Clothing
Foot soreness
Duty.
Sani tary condi ti on of
lock-up.
Vaccination,
Epidemic.
Ventilation of
hospital.
Condition of
the drainage
and latrines.
Water supply
General
conclusions.
Sanitary
condition of
barracks.
sanitary
condition of
latrines, &c.
Rations.
Water supply.
conservancy
of neighbour
-hood.
Hospital.
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Clothing is suitable and adapted to the climate. No recommendations on the subject,
on my part. were found necessary.
Foot soreness. —There were altogether only ten cases of foot soreness under treatment
during the year, but these represent but a small amount of what really existed as I saw almost
daily some men go about bare-footed when in uniform. They used to tell me that they bad
shoe-bite but did not like going to hospital for so slight an ailment.
Duty. —The duties were not prejudicial to health. Average number of nights in bed 2 1/2.
Sanitary condition, of lock-up .― The lock-up room and cells are satisfactory in every way
as regards cubic space, ventilation, and cleanliness.
Vaccination. —All the men of the regiment have been vaccinated or have had small-pox
prior to entering the service.
Epidemic.—No epidemic disease appeared.
Ventilation of hospital. —The ventilation of the hospital has been excellent, and there has
been no overcrowding.
Condition of the drainage and latrines .—The condition of the drainage is good ; the
latrines are kept clean and were coal-tarred throughout.
Water-supply. —The hospital water-supply is good and abundant, and the cooking of tin
hospital diets satisfactory.
General conclusions. —The health of the regiment during the year was fairly good. The
strength of the regiment was 709, and the admissions to hospital 966. Three hundred and
twenty-one of the latter were for mild cutaneous affections. There was the large number of
168 cases of ague, 50 of which occurred in November and 30 in December on the cessation of
the rains. There were also 50 admissions for debility, generally cases of apparent want of
nutrition.
Deputy Surgeon-General H. R. Oswald, M.D., inspected this corps on the
11th December 1876 and reports as follows :
―
Sanitary condition of barracks. —The barracks were fairly clean. The cubic area is 55,300
cubic feet and the superficial space 3,200 square feet. On an average about 62 men have
occupied each block at night, giving a superficial area of 53 square feet and 892 cubic feet to
each man.
Sanitary condition of latrines, &.c. —The latrines are bad and insufficient, and have been, 1
am informed, frequently condemned. They are four in number, each divided into eight compart-
ments furnished with boards to stand upon and an earthen glazed pan underneath to receive
urine and fœces. The men wash in the latrines after defœcation, so that they are always wet
and slushy. The dry-earth system is supposed to be carried out, but there was no evidence of
it. There is a large shed at rear of latrine in which there was a very small supply of dry earth.
The latrines smelt badly and they had not been tarred for some time. The excreta are removed
to a nullah at some distance in the regimental conservancy cart, and there are four toties.
Rations.—The rations are supplied by the commissariat : they are represented to be of
good quality ; the men vary them privately.
Water-supply from five wells ; it is said to be good. No filters are used.
Conservancy of neighbourhood. —The neighbourhood of the barracks requires weeding and
cleaning up a little after the rains. The conservancy of the cantonment is well attended to
by the Cantonment Committee.
Hospital.—The hospital accommodates 24 patients, giving each man 100 supeficial square
feet and 1,450 cubic feet. The number of sick however always exceeds this, and the remainder
of them are accommodated in the space underneath, the sides being closed by gunny purdahs
to protect the men from the weather. All the cases of skin disease and other trifling cases are
placed here.
6 t h R e g i m e n t H a t i b e I n f a n t r y .
STATION—THAYETMYO.
Arrived from Secunderabad on the 22nd January 1875.
Average strength
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60
Do.
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516
Admissions ...
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416
Daily sick ...
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01
Deaths in hospital
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4
Do. out of do.
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10
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2
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