Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Water-supply
Conservancy.
Hospital.
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MYSORE DIVISION.
Deputy Surgeon-General P. G. FitzGerald, M.D., inspected this corps on the
6th March 1878 and reports as follows
Sanitary
condition
of lines.
Sanitary condition of lines.— The 36th Regiment occupy the west hutting lines. These
have been fully described in the last and previous reports. Since last inspection three new blocks
or lines of huts have been erected. The drainage is very good; the drains are lined with stone
, but the joints between the stones, in the course of time, permit percolation of water, and so the
soil behind them becomes offensive. An attempt has been made in some places to render the
joints water-proof, but the asphalte, or whatever the cement is, has become loosened in great
part, and it no longer serves its purpose of preventing leakage. The drainage from the huts
consists of the ablution water mixed with urine ; the former passing through the domestic
latrine to the outside drain, ultimately it finds its way to the main sewer of the bazaar. The
lines are open and healthy, and to their superiority over those of the east hutting lines
must be in great. part attributed the superior healthiness of the 36th over the 23rd Regiment
which has been noticed for some years past.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.—There are 4 regimental latrines, besides that for
the quarter-guard, 3 of which are for men and 1 for women. They are on the Vizagapatam
principle, and were fully described in last year's report.
Water-supply .—There is an ample supply of good water from wells in the lines and also
from Miller's tanks situated a little to the north of the lines.
Conservancy of the neighborhood is under the care of the Municipality. It is well
attended to.
Hospital is a good one, and well situated. It is well lighted and ventilated, and has been
fully described in former reports. The latrine is always very clean, and should be the model
for all similar buildings. There are n.o artificial drains in connection with the hospital, except
a short channel leading from the bath-room to a shallow channel that carries the surface water
to the road-side ditch.
2 8 t h R e g i m e n t N a t i v e I n f a n t r y .
STATION—MERCARA.
Arrived from Vellore, 17th February 1874.
Average strength
...
...
...
... ... ...
...
684
Do.
do.
present
...
...
... ... ...
...
641
Admissions
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
... 385
Daily sick
... ... ...
...
... ... ... ...
11
Deaths in hospital
...
...
... ...
...
... ...
6
Do. out of do
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
6
Pensioned
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
Sick leave
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
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.
1874
... Mercara
... ...
141·40
6·54
1·47
1·77
3·98
1875
...
Do.
... ...
108·18
5·72
1·48
4·74
7·11
1876
...
Do.
...
...
71·56
3·55
2·97
2·67
4·75
Average ...
107·04
5·27
1·97
3·06
5·98
1877
... Mereara
...
...
60·06
1·71
1·75
·14
1·60
Surgeon J. S. Dill, M.D., was in medical charge of this corps during the year
and reports as under :—