Hospital
ventilation.
Hospital
drainage.
General
conclusions.
Sanitary
condition of
latrines,
guard-room,
&c.
Hospital.
Ventilation
and drainage
of the
barrack-
rooms, &c.
wa t e r -
supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Foot sore
-ness.
Duty.
Vaccination.
Epidemic.
NAGPORE FORCE.
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regiment, and, no doubt, the cleanliness and other sanitary precautions adopted prevented its
spreading.
Hospital ventilation.—The ventilation of the hospital has been perfect. Never any over
-crowding.
Hospital drainage.
—Drainage naturally good, latrine kept in good order on the dry-earth
system, coal-tar being freely used. No representations required.
General conclusions.—The general health of the regiment during the past year has not
been satisfactory. The ratio of admissions per 1,000 of strength for the year was 1,214.83,
which, when compared with the previous year, shows an increase of 56 on the admissions, and
three-fourths of the entire admissions were due to ague. The death-rate, too, was very high,
being 25.57 per 1,000 of strength, and including the two that took place from cholera, the
fatal disease in every instance nearly could be, I think, traced to malarious influences. Until
therefore better lines are provided, with a thorough system of subsoil drainage, the corps
quartered here will always show a high admission-rate from fever.
Deputy Surgeon-General J. R. Theobalds inspected this corps on the 3rd March
1877 and reports as under :—
Sanitary condition of lines as to cleanliness, ventilation, &c .—The ventilation of huts
indifferent, chiefly through the tile spaces, and where the poles supporting roof rest on the walls,
and a small entrance door. In the court-yards in front of twenty-one huts small huts have
been built up near the streets, which in some measure interfere with the perflation of air in
these small compounds in front of huts. I would recommend that all these huts be taken down.
The drainage is indifferent though the natural configuration of the ground is favorable
for tolerably good surface-drainage.
I found the lines very clean, but they are very crowded, and the ground must be saturated
with urine and latrine-washing water, as there are no arrangements to carry these fluids out of
the lines. The population residing in these lines is about l,164, spread over an area of 700 feet
by 600.
Sanitary
condition of
lines as to
cleanliness,
ventilation,
&c.
Sanitary condition of latrines, guard-room,&c.—I found the guard rooms and prison-cells,
all in good order, clean, well raised from the ground, and sufficiently ventilated, with the
exception of the quarter guard, which has only two small windows and one door.
Hospital.— A portion of the eastern verandah of the hospital, northern extremity, is
enclosed for the hospital guard, which is objectionable, as it shuts up one of the hospital
windows and so interferes with the ventilation of that ward.
I found the wards of the hospital, dispensary, surgery, commissariat store-room, out-houses
and surroundings all in good order and clean. The ventilation is good through doors, glazed
windows, and ridge roof ventilators. The drainage is fair from the natural configuration of the
ground, but I think would be much improved by digging saucer-drains all round the hospital
to lead into the nullah near ; in this way the rainfall would be quickly carried away and not
soak into the ground under the building.
Surgeon Allison was in medical charge of the detachment at Kamptee and
reports as follows :—
Climate.—The rainfall was about 10 inches less than last year. The health of the station
during the year was satisfactory.
Climate.
Ventilation, and drainage of the barrack-rooms, &c.— The ventilation and drainage of
the barracks, guard-rooms and huts are good. No alterations have been found necessary.
Water-supply.— The water is procured from wells situated in the lines ; it is liable to
contamination from soakage, but there is a well at some distance from the lines set apart for
drinking purposes which furnishes very good water.
Diet. —Provisions are abundant. Vegetables are plentiful and cheap. The troops have
received compensation on account of dearness of provisions.
Clothing.—The clothing is sufficient and is varied according to the season.
Foot soreness has existed to some extent.
Duty .—The duties do not appear to have exercised any injurious influence on the health
of the men. The average number of nights in bed has been four.
Vaccination has been efficiently kept up. No cases of small-pox occurred during the year.
Seventy-four children were vaccinated during the past twelve months.
Epidemic.— One fatal case of cholera occurred. The man was attacked on the 19th
November and was at once transferred to the cantonment cholera hospital, where he died after
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