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The Deputy Surgeon-General reports that the following improvements were carried out
during the year:—
British Cavalry.
(1) Single latrine for British Cavalry troops.
(2) Additional punkahs to barracks.
(3) Temporary stables for 90 horses.
Royal Artillery.
(1) Enlarging the forage yard of the heavy Field battery.
(2) Alterations to, and fixing a new pump at, No. 4 well, Royal Artillery.
General.
(1) Providing lightning conductors for certain military buildings in Trimulgherry.
(2) Improvements to central gymnasium.
(3) Providing fixed apparatus to gymnasium.
(4) Compound wall to Female hospital.
(5) Well for Native followers attached to South Station hospital.
(6) Improving the compound wall of No. 2 Magazine within intrenchment.
The following are the improvements in contemplation:
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(1) Extension of Trimulgberry cemetery.
(2) Re-roofing with Allahabad tiles barracks of regiment, British Infantry.
(3) Improving surface drainage of barracks of Royal Artillery and 2nd Regiment.
(4) Two troop lavatories, British Cavalry.
(5) Two troop cook-rooms, British Cavalry.
(6) Presidency defences and Escort barracks.
(7) Quarters for hospital purveyors.
(8) Quarters for a Park Sergeant in charge of armament of intrenchment.
NAGPORE FORCE.
The general health of the troops has been fairly good. The sanitary condition of barracks
has been satisfactory. No overcrowding has taken place. Plans for the construction of a
Military prison are now under consideration.
Food supplies have been, as a rule, good and varied, but difficulty has been encountered in
preventing the milk from being watered.
The canteen has been well provided. The beer and porter supplied from the Nilgiri
Brewery has been approved, hut beer of a lighter quality would be better for the health of
the men. That at present used is described as too "heady."
The water-supply has been abundant and its quality is favorably reported on.
The Deputy surgeon-General reports that the following is the list of works completed
during the year:
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(1) Constructing 4 cook-houses and 10 wash-houses, C and D range Family quarters,
British Infantry lines, into cook and wash houses at Kamptee.
(2) Remodelling cook-house No. 1, Royal Artillery barrack, at Kamptee.
(3) Constructing corrugated iron-sided urinal for British Infantry canteen at Kamptee.
BRITISH BURMA DIVISION.
The general health of the troops in this division has been good.
The barrack accommodation at Rangoon and Thayetmyo is reported as excellent and suit
- a b l e i n e v e r y w a y t o t h e c l i m a t e . T h e b u i l d i n g s a r e a i r y , w e l l - v e n t i l a t e d , a n d c h e e r f u l , a n d
the sanitation in connection with them carefully attended to. The barracks at Tonghoo are
older and inferior to those at the above-mentioned stations, but they are still fairly co
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modious.
The drainage has, in no instance, been found defective.
The water-supply has been abundant, good, and carefully guarded from contamination.
The diet has been good and varied, the meat of excellent quality, and European and
Native vegetables abundant.
During the year, the General hospital for British troops at Rangoon in connection with
the Forces in Upper Burma was first reduced from 200 to 120 beds and finally disestablished in
November, and in lieu of it 50 beds were added to the Station hospital for the treatment of
the sick from Upper Burma.
(Signed) J. A. HANBURY, M.B.,
Surgeon-General, Her Majesty's Forces.