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The month of May was occupied in winding up the affairs of the
Plague Committee, and Mr. A. Cumine, I.C.S., who had relieved Sir J.
Campbell, K.C.I.E., I.C.S., as Chairman of the Committee, actually
handed over charge of plague operations to the Municipal Commis-
sioner, Mr. P. C. H. Snow, I.C.S., on the 7th June 1898; Mr. W. L.
Harvey, I.C.S., relieved Mr. Snow on the 20th August.
Government more fully defined the powers and duties of the
Municipal Commissioner and his assistants in regard to Plague in their
Notification No. 4516-4779-P of the 12th August 1898, and at the same
time appointed Mr. J. H. DuBoulay, I.C.S., to be Deputy Commissioner
for plague operations, and Lieut.-Col. J. S. Wilkins, D.S.O., I.M.S., to
be Special Medical Officer for plague operations. Mr. DuBoulay took
charge of his duties on the same day, and remained in charge till the
end of the year; Lieut.-Col. Wilkins was placed at the disposal of the
Bombay Government for plague duty on the 7th October and remained
in charge till he went on privilege leave in the first week of May 1899,
when Dr. C. H. Cayley, Divisional Health Officer of Bombay, took over
his duties.
It was intended that the city should be split up into districts of a
manageable size, each under the control of a Staff Corps Officer, assisted
by a European Medical Officer; but the only doctors sent out by the
Secretary of State, who had any plague duty in Bombay during the
year, were Dr. Thomas, who was in charge of the Maratha Hospital till
he was transferred to the Madras Presidency at the beginning of
September; Dr. C. T. Parsons, who was on special duty at the Arthur
Road Hospital from 16th June till he was transferred to Hubli at the
end of August; Dr. Haydon, who was in charge of D Ward till relieved
by Captain Lock on 13th June 1898; Dr. R. D. Dalal who was in
charge of E Ward, West, till relieved by Lt. French on 15th June; and
Dr. G. W. Lewis, who was connected with the Central District from
11th November 1898 till 26th May 1899.
In short, Dr. Lewis alone was in Bombay during the Epidemic of
1898-99. A large number of Military Officers were, however, on plague
duty at various times during the year. The following note shows
where they served:-
A Ward: Comprising Colaba (Upper, Middle and Lower), Fort
(North and South), and the Esplanade.-Lient. Strong, I.S.C., was in
charge until he went home on sick leave. He was assisted by Capt.
Lock from 9th February, and relieved by him on 6th March, that Officer
having a second time been placed on plague duty shortly after his
return from leave.
B Ward, South: Comprising Mandvi and Chakla.-Lieut.   Bracken-
bury, I.S.C., was in charge throughout the year.
B Ward, North: Comprising Umarkhari and Dongri.-This sub-
section of B Ward was placed in charge of Mr. H. M. Judge, Assistant