Any nuisance.—No nuisance was observed.
Any nuisance.
Water
-supply.
Drill.
Water
-supply.
Conservancy
of the neigh
-bourhood.
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BRITISH BURMAH DIVISION.
On shipboard.—The Right Wing embarked at Madras, where it was stationed, for Burmah on
9th April last on board the Indian troopship Ozarwitch. It arrived on 15th April 1878 at
Rangoon and was encamped there until 1st May 1878, when it again embarked in boats varying
from 3 to 6 tons each, and reached Tonghoo on the evening of the 15th May 1878.
Position of barracks.— The
barracks are on slightly elevated ground, and consist of ten blocks
of buildings of equal dimensions, each block facing north and south. They are old but service
-able, constructed altogether of wood and well raised from the ground on posts. Three of the
above blocks were occupied by the Wing, 33rd M.N.I.; close to the barracks on three sides there
is a deep wide ditch which becomes a swamp during rains. The situation is as good as could
be selected.
The barracks are well ventilated and constructed in every respect, but perhaps overcrowded.
Ventilation and drainage of the men's barrack-rooms, huts, &c.— The barracks are ventilated
by openings close to the floor; also by windows, doors, and ridge ventilation.
On shipboard.
Position of
barracks.
Ventilation
and drainage
of the men's
barrack
-rooms, huts,
Water-supply.— The water was supplied from neighbouring wells and was, it is believed, of
good quality and abundant.
Drill.—The drills took place generally immediately after sunrise and lasted usually for
one hour. On an average there were, except during the journey, four morning parades every
week.
Vaccination.—There has been no vaccination practically carried on during the year. There
are only two or three children to be vaccinated. No small-pox occurred. The whole regiment
was vaccinated in 1877—a most admirable precaution.
Diseases.—The diseases most prevalent were the following, which are entered in the order of
their frequency :—General debility, febricula, diarrhœa, dysentery, itch, and beri-beri.
Vaccination.
Diseases.
The admissions for general debility were unusually large and were to a great extent
attributable to an insufficiency of animal food. General debility and beri-beri were the diseases
which caused most invaliding. These two diseases approached in symptoms each other some
-times so closely that it was often difficult to distinguish them.
Ventilation of the hospital.—The ventilation has been in all respects good. One of the
two wards of the Native Infantry hospital was used for the sick of the wing. The ward was not
overcrowded. The drainage was good. The dry-earth system of conservancy was adopted.
Ventilation of
the hospital.
Hospital water-supply.— The water-supply was good and abundant.
Hospital
water-supply.
General conclusions.— The wing is in fair health, but the men look as if they have not yet
recovered from the effects of the recent Madras famine.
Deputy Surgeon-General H. R. Oswald, M.D., inspected this corps on the
10th February 1879 and reports as follows :—
General
conclusions.
Barracks.—The Left Wing occupies four of the eight blocks of barracks. They have been
recently whitewashed and coal-tarred and were very clean and in good order.
The superficial area of each barrack is 4,800 square feet and the cubic contents 75,640 cubic
feet; each man enjoyed on an average 69 square feet and 738 cubic feet. The drainage is
excellent
both naturally and artificially.
Barracks.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.—All were in a good sanitary condition. The latrines
were very clean and perfectly free from any bad smells; there were no cess-pools or foul drains.
Excreta are removed in the regimental conservancy carts to the extreme end of cantonments and
buried in trenches; there was an abundant supply of dry earth in the shed, and the system is
said to be carried out. Coal-tar had been freely applied.
Water-supply.—From seven wells near the barracks; quality good and quantity abundant
no filters.
Conservancy of the neighbournooa.— The conservancy of the barracks and cantonment is
good. Night-soil and rubbish are removed daily from private compounds.
The conservancy of the town of Moulmein remains in statu quo, no improvement having
been effected in it.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Hospital.—The hospital was very clean. The cubic space is 42,526 feet and the superficial area 3,505 sqnare feet; the accomodation is most ample.
Deputy Surgeon-General H. R. Oswald, M.D., inspected the detachment at
Tonghoo on the 17th December 1878.
Barracks.—The barracks were clean and ventilated by 8 doors and 32 windows by the
skirting board being raised on hinges, and there is also ridge ventilation.
Hospital.
Barracks.
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