There were several important events that occurred during the Colonial era which are highly noticeable. One such was the abrupt attack of the Plague in the city of Bombay which was one of the major cities under the control of the Colonial government.
The Plague which came to Bombay was a Bubonic Plague which was highly dangerous in nature. The city has no memory of ever having harbored it in the winter of 1896.It was considered likely to have arrived from its sinister entrepot -Hong Kong ,where an epidemic had caused a havoc just couple of years ago.
The Plague attacked the city of Bombay in the month of September 1896 killing several thousands. Sources tell that approximately there was a massive death toll of