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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
Average strength
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. . 3,246
do.
do.
present
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.. 3,138
Total admissions
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. . 2,734
Daily sick
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..
92
Deaths in hospital
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51
Do. out of hospital ..
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6
Pensioned
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47
Sick leave
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20
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 ..
..
84.45
3.33
1.13
2.57
2.05
1876 ..
..
84.59
2.93
1.63
2.61
1.69
1877 ..
..
87.76
2.69
1.60
3.14
1.17
Average ..
85.60
2.98
1.45
2.77
1.97
1878 ..
..
87.12
2.93
1.75
1.44
.61
The following corps were serving in the division on the 31st December 1878.
1st Regiment Light Cavalry.
1st
do. Native Infantry.
3rd. do. Light Infantry.
29th do. Native Infantry.
40th do.
do.
Detachment Sappers and Miners.
Constitution
of the force.
Lines.
Deputy Surgeons-General W. Williamson and W. H. Rean, M.D., were in
administrative medical charge of this division during the year, the latter of whom
reports as follows :—
Constitution of the force. —The following troops were stationed here at the beginning of the
year, viz., 1st Regiment M.L.C., 1st Regiment M.N.I., 3rd Regiment P.L.I., 29th Regiment
M.N.I., 40th Regiment M.N.I., and the A Company " Queen's Own " Sappers and Miners.
In the month of November the 1st Regiment M.L.C. received orders to prepare for field
service, but to the end of the year they have remained here.
The Head-quarters and Right Wing of the 29th Regiment M.N.I. marched for Vizagapatam
on the 18th November, and the Left Wing is under orders to march on the 12th February 1879.
The Head-quarters and Right Wing 3rd Regiment P.L.I. marched for Hoshungabad on
the 25th November 1878, and the Left Wing marched on the 23rd December 1878.
The A Company " Queen's Own " Sappers left on 28th December 1878 for Bombay.
The troops en route to take the place of these corps had not arrived. within the boundaries
of this division at the end of the year.
Lines.—No alteration of importance has been made in any of the lines during the year.
The lines of the 29th Regiment are the best and of most recent construction, and next in
order come those of the Cavalry at Bowenpully, which are capacious and more airy than lines
generally, owing to many huts not being required. and having been removed so as to afford a
more open space, Trees which were planted many years ago in the lines of the 29th M.N.I.
at Begumpett are growing fairly and many of them have attained considerable size. The drains
of the 29th Regiment are lined with brick, but not in a very substantial manner, allowing in the
dry weather sewage to soak through.
The lines of the 3rd Regiment P.L.I. are very old and have been frequently reported for
their insalubrity. No masonry drains exist. The huts are small, low and damp, and the floors
below the level of surrounding ground.. The huts were much injured during the rains and the
damage has been rectified. It appears to be clear that the position of these lines is not good
and does not warrant a large outlay being incurred to improve them.
The lines of the 40th Regiment are the oldest at the station and are not as uniform as those
of more recent date ; the situation however is not objectionable.