
20
48
111
98
9
90
48
502
Males.
12
9
12
20
13
40
88
78
3
67
88
380
Females.
1
2
18
9
7
8
23
20
G
23
10
122
Mortality.
8
7
18
18
9
25
72
44
4
40
23
268
Recovery.
5
4
7
11
11
23
89
54
5
50
25
234
Percentage
of
Mortality.
62 0/0
64 0/0
72 O/o
62 o/o
45 o/o
52 o/o
65 o/o
45 o/o
45 o/o
45 o/o
48 o/o
54o/o
* 2 buboes under the jaw, 3 buboes on the throat, I bubo under the chin, 1 bubo on the
:hest, 1 bubo on the hand, and.1 bubo under. Iho left thigh.
227
TABLE No. VII.
Table showing Pneumonic Plague (without Buboes.}
Males
Females
Children
Total
Admitted.
27
8
7
42
Died.
17
6
2
25
Recovered.
10
2
5
17
Percentage of
Mortality
63o/o
70 o/o
29o/o
60o/o
TABLE #0. VIII,
Table showing Cases of secondary Plague Pneumonia complicated with Buboes.
Males
Females
Children
Total
Admitted.
8
8
Died.
4
• *•
...
4
Recovered.
4
...
» »•
4
Percentage of
Mortality.
50o/o
...
...
50 o/o
H. T. BAHMAN,
In charge, General Mahomadan Hospital.
No. 11.
Report of the Mahim Plague Hospital for the
year ending 31st May 1900.
This Hospital was opened in Mahim in June 1899 by Government under
suggestion from the District Officer, F. & G. Wards, for the convenience of
the sick from Mahim and Dharavi, as great difficulty was experienced in transferring
plague cases from these localities to the Arthur Eoad Hospital, a distance of
nearly 4 miles. The experience of 1897 and 1898 showed distinctly that removal
of plague cases in the monsoon to Arthur Road Hospital from Dharavi was very
injurious to the patients, so after due deliberation the District Officer suggested
to higher authorities the opening of this Hospital which took place in June 1899.
It is situated on- the west of the Mahim Eailway Station on the raised
Municipal ground which is sand covered with moorum.
The Hospital is made up of wooden and bamboo posts covered over with
mattings and the roof of corrugated iron, It has a roofed verandah with .a width of
3 feet.
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It is divided into 21 compartments, each one measuring 10'X10'X10, out
of which 12 are used for sick persons, one separate room for each patient, so there
is accommodation for 12 patients. One room is used as lady nurses' quarters,
one for House Surgeon, one cook-room, one store-room, 4 servants' quarters,
the central one is for the dispensary, and the last, on the south side, is a
mortuary, quite separate. There is also an office.
There is a pretty garden made by the lady nurse in charge in 1897-98 and
kept up by the staff in front of the Hospital.
About 150 feet from the Hospital are the quarantine sheds, where there
is accommodation for nearly 100 contacts and evicts. They are made of jawlis,
mattings and bamboo posts.
There are 5 latrines, 2 for males and 2 for females, with chunam and con-
crete beddings, with a well-built cesspool; one is specially kept separate for Hospital
patients' excreta.
The excreta is removed twice a day by a specially kept car, which is properly
disinfected.
The water-supply is from pipes.
There is one service pipe for the Hospital use, one old standing one for dhobie
and general use, and one stand-pipe with two taps for the segregation camp.
The waste-water is drained off to surrounding trees and fields.
Staff.
When the Hospital was first opened on 20th June 1899 the Medical Officer
in charge was Dr. Shikari, an European lady nurse, 2 ward boys, 2 ayahs, 1
cook, 1 dhobi, 2 mehters, 2 mehtranies, 1 cart-driver, and 2 ramosis.
After Dr. Shikari left Mr. Hate took charge until relieved by Dr. P. D.
Hormusjee from October 1899 to the end of May 1900 and then by Dr. Dady
Burjor. There was no change in the native staff.
Disinfection
of Clothes.
The patients' clothes are first disinfected by dipping into a carbolic solution
and then handed over to the dhobie for washing; those which are very dirty and
old are destroyed by fire.
The clothes from this Hospital are never sent to any steam disinfector, distance
being too great.
After the removal of the sick, either after death or discharged cured, the
rooms are thoroughly disinfected by carbolic solution, a strong one, and then
carbolic powder is sprinkled over the floor and the place swept out thoroughly
after 6 to 12 hours, as the room requires. During the interval the place is allowed
free ventilation.
Disposal of
bodies.
The deaths from the Hospital are generally disposed of according to the
caste rules by the relatives of the deceased, but unclaimed bodies were sent to
Haines Eoad cemetery and cremated there.
The bodies are generally kept at the mortuary to see if any claimant comes
to claim them within 24 hours, but in case of known paupers, and those known
during life as having no friends and relatives, they were sent away within 10 to
12 hours to the cemetery.
From the records it appears that out of the total number of 170 admissions
only one inoculated person, who was admitted on the 9th May 1900 and -died 10th
May 1900, from Purbadevi Road, House No. 897, Nama Badhoo, male, 25 years
229
old, from whose certificate it appeared that he was inoculated some more than 6
months before the attack, died. The certificate was forwarded to the District Office
by the Section Medical Officer of the Section. All the rest of the patients were non-
inoculated ones.
No cases occurred amongst the Hospital staff and the record shows no sickness
amongst them. The whole staff was all inoculated once.
There was only one death and that was of the dhobie who got a touch of
diarrhoea, went on sick leave and died somewhere at Parel.
In this Hospital patients had the option of their own special medical men.
Of such kind 14= cases were admitted :—
4
1
1
5
1
2
treated by native Vaidyas
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consulted
ii
Dr.
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Khaja Abdulla
Dadarker
Dordi
Ismail Jan Mahomed
Dady Burjor
(all died.)
(
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(
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
)
)
)
)
)
Treatment of
patients.
In accordance with Deputy Plague Commissioner's order for treatment of
Dharavi Tannery patients, Dr. Dordi was allowed to treat 7 cases, 6 died,
1 convalescent.
During the year 531 contacts were admitted into the Quarantine Camp, out
of which 7 developed plague, 5 relapsing fever, 1 ran away, developed plague
and died in Mahim, Lohar Chawl.
230 contacts and evicts were inoculated at the Hospital.
The general course of treatment followed here was Hydrag.'-—Perch. Pot.
Iodide, Strychnia, stimulants and strophanthus as the case necessitated it. No parti-
cular treatment was done here,
I regret that am unable to furnish better information as regards this Hospit al,
as Dr. Hormusjee, who had charge of the Hospital all through the epidemic, has
been discharged.
C. BOILEAU, CAPT.,
District Officer, F. and G. Wards.
TABLE I.—Showing total admissions during tlie year-
Months.
June 1899 to May 1900
Plague.
132
Relapsing
fever.
19
Observation
cases includ-
ing all gen-
eral diseases.
19
Total.
170
The largest number of admissions was during the week ending 31st March
1900—11.
230
TABLE II.
Diseases.
Relapsing fever ...
...
...
...
Observation and other diseases
Total
Admissions.
132
19
19
170
1
Deaths.
97
G
4
107
•Recoveries.
35
13
15
63
Percentage of
mortality.
73'4
31'5
21-05
62-9
TABLE III.
Months.
June 1899 to May 1900 ...
Total
admissions
170
Died
within
24 hours.
32
Died
within
48 hours.
49
Total
deaths.
107
Total
recoveries.
68
Percentage
of
deaths.
6 29
TABLE IV.
Christians.
Females
Children under 12 years
Total
admissions.
7
7
1
Deaths.
5
5
1
Recoveries.
2
2
•»•
Percentage of
deaths.
71'i
'71'4
...
Hindus.
Females
Children under 12 years
Total admis-
sion of all
diseases.
99
32
20
Deaths.
65
20
9
Recoveries.
34
12
11
Percentage
of deaths.
65-6
62-5
45
Mahomedans.
Females
Children under 12 years
Total admis-
sions of all
diseases.
3
1
Deaths.
2
...
Recoveries.
1
1
Percentage
of deaths.
66-6
...
231
TABLE V.
Total mortality
for the year.
107
Mortality
amongst men.
70
Mortality
amongst women.
27
Mortality amongst
children under
12 years of age.
10
TABLE V. (A).
1. Up to 1 year
3. 1 year to 10 years
3. 10 years to 20 „
4
- 20 „ 30 „
5- 30 „ 40 „
6. 40
„ and upwards
Total ...
Admissions.
19
40
61
28
22
170
Deaths.
.... ••
7
25
38
18
19
107
Percentage o f
mortality.
36'8
62-2
62-3
64-8
86-3
TABLE VI.
Situation of buboes.
Cervical
Parotid
...
...
...
Eight axillary
Left axillary ...
...
Right groin ...
Left groin
No buboes
Multiple
Total ...
Total
number
of cases.
7
G
13
§
40
42
5
14
132
Males.
4
5
5
3
SO
32
4
8
91
Females.
3
1
8
2
10
10
1
6
41
Mortality.
4
6
11
3
32
27
5
9
97
Recoveries.
3
2
2
8
15
5
35
Percentage
of
mortality.-
57'1
84-6
60
80
64-2
64-2
73-4
Table showing Pneumonic Plague.
,
Males
Females ...
Total
No. of cases of
Secondary
Pneumonia
with Buboes.
14
7
21
No. of cases of Pneumonia
Plague without any Bboes.
3
)
y All fatal.
1 )
4
232
These both forms of plague are the most fatal.
Complications.—In one case, pregnancy, attack of plague and abortion.
In two cases phthisis supervened after all the symptoms of plague had disappeared.
One of these lingered in this hospital for nearly two months and then died, while
the other was transferred to J. J. Hospital as a very bad form of deep ulcer on the
hip joint was formed. In one case purulent ophthalmia supervened in both eyes,
one was totally lost, the other healed up, but in this eye no sight is possible without
iredectomy.
There were 19 cases kept under observation which were mostly of febricula,
Bronchitis acute, and intermittent fever; out of which 2 developed variola and were
transferred to Arthur Boad Hospital.
In one case there was loss of power in the lower extremities, the man is taking
message now and home remedies.
No. 12.
Report on the Port Trust Plague Hospital, Bombay,
from the S5th December 1899 to 31st May 190O.
The Hospital was re-opened on the 25th December 1899.
1 Medical Officer.
1 Hospital Assistant.
1 Compounder.
4 Ward Boys.
Staff.
\ 1
i
1
1 Cook.
1 Ayah.
2 Sweepers.
2 Ramosis.
The above establishment was the maximum during the height of the epideniiu
of 1899-1900 and varied at different periods according to requirements.
History and description of the Hospital, water-supply, disinfection, and method
of disposal of the dead have been fully described in last year's report.
The plague cases (treated) were not previously inoculated with Professor Haff-
kine's prophylactic ; only one case, named Kama Ragho, male, aged about 40 years,
Mahar by caste, who was inoculated by Haffkine's serum on 23rd December 1S&9,
was admitted in the observation ward, suffering from Blight's disease, of which he
died on 16th January 1900.
The Hospital staff enjoyed good health.
TABLE I.
Total admissions during the year.
Months.
1899,
December ...
...
...
...
1900.
April
...
...
...
...
Plague.
4
11
11
15
15
2
Relapsing
Fever.
Observation
cases includ-
ing all gene-
ral diseases.
1
8
4.
7
7
3
Total.
5
19
15
22
22
5
233
The largest number of admissions was during the week ending 3rd March 1900
when 6 plague patients were admitted.
The largest number of admissions on any day was on the 2nd March J900, on
which day 3 patients were admitted.
Total number of deaths during the year, 48.
Total number of deaths from plague, 45.
Total weekly deaths, 6 in the week ending 21st April 1900. Percentage of
deaths to admission during the week—100*0 per cent.
The largest number of deaths, was 3 on the 16th April 1900.
TABLE II.
Plague
Observation and other diseases
Total ...
Admissions.
58
30
88
Deaths.
45
3
48
Recoveries.
13
27
40
Percentage of
Mortality.
77-59
10-00
43-79
TABLE III—Plague.
Months.
1899.
December
1900.
January
February
March
April
May
Total
Admis-
sions.
4
11
11
15
15
2
Died
within
2-t hours.
2
2
1
2
Died
within
48 hours.
1
2
1
1
1
1
Total
Deaths.
4
10
9
9
11
2
Total
Recoveries.
1
2
6
4
Percentage
o£ Deaths.
100-0
90-9
81-8
60-0
73'3
10-0
No relapsing fever cases were admitted.
TABLE IV.—Hindus.
Males
Females
Children (under 12 years) ...
Total
Admissions.
33
12
3
Deaths.
26
8
3
Recoveries,
7
4
Percentage of
Deaths.
78-9
66-7
100-0
TABLE IV (A).—Maiiomedans.
Males
Females
Children (under 12 years)
Total
Admissions.
8
o
4J
Deaths.
7
1
Recoveries.
1
1
Percentage of
Deaths.
87-5
......
50'0
There were no admissions of Parsia, Jews, Eurasians and Christians.
234
TABLE V.
Table showing Mortality for the yea'r amongst Sexes and Children.
Total mortality
for the Year.
45
Mortality amongst
Men.
33
, Mortality amongst
Women.
8
Mortality amongst
Children ( all under
12 years of age).
4
TABLE V (A).
Percentage of Mortality amongst the following ages.
No.
1
2
3
Age.
Up to 1 year
1 to 10 years
10 „ 20 „
Percentage
of Mortality.
100-0
75-0
100-0
No.
4
5
6
Age.
20 to 30 years
30 „ 40 „
40 and upwards
Percentage
of Mortality,
68-0
83-3
81-8
TABLE VI.
Table shoiving the Situation of Buboes.
Situation.
Cervical
Parotid
Eight axillary
Left axillary ..,
Right femoral
Left femoral
Eight inguinal
Left inguinal
Other situations
No buboes
Multiple buboes
Total
number
of cases.
4
6
5
8
6
4
2
8
15
Males.
2
5
4
6
6
2
1
6
11
Females.
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
Mortality.
3
4
4
7
5
3
2
7
10
Ee-
coveries.
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
Percen-
tage of
Mortality,
75-0
66'6
80'0
87-5
83'8
75-0
100-0
87'5
66'0
TABLE VII.
Table showing Pneumonic Plague (without Buboes).
Peraales
Children
Admitted.
7
1
Died.
6
1
Kecovered.
1*
......
Percentage o£
Mortality.
85'7
lOO'O
o-o
235
TABLE VIIL
*Table showing Cases of Secondary Plague Pneumonia (complicated with Buboes}*
Males
Females
Children
Admitted.
3
1
Died.
1
Recovered.
2
1
Percentage of
Mortality.
83-3
o-o
Bacteriological examination was made of the sputum of one case marked* in
Table VII. by Dr. Hunt. The occurrence of plague cases in the room adjacent
to that in which the patient lived, his close contact with those. cases, the rapid
development of grave physical signs in the case of the patient soon after the onset
of fever accompanied with head symptoms, and the special character of his heart
beats and pulse, resembling almost those of a purely plague patient, were the
conditions which led to the conclusion that the case was of pneumonic character.
Further more, the condition, the symptoms and the aspect of'the patient resembled
in every way those observed in the seven other cases of the same type of the diseases,
which proved fatal and are noted in Table VII.
"Pneumonia generally supervened among the cases in Table VIII on the third or
fourth day.
Symptoms, character and treatment of the disease with its period of incubation,
have been described in last year's report.
Observation cases numbered 30, from which one developed plague and two
small-pox.
SHIVDAS PARMANANDAS, L. M. &S.,
Medical Officer, in charge
Port Trust Plague Hospital.
No. 13.
Report of the Pathare Prabhu Fever Hospital, Bombay,
from 7th. December 1897 to 31st May 1900.
Committee.
Dr. A. V. Velkar, L, M. S. ... Chairman and Chief Medi-
cal Officer.
Dr. V. S. Trilokekar, L. M. & S.I Members of the Com-
•^ « -r» -LT ,,-,,„,-,
v mittee and
Honorary
Dr. S. B. Nayak, L. M. & S. ... > Medical Officei . s
£
Dr. A. P. Kotbare, L. M. & S.... J charge.
Mr. S. B. Dharadhar (Senior Honorary Resident House
Medical Student).
Surgeon.
Besides the above Officers, voluntary services were also rendered by the
following members of the community :—
o
*
Atmaram J. Kirtikar, Esq.
... Honorary Secretary.
Ananirao Harishankar, Esq. ... Honorary Treasurer.
Mr. S. N. Nawalkar
Honorary Chief Superin-
tendent.
Mr. A. S. Nayak
"S
Mr. S. R. Dhairyawan
[-Volunteers.
Mr. R. D. Kirtikar
J
Mr. V. S. Kothare also rendered some services occasionally.
236
The history of the foundaiion, the description of the Hospital, conservancy,
water-supply, disinfection and disposal of the dead is the- same as mentioned in the
last year's report.
Out of the 20 cases admitted during the year only two had been previously
inoculated.
Details of cases inoculated previously by Professor Haffkine's prophylactic*
Name.
Manakbai G-aja-
nan Bane
Motiram Narayan
Eanjit
Age.
6
14
Sex.
Female.
Male.
Date
of '
inoculation.
Twice in
1897&
3898.
Once in
March
1897.
Date
of
attack.
18-12-99.
3-2-00.
Cured
or
not.
Cured
17-1-00.
4-4,00.
Seat
of
bubo.
Right fe-
moral.
Eight in-
guinal.
Inoculated
by
Dr. S. B. Na-
yak.
Pro f e s s o r
Haffkine.
Sickness, &c., amongst the Staff—fortunately none from amongst the Staff of the
Hospital suffered from any sickness*
TABLE I.
Months.
December 1899
January 1900
February ,,
March
,,
April
„
...
...
...
Plague.
10
...
4
4
1
Relapsing
Fever.
...
...
...
...
...
Observation
eases includ-
ing all general
diseases.
...
1
...
...
» • *
Total.
10
1
i
4
1
20
The largest number of admissions were on the 18th of December 1899.
The total number of deaths during the year was 15. All of these were from
plague.
TABLE II.
Plague
Relapsing Fever
Observation and other diseases
Total ...
Admissions.
19
1
20
Deaths.
15
...
• ••
15
Recoveries.
4
...
1
5
Percentage
of
Mortality.
78'9
237
TABLE III.
Months.
December 1899
January 1900
"Pphrnar v
»
» * •
» * *
March
,,
April
„
Total
Admissions.
10
1
4
4
1
Died
within
24 hours.
2
1
2
4
Died
•within
48 hours.
2
Total
Deaths.
7
2
2
4
Total
Kecoveries.
1
Y 5
J
Percentage
of
Deaths.
75
Out of the 20 patients admitted as shown in the above table, the one admitted
in January was the only case that was not a plague case.
TABLE IV.
Males
Females
Children under 12 years
Total
Admissions
11
6
3
Deaths.
9
4
2
Recoveries.
2
2
1
Percentage
of Deaths.
81'8
66'6
66'6
TABLE V.
Total mortality
for the year.
15
Mortality
amongst men.
V
»
Mortality
amongst women.
4
Mortality amongst
children (all under 12
years of age).
2
TABLE V (A).
Percentage of Mortality amongst the following Ages.
No.
1
2
3
Age.
Up to 1 year
1 year to 10 years ...
10 years ,,20 ,, ...
?ercentage of
mortality.
...
66'6
62'5
No.
4
5
6
Age.
20 years to 30 years ...
30 „ „ 40 „ ...
40 „ and upwards...
Percentage of
Mortality. •
100
80
100
TABLE VI.
Situation,
Cervical
Parotid
.,.
Rights axillary
Left axillary
Right femoral
Left femoral
Right inguinal
Left inguinal
Other situations
No buboes ...
Multiple buboes (right cervical
and left femoral ).
Total No.
of cases.
1
0
2
3
4
3
1
Male.
0
2
1
2
4
2
1
Female.
1
3
1
1
•«»«».
1
... • . .
Mortality.
1
4
2
1
3
8
1
Recoveries
1
2
1
... •••
»•• .
Percentage
of
Mortality.
100
80
100
. 33'3
75
100
100
238
None of the cases admitted during the yea.r under report were of the pneumonic
type.
Symptoms, &c.—In the majority of cases there was a clear history of rat morta-
lity iu the houses. Most of these presented the characteristic physiognomy, tongue,
pulse and injection of the ocular conjunctiva.
Vomiting was present in about 50 per cent, of cases. In two cases there was
spitting and vomiting of blood. There was diarrhoea in 10 per cent, and constipation
in about 30 per cent, of cases. Convulsions were observed only in one case.
Hiccough was seen also in one case only. Nearly 25 per cent, of cases admitted this
year were brought in an unconscious state. Delirium and headache were present, in
almost all the cases. The maximum temperature recorded this year was 106*4.
That in admission varied between 101 and 106. In almost all the cases there were
signs of cadiac failure.
Incubation period.—The few data that were available this year confirmed the
observations made last year regarding the incubation period.
Treatment.—The general line of treatment was chiefly stimulant and nutritive.
Liq. lodi terchloride was tried internally but with no special effects. Strychnia,
strophanthus and caffein were chiefly used as cardiac tonics. Spartin and atropin
were also tried, and the latter with a fair amount of success. For delirium, morphia
was found useful. For hyperpyrmia no depressing antipyretics were used, but ice
bag and wet pack were resorted to. No special treatment was tried locally. Curative
serums were not given any trial at all.
A. V. VELKAR, L. M. & S.,
Hony. Chief Medical Officer in charge
Pathare Prabhu Fever Hospital.
No. 14.
Report on the Proceedings of the Bhatia Plague Hospital,
Modikhana, Bombay, from 12th August
1899 to 31st May 1900.
The foundation of the hospital was laid on the 23rd July 1899 and was opened
ou tne 12th August 1899.
The names of the Members of the Committee are as follows :—-
President.
Rao Bahadur Vassonji Khimji.
Managers.
Rao Saheb Purshotam Odhaoji.
Mr, Khimji Dhunji.
Treasurer.
Mr. Soonderdas Dhuramsey.
Secretaries.
Mr. Dwarkadas Dhuramsey.
„ Hirji Topan.
Members.
Mr. Naranji Dwarkadas.
„ Gordhandas Goculdas Tejpal.
„ Lukhmidas Khimji.
„ Narotam Morarji Goculdas.
The name of the Medical Officer is Di
Mr. Gordhandas Khatao,
„ Morarji Velji.
„ Runchordas Thuckersey.
,, Ruttonsey Mulji.
•, Pnrshotam Harichand, L. M. & -S,
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'The list of the medical staff is as follows :—
S. K. Gnpte.
1
C. N. Clerk.
J
Shrinbai.
1. Sakhia.
2. Mulji.
3. Valjee.
4. Dagdo.
5. Devji Keshav.
6. Kachra Pitamber.^H
ospital Assistants.
Nurse.
i
1
)»Ward boys.
1
J
One bhaya, two ramoshis, one cook, two ayahs, one gardener, one cashier.
No donation to the hospital received.
There are four wards in the hospital, viz,, (1) plague ward for males and
females, containing 14 beds, (2) convalescent ward for males and females, con-
taining 12 rooms, (3) observation ward, containing 5 rooms, and (4) contact ward,
containing 8 rooms. Two nurses' quarters, one kitchen-room, one store-room, one
dispensary, one cashier room, one medical officer room, Secretary's Office, and one
room for the hospital assistant. There are five quarters for the servants.
There are five latrines, and the sewage is disposed of by Bhungees after having
been well disinfected. The clothes are disinfected by the steam disinfector previous
to washing by Dhobies.
Water supply by the pipe.
Wards and other buildings are disinfected with carbolic a<?id and phenyle and
limewashed.
The clothes are sent for disinfection to the disinfecting station which is next
to the hospital, and they are kept there for an hour or two.
All the dead bodies were burnt and the pauper patients who died were also burnt
at the hospital expenses.
None of the patients was inoculated.
A finger of the ward boy, named Kachra, was bitten by a plague patient under
the impulse of delirium, but the man did not get plague, his hand becoming
gangrenous, he was sent to the Goculdas Tejpal Hospital.
Plague.
59
Belapsing
Fever.
1
Observation
cases, including
all general
diseases.
2
Small-pox.
*1
Total.
63
Kemarks.
*Small-pox and
Plague.
The largest number of admissions was in the month of January 15th, 16th
and 17th.
Forty-seven patients died during the whole year, out of which 45 died of
plague.
Percentage of deaths to admission is 7 4'6 03.
Largest number of deaths was on January 15th, 16th and 17th 1900.