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APPENDIX II-H.
Relaxation of Passport Rules.
[Seo Rule 89 on pages 34 and 35.]
The inconveniences and difficulties attending the working of
the
passport rules in the case of railway officers have been brought to notice
both by the railway authorities and Collectors. A general relaxation
of the rules cannot be made in favour of any particular class. The
trouble that is now experienced by those constantly on the move may|
be avoided by them if they are willing to be inoculated, and no relax-
ation of the rules is called for in the case of those who are unwilling to
be inoculated and to whom the inconvenience is merely personal.
2, There are persons, however, constantly employed on the railways
such as engine drivers, firemen, guards and mail sorters, with regard to
whom, as long as they are on actual duty from day to day, the strict
enforcement of the passport rules may result in public inconvenience
and in their cases some relaxation may be granted. The duties of
these men are of a fairly constant nature, and they halt for any length
of time only at the larger stations, where their absence from regular
duty must come at once to the notice of a superior officer. On the
application of the railway or postal authorities, -------------- Collectors
the
president
of the Corpora-
may exempt by name from the ordinary passport rules
tion o£ Madras
individual servants of the classes named, and such other employés of a
railway also as in their his opinion, are required to travel so frequently on
duty that compliance with the requirements of the passport rules would
cause impediment to the execution of their duty, on the understanding
that the officer to whom they are immediately subordinate must report
at once to the nearest local authority every case of sickness among the
servants to whom the exemption is given. Any permanent change in
the nature of the duties performed should be reported to the officer
granting an exemption certificate. Persons so exempted shall bo pro-
vided with tickets in the following form : —
Passport Exemption Certificate.
District of
Register No.
(Name)
, son of
, employed as
arid ordinarily residing at
, has been
exempted from the passport rules as long as he travels on duty as such
between the stations of
and
Mark of left thumb
Date of issue
Signature, designation and seil of officer issuing this ticket.
Note.—(1) This certificate is valid up to the 31st March next. It must be exhibited
by the bearer on demand to any person authorized under the plague regulations to
inspect or issue passports, or to examine the health condition of travellers.
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(2) The holder of this certificate is bound to report to the nearest local
authority any case of sickness, whether in himself or another person, occurring in the
house in which he resides within ten days of his last visit to an infected area. Failure
to comply wich this direction will render the holder liable to prosecution.
It should be understood that exemption from the passport rules does
not carry exemption, from any of the other regulations framed under
the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897.
3. Other classes of railway servants are probably less frequently on
the move and the enforcement of the rules among them is likely to
result less frequently in public inconvenience. In cases of real diffi-
culty, it may be possible to arrange under Mufassal Rule 2 (1) for
the inspection of the passport-holder at the railway station, or, under
Mufassal Rule 103, railway officers of known arid approved character
and responsible position may be appointed honorary assistant plague
officers, and empowered under Mufassal Rule 2 (2) (d) as " local
authorities " at certain stations for the working of the passport rules
among railway servants.
4. Under------------Mufassal Rule 89
Collectors
City Regulation 25
the President of the Corporation of Madras
may exempt from the necessity of taking out passports any person who
is neither a railway nor a postal servant. Such exemptions must be
made personally, not generally, and should be granted sparingly.
They must be in following form ;—
Under _Mufassal Rule 89, (name) whose signature is exhibited
City Regulation
25
Signature.
•
in the margin.
and who is employed as a
, is hereby
exempted from the plague passport rules.
Date of issue
Number in Collector's register.
President's
(Signature.)
Collector of
President of' the Corporation of Madras.
Note.—(1) This certificate is valid up to the 3lst March next. It must be exhibited
by the bearer on demand to any officer authorized under the plague regulations to
inspect or issue passports or examine the health condition of travellers.
(2) The holder of this certificate is bound to report to the nearest local
authority any case of sickness whether in himself or another person, occurring
the
house in which ho resides, within ten days of his last, visit to an infected area. Failure
to comply with this direction will render the holder liable to prosecution.
5. The certificates of exemption prescribed in paragraphs 2 and 4
above will be issued by the Collector of the district or the President
of the Corporation of Madras, according as the head-quarters of the
individual exempted or his usual residence is within a mufassal town
or the city of Madras. These certificates shall be in force throughout
the Presidency.
6. Any concession may be withdrawn at any time wiihout assigning
a reason.
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APPENDIX II-H.
Ex-officio Exemption Certificate.
[See Rule 88-A on page 34.]
Under -------- Mufassal Rule 88-A (name) (designation) * whose signature
City regulation 25
is exhibited in the margin, is hereby exempted from the plague pass-
port rules.
(Signature.)
Date of issue.
Number in Collector's register.
President's
(Signature.)
Collector of
President of the Corporation of Madras.
* (Here enter the applicant's qualification for exemption under paragraph 10 of
G.O.,No. 1010 P., dated 15th September 1905.)
Note.—(1)
This certificate will be in force throughout the Presidency until revok
by the — ——--——¡—
who
may cancel it without assigning
President of the Corporation of Madras
reasons. Any misuse of it by any person will entail its summary withdrawal.
(2) The exemption granted by this certificate does not cover the members of
the families, clerks and servants of the person exempted who will be liable to observa-
tion, nnder the ordinary rules. Nor does this certificate exempt its holder from
liability to have his person and effects disinfected when he has been an immediate
contact of a plague patient.
(3) The certificate must be exhibited by the bearer on demand to any officer
authorized under .the plague regulations to inspect or issue passports or examine the
health condition of travellers.
(4) The holder of this certificate is bound to report to the nearest local
authority any case of sickness whether in himself or another person occurring in the
house in which he resides within ten days of his last visit to an infected area. Failure
to comply with this direction will render the bolder liable to prosecution.
APPENDIX II-I.
Intimation Form.
[See Rule 11 on pages 9 and 10.]
Date of
arrival.
1
Name of traveller.
2
Father's name.
3
Caste.
4
Age.
5
Whence
coming.
6
Destin
District.
7
ation and
Taluq.
8
residenc
Village.
9
e during t
Street,
10
the next ten days.
Number or name
of the owner of the
house.
11
Remarks.
12
N.B.—A single form may be used for more than one traveller proceeding, on the same day to the same district.
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APPENDIX II-J.
Time allowed at inspection stations for plague examination.
[See Rule 19 on pages 11 and 12.]
Railway administration.
Madras Railway
Do.
Do.
Southern
Mahratta
Railway •
Inspection station.
Erode
Guntakal
Jalarpet
Hindupur
Time required for inspection.
Thirty minutes for all trains.
Thirty-six minutes for all trains
from Bombay or Raichur.
Fifty minutes for mail trains and
thirty minutes for passenger
trains from Bangalore.
Thirty-two minutes for all trains
from Bangalore.
APPENDIX II-K.
Detention Certificate.
[See Rule 26 on page 13.]
«.
Camp.
1. Name of passenger
2. Number and description of ticket
3. Detained from
to
4. Name and designation of issuing- officer
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APPENDIX II-M.
Statement to accompany proposals for placing restrictions on
fairs and festivals
[See Rule 42 on page 17.]
Name
of
festival
or
fair.
1
Place
where
held.
2
-
Distance
to
nearest
rail way
station.
3
Date of
commence-
ment and
termination
of festival
or fair.
4
Average
attendance
during the
past three
years.
5
From what districts in
the Madras Presidency
and from what place a
outside the Presidency,
pilgrimage should be
prohibited, and the
number of people
expected from each of
such districts or places.
6
6*
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APPENDIX II-N.
Notifications for placing restrictions on fairs and festivals.
[See Rule 42 on pago 17.]
NOTIFICATION No. I.
[To be used when the village where the festival or fair is held is infected.]
WHEREAS there is plague in
in the
taluq of the
district, and whereas it is desirable to prevent its spread :
The Governor in Council, in exercise of the powers delegated to
him under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, prohibits pilgrimage to
the ensuing
festival of
from the
to the
, inclusive, [and
also the holding of the usual cattle fair in connection with the said
festival,] [and further directs that between the said dates no tickets to
travel by railway shall be sold within the
district[s] for the station [s] of
on the
Railway and for
the station[s] of
on the
Railway to any person intending or believed to be intending to be
present.]
All persons proceeding to the said festival [or fair] in contravention
of this notification will be turned back.
Secretary to Government.
NOTIFICATION No. II.
[To be used when the village where the festival or fair is held lies in the vicinity
of an infected area and it is necessary to prohibit all pilgrimage.]
WHEREAS the Governor in Council is satisfied that there is danger
of an outbreak of plague at
in the
taluq of the
district, if pilgrims are permitted to
visit that place on the occasion of the ensuing
festival
of
[and the usual cattle fair is permitted to be held
at that place] :
In exercise of the powers delegated to him under the Epidemie
Diseases Act, 1897, the Governor in Council prohibits [the holding
of the said fair and also the] pilgrimage to the said festival from the
to the
, inclusive, [and further
directs that between the said dates no tickets to travel by railway shall
be sold within the
district [s] for the station [s] of
on the
Railway and for the station[s]
of
on the
Railway
to any person
intending or believed to be intending to be present.]
All persons proceeding to the said festival [or fair] in contravention
of this notification will be turned back.
Secretary to Government..
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NOTIFICATION No. III.
[To be used in cases where pilgrimage from infected areas is prohibited.]
WHEREAS the Governor in Council is satisfied that there is danger
of an outbreak of plague at
in the
taluq of the
district, if persons from the
and other parts declared to be infected with plague are
permitted to visit that place on the occasion of the ensuing
festival [and cattle fair] :
In exercise of the powers delegated to him under the Epidemic
Diseases Act, 1897, the Governor in Council prohibits [the holding
of the cattle fair and also] the attendance at the said festival [or fair]
from the
to the
inclusive, of persons from the said parts, [and further directs that
between the said dates no tickets to travel by railway shall be sold
within the
district[s] for the
station [s] of
on the
Railway and for the station[s] of
on the
Railway to any person intending
or believed to be intending to be present.]
All persons proceeding to the said festival [or fair] in contravention
of this notification will be turned back.
Secretary to Government.
APPENDIX 11-0.
Plague Report.
[See Rule 123 on page 45.1
Plague Report
Date
District.
No.
1. Name of town or village — .
2. Population of town or village — .
{Number of seizures — .
Number of deaths-.
Date of last attack — .
Imported. Indigenous,
4. (a) Date of commencement of illness—.
(6) Name and designation of person who first reported the case,
and date on which he did so—.
5. When reported by telegram—.
6. Imported or indigenous-—?
(a) Was this village completely evacuated, disinfected, and re-
occupied, since date of last attack, and if so how do you
account for the recrudescence—?
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7. Brief history of case—.
8. (a) If imported, bad patient a passport on arrival—?
(b) If he had no passport, did the local authority supply him with
one—-?
(c] In any case was proper surveillance maintained over the patient
from the first'—?
(d) If indigenous, state, by a careful review of facts ascertained,
why it is considered to be so ; and point to any neglect of
precautions by which this has been brought about—.
9. Steps taken to isolate and treat the patient—.
10. Steps taken in respect of contacts—.
11. Stepstaken towards the evacuation and disinfection of the infected
house and property—.
12. Was there any opposition on the part of the inmates of the infected
house or of the people of the village to the plague measures—?
13. Remarks.
APPENDIX II-O1.
[See Rule 124-A on page 46.]
[To be submitted within 24 hours of discovery of a plague case.]
Hamlet—.
Village—.
Number in taluq map—.
Population—.
1. Name, age and caste of the patient.
2. (a) Date of commencement of illness,
(b) Date of death.
3. (a) Were there any plague cases or deaths by fever in the house
or family within the last 30 days, if so, when ?
(b) Did the patient remove any plague corpse or infected article ?
(c) Was the patient in close contact with any plague cases, if so,
was he segregated or placed under surveillance for 10 days ?
(d) Did he obtain grain, clothing or other article from any
infected bouse or shop ?
(e) Did he visit any plague-infected locality, if so, when ?
(f) Did any person from an infected area reside in his house :
if so, when ? Did they bring goods susceptible to infection
with them. ?
(g) If answers to questions (a) to (f) be found in the negative to
what source can the infection be traced ?
4. If he arrived from any infected locality—
(a) Was he passported, if not, why not ?
(6) How did he manage to evade the passport ?
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(c) Was his arrival noticed by village munsif and, if not, what
is his explanation ?
(d) At what hour did the village munsif send information as to
the illness of the patient ?
5. (a) Date and hour at which range inspector heard of the case and
how information was obtained : if from any official, state
name and designation.
(b) Date and hour at which range inspector went to the village,
(c) Note date and hour at which first intimation of attacks was
sent to—
i. Plague supervisor.
ii. Additional medical officer.
Ambulance hospital assistant.
iii. Special plague officer.
Tahsildar or revenue divisional officer.
(d) Explanation of delay between—
i. Date of attack and date of despatch of first intimation to
superior officers ;
ii. Date of first intimation and date of despatch of detailed
report.
6. Was the case reported by the village munsif ?
(a) (i) If not, what is his explanation ?
(ii) Did he keep the fever register properly, and on what
date was the case entered in it ?
(b) (i) Who is the house-owner, or chief male member of the
family ?
(ii) Did he give information as required by plague regulation
47 and, if not, what explanation is forthcoming as to
why he should not be prosecuted ?
(c) Name and designation of the person who first reported the
case and the date on which he did so.
(d) What action did the village munsif take before arrival of
the range inspector to prevent spread of the disease ?
7. (a) When did the range inspector last visit the village ?
(6) How many deaths were there in the village ?
(i) Since the range inspector's last visit.
(ii) Since the commencement of the preceding month.
(iii) How many of the deaths were registered as due to
fever and to causes that you consider might be
confused with the toxic, convulsive, puerperal,
pneumonic and intestinal forms of plague ?
8. Was the patient examined—
(a) By any medical ofiicer and by whom and when ?
(b) What symptoms of plague were noticed ?
(c) Brief history as given by medical officer or as ascertained
by medical officer.
9. (a) Was the patient isolated ?
(b) What accommodation was provided for him ?
(c) Is he treated, if so, by whom ?
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(d) What objections, if any, exist for his being removed to
plague hospital or being treated by ambulance ?
(e) IB it necessary to provide him with rations, if so, how was he
provided for, pending orders ?
What rations were ordered ?
10. Note names of contacts—
(a) The relationship to the patient and age.
(b) Which of the contacts are in actual attendance on the
patient ?
(c) Was complete list of contacts given to village munsif for
observation, if so, when ?
(d) What steps have been taken m respect of segregation or
observation of contacts ?
11. (a) Was the infected house evacuated, if so, when ?
(6) (i) Were the house, clothing and other property disinfected,
if so, how ?
(ii) Were openings made in the roofing for free entrance of
air and sunlight ?
(c) What " Samans were found in it and how were they dis-
infected ?
(d) Were all rags and rubbish burnt ?
(e) Was the corpse buried or burnt ?
(f) How deep was the body buried ?
(g) How far was the burial ground from human dwellings and
water source ?
(7¿) If the patient is alive, what arrangements were made
for disinfection of clothing in use, periodical collection
and disposal of faecal matter and urine, sputa, rags and
bandages soiled with discharges ?
(i) Who were the corpse-bearers and were their persons and
clothing well disinfected ?
Number of plague cases in the village up to date (including previous year].
Years.
1898-99 .
1899-00 .
1900-01 ,
1901-02 .
1902-03 .
1903-04 .
Imported.
Seizures.
Deaths.
Indigenous.
Seizures.
Deaths,
12. General remarks
Date
Range inspector.
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Plague Report.
From
The range inspector.
Date of despatch.
Date of receipt
Supervisor.
Remarks by the Supervisor as to—
(i) Whether he inspected the case
and supervised the operations,
(ii) If not, why not ?
(iii) Any other remarks.
Date of despatch to plague officer.
Supervisor
Date of receipt by plague officer.
Remarks as to when he visited the villages, where the ambulance is
stationed, etc.
Date
Plague. Officer.
APPENDIX II-P.
Destruction of Plague Records.
[See Rule 133 on page 49.]
Description of records.
When to be destroyed.
1. Daily reports relating to passports.
2. Daily intimations furnished to the
district medical and sanitary
officer by the medical officer in
charge of a railway inspection
station under Mufassal Rule 9.
At the same time as the
3. Daily intimations furnished to the
passports to which they
district medical and sanitary
relate.
officer by passport-issuing officers
under Mufassal Rule 11.
4. Intimations of change of residence
of persons while under observa-
tion.
5. Daily reports of plague cases and
deaths in the Mysore State.
6. Daily reports of plague cases and At the close of the month
deaths in Bangalore.
succeeding that to which
7. Weekly reports of plague cases and
they relate.
deaths in the Bombay presidency
and the Hyderabad State.
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8. Weekly returns of deaths in muni
cipalities.
9. Daily telegrams of plague cases
received by the Collector and the
district medical and sanitary
officer under Mufassal Rule 71.
10. Weekly diaries of plague super
visors and sanitary inspectors in
charge of observation circles.
11. Daily reports of passengers in-
spected and of those detained at
railway inspection stations.
12. Weekly returns of inoculations
received
from
the
district
medical and sanitary officer.
13. Weekly returns received from
divisional officers of breaches of
passport rules dealt with by
them.
After one year.
After one year
APPENDIX II-Q.
Distribution of spare copies of printed orders of Government.
[See Rule 184 on page 49.]
A. Collector's office (three copies).
B. Divisional officers (each one copy).
C. Treasury deputy collector (one copy).
D. Tahsildars (each one copy).
E. Deputy tahsildars in independent charge (each one copy).
F. District medical and sanitary officer and civil surgeons (one copy).
G. Additional medical officer on plague duty (one copy).
H. Medical officer in charge of plague inspection station (one copy).
J. Special plague officers (each one copy).
K. Municipalities (each two copies).
L. President, district board (one copy).
M. Taluk boards (each one copy).
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APPENDIX II-R.
[See Rule 141 on page 52.]
PART I.—Allowances of Officers deputed to Plague Duty.
Class of officers.
A. Military officers
and troops.
†‡ B.
Medical
officers wholly
employed
on
plague duty.
Particulars.
(a) When employed on
guard duty. *
(b) When employed on
sanitary duty, such, as
searching, disinfect.
ing, superintending,
soavengering, etc. —
(i) Combatant British
commissioned
officers of over 5
years service.
(ii) Combatant British
commissioned
officers under 5
years service.
(iii) British non-com-
missioned
officers.
(iv) British privates.
(v) Native officers ...
(vi) Native non-com
missioned
officers.
(vii) Sepoys
(viii) Followers —
Not exceeding one
dhobi, one bar
ber, one bhisti,
one cook for a
detachment
fifty sepoys.
Not exceeding one
sweeper for a
detachment of
fifty sepoys.
(i) Commissioned officers
transferred from regi-
mental or purely mili-
tary duty.
Allowances
Nil.
Rs. 300 a month.
Rs. 200 a month.
Rs. 1 + annas 6 extra ration
money per diem.
Annas 12 + annas 6 extra ration
money per diem.
Rs. 1-8-0 a day.
Annas 12 a day.
Annas 8 a day.
Annas 4 a day for each man.
Annas 2 a day.
Same as in the case of British
commissioned military officers.
* When the troops employed on plague duty have been performing guard and
sanitary duties in the same place together, that is to say, when some of the party
have been employed on sanitary duties, while others have been doing guard duty,
the duties being interchangeable, all the troops should be paid allowances. On the
other hand, where the duties assigned to any one body of troops have been exclusively
of the nature of guard duties, no allowances should be granted. The allowances shall
be paid only for the days on which the troops are actually employed on plague duty
or during subsequent segregation prior to return to duty. All doubtful cases should
be referred for the special orders of Government,
† Medical officers whose sole duty is the inspection of ships for plague purposes are
not entitled to any special fee for conducting inspection in rough weather.
‡ A port health officer will be entitled to a local allowance of one-thirtieth of a
month's pay for each Sunday or close holiday on which he is unavoidably required to
inspect vessels in connection with plague. Each member of the port health officer's
staff will be entitled to a similar allowance in the same circumstances. The allowance
will be given only in cases where no compensatory holiday is granted and shall not
exceed one-thirtieth of the salary of the officer whatever may be the number of inspec-
tions made by him on the Sunday or close holiday.