Bombay plague epidemic

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Bombay plague epidemic
A plague house on Kalbadevi Road, Bombay. Plain circles on the wall represent plague deaths.
Disease	Bubonic plague
Location	Bombay (present-day Mumbai), India
First outbreak	September 1896
Index case	September 1896
Confirmed cases	March 1897
Deaths	20,000 (estimated by March 1897)

The Bombay plague epidemic was a bubonic plague epidemic that struck the city of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in the late nineteenth century. The plague killed thousands, and many fled the city, leading to a drastic fall in the population of the city. In September 1896, Bombay's municipal administration declared the presence of bubonic plague in the city. The administration of ineffective protocols furthered the spread. By January 1897, half the population fled to the countryside.