Conservancy
of the neigh
bourhood.
Hospital.
Lines.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings
Water-supply
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS .
Deputy Surgeon-General J. R. Theobalds inspected this corps on the 13th
November 1878 and reports as below :—
Lines.
— I
found the lines very clean, and the huts and surroundings in fair order. The
ventilation of the huts is indifferent, the roofs are low and doors small, so that the huts are very
dark inside, and, as I stated last year, whitewashing the inside walls of these huts would cost
very little, and very much improve the sanitary condition of these small overcrowded buildings.
With a little persuasion, I think the sepoys would carry it out. The drainage of the lines has
been improved during the year.
Sanitary condition of all buildings. —I found all the cells and guard-rooms in good order,
clean and sufficiently ventilated, with the exception of prison on the west side and the defaulters'
room on the eastern side of the quarter-guard. These rooms are ventilated by two small oval
openings, one in each, covered with gauze wire, in the top of each northern wall, and wire gauze
in the upper pannels of the doors leading into the verandah in front of quarter-guard.
During the period under review the three public tiled-roof latrines, with matted walls, have
been blown down ; all the buildings attached to one of these latrines have been removed. Two of
the dry-earth sheds that were attached to two of these latrines have been made into latrines (one
for males and one for females) by fixing up low matted wall enclosures inside, with a very
imperfect lavatory at the end ; the alterations have been better carried out in the former than the
male latrine, as it is not much frequented, and has been put up more as an experiment to see how
far the families of the lines will use such conveniences.
Water-supply. —Abundant supply of good drinking water from a well in the C Company
lines, and a covered well on the southern boundary of the parade ground near the Baghaurrah
River, some distance from the lines. Some drink the river water, some from wells in the Officers'
compounds. The wells were cleaned out in August 1878.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood. —The conservancy of the lines and neighbourhood
tolerably good.
Hospital. —I found all the buildings, wards, latrines, outhouses in good repair, very clean,
and all the surroundings very tidy and in perfect order.
BRITISH BURMAH DIVISION.
Average strength
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 3,644
Do.
do. present
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 3,412
Total admissions
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 3,183
Daily sick
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 115
Deaths in hospital
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
33
Do. out of hospital . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
22
Pensioned
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
22
Sick leave
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 114
The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding, as
contrasted with previous years :—
Years.
Rate per Cent. of
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions. Daily Sick. All Deaths. Pensioned. Sick Leave.
1875
..
..
118.15
4.67
1.95
.94
2.92
1876
..
. .
111.38
4.34
1.50
.72
3.96
1877
..
..
114.19
3.58
1.51
.50
4.80
Average ..
114.57
4.19
1.65
.72
3.89
1878
..
..
93.28
3.37
1.78
.60
3.12
The following corps were serving in the division on the 31st December 1878 :
23rd Regiment Light Infantry.
24th
do.
Native Infantry.
32nd
do.
do.
33rd
do.
do.
Head-quarters.
33rd
do.
do.
Right Wing.
41st
do,
do.
Detachment, 41st Regiment Native Infantry.