Phthisis
pulmonalis.
Hospital
ventilation.
General
conclusions
Lines.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Water
-supply.
Conservancy
of the neigh-
bourhood.
Hospital.
100
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
Phthisis pulmonalis.— Only one case of phthisis pulmonalis occurred. during the year. He
was admitted for ague on the 14th of July. The disease was changed to phthisis pulmonalis on
the 26th July, and he died on the 28th of August.
Hospital ventilation .—The ventilation of the hospital has been perfect; no representation
regarding it has been made. No overcrowding. Drainage good, being favorably situated.
Latrine kept in good order on the dry–earth system, coal–tar being freely used. No representation
required.
General conclusions.—The general health of the regiment has not improved as compared
with previous years. There have been 538 admissions during the year; of these 316 were from
ague and 8 from remittent fever, showing a large proportion of malarious origin. Ten deaths
(including 3 from cholera) occurred, of which 4 were from remittent fever, 1 from phthisis,
1 from ague and 1 from general debility.
Cholera appeared in an epidemic form throughout the district and in the city of Hoshunga
- b a d . 1 8 c a s e s w i t h 1 1 d e a t h s o c c u r r e d i n r e g i m e n t a l l i n e s , a n d I h a v e n o d o u b t t h e c l e a n l i n e s s
and sanitary precautions adopted in the lines prevented the spreading of the disease.
Deputy Surgeon-General J. R. Theobalds inspected the Right Wing of this
corps on the 16th November 1878 and reports as below :—
Lines.—I found the lines very clean, and the huts and surroundings in fair order. The
drainage from the natural configuration of the ground is good, through drains cut on both sides of
the streets, which empty themselves into the nullah on the northern boundary of the lines, and so
into the Bagdurrah River. The population of the lines is about 941, which is spread over an area
of 17 acres, 1 rood, 8 poles and 10 yards. There are 363 huts in the lines, 340 occupied. The
bullocks and other animals are tethered outside near regimental bazaar.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.— I found all the guard-rooms and solitary cells in
good repair, clean, and in good order and sufficiently ventilated, with the exception of the
defaulter's room and barrack guard.
The private latrines in each compound were clean, but the ground is saturated with urine
and latrine washing water, for as a rule there are no drains made leading outside for the escape
of these fluids into the street drains, and consequently the ground in front of each hut is saturated
with urine and latrine washing water.
There is one public latrine divided in the centre for women and men; the mats are in a
dilapidated state, and the latrine is not kept in good order.
Water-supply.—An abundant supply of good drinking water from two wells in the lines
and one covered well in the centre of northern parade ground away from the soakage of the
lines.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood.— The conservancy of the lines good ; 5 dust-bins, which
are emptied daily. I would again recommend that more dust-bins be put up in these lines, and
that they should be built on a mud platform one foot high with holes at the bottom of each wall
for ventilation and drainage.
Hospital.—I found all the buildings, wards, latrines, and outhouses in good. repair, very
clean, and all the surroundings tidy and in good order. The drainage is very good from the natural
configuration of the ground on which the hospital is built.
3 5 t h R e g i m e n t M a o r a s N a t i v e I n f a n t r y .
STATION—KAMPTEE.
Arrived from Madras 14th January 1872.
Average strength..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
711
Do.
do.
present
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
702
Admissions..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
521
Daily sick
..
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
15
Deaths in hospital
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
10
Do. out of hospital
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Pensioned
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
19
Sick leave
.. ..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding, as
contrasted with previous years :—