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to the notice of the medical officer persons who are destitute and
have to be fed at Government expense. He keeps a daily report
book for the information of the medical officer in charge. The medi-
cal officer in charge being on inspection duty every other night and
part of each day has to rely greatly on the Assistant Surgeon in look-
ing after the camp. He, however, personally each morning, having
given orders the previous evening, examines all suspects paraded for
discharge, and, after satisfying himself as to their health, counter-
signs their railway tickets which have been filed in the office at the
time of admission. Subsequently he inspects the camp in company
with the Assistant Surgeon and hospital assistant, and sees all
quarantined persons, listens to complaints, etc., etc. At the time
of his parade all suspects are summoned by a gong and stand in front
of their huts. To facilitate these orders being carried out by persons
unaccustomed to discipline, the bunniah's* shop is closed during this
parade and opened again immediately after it."
Separate hours were fixed for the occupants of the contact and sus-
pect camps to obtain their supplies at the shop which was erected
between the two camps. With a view to keeping the camps as dry
as possible, suspects were not supplied with bathing-water, but were
permitted to bathe in the large tank at two separate bathing-places,
constables being stationed at each place to prevent any water being
carried away for cooking or drinking purposes.
Police force.
The police force on duty consisted of-
1  European Inspector of the Bengal Police,
2  Sergeants of the Railway Police,
2 Constables of the Railway Police,
11 Head constables of the Bengal Police,
72 Constables of the Bengal Police.
Of these, 2 sergeants, 4 head constables, and 18 constables were
employed on platform duty in two batches, 3 head constables and
24 constables were employed on sanitary duty in camp, and the re-
mainder on miscellaneous duty.
General rules for
observation
camps in Bengal.
Dr. Dyson also prepared a set of general rules to be observed by
medical officers in charge of observation camps with prescribed
arrangements similar to those in force at Khana (Appendix VIII).
Total Staff.
The total   medical   staff   employed on inspection duty  in Bengal
consisted of 4 commissioned officers and 2 military assistant surgeons,
5 civil hospital assistants and 4 lady doctors.
* Retail vendor.