CEDED DISTRICTS.
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Water-supply .—Water is obtained from wells and from a tank. The water is not filtered
That from the other wells is fair, but from the tank foul.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood.—In the hands of the Municipality, who seem to carry out
the work fairly enough.
Hospital.—It was in contemplation to convert the Staff Serj eant's quarters into the Cavalry
and Garrison Hospitals, but no steps have yet been taken to carry out that design. The existiing
hospital being insufficient for the number of sick, three rooms in the Serjeant's quarters have also
been taken for the surplus sick.
1 s t R e g i m e n t N a t i v e I n f a n t r y .
STATION—BELLARY.
Water-
supply.
Conservancy
of the neigh-
bourhood.
Hospital.
Arrived from Jubbulpore 29th November and 21st December 1873.
Average strength
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 717
Do.
do.
present
..
..
..
..
..
.. 681
Admissions
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 282
Daily sick ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
17
Deaths in hospital
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
8
Do. out of hospital
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
Pensioned ..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
14
Sick leave ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
10
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 ..
..
Bellary
..
..
43.94
2.24
1.27
3.12
1.56
1876 ..
..
..
Do.
..
..
42.89
2.69
.98
2.40
1.27
1877 ..
..
Do.
..
..
106.83
4.64
1.32
1.62
2.06
Average ..
64.55
3.19
1.19
2.38
1.63
1878 ..
.. Bellary
..
..
41.40
2.49
1.68
1.95
1.39
Surgeon J. C. Lawrenson was in medical charge of this corps during the year
and reports as follows
:—
Climate of the station .—The only fact worthy of notice respecting the climate of Bellary
during the past year is an excess in the amount of rain compared with the average annual fall,
but this does not appear to have exercised any unfavorable influence on health.
Ventilation and drainage of the men's barrack-rooms, huts, &c .—The lines are freely
exposed to ventilation, but the huts are very defective in this respect, the only means, as a rule,
being by one door about 4 feet high x 2 feet wide ; some huts have, in addition, an aperture or
two in their walls, these apertures varying in size and shape in nearly every instance. The
guard rooms, cells, &c., are well ventilated. Drainage for all sufficient for requirements. No
defects observed.
The huts, guard-rooms, cells &c., were whitewashed periodically during the year.
Sanitary arrangements .—The sanitary arrangements were, on the whole, properly attended
to, and there was no local cause of disease which required removal.
Diet.—Owing to the presence of the famine, food was neither cheap nor plentiful. Vegeta-
bles were scarce. The men received the usual compensation.
Food sufficiently nutritive, but green vegetables were limited in quantity and high in price
during the year.
Liquors .—Toddy and arrack of the average quality.
Clothing.—Red and white clothing were worn according to season ; neither is suitable. No
recommendation made.
Foot-soreness .—There were 17 cases of " shoe-bite" against 27 for the previous year ; socks
were recommended, and would have been supplied out of the half-mounting allowance, but that
His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief declined to sanction this arrangement.
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Climate of
the station.
Ventilation
and drainage
of the men's
barrack-
rooms, huts,
&c.
Sanitary
arrangements,
Diet.
Liquors.
Clothing.
Foot-soreness.