SAUGOR DIVISION.
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Sanitary
arrange
- m e n t s .
Diet.
Foot
soreness.
Epidemic.
Hospital ventilation sufficient.
Hospital
ventilation.
Hospital
water
-supply.
Position of
lines.
Ventilation of
the men's
huts, &c.
Water-supply.
Sanitary
arrange
- m e n t s .
Diet.
Foot
soreness.
Duty.
Epidemic.
Hospital
water-supply.
General
conclusions.
Water-supply.— The water has been good during the past year; quality and quantity both
satisfactory.
Water-supply.
Sanitary arrangements have been properly attended to. The local cause of disease is the
climate and the bad site and black cotton soil on which the lines are built in Banda assists in
caressing fever.
Diet .—Provisions have been abundant, and the men have received compensation each
month for the dearness of rice. The dieting has been sufficiently nutritive and varied during
the past year.
Clothing.—The clothing has been sufficient and suitable to the climate, that is, what is
allowed by the Government; but the under-clothing what the sepoy wants in the cold weather
in Banda, Nowgong, and Bundlecund, is deficient, and, as a rule, the sepoy cannot afford to
buy it himself, and they have to do without it in many cases. I believe, in fact, what they
do wear is not of much use.
Foot soreness.—There has been the usual amount of foot soreness from the defective make
of the boots, and also of the inferior half-tanned leather of which they are made.
Epidemic.—Malarious fevers occur to a great extent in Banda among the men of the
Madras sepoys, caused by the climate of Banda and assisted by the bad site on which the
lines are built, also the soil, which is black cotton and very difficult of drainage. Cholera broke
out on the 16th October 1876; there were two seizures (sepoys—brothers); one died on the
17th instant, the other recovered. The mother was attacked on the 19th instant and recovered,
making three seizures and one death. The cause, I am of strong opinion, was owing to the
very dirty state of the court-yard of their hut; they all lived in one hut. The disease did not
spread.
Phthisis pulmonalis.—The occurrence of pneumonia I attribute to the cold weather of the
Banda station, which the men are not accustomed to, also a great number of the men at Banda
I consider indulge in narcotic drugs, and make themselves very thin and weak, and th
u s p r e - d i s p o s e t h e i r c o n s t i t u t i o n s t o b r o n c h i t i s p n e u m o n i a i n t h e c o l d w e a t h e r .
Clothing.
Phthisis
pulmonalis.
Hospital water-supply satisfactory.
Position of lines.—The lines are situated at the north-east end of the cantonment on
slightly elevated ground, facing east and west. I consider the position a healthy one. The
general construction of the huts I think good, and there is plenty of ventilation.
Ventilation of the men's huts, &c.—I consider the ventilation and general sanitary state of
the huts and guard-rooms are good.
Water-supply.—The quality of the water is good.
Sanitary arrangements.—The sanitary arrangements of the huts I consider good, and there
have been no local causes of disease requiring removal.
Diet .—Provisions have been cheap and plentiful; vegetables abundant and very good.
The men have received compensation in the shape of rice.
Foot soreness.—There has been a good deal of foot soreness from defective boots; except
in a few cases of severe, character, boots excused for two or three days was sufficient to remove
the affection.
Duty.—The ordinary amount of drill, and the march to Delhi and back, which has done
the men much good in improving their physique.
Epidemic.—Ague caused 114 admissions: this compares very favorably with the number
of the previous year, viz ., 226. Cholera did not show itself during the year.
Hospital ventilation is very good; there has been no overcrowding.
Hospital
ventilation.
Hospital drainage.—The drainage is good, the latrines are in good order, and the dry-earth
system is efficiently carried out.
Hospital
drainage.
Hospital water-supply.— There is plenty of it and the quality is good.
General conclusions.—The health of the wing has been good.
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