Foot-
soreness.
Duty and
exercises.
Vaccination.
Epidemic
diseases.
Hospitals.
Iospital
Water-supply
General
conclusions.
Lines.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Conservancy
of the. neigh-
bourhood.
Hospital.
DISTRICT OF MALABAR AND CANARA.
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Foot-soreness.—Cases of foot-soreness, due to abrasion of the skin about the ankles, heels
and toes, from wearing badly fitting boots without socks, are quite common. They are excused
wearing boots until the sores heal.
Duty and exercises.—Ordinary regimental parades and guards. This has had no injurious
effects on the health of the men. Average number of consecutive nights in bed 51/4.
Vaccination.—Vaccination has been regularly carried on during the year. 100 cases were
vaccinated, 90 successful and 10 unsuccessful. No necessity to re-vaccinate any of the men.
A few cases of modified small-pox occurred in the lines, and one private was admitted during the
year. All recovered.
Epidemic diseases.—A few sporadic cases of cholera occurred near the regimental lines
during the last quarter of the year, but owing to proper sanitary measures being adopted by the
Municipal authorities the disease did not assume an epidemic form.
Hospitals.—Ventilation is satisfactory. No overcrowding. The drainage is good. The
hospital latrine is on the dry-earth principle, which is efficiently carried out.
Hospital water-supply.— The hospital water-supply is obtained from the lines. Is good.
General conclusions.—The health of this regiment during the year has not been satisfactory,
there being 322 admissions into hospital. However the prevailing diseases have been mild in
type and for the most part trivial, viz., ague (60 admissions), abscess (32), injuries (32), boil
(25), rheumatism (22), ulcer (18) and itch (17). There were five deaths, two in and three out
of hospital.
Deputy Surgeon-General J. Wilson inspected this corps on the 18th January
1879 and reports as follows
: —
Lines.—The lines are scrupulously clean and the huts are well ventilated.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.— There are no latrines in the lines. It would be
advisable to build two, but they are not urgently required, as conservancy carts call daily at
each hut to remove refuse, which is carried to a distance of two miles and buried.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood.— Very good.
Hospital.—It is clean, with good natural and artificial drainage, well ventilated by doors,
windows, and ridge-ventilators, not crowded, and with a good water-supply from wells in the
lines. The latrine is clean and the dry-earth system strictly carried out, coal-tar being freely
used.
34th Regiment Native Infantry
STATION—MANGALORE.
Arrived from Bellary 30th December 1870.
Average strength
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
683
Do.
do. present
. .
. .
. .
. . . .
. .
655
Admissions
. .
. .
..
. .
..
. .
. . ..
223
Daily sick
..
..
..
. .
. . ..
..
..
10
Deaths in hospital
..
..
..
..
. .
. .
. .
3
Do. out of hospital
. .
. .
. . ..
..
..
6
Pensioned
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
54
Sick leave
. . ..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . ..
15
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 ..
.. Mangalore
..
..
44.18
1.99
.15
.91
3.33
1876 ..
. .
Do.
. .
. . 43.10
1.60
. .
3.39
1.77
1877 ..
..
Do.
. .
. .
37.24
1.72
1.17
3.07
2.34
Average ..
41.50
1.77
.44
2.45
2.48
1878 ..
. . Mangalore
..
. . 34.04
1.52
1.31
7.90
2.19