Hospital drainage satisfactory.
Hospital
drainage.
Hospital water-supply good.
Hospital
water-supply.
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
81
General conclusions.—This regiment arrived in Bellary from Burmah and the Andaman General
Islands in March and April 1875. A large number was invalided after arrival on account of conclusions.
debility both of a senile nature and induced by disease contracted in Arakan and the Nicobars ;
notwithstanding this weeding out of men whose constitutions seemed hopelessly shattered the
sick list has still remained high compared with that of the other corps at this station. Ague
is still prevalent amongst them and is liable to be intensified by cold weather acting on
debilitated constitutions, as well as by other less evident causes. During the first three months
of the year ague was the prevailing disease, for which there were 35 admissions. Four cases of
modified small-pox and two cases of chicken-pox, all of a mild type, occurred, those diseases
having been at the time prevalent amongst the civil population. During the second quarter
ague again gave the highest number of admissions and frequently assumed a severe character.
There was no death or case of cholera or other epidemic during the three months in question.
The medical history of the regiment during the last quarter up to date has not presented any
new features requiring special mention. Ague continued to be the prevailing disease, being as
usual generally mild and only very exceptionally occurring in a severe form. Cholera now
appeared for the first time. The disease had broken out in the 21st Native Infantry several
days prior to its introduction into this regiment. The lines of both corps are only about 100
yards apart and hygienic conditions are apparently identical, with perhaps two exceptions ;
the 27th lines presenting broader streets and several unoccupied spaces, and being also of more
recent construction. On the 27th November a child was attacked by cholera ; on the 29th idem
three children, and a sepoy who had been attending one of the above cases in the cholera-camp
was attacked on the 3rd December. One of the children died of the disease and three recovered ;
the sepoy has also recovered. The most pronounced symptom which the disease exhibited
in all the cases was the entire and prolonged suppression of urine, the patients speedily recovering
after the re-establishment of this secretion. Having been in charge of the cholera-camp of
the 21st Regiment, where the cases were more numerous, I also remarked this striking charac-
teristic of the disease in all the cases, its continued suppression in the fatal cases, and its
re-appearance ushering in the first indications of recovery. Up to date there have been 9
deaths, 1 from chronic diarrhœa, 1 remittent fever, 1 abscess, 3 ague, 1 general debility,
1 pneumonia and 1 acute rheumatism. Twenty-one have been pensioned, and 10 sent on
sick leave to their native places. Six cases have been discharged for constitutional syphilis.
Deputy Surgeon-General P. G. FitzGerald, M.D., inspected this corps on the
1st February 1877 and reports as follows :—
Sanitary condition of lines, &c.—The lines are particularly clean and neatly kept, with
trees growing at intervals along the sides of the streets.
Sanitary condition of latrines, &c.—There are no public latrines ; men, women and children
use domestic latrines which are cleaned by contract and the excreta buried in a pit about a
mile from the lines. The refuse and sweepings of the lines are also removed by the same
contractor to a pit about a quarter of a mile from the houses every evening. The solitary
cells are two and well ventilated. They have each a latrine attached. The guard-room latrine
was clean and supplied with dry earth.
Conservancy.—The lines are kept clean by eight sweepers and as many toties. Rubbish
:is removed daily by the contractor.
Sanitary
condition of
lines, &c.
Sanitary
condition of
latrines, &c.
Conservancy.
Hospital.
Hospital.—The hospital is a double one, built to accommodate the of two sick regiments
:under the same roof. One side is occupied by the 21st and the other by the 27th Regiment
Native Infantry. The drainage is natural. The rain water sinks into the dry light soil or flows
off the surface, which has a slight inclination toward the south-west. The accessory buildings
are a latrine common to the two regiments. The raised seats which were objectionable have
been removed., and their places supplied by square stones three or four inches high, with separate
,chatties for excreta.
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
...
...
...
Average strength
...
...
...
...
...
3,295
...
Do.
do. present
...
.00
000
...
...
. . .
3,201
...
Total admissions
...
000
...
...
...
...
2,708
...
...
...
Daily sick
...
000
0100
...
94
...
...
...
Deaths in hospital
000
...
...
...
39
...
...
...
...
...
Do
out of do.
...
...
...
15
...
...
...
...
. . .
Pensioned.
...
...
,
86
...
:Sick leave...
0S8
.00
OOP
...
...
56
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