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took a turn for the worse, and the ' D ' Ward, mostly inhabited by Mahomedans, was not
only deeply infected with plague, but returned a high mortality from other causes.
Evacuation of the infected localities and all insanitary and ill-ventilated mud-huts was now
put in hand. * Other localities too received due attention—for the Collector reports :
" Rules 6, 6 A, and 6 B of the Mofussil Plague Rules have been applied to the whole
of the City. Census of the whole city is being taken, and search parties have been instituted
with a view to discover possibly concealed cases of plague. Every Plague Ward has been
supplied with supervisors. As no corpse is now disposed of without a certificate from
duly constituted medical authorities, there is no possibility of any death due to plague
escaping notice. A circular letter has been addressed to all Medical Practitioners in the
City to make a true diagnosis of every case of sickness coming under their treatment and
give timely intimation to the authorities of any plague."
In spite of all efforts, the reported plague mortality, though rising, did not
keep pace with the increased total mortality, and the Collector would not believe that
plague did not claim the greater number of victims. Khán Bahadur Sorábsháh, who
had gained much experience in Ankleshvar, was appointed Personal Assistant to the
Collector. Search parties were re-organized and non-official Ward Superintendents replaced
by officials, and the staff of supervisors augmented. Next week the High School was
closed, und the services of the staff utilized for plague work. Dr. E. Maynard took charge
of operations in and around the town, and under his supervision disinfection work became
more efficient. Captain G. P. Campbell, I. S, C., also arrived, and Dr. L. W. Richards and
two Hospital Assistants were added to the medical staff. Lady Nurse Miss Mousely was
deputed to examine female corpses.
Evacuation progressed slowly but surely, and a census of the Town, taken on
the 26th of January 1899, disclosed the fact that the population was diminished by about
18,000. No attempt was made to collect the people that left the Town into large Camps, but
they did not scatter very much, and control over them was possible. February 1899 was
as bad as ever, and in the week ending 3rd March the highest figures, 68—49, were
reached. Next week the population in the Town was only 15,500, and the attacks steadily
decreased until the last indigenous attack was recorded in the week ending the 5th of May
1899. Inoculation was freely resorted to, both in the Town and in the District at large.
The figures for the epidemic in Broach Town are compared below with the District
totals :—
Mouth.
(Date of first case in Broach District, 13th July 1898.)
(Date of first case in Broach Town, 14th September 1898.)
July
1898,
August
„
September „
October
„
November „
December „
January 1899,
February
,,
March
„
April
„
May „
8
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
weeks
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„
„
„
„
,„
„
„
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(Date of last case in Broach Τown, 1st Mail 1899.)
(Date of lust in Broach District, 26th May 1899.)
Total ...
BROACH TOWN.
Population— 40,168 .
Cases.
1
1
21
7
7
39
156
201
180
8
1
622
Deaths.
1
1
14
5
5
34
131
166
147
9
1
514
BEOACH DISTRICT
(including Broach
Town).
Population— 341,490
Cases.
20
169
208
73
40
51
165
243
273
106
42
1,390
Deaths.
11
118
157
50
30
45
138
195
197
78
28
1,047
40