Water-
supply.
Conservancy.
Climate of
the station.
Lines.
MYSORE DIVISION.
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drains require to be swept out in the dry season, and their contents urged onwards by the sweepers'
brooms, as there is not sufficient water to flush them thoroughly.
Sanitary condition of all buildings. —Since last inspection a wooden platform has been placed
in the lock-up room of the quarter guard for the prisoners to lie on, and a closed drain between
the regimental latrines and the municipal sewer has been removed, and the urine from the
latrines is now received into a tub sunk in a pit outside and removed daily by the scavenger cart.
New latrines for the regiment have been sanctioned, but are, I believe, not to be proceeded with
until a new standard plan has been designed and sanctioned.
. Water-supply.
— W a t e r
is obtained of good quality and in sufficient quantity from wells in
the lines which are revetted with stone and mortar.
Conservancy.—The conservancy of the neighbourhood of the lines is in the hand of the
Municipality, who devote a considerable portion of their income to the purpose ; but the station is
large and the expenses great, so that nuisances in narrow lanes and the yards of private dwellings
in the town are often a source of danger and offence to the nearest lines of the Sappers, which
are only separated by a narrow road on one side from the houses in the bazaar. The main sewex
which skirts the lines on the south side has often been complained of as a nuisance owing to its
becoming frequently blocked up. It has been uncovered for a certain space and is now less
objectionable.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Hospital. —It is a good, airy, and clean building, and requires no alteration. The latrine is
always kept clean by scrupulous attention and plenty of coal-tar. It is on the shut-trough, single-
chatty system, the urine being carried off by a channel in the front of the seats to a cistern
outside. This plan necessitates frequent flushing of the urine channel, and a thick coating of
coal-tar to prevent its becoming offensive.
Hospital.
4th Regiment Hatibe Infantry.
STATION— BANGALORE.
Arrived from Moulmein 4th April 1878.
Average strength
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 705
Do. do. present ..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 551
Admissions
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 334
Daily sick ..
..
.. ..
..
..
.. ..
..
15
Deaths in hospital
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
6
Do. out of hospital ..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
8
Pensioned
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
41
Sick leave
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
13
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. SickLeave.
1875 ..
.. Rangoon and Palaveram.
76.13
3.40
.56
..
..
1876 ..
.. Rangoon
..
..
143.96
4.32
1.40
..
4.78
1877
.. .. Moulmein
..
..
94.50
2.89
2.65
.13
6.24
Average ..
104.86
3.53
1.53
.4
3.67
1878
...
.. Bangalore
..
..
60.61
2.72
1.98
5.81
1.84
The following officers held medical charge of this corps during the year :—
Surgeon J. Hunter,
Surgeon-Major A. H. Beaman,
the latter of whom reports as follows :—
Climate of the station. —Nothing unusual in the well-known climate of Bangalore as regards
its influence on health and disease has occurred during the past year.
Lines. —The " huts " of the native " lines " in which the sepoys and their families live
consist of rows of low tiled houses with mud walls. They are suited to the general habits and
caste prejudices of the men.
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