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Both these Warders lived in the Gaol Quarters,
and both had been doing night patrol duty in the corridors while
case 3 and case 4 were sleeping there. Night patrol duty in the
close atmosphere of the Gaol is always specially fatiguing; at that
time the Gaol was excessively overcrowded; and it is probable that
both these Warders were infected by breathing exhalations from the
previous cases while vitality was at its lowest in the early mora- ing, their condition of fatigue after the night's patrol exposing
them more to infection than the prisoners lying in the corridors
at rest.
Both cases were Septicaemic; and both are
convalescing, though Mahtab Ali still has fever, probably due to
Walaria which complicates his illness.
His (1.e. Mahtab Ali's) blood was exceedingly
interesting, showing abundant Plague Bacilli and the crescents of
Malignant Malaria lying side by side.
30 th. May. 7. Ip Hi, Female, act.30.
March.
Admitted to Gaol, 23rd.
This case seems to have been infected by a
prisoner who was in the Gaol for dumping a plague body, and who
after a day or two paid her fine and left the Gaol herself ap-
parently well. The excessive overcrowding of the female prison
prevented any isolating of such cases.
Ip Hi and the prisoner referred to were two of
four who slept in a cell with a space of 720 cubic feet.
Septicaemic. Convalescing.
31st. May. 8. Kwok M1, male, act. 18. Admitted to Gaol, 30th.
May. Says he lives on No. 6 Sampan, near Blake Pier. Evidently
infected outside the Gaol. Septicaemic. Is progressing favourably.
9. Yeung Him, male, act.25. This case also occurred
on Sunday, 31st. ultino. Admitted to Gaol, 25th. May. Lived at
Leung