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valuable protection. Between the 31st March 1898 and the 1st July 1898, 9,058 persons
passed through it, of whom 126 suffered from plague. Of these 108 came by train from
Karachi (13 with plague on them), and 18 from the surrounding country, who were attempting
to escape by road, but were caught by the Police cordon.
The Kiamari Gamp was for protection against arrivals by sea ; and suspicious cases found
there were taken to Manora. Between the 1st August 1897 and the 31st December 1898,
35,360 incoming passengers were detained, of whom 7 developed plague, and 14,413 outgoing
(including 7,103 coolie emigrants to Mombasa) passengers, amongst whom 17 cases were
detected. Some arrivals from Bombay threatened a disturbance in this Camp, but Lieutenant
Law with firmness and tact succeeded in preventing it.
The Reti Camp (established 19th January 1898) was situated near the Bhawalpur frontier
to catch arrivals from the Punjab. It was under Dr. Adams, and was closed on the 27th June
on the cessation of plague in the Punjab. 17,613 persons passed through it, and one plague
case direct from Jullundur District was detected there.
Health Camps.
Two large Health Camps were established in the desert area beyond the Lyari River.
The population of these Camps were about 12,300 and 11,250
approximately. Besides these, the people of the richer classes
built camps for themselves of such excellence, and so
methodically and carefully superintended, that from the 19th September 1898 people were
permitted to leave the city with their sick and without detention in the regular Segregation
Camp, provided the sickness was notified. The result was most beneficial. With the dread of
the Segregation Gamps died the incentive to flee and scatter. It also led to a greatly-
to-bo-desired result, in that the people, no longer fearful, vacated their houses and went to
live outside the city collectively and contentedly, To prevent wrangling, the different
communities were separated, and for the very poor some 250 huts (costing 7 or 8 rupees each)
were erected.
On the subject of Camps generally, Mr. R. Giles, Acting Commissioner in Sind, writes as
follows: —
"The most noticeable features were the Voluntary Camp system described ...
in
last year's report and the maintenance of a strict system of medical exa-
mination and detention at the Malir, which saved, in 1898, the rest of Sind from plague.
In the recent outbreak, the Voluntary Gamp system was in force from the outset, i. e., the
. people were permitted to leave with their sick, provided they went into huts outside the
inhabited area of Karachi and only returned to work by day. The results were identical. The
sick died or recovered without infecting the newly occupied areas, but those who visited the
city, which became, as in the previous year, virulently infected, frequently developed the
disease, yet still without its spreading in the Camp.
" This radical measure removes to a great extent the necessity for other plague measures.
The Segregation Camp is kept up only for the families of those who will not go out into Camp.
"Search parties are no longer required, as the majority of people have no occasion to conceal,
and in the city disinfection of the houses and inoculation alone remain.
" The most noticeable feature in the third outbreak is the change in the system at the Malir
Camp. The Acting Commissioner has, in paragraph 3 of his memorandum on last year's
report, explained how this Camp guards a narrow outlet from Karachi and renders the pro-
tection of Sind comparatively easy. Last year, all arrivals at this neck, whether by rail or
road, were examined and detained for 10 days, Government servants and those bearing passes
signed by those authorised to grant them being alone permitted to continue their journey.
"This year, the issue of Government Resolution No. 5772-58G4-P, dated the 17th October
1898, re-organising the Railway medical inspection and surveillance system, changed the above
arrangements and allowed all to pass who could be depended on to report themselves on arrival
at destination and to present themselves for medical examination for 10 days subsequently."