Climate of
the station.
Ventilation
and drainage
of the men's
huts, &c.
Water-supply
Sanitary
arrangements
Diet.
Liquors.
Clothing.
Foot sorenes
Duty.
Drill.
Vaccination.
Epidemic.
Surgeons C. J. McNally, M.D., and W. E. Griffiths, M.D. (latter of the
Bengal Medical Establishment), were in medical charge of this corps during the
year, the latter of whom reports as follows :-
Climate of the station.—There were some remarkable hailstones during the hot season, rain
occurred in every month of the year, and the monsoons were later than usual. Fever, as usual,
increased during the rains.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
3rd Regiment Right Infantry.
STATION—SECUNDERABAD.
Arrived from Madras, 7th and 8th February 1871.
Average strength
...
...
... ... 692
Do.
do.
present
...
...
...
...
... 671
Admissions...
...
...
...
...
... 643
Daily sick...
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
Deaths in hospital...
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
Do. out of do.
...
...
...
...
...
3
Pensioned
... ...
...
...
...
...
6
Sick leave
...
...
. . . ...
8
The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding, as
contrasted with previous years :—
Years.
Rate per Cent. of
Stations.
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions. Daily Sick. All Deaths.
Pensioned.
Sick Leave.
1874
... Secunderabad
...
157 59
10.63
1.51
8.66
3.19
1875
...
Do.
...
. . .
92 61
4.87
89
1.19
2.68
1876
Do.
...
...
68.79
3 34
1.01
4 07
2.18
Average ...
10633
6.28
113
4.64
2.68
1877
... Secunderabad
. . .
95.82
3 12
1.30
.86
1.15
Ventilation and drainage of the men's huts, &c.—The principal ingress of air to the huts is
through the doors which open into small yards in each of which is a latrine. Air obtains egress
through the interstices of the tiled roofs. There are sometimes small windows or holes in the
wall.
Drainage is bad. The drains from the latrines in front of the huts empty into channels
at either side of the roadways. All the urine and dirty water soak into the ground which is
composed of disintegrated granite.
Water-supply, deficient and muddy during the greater part of the year.
Sanitary arrangements have been attended to as well as possible under the circum
-stances.
Diet .—Provisions have been very dear. Vegetables were always procurable. The maxi
-mum "rice compensation" during the year was Rupees 12-2-3, and the minimum was
Rupees 5-13-4, the average being Rupees 7-10-11. The dieting has in most cases been
sufficiently nutritive and varied.
Liquors .—Toddy and arrack, which are very cheap. Narcotic drugs appear to be also exten
-sively used.
Clothing has been sufficient and suited to the climate.
Foot soreness.—There has been a good deal of foot soreness. This is not surprising,
considering that the men wear rough boots without any socks.
Duty .—The men do not appear to have suffered from these duties. Number of nights per
week in bed five to six.
Drill daily from 5-30 to 7-30 A.M. and 4-30 to 6 P.M. It has produced none but a good
effect on health.
Vaccination.—Number of cases vaccinated 88, of which 77 were successful and 11 unsuc
-cessful.
Epidemic.—There.were 17 admissions for chicken-pox and 2 for measles during the year.
One case of cholera occurred in a European Commissioned Officer and live amongst sepoys.
Three of the latter cases proved fatal. The case of the European officer's and four of the others
may be regarded as a continuation of last year epidemic.