Detachment.
Available space.
Ventilation.
Duties and their effects on
health.
Exercise, amusement, and
occu-pation.
Lock-up rooms and cells.
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A SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
H. M.’s 7th Regiment N. I.
RÁJKOT .—In medical charge of Surgeon W. A. B ARREN ;—strength, 280.
1. The head-quarter wing of H. M.’s 7th Regiment N. I. has been at Rájkot for the past
four years. On the 1st of November 1876 we left this station
for Baroda, but having been recalled by telegram, we managed
to return on the morning of the 7th. A detachment of 86 men proceeded to Burda Chokey
on the 1st March 1876, but was recalled on the 17th October 1876, on account of the in-
different state of health of nearly every man of the detachment.
Location and movement of corps.
2. The left wing, with 2 European officers, has been at
Tanna during the period under review.
3. There is no available space in the lines, which have been
built to accommodate two companies only.
4. Ventilation imperfectly effected through the doorways
and the roof.
5.
5. The bazaar, consisting of two rows of houses, is situated in the immediate vicinity
of and separates the 7th lines from those of the Cavalry. The
residents include grain merchants, butchers, regimental fol-
lowers, &c., and number about 100.
6. There are two latrines, 563 yards to the left front of the lines, one for males and the
other for females. The former contains 19 and the latter 9
seats. The permanent latrines have been preferred to the
trench latrine system, as there is no available ground near the
lines. The rubbish collected from the lines and the latrine accumulations are buried in pits
to the north of, and at some distance from, camp. No latrine pits for children are allowed
in front of any of the huts occupied by sepoys and their families. There are bathing-places
in the verandah of the huts. The bathing-water is conveyed away from the vicinity of the
huts by “kutcha-built surface drains.”
7. Drinking water is obtained chiefly from the well, situated about 300 yards to
the north of the 7th lines. The supply is ample, and each
man is allowed to draw as much as he requires. The high and
well-built surrounding walls, and the absence of drains from the immediate vicinity of the
well, account for the excellent quality of the water.
8. Bájri is cheap and abundant. The mutton sold at
the bazaar is rather inferior.
Conservancy and sanitary
ar-
rangements.
Water-supply.
Food.
9. The duties consist of parades and guards ; several of
the men, especially those who were on detachment duty at
Burda Chokey, were not able to perform their duties efficiently.
10. Music and singing are the chief amusements. There
are a few men in the regiment who spend a portion of their
time at the workshop.
11. There are four rooms situated near the Commissariat
Agent’s Office, which are used by the several regiments when
required.
12. The head-quarter wing of H. M.’s 7th Regiment N. I . left this station for
Baroda on the 1st November 1876, but were recalled by tele-
gram on the 4th of the month.
Marches.
Sickness, mortality, and
in-
validing.
1 3 . T h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h o f t h e h e a d - q u a r t e r w i n g , H .
M.’s 7th Regiment N. I. from the 1st January to the 31st
December 1876, was 280.
The number of admissions from all causes into hospital is 375, and the total treated 384.
Average daily sick
...
...
...
...
...
. . . . . .
12.5
Percentage of
...
Treated to strength
...
...
...
...
137.14
Deaths to strength
...
...
...
...
0.36
Do.
treated
...
...
. . . . . .
0.26
The chief diseases during the year were ague, bowel complaints and lung diseases.
During April, September, October, November and December, the admissions from ague
numbered 15, 20, 43, 37 and 28, respectively. The 20 cases treated at the hospital in Sep-
tember took the disease at this station, and were well soon after admission. About 40 of the