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to investigate and report on the water-supply. On former visits I warned the Medical Officer
as to the use of the tank water, but the Adjutant of the regiment informs me it is impossible to
prevent the men from using it as they much prefer it.
Conservancy.—The conservancy of the stations generally appeared pretty fair ; they looked
neat and tidy. The immediate neighbourhood of the barracks might be kept in better order.
More drainage is the great want at Aberdeen.
Conservancy.
Hospital.—The hospital at " Aberdeen " has not yet been occupied ; it is however finished Hospital.
and has been made over to the Military Department, and will be occupied immediately now.
It is a fine, commodious building. No change has been made in the hospital at " Ross." It
was clean and in order, and as it and the buildings in connection with it were carefully described
in my last two inspection reports, it seems unnecessary to do so again. The accommodation
has proved totally insufficient and numbers of men had to be treated as out-patients. At the
time of my visit the space underneath the hospital was occupied as well as the floor above. The
latrine was clean and had been recently tarred. There were no cess-pools or foul drains. The
dry-earth system is not in use. Excreta are removed to the mainland. The water-supply is
the same as for the barracks. The drainage is good.
24th Regiment Native Infantry.
STATION—RANGOON.
Arrived from Palamcottah on 20th March 1877.
Average strength
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775
Do.
do.
present
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688
Admissions
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633
Daily sick
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27
Deaths in hospital
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2
Do. out of do.
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Pensioned
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Sick leave
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The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding as
contrasted with previous years :—
Years.
Stations.
Rate per Cent. of
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions. Daily Sick. All Deaths. Pensioned. Sick Leave.
1875 ..
.. Palamcottah
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51.40
2.81
.45
.76
.30
1876 ..
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Do.
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51.58
1.99
1.68
.92
.46
1877 ..
.. Rangoon
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..
140.59
4.77
.57
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6.34
Average ..
81.19
3.19
.90
.56
2.36
1878 ..
.. Rangoon ..
..
92.00
3.92
.25
. . 7.87
Surgeon G. F. Bevan was in medical charge of this corps during the Year and
reports as follows :—
Remarks on the climate.— The peculiarity of the climate during the past year has been the
unusually small rainfall. Not within 25 inches of the average for the last five years. I believe
the unusually small rainfall had the effect of diminishing the number of admissions for malarious
fever, and the year shows an improvement on the general deaths of the men as compared with
the previous one.
Position of barracks.—The barracks are situated on rising ground to the north of the
cantonment. They face east and west. They are well constructed and commodious and elevated
about 6 feet above the ground. The position is about as healthy a one as could be elsewhere.
The rooms are large and lofty. There are enough windows and doors, and the buildings are in
every respect conducive to the health of the occupants.
Remarks on
the climate.
Position of
barracks.