Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
Mortality.
Inspection.
Medical
Officers,
Climate.
Conservancy.
Exercises.
Hospital.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL,
" c. Trench (with moveable screen) latrines are in use, but they have the
appearance of being little frequented.
" d. The huts are mostly very poor, and there is a good deal of over-crowd
-
ing in some cases."
3rd Regiment, Madras Light Cavalry—Saugor.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon-Major D. F. Bateman held charge of the head-quarters
at Saugor, and Surgeons Johnstone, Hall, and Leapingwell of the detachment at Jubbulpore.
II. Location and movements. —The head-quarters and two squadrons arrived here from
Kamptee on the 9th January 1869, and have not since moved ; the squadron at Jubbulpore
reached there on the 30th December 1868, and has remained stationary till now.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
. . .
. . . .
.
. 329.71
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
. . 36.52
Total .
. 366.23
S T A T I O N .
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis- sions. Deaths. Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters and two squad-
rons at Saugor.
1st Jan. 1878 31st Dec. 1878 250.19 428
1
8.92 171.06 .39 3.56
Detachment at Jubbulpore .
Ditto .
Ditto . 79.52
97 ...
4.01 121.98
. . . 5.04
TOTAL .
...
. . . 329.71 525
1 12.93 159.13 .30 3.92
XVI. Mortality.—There has been only one death in hospital at Saugor during the year, from
pneumonia. One man was sent from here on sick leave to Secundrabad for phthisis pulmonalis,
where he died ; another man was sent on sick leave from the detachment at Jubbulpore for
phthisis, and died while on leave.
Inspection.—This regiment was inspected on the 11th January 1878 by
Deputy Surgeon-General H. Perkins. It presents no remarks of interest.
The medical arrangements were in a satisfactory state.
5th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry—Saugor
I. Medical Officers.—From the commencement of the year until November
3rd, the whole regiment was under the medical charge of Surgeon F. H. Blen
-
kinsop, after which Surgeon-Major D. F. Bateman, 3rd Madras Light Cavalry,
took charge of the left wing until the arrival of surgeon F. H. Pedroza.
IV. Climate.—The first part of the year was very cold, and pneumonia was prevalent even
amongst the European troops. The hot weather was long and rather more severe than usual,
but on the whole was healthy. The rains were very partial, and the fall was under the average.
VII. Conservancy.—This is on the whole very well carried out. The men of each com
-
pany give a certain small sum every month, according to rank, for the pay of the company
sweepers, whose duties are to clear out the private latrines used by the families, remove all soiled
water, and generally to keep the place clean. There are two public latrines on the dry-earth
system for the use of the men. To attend to these there are separate sweepers. The excreta
are removed daily and burried in ditches, and every year the ground is cultivated.
XII. Exereises.—Gymnastic bars, &c., were put up for the men, but were only occasionally
used by a few of the younger sepoys. Rifle matches are the most popular amusement as there
is a chance of making a little money if successful. Without this inducement little interest is
taken in anything started.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital is a new one having only been completed less than two years.
It is on the Bengal standard plan, and has a complete set of out-houses, including infectious
wards. It is everything that could be wished for. Perhaps some might consider it too good
for its purpose.
Si
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 2; total. 3 ; per cent. of total strength. .
. . 8 1
„
invalided . . . .
.
.
29; „ „
. . 7.91
„ sent on sick leave . . . . . . .
2; „
„ . . .54
„
of days spent in hospital 4,768 ; per admission . 11.22 ; per man of total strength . . 13.02
„
on sick leave 73 ; per man . 36.50 ;
„ „
.
. .19
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . 13.21