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same time, on arrival the bulk of the inmates were in a reduced state,
the result of famine or high-priced grain. The rest, the good food, and
the healthy condition of life in the camp were of great value to inmates
of this class before passing to the hard work and unwholesome sur-
roundings of a Bombay labourer.
The total number of steamer passengers, outward as well as
inward, who were passed through the Wari Bunder Camp from its
opening until it was turned into a Contact Camp, was 23,542, giving a
daily average admission of about 175. The number of railway passengers
who were passed through the camp during the months of November,
December and January was 4,096, mostly from the B. B. & C. I. Railway.
Thus, the total number passed through the camp, while it was a Detention
Camp for passengers, may be placed at a little over 27,600. The capa-
city of the camp was 2,000, the average number of inmates was over a
thousand, and the maximum 2,100.
On admission each passenger was registered and supplied with
a note bearing his register number and date of admission. They
were then detailed to different wards (males and females separately), as
far as possible according to their different casteor community. High
temperature cases were kept in Observation Wards, apart. The number
of inmates in camp was counted every morning and eveing, when they
were also medically examined, and any suspicious cases were removed
to the Observation Ward.
Sleeping mats were given to all on admission, and to those
requiring them, blankets for use while in camp. As far as possible,
respectable families were accorded separate rooms, being allowed to live
together, and to use any available cots.
Most of the inmates of the camp received free rations accord-
ing to the following scale :-
Per head per day.
Rice.
Wheat.
Flour.
Ghee.
Dhall.
Vegetable.
1 lb.
1/2lb.
2 oz.
4 oz.
6 oz.
and besides this, salt, condiment, tea, sugar, and milk for babies; the
flesh-eating people also received mutton every other day. They
received either dry rations or cooked food, according to their choice.
Some of the passengers made their own arrangements for food.
After the fair season had set in, all the clothes of passengers were
disinfected by careful exposure to the sun from four to six hours. In
addition to this, all woollen and dirty clothes and bedding were