Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE
179
1st Regiment, punjab Infantry —Quetta.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon-Major Kelly held medical charge of the
head-quarters of the regi-
ment until he proceeded on
sick leave on November 22nd,
when Surgeon G. S. Grif-
fiths officiated for the rest
of the year.
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters of the regi-
meat remained at Quetta until No-
vember 22nd, when it proceeded
towards the Pishin valley. E. and
H. companies left for Khelat on
31st January, returning from there
28th June 1878. A. and C com-
panies left for Khelat on 12th
June, retu6rning from there and
rejoining head-quarters at camp
Hachlezai on 4th December.
IX. Diet and food-supply.—Vegetables were rather scarce at Quetta, and are still so.
Water-melons, however, were plentiful enough. Goats' flesh is abundant, of which the sepoys
for the most part avail themselves. The men get the usual free rations now, being on active
service.
X. Clothing.—Dark green cloth, poshteens, and overcoats. This regiment, including camp-
followers, is probably by far the best clothed of any in the campaign.
IX. Duty and employment.—The men were rather hard-worked during the early part of
the year, having many guards, and engaged all day in building the Quetta fort. Otherwise, they
have had an easy time of duty. The number of nights in bed averaged throughout the year
5.37 per week.
XV. Sickness. mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment—
Present . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 6 . 7 0
Absent
. . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 . 9 5
Total . . 711.65
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1873
Edwardesabad, Dec.
1871.
181.4
3.1
5.1
1874 . Ditto
167.6
1.2
4.9
1875 . Dera Ghazi Khan, Jan.
1875.
204.38 6.24
4.93
1876 . Ditto
165.37 2.06
4.01
1877 . Quetta, Apri 1876 . 253.36 2.20
6.99
Average . . 194.42 2.76
5.16
1878 . Quetta
. . . 297.09 4.91
8.10
Diet and food-
supply.
Sickness
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
P E R I O D .
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGT
H PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admi ssi ons. De a t hs .
Admi ssi ons. Deaths. Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters at Quetta . 1st Jan. 1878 22nd Nov. 1878 497.08 1,509 10 44.21 339.89 2.25 9.96
,,
in Pishin
Valley and Khojuk.
23rd Nov. „ 31st Dec. „ 535.58 156 18 23.71 274.07 31.44 4.42
Detachment at Dera Ghazi
Khan.
1st Jan. „ 11th Oct. „ 46.07 80
1 3.71 223.21 2.79 8.05
,,
at Khelat . 31st „ „ 29th Nov. „ 144.28 20
1 5.54 172.82
. 8 3 3.84
TOTAL .
...
...
656.70 1,951 30 53.25 297.09 4 56 8.10
Number of deaths in hospital 30; out of hospital 5; total
35; per cent. of total strength . . 4 . 9 1
„ invalided . . . . . . . .
20; , ,
. . 2 . 8 1
„ sent on sick leave
. .
.
.
21 ; „
,,
. . 2.95
„ of days spent in hospital 19,436; per admission . 9.96; per man of total strength . . 27.31
, ,
„ on sick leave 3,5649 ; per man
169 ;
, ,
, ,
, , 4.98
Total temporary loss of service
per man of total strength . 3 2 . 2 9
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— The deaths that occurred during the year were chiefly
due to the following diseases, viz., dysentery, pneumonia, bronchitis, and remittent fever. The
men appeared to be so reduced in ' tone' by the wretched climate, that when at all seriously
ill they had not the strength to pull through. This was more particularly noticeable in the
two final months.
XX. Recommendations.—Those made were for the most part carried out. It was strongly
advised tnat a ration of rum be allowed the men during November and December, in con-
sideration of their greatly debilitated condition. This was cordially approved of by the Com-
manding Officer, and by Deputy Surgeon-General Hendley, but Major-General Biddulph
thought proper to nullify the recommendation, much to the detriment of the men.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Recommenda-
tions.