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NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
The dead-house has been much improved during the year by being floored with asphalt,
and by having a sink for water built, and by being furnished
with a leaden-topped table for dissections.
The hospital is in a satisfactory state and may be said to be complete.
There are two latrines in the hospital compound, one for the use of the patients and the
other for the hospital staff and their families. The pans are
emptied into closed receptacles three times daily, and carted
a
w a y a n d b u r i e d a t n i g h t .
Is obtained from a well in the hospital compound. For the greater part of the year
there is a sufficient quantity; but during the hot weather the
level of the water is very low, there being only a few inches
in the well.
11. Total treated 714, of whom 17 remained over from last year; died in hospital, 4;
invalidid, 46; discharged by court-martial, 2; discharged at
their own request, 1; deserted, 2. Of the causes of admission
the following are the chief:—
Intermittent fever gave 254 admissions; 5 cases remained from last year. Of these 259
cases, 254 returned to duty, 3 were granted sick leave, 1 was in
-
valided, and 1 remained in hospital on the 31st December.
Remittent fever gave 4 admissions; of these 2 died, 1 with symptoms of a low typhoid
character, the other from pulmonary congestion; the third case was granted sick leave, and
the fourth was cured. Small-pox has appeared in the lines twice during the year: first, 1 in
May there was 1 case—a sepoy; secondly, in November, 2 sepoys were attacked and 1
woman. The cases were mild and recovered completely. The woman who suffered had only
arrived in the station seven days before developing symptoms of the disease; she was unvac--
cinated. The men were all vaccinated. Five cases of chicken-pox were recorded; they were
mild, and do not call for special remark. Two cases were admitted with badly inflamed arms.
from re-vaccination. One case of mild erysipelas occurred.
Gave 46 admissions, resulting in 12 being invalided. As is usual, this complaint was
seen in men who had just served long enough for their first
pension.
Twelve treated, of whom 4 (2 of bubo and 2 of soft chancre) remained from last year.
Two of bubo, 2 of chancre, and 4 secondary syphilis were
admitted. Scrofula gave one admission; numerous abscesses
formed at the upper part of this man's chest and at the root of the neck; he was allowed sick
leave as his only chance of recovery, but I am afraid he will have to be invalided.
Improvements.
c o n s e r v a n c y .
Hospital water.
Sickness, mortality, and invalid--
ing.
Fevers.
Rheumatic affections.
Syphilis.
Scurvy.
Five cases were treated, of whom 3 returned to duty
cured; one was granted sick leave, and one died from lung
complication.
Gave 12 admissions, viz, sciatica, 4; neuralgia, 1; brow ague, 4; pleurodynia, 2
hemiplegia, 1. Of these all returned to duty except 1 case
of sciatica invalided. One case of disorder of the intellect
occurred in a young soldier; he was discharged by a medical committee and sent to Colaba
Lunatic Asylum. The man had, I think, always been of weak intellect.
Diseases of the nervous system.
Diseases of the eye.
There were 16 cases of conjunctivitis, all of whom re-
covered; one ulcer of cornea also recovered.
There were 6 admissions from palpitation; 4 discharged to duty and 2 invalided.
Two admissions for valvular disease of the heart; of these 1.
returned to duty and was subsequently invalided. The other
case terminated in death, after a prolonged stay in hospital. The man at the end had gene
-ral dropsy, and on post-mortem examination the aortic and mitral valves were found much
thickened. The liver and kidneys were the seat of amyloid degeneration.
Nineteen cases of bronchitis and 1 of bronchial catarrh were treated; all returned to
duty, except 4 cases of chronic bronchitis invalided. One case
of pneumonia remained on 1st January, and 3 others were ad--
mi t t ed: al l reconvered.
Diseases of the heart.
Diseases of the lungs.
The chief of these were dysentery—18 admissions, and diarrhœa—28 admissions.
Three cases of dysentery were granted sick leave and 1 re--
mains in hospital. Of the diarrhœa, 2 were invalided and
1 remains. Two cases of simple enlargement of the liver were admitted; one returned to
duty, the other was granted a change of air.
Diseases of the digestive system.