'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎9r] (16/137)

1907-1908. j
SUMMARY*
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During the year, the medical inspection under the Venice Sanitary Con-
rention Regulations in the case of vessels bound for foreign ports continued on
the same lines as in the preceding year, but the inspection was abolished in
respect of vessels leaving Bombay for coast ports in the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. .
On the lines of the successful operations carried out in Bombay City,
experimental campaigns against jrats were ordered ’.to be undertaken in the
plague infected centres of Poona, Belgaum, Satara and Ahmedabad. Measures
for the prevention of the access of rats on board the vessels bound for foreign
ports and for their destruction continued in the ports of Bombay and Karachi
The Collectors were asked to consider, in consultation with the
municipalities in the case of municipal areas, the question of arrangements for
facilitating evacuation in seriously affected areas and Government promised to
consider requests for assistance in this connection. An advance of Rs. 30,000
for the construction of health camp huts was granted to the Poona City
Municipality, who were permitted to charge any rent they found to be suitable
for the occupation of the huts, it being understood that they would repay
Government so far as the receipts admitted. Grants were also placed at the
disposal of the Collectors of Satara, Belgaum, Bijapur and East Khandesh for
the purpose of facilitating and encouraging evacuation. Partial evacuation
was resorted to in Bombay and Karachi and in the infected areas in the * follow
ing districts:—
Ahmedabad, Kaira, Surat, West Khandesh, Poona, Satara, Ratnagiri,
Belgaum, Dharwdr, Bijapur and Kanara.
Government gave all reasonable support and encouragement to inocula
tion. A special staff of inoculators, including a lady inoculator, was placed under
the orders of the Sanitary Commissioner, and Government were prepared to add
freely to the staff whenever the service of additional inoculators would he
utilized. In order to popularize this measure, a scheme of granting money
rewards to low paid Government servants was continued with a view to offer
inducement to the inoculation of their wives and children. A brief pamphlet
on the results of inoculation was drawn up, translated into the vernaculars, and
freely distributed. Eor the purpose of facilitating inoculation in the mofussil
instructions were issued by the Surgeon General with the Government of
Bombay with a view to the training of Hospital Assistants for inoculation work.
A grant of Rs. 10,140 was placed at the disposal of the Surgeon General for
supplying dispensaries with inoculation outfit. Grants were placed at the
disposal of the Collectors of Belgaum, Satara, East Khdndesh and Bijapur
districts for encouraging inoculation in their districts.
In connection with the outbreaks of plague at Panchgani and Mahablesh-
war during the year, Government offered the following inducements to the
people to undergo antiplague inoculation :—
“ Payment to all persons submitting to inoculation of a sum of annas 4
per diem for two days to cover the cost of food during this period of
inoculation.
“ Payment to the accredited heir of any inoculated person, whose
maximum income does not exceed Rs. 15 per mensem, of a sum of Rs. 100
(one hundred) if the deceased be the working head of a family and Rs. 30 in
any other case, provided death be certified to be due to plague and occur
within one year from the date of inoculation.’*
The Collectors of Satara and Kaira were asked to apply the insurance
scheme referred to above to selected villages in their districts,
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