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bazar shed, and five bathing apartments with concrete floors. In the bazar
shed flour, grain, groceries, vegetables, fuel, milk, &c., are on sale, and
both cooking pots and small lamps can be obtained for hire. Suitable
latrines are set apart for the different sexes, and the whole camp is com-
pleted by a special shed and sentry box at the entrance for the police
guard on duty. Por the better class of travellers furniture in the shape of
country cots, tables, chairs and benches is provided. A staff of water car-
riers, cooks, sweepers, &c., are in regular attendance in accordance with the
requirements of all castes. With these arrangements the passengers were
apparently content. During the seven weeks for which quarantine was in
force only one person left without permission, out of several thousands who
passed through. A slight expenditure was incurred on pauper travellers
who could not support themselves and would not work. For the most part
those who were detained purchased food at the camp bazar ; others were
provisioned by the friends from the town, who were allowed entry to the
camp for a short visit.
11. In all 4,981 persons were entered on the register kept at the camp.
Of these 568 were found to have come from, infected areas and detained under
observation.
Plague in the Quarantine
Camp.
12. There were only two cases of plague among
the inmates. The following table shows details :—
Case.
1
2
Caste.
Mochi ...
Teli...
...
Age.
25
50
Date of arrival.
12th March 1897, 12 o'clock
at night.
27th March 1897, 2 p. M. ...
Date of attack.
16th March 1897, 4-30 P. M.
31st March 1897, 6 P. M.
Both cases came direct from Poona, and were bound for Nagar City. The
persons attacked were promptly removed to the Plague Hospital, where they
succumbed to the disease.
Eesults of Quarantine.
13. The quarantine continued in force from March 10th to April 28th.
when the steady decline in the mortality both in
Poona and Bombay rendered it possible to revert to
the previous system of registration without undue risk. The net results of the
measure may be briefly summarised as follows :—
(1) Two plague cases were detected and prevented from entering
the town.
(2) No cases of plague occurred in Ahmednagar or Bhingár after
the quarantine was imposed, except one or two imported cases which had
arrived before March 16th.
(3) After the first week or two of quarantine, the ' arrivals steadily
decreased in number, so that by the end of April scarcely a sign of the
previous daily immigration from infected areas could be discovered :—
It is difficult to assert with confidence that similar results could have been
attained without the enforcement of quarantine regulations.
14. Reverting to the special measuires taken by the Nagar Municipality,
the following must be mentioned in addition to those already described.
(1) The maintenance of a careful daily mortality record.
(2) The thorough disinfection of all premises in which plague cases
occurred.
Additional Precautions adopted
in Nagar City.
(3) The enforcement of prompt removal of
all filth and rubbish from private premises.
To these must be added the following precautions adopted in response to
directions from the local authorities.