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TABLE No. V.
TABLE OF AGES.
Vaccination in 1868, arranged according to Age, whether performed under or
above one year of Age.
ESTABLISHMENTS.
I.—Superintendents in British Territory....
II.— Do. and others in Native do
......
III— Civil Surgeons and others ....................
Total...
I.—Superintendents in British Territory.
Central Circle.......................................
Southern do ..............................
Northern do ..............................
Western do ..............................
Sind do..............................
Kattiawar do ..............................
Rewa Kanta do ..............................
Presidency do .................................
II.—Superintendents and others in Native
Territory.
Central Circle ..............................
Southern do ..............................
Northern do ..............................
Western do..............................
Sind do ..............................
Kattiawar do ..............................
Rewa Kanta do ..............................
Kutch .................................
III.—Civil Surgeons, Government Vaccinators.
Rutnagherry ..............................
Karwar ..............................
Surat .................................
Broach ..............................
Poona .................................
Ahmednaggur ..............................
Sattara ..............................
Sholapoor ..............................
Dhoolia ..............................
Nassick ..............................
Belgaum ..............................
AGE.
Under one
year.
121,111
36,039
20,126
177,276
22,214
8‚505
48,315
7,186
22,025
4,914
3,159
4,793
779
5,223
11,897
1,199
662
13,698
2,334
247
596
67
1,241
650
700
748
1,147
291
662
505
321
Above one
year.
168,612
60,642
19,723
248,977
36,696
24,920
25,063
25,566
40,446
5,609
4,348
5,964
823
12,560
11,183
4,182
1,443
25,325
4,749
377
836
306
1,599
616
941
417
2,030
380
216
508
257
DIFFERENCE.
Under.
......
......
403
......
......
......
23,252
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
714
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
34
......
331
......
......
446
......
64
Above.
47,501
24,603
......
71,701
14,482
16,415
......
18,380
18,421
695
1,189
1,171
44
7,337
......
2,983
781
11,627
2,415
130
240
239
358
......
241
......
883
89
......
3
......
Total
Vaccinated.
289,723
96,681
39,849
426,253
58,910
33,425
73,378
32,752
62,471
10,523
7,507
10,757
1,602
17,783
23,080
5,381
2,105
39,023
7,083
624
1,432
373
2,840
1,266
1,641
1,165
3,177
671
878
1,013
578
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ESTABLISHMENTS.
III.—Civil Surgeons, Government Vaccinators.
—(continued).
Dharwar ..............................
Kolapoor ........................
Kaira..............................
Rajkote..............................
Kurrachee ..............................
Do.
Jail..............................
Hydrabad
..............................
Shikarpoor
..............................
Aden
.................................
Municipal Vaccinators under Civil Sur-
geons.
Tanna..............................
Ahmedabad...........................
Kulladghee..............................
Ahmedabad..............................
Kotree..............................
IV.—Civil Hospitals and Dispensaries which
have no Vaccinators.
Vingorla ..............................
Alibaugh..............................
Bandora..............................
Coorla..............................
Oorun..............................
Callian..............................
Bhewndy..............................
Dapoolie..............................
Sawunt Warree..............................
Honore.................................
Poona..............................
Kurrar..............................
Sircy..............................
Barsee..............................
Sholapoor..............................
Bagulkote..............................
Punderpoor..............................
Waie.................................
Moondegode..............................
Gokak.................................
Peint..............................
Hullial..............................
Dhurrungaum..............................
Ahmedabad..............................
Dholka..............................
Veerungaum..............................
Dakore...........................
Kurrachee..............................
Sukkur.................................
Jacobabad..............................
Larkhana.................................
Mehur....................................
AGE.
Under one
year.
197
555
695
167
1,468
......
1,209
1,176
121
98
609
266
3,051
1,053
65
64
54
41
......
14
21
29
15
17
29
15
2
17
34
61
44
......
......
......
23
12
45
......
24
61
38
......
511
20
247
36
Above one
year.
464
2,062
101
141
1,567
49
638
64
604
173
199
362
1,553
97
317
271
282
68
......
23
66
223
13
56
67
58
36
26
44
52
46
5
......
......
32
13
63
......
10
61
22
......
206
26
163
52
DIFFERENCE.
Under.
......
......
594
26
......
......
571
1,112
......
......
410
......
......
956
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
2
......
......
......
......
......
......
9
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
14
......
16
......
305
......
84
......
Above.
267
1,507
......
......
99
49
......
......
483
75
......
96
1,498
......
252
207
228
27
......
9
45
194
......
39
38
43
34
9
10
......
2
5
......
......
9
1
18
......
......
......
......
......
......
6
......
16
Total
Vaccinated.
661
2,617
796
308
3,035
49
1,847
1,240
725
271
808
628
4,604
1,150
382
335
336
109
......
37
87
252
28
73
96
73
38
43
78
113
90
5
......
......
55
25
108
......
34
122
60
......
717
46
410
88
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ESTABLISHMENTS.
IV.—Civil Hospital and Dispensaries which
have no Vaccinators.—(continued).
Sehwa ..........................................
Jerruck.......................................
Rohree.......................................
Oomerkote..............................
Nuggur Parkur.......................................
Halla......................................................
Mahomed Khan's Tanda........................
Boola Khan's Tanda.................................
Meerpoor Buttora....................................
Allyar Ka Tanda.......................................
Khetty Bunder..........................................
Taroosha................................................
Tatta......................................................
Mittee...................................................
Kippra................................................
AGE.
Under one
year.
67
1
221
45
68
92
42
49
88
105
15
52
126
9
14
Above one
year.
66
68
169
111
58
115
84
39
57
137
70
45
139
54
30
DIFFERENCE.
Under.
1
......
52
......
10
......
......
10
31
......
......
9
......
......
......
Above.
......
67
...... 66
......
23
42
......
......
32
55
......
13
45
16
Total
Vaccinated.
133
69
390
156
126
207
126
88
145
242
85
97
265
63
44
TABLE No. VI.
EMPLOYMENT RETURN OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF
VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1868.
CENTRAL CIRCLE.
Superintendents.—
Assistant Surgeon P. S. TURNBULL, M.D.
„
„
E. H. R. LANGLEY, A.B. (Acting)
Surgeon T. MILLER, M.D. (Acting.)
MONTHS.
January ......
February
March
April
May.........
June............
July............
August......
September ...
October ... ...
November ...
December ...
Total...
Number of
Stations
visited.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
7
6
1
25
Distance
travelled
in miles.
25
121
69
66
223
57
12
262
22
217
100
......
1,174
Number of
travelling
days.
5
19
9
9
25
6
2
9
2
12
8
......
106
Number of
Children
inspected.
125
277
169
210
738
102
10
613
105
221
349
......
2,919
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
4
13
8
9
13
5
2
13
4
11
19
...
Villages visited and inspected.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
...
Assistant Surgeon
Langley inspected
the work of General
Nos.40, 277, 263 and
Poona Municipali-
ty's Vaccinator.
Assistant Sur¬
geon Turnbull in-
spected the work
of
the Poona Muni¬
cipality'sVaccina¬
tor, Gen. Nos. 37,
40, 203, 23, 301
and 241.
In this Circle 10
Vaccinators' work
was examined.
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SOUTHERN CIRCLE.
Superintendents.—
Assistant Surgeon J. RABY.
Surgeon H. DAY, M.D. (Acting).
Surgeon Major PITMAN, (Acting).
MONTHS.
January ......
February ...
March ......
April
May
June .........
July............
August
September ...
October ......
November ...
December. ...
Total...
Number of
Stations
visited.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
6
10
15
14
45
Distance
travelled
in miles.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
66
100
213
269
648
Number of
travelling
days.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
6
10
19
15
50
Number of
Children
inspected.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
92
407
782
771
2,052
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
Assistant Surgeon Raby took charge
on the 19th August. The work of Gen.
Nos 242,35. 297, 228, 276, 234, 291, 71,
151, 218, and of eight Municipal and
Jagheerdar Vaccinators was examined.
3
10
15
l7
Villages visited and inspected.
Do.
Do.
Do.
NORTHERN CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Dr. MUNCHERJEE BYRAMJEE COLAH, M.D. (Acting).
MONTHS.
Jannary ......
February
March .........
April .........
May .........
June .........
July ............
August ......
September ...
October ......
November ...
December ...
Total...
Number of
Stations
visited.
4
5
5
6
4
4
......
......
1
1
5
5
40
Distance
travelled
in miles.
214
311
287
363
221
85
......
26
117
34
3954
255
2,309
Number of
travelling
days.
18
23
22
18
23
9
......
4
6
4
26
19
172
Number of
Children
inspected.
966
1,328
1,968
1,159
1,570
403
......
57
137
170
2,041
1,917
11,716
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
33
34
44
36
44
16
...
2
6
6
59
43
Villages visited and inspected.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do.
Do.
The work of General Nos.
127,91, 170, 177, 52, 293, 248,
273, 19, 209, 309, 287, 56, 20,
31, 203, 296, 1 Native State
Vaccinator, 2 Municipal Vacci¬
cinators, and 1 Candidate was
examined.
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WESTERN CIRCLE.
Superintendent.—Assistant Surgeon T. CODY, (Acting).
MONTHS.
January ......
February......
March .........
April.........
May.........
June............
July
August.........
September ...
October......
November ...
December ...
Total...
Number of
Stations
visited.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
3
3
6
Distance
travelled
in miles.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
33
35
68
Number of
travelling
days.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
3
10
13
Number of
Children
inspected.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
387
378
765
SUMMARY OF REMARKS.
As s i
s t
ant Sur ge on Cody
has onl y been acting since
the
14 th October.
The work of Gen. Nos. 58,
296,
1 Di s pe ns a r
y and 1
Muni c i
pa l
i
t
y wa s examined.
9 Villages visited and inspected.
13
Do.
SIND CIRCLE.
Superintendents.—
Surgeon J. PINKERTON, M.D,
Assistant Surgeon J. FFOLLIOTT.
Surgeon Major J. GILBERT, (Acting).
‚,
„ M. STYLE, (Acting).
MONTHS
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
Number of
Stations
visited
6
13
14
3
3
2
3
2
3
9
58
Distance
travelled
in miles.
39
88
140
119
216
210
178
44
83
142
1,259
Number of
travelling
days
11
23
20
3
3
2
4
3
3
9
81
Number of
Children
inspected
496
838
1,015
122
471
371
671
3,984
SUMMARY OF REMARKS
19
55
70
5
11
20
25
Villages visited and inspected
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
The work of Gen Nos 199,
77, 148 195, 246, 185, 295,
114, 1 Local Vaccinator and
two Dispensaries was examined
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT
OF THE
NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS_
8 7 7
FRAMED ON THE WEEKLY AND ANNUAL RETURNS, ON THE REPORTS OF
REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICERS, AND ON THE INSPECTION REPORTS
OF DEPUTY SURGEONS-GENERAL OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
(ALL STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN IN THE TABLES
AT THE END.)
COMPILED BY THE SECRETARY TO, UNDER THE ORDERS OF, THE SURGEON-GENERAL.
MADRAS:
PRINTED BY R. HILL, AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS.
1878.
IP/25/AF.3
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT
OF THE
NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS
FOR THE YEAR
FRAMED ON THE WEEKLY AND ANNUAL RETURNS, ON THE REPORTS OF
REGIMENTAL MEDICAL OFFICERS, AND ON THE INSPECTION REPORTS
OF DEPUTY SURGEONS-GENERAL OF THE INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
(ALL STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS GIVEN IN THE TABLES
AT THE END.)
COMPILED BY THE SECRETARY TO, UNDER THE ORDERS OF, THE SURGEON-GENERAL.
MADRAS:
PRINTED BY R. HILL, AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS.
1878.
1878.
INDEX.
[ The Regiments are placed as they stood in the Army List on the 31st December 1877.]
CENTRE OR PRESIDENCY DISTRICT.
PAGE
PAGE
Deputy Surgeon-General W. J. vanSomeren's
report on the Presidency District
13
13th Regiment Native Infantry
19
14th
do.
do.
19
Body Guard of His Grace the Governor of
Madras
16
33rd
do.
do.
21
39th
do.
do.
2 3
10th Regiment Native Infantry
17
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Deputy Surgeon-General W. J. vanSomeren's
report on the Northern District
25
7th Regiment Native Infantry
30
12th
do.
do.
32
2nd Regiment Native Infantry, Hd. Qrs. and
Right Wing
27
41st
do.
do.
33
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
Deputy Surgeon-General J. Wilson's report
on the Southern District
36
38th Regiment Native Infantry
39
26th
do.
do.
41
19th Regiment Native Infantry
36 37th
do.
do.
43
32nd
do.
do.
38
DISTRICT OF MALABAR AND CANARA.
9th Regiment Native Infantry
45 34th Regiment Native Infantry
48
25th
do.
do.
46
MYSORE DIVISION.
Deputy Surgeon-General P. G. FitzGerald's
report on Mysore Division
50
23rd Regiment Light Infantry
68
36th
do.
Native Infantry
69
Head-Quarters (Queen's Own) Sappers and
Miners
65
28th
do.
do.
71
30th
do.
do.
73
CEDED DISTRICTS.
Deputy Surgeon-General P. G. FitzGerald's
report on the Ceded Districts
50
21st Regiment Native Infantry
77
27th
do.
do.
79
4th Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own) Light
Cavalry
76
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INDEX.
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
PAGE
PAGE
Deputy Surgeon-General W. Williamson's
report on the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force 82
3rd Regiment Light Infantry
92
29th
do.
NativeInfantry
93
1st Regiment Light Cavalry
89 40th
do.
do.
94
1st
do.
Native Infantry
90
NAGPORE FORCE.
Deputy Surgeon-General J. R. Theobald's
report on the Nagpore Force
97
8th Regiment Native Infantry
102
22nd
do.
do.
105
2nd Regiment Light Cavalry
99 31st
do.
Light Infantry
107
35th Regiment Native Infantry
101
BRITISH BURMAH DIVISION.
Deputy Surgeon-General H. R. Oswald's
report on the British Burmah Division
110
15th Regiment Native Infantry, Head Qrs.
and Wing
115
4th Regiment Native Infantry
112
17th Regiment Native Infantry
118
6th
do.
do.
113
24th
do.
do.
120
SAUGOR CIRCLE.
3rd Regiment Light Cavalry
123 20th Regiment Native Infantry, Hd. Qrs. and
Left Wing
128
5th
do.
Native Infantry
125
16th
do.
do.
127 20th
do.
do.
Right Wing. 130
BENGAL.
11th Regiment Native Infantry
131.
STATISTICAL TABLES.
Table No.
I.—Showing the Sickness, Mortality, and Invaliding in the Native Army for the
year 1877
134
Table No. II.—Showing the relative Ratios per Cent. of Treated and Deaths under the
different Classes of Diseases
138
Table No. III.—Showing the Remained, Admitted, Discharged, Died, &c., under the different
Classes of Diseases arranged according to Divisions in which the Troops
were serving
140
Table No. IV.—Showing the Remained, Admitted, Discharged, Died, &c., arranged according
to the different Classes of Diseases
146
Table No. V.—Summary of the Army Statistics for the year 1877
147
Statement showing the minor movements of Native Troops during 1877
148
OFFICE OF SURGEON-GENERAL, INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
FORT ST. GEORGE, 11 th July 1878.
No. 392.
From
SURGEON-GENERAL GEORGE SMITH, M.D.,
INDIAN MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
Fort St. George,
THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
MILITARY DEPARTMENT,
Fort St. George.
To
SIR,
I HAVE the honor to submit to His Grace the Governor in Council the Medical
and Sanitary Report on the Native Army of Madras for the year 1877.
2. Seasonal phenomena.— The rainfall for the year was above the average over
the greater part of the Presidency, but the fall was so irregular and unseasonable
that the country did not derive its full share of benefit from it. At Bangalore the
temperature was unusually high and the rainfall moderate. The maximum solar
heat in vacuo was 150°, being 2° higher than in 1876 and 7° higher than in 1875;
the mean humidity of the air was 1° higher than in 1876. Rain fell on 91 days and
the total amounted to 39 inches 26 cents., the average of former years being about 35
or 36 inches. The south-west monsoon set in late, and a large proportion of early
crops perished for want of seasonable rain, and, at a later period of the year, untimely
rain produced a similar effect.
In Bellary as at Bangalore there was a high temperature and the rain fall
amounted to 26 inches 51 cents., being 8 or 9 inches above the average.
In the Northern District both the south-west and north-east monsoons failed.
Over the southern part of the district, however, the margin of the May cyclone
passed and occasioned a fair fall of rain, which furnished a good supply of water,
but was of little use towards agricultural operations owing to the period of its
occurrence. Extreme heat was a prominent feature of the hot weather. At the
Presidency and neighborhood there was a persistence of drought until the middle
of May, when there occurred heavy cyclonic rain with subsequent failure of the
south-west monsoon. The rainfall during the north-east monsoon was seasonable
and fully up to the average. The temperature was neither so high in the hot nor so
low in the cool season as it usually is.
At Secunderabad the hot weather although unusually prolonged was milder
than that of last year; the scanty rainfall of the first half of the year (following so
dry a year as 1876) caused a deficient water-supply. The rainfall was above the
average, nearly 32 inches against 16 inches last year. At Trichinopoly in the
Southern District the south-west monsoon almost entirely failed, 4 inches of rain
only having fallen from January to August, while 34 inches fell from September to
December, being 3 inches more than the average. The cold weather was very
slight owing to the heavy rains in the last quarter of the year, the thermometer
reaching only 72° on the coldest morning. The year was one of famine, pestilence
and great mortality among the civil population. At the close of the year the
prospect was more bright and hopeful.
2. Necessaries of life.—In 1874 the rainfall was good, the crops above the
average, the food-supply abundant and prices moderate; in 1875 the rainfall was
seriously deficient, the crops scanty and the prices steadily rising; in 1876 the
Seasonal
phenomena.
Necessaries
of life.
8
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT
Presidency
Division.
Southern District.
Saugor
Circle.
Diseases.
Admis- sions. Deaths
Percentage of
Strength.
Admis- sions.
Deaths in
Hos-
pital.
Eruptive fevers ... 40 ... 1.20 ...
Continued do.
... 211
. . . 6.35
. . .
Malarious do.
... 296
. . . 8.91
. 0 9
Rheumatic affections . . . 75 ... 2.25
. . .
Diseases of the eye ... 77 ... 2.31 ...
Diseases of the lungs ... 63 7 1.89
. 2 1
Diarrh
Skin diseases
a . . . ... 173 2 5.21
. 0 6
Dysentery ... . . . 135 3 4.06
. 0 9
Skin diseases
i
... I 182 1 5.48
. 0 3
Diseases
Admis- sions. Deaths
Percentage of
Strength.
Admis- sions.
Deaths in
Hos-
pital.
Eruptive fevers ... 17
. . . .51 ...
Continued do.
. . . 23 ...
70 ...
Malarious do. ... 535 3 16.32
. 0 9
Rheumatic affections ... 65 ... 1.98
. . .
Diseases of the eye ... 117 ... 3.57 ...
Diseases of the lungs ... 80
. . . 2.44
. 0 3
Diarrhœa ... ... 82 2 2.50
. 0 6
Dysentery ... ... 140 2 4.27
. 0 6
Skin diseases
... 148 ... 4.51 ...
D i s e a s e s .
Admis- sions.
Deaths
Percentage of
Strength.
Admis- sions.
Deaths
i n Hos - pi t a l .
Eruptive fevers ... 10 ... .44
. . .
Continued do. ...... 51 1
2.24 .04
Malarious do. ... 1,095 9 48.21 . 3 9
Rheumatic affections ... 106 ... 4.67 . . .
Diseases of the eye ... 125 ... 5.50 . . .
Diseases of the lungs... 61 7 2.68 . 3 0
Diarrhœea ... ... 54 1 2.39 . 4 0
Dysentery ... ... 31 ... 1.36 . . .
Skin diseases
...
1 0 3
... 4.53 . . .
17.Presidency Division. — The
diseases from which admissions were
most frequent were malarial fever,
continued fever, diseases of the skin
and diarrhœa ; whilst those leading to
unfavorable results were diseases of
the lungs, malarial fever, dysentery and
diarrhœa.
18.Southern District.— The princi-
pal causes of admission were malarial
fever, skin diseases, dysentery, diarrhœa,
and diseases of the lungs ; the chief
causes of mortality being malarial fever,
diarrhœa, dysentery and diseases of the
lungs.
19.
Saug or Circle. — A m o n g t h e
causes of admissions malarial fever
assumes a prominent position. The
admissions aggregated 48.21 per cent.
and t he deat hs . 39 per cent . of st r engt h.
Next in frequency to malarial fevers
come diseases of the eye, rheumatism
and skin diseases. The casualties were
due to malarial fevers, diseases of the
lungs, continued fevers and diarrhœa.
Mysore
Division. Diseases.
Ad sions. Deaths
Percentage of
Strength.
Admis- sions.
Deaths
i n H o s - p i t a l .
Eruptive fevers ... 59 ... 1.98 . . .
Continued do. ... 304 3 9.94 . 0 9
Malarious do. ... ... 1,108 7 36.25 . 2 2
Rheumatic affections ... 108 1 3.53 . 0 3
Diseases of the eye ... 139 ... 4.54 . . .
Diseases of the lungs ... 78 5 2.58 1 6
Diarrhœea
... ... 116 ... 3.73 . . .
Dysentery ... ... 157 4 5.13 . 1 3
Skin diseases
... 111 ... 3.63 . . .
20. Mysore Division.— Malarial
fevers take the first place among the
causes of admission, as well as the first
place among the causes of mortality
the other principal causes of admissions
and mortality were continued fevers,
dysentery and diseases of the eye on
the one hand, and diseases of the lungs,
dysentery, continued fever and rheuma.
tism on the other.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
mortality among the civil population of the Presidency; 187 cases occurred in the
Native Army, of which 72 or 38 per cent. died. These facts show what vaccination
on the one hand and medical care with sanitation on the other can effect in
mitigating and in warding off diseases so fatal as natural small-pox and cholera.
There are other preventable diseases affecting the Native Army with which science
has yet to grapple, diseases which claim malaria as their cause and which are more
destructive to life, to health and to efficiency than small-pox and cholera.
33. I have again the gratification of reporting that the duties of Administra
-tive and of Executive Medical Officers as well as of subordinates generally have
been conducted during the past most trying year to my entire satisfaction.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
GEO. SMITH, M.D.,
Surgeon-General, Indian Medical Department.
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT
OF THE
NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS,
FOR THE YEAR
1877.
The regiments are placed as they stood on the 31st December 1877.
CENTRE OR PRESIDENCY DISTRICT.
Average strength
...
...
...
...
...
... ... 3,544
Do.
do. present ... ...
...
...
...
... 3,319
Total admissions
...
... ..
...
...
...
... 1,949
Daily sick
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
66
Deaths in hospital
...
...
...
...
..
...
... 49
Do. out of do.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
Pensioned
...
... ...
... ... ... ... ...
94
Sick leave... ... ...
...
...
...
...
...
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The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding as
contrasted with previous years :—
Years.
Rate per Cent, of
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions.
Daily Sick. All Deaths. Pensioned. Sick Leave.
1874
... ...
56.18
2.26
1.09
3.82
1.95
1875
...
...
62.02
2.38
1.28
3.34
5.08
1876
...
...
52.16
2.12
1.13
2.85
2.05
Average ...
56.78
2.25
1.16
3.33
3.02
1877
... ...
58.72
1.98
1.89
2.65
1.72
The following corps were serving in the division on the 31st December 1877.
His Grace the Governor's Body Guard.
10th Regiment Native Infantry.
13th
do.
do.
14th
do.
do.
33rd do.
do.
39th do.
do.
Deputy Surgeon-General W. J. vanSomeren, M.D., was in charge of this division
during the year and reports as follows :—
I. Seasonal phenomena .—Persistence of drought till May. Heavy cyclonic rain about the Seasonal
middle of that month—subsequent failure of the south-west monsoon—and a
seasonable rainfall phenomena
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