Ventilation
and drainage.
Water-supply
. Sanitary
arrangements.
Diet.
Hospital.
Principal
diseases.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
Clothing.
Duty and
exercises
. Drill.
Vaccination.
Ventilation
of the hos-
pital.
Hospital
drainage
and latrines.
Water-supply.
General
conclusions.
Lines.
Sanitary con
- d i t i o n o f a l l
buildings.
Ventilation and drainage.—Drainage and ventilation satisfactory. The hospital and other
buildings were lime-washed in a perfectly satisfactory manner.
Water-supply.— The water-supply was from open wells ; it was abundant and good.
Sanitary arrangements.— Sanitary arrangements satisfactory and no preventible causes of
disease apparent.
Diet.—Provisions generally were very dear and vegetables very scarce. Compensation was
allowed. The sepoys dieted themselves after the custom of Native soldiers generally, but there
was no room to suppose that their food was insufficient in any respect.
Clothing.—Clothing suitable and sufficient.
Duty and exercises.—Duty was not excessive, and exercised no prejudicial effect upon health.
4.50 nights in bed weekly.
Drill.—Drill and equitation about five times a week, from 5 to 7 o'clock in the morning
and from 5 to 6 o'clock in the evening ; the effect of such exercise was undoubtedly to promote
health both mental and bodily.
Vaccination.—Vaccination was carefully carried out, there being at the present time no
unprotected individual in the regiment with the exception of a few children scarcely yet old
enough for the operation.
Ventilation of the hospital.— Good; no overcrowding.
Hospital drainage and latrines.— Every thing under this head satisfactory.
Water-supply.— Good and sufficient.
General conclusions.— The foregoing replies clearly indicate that the general surroundings
of the 1st M.L.C. have been such as to leave practically little to be desired, and to account in a
great measure for the high state of health evinced by the regiment during the year.
Deputy Surgeon-General W. H. Rean, M.D., inspected this corps on the 22nd
November 1878 and reports as follows :-
Lines.—The huts for the fighting men are well constructed and less crowded than the lines
for Native regiments. The huts for the horse-keepers and grass-cutters are in broad streets and
differ from those of the sowars in having no courttage attached. The drainage is natural, and
from the configuration of the ground easily carried out.
These Cavalry lines at Bowenpully are remarkably healthy, and the men of the corps enjoy
excellent health.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.—There is one large public latrine situated a short
distance to the south of the horse-keepers' lines, and is apparently resorted to freely by the
followers, as numbers were entering and departing on the occasion of my visit. No coal-tar is
used, nor does it appear necessary, as no effluvia or nuisance was observable. The families of the
sowars, the bulk of whom are Mahomedans, have recourse to their domestic latrines. I noticed
no cess-pools or foul drains either in the lines or connected with the latrines. Excreta is all
removed to a distance and buried.
Water-supply
Conservancy.
Water-supply.—There are thirteen wells, nine of which are used for drinking purposes.
Conservancy.—The conservancy of the lines and the immediate neighbourhood is well
attended to. In consequence of the heavy monsoon there is more rank vegetation about than is
desirable, but during the dry season most of this will be removed either by the plants and weeds
withering or by being consumed by animals.
Hospita1.— It is a compact, well ventilated building. The latrine is in good order and as
unexceptionable as a building of the kind can be. There are no cess-pools or drains near the hospital.
Principal diseases.— The principal disease during the year has been ague in a mild form.
11t Regiment Native
Infantry.
STATION—SECUNDERABAD.
Arrived from Thayetmyo on the 4th March 1875.
Average strength
..
..
. .
..
. .
. .
.. 664
Do.
do.
present
..
. .
..
. .
..
.. 640
Admissions
. .
..
..
..
..
. .
. .
.. 559
Daily sick
. .
. .
..
..
..
..
. .
..
15
Deaths in hospital
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. .
. .
..
. .
..
. .
6
Do
out of hospital
..
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
2
Pensioned
..
..
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
..
43
Sick leave
..
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
7
The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding, as
contrasted with previous years :-