Principal
causes of
mortality.
Inspection.
OUDH DIVISION.
69
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength .
TOTAL NUMBER
OF .
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Fyzabad . 1st Jan. 1878 19th Oct. 1878
643.16
820
9
19.82 127.49 139
3.08
Do. on line of march
to Kohat.
20th Oct. „
30th Jan. ,,
Do. at Kohat
. 1st Dec. „
31st Dec. „
TOTAL .
.
. . .
. . .
643.16
820
9
19.83 127.49 1.39
3.08
Number of deaths in hospital 9; out of hospital 3 ; total 12 ; per cent. of total strength
.
. 1.69
,, invalided . . . . . . . 34; ,, „
.
. 4.80
„
sent on sick leave.
.
.
.
.
3;
„
„
.
.
.42
,, days spent in hospital 7,275 ; per admission . 8.87; per man of total strength
.
. 10.28
,, ,, on sick l eave 760 ; per man . . 253 ; „ DI
.
.
1.07
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
. 11.35
XVII.—Principal causes of mortality.— N i n e m e n d i e d i n h o s p i t a l d u r i n g t h e p a s t t w e l v e
months. Of these there was 1 from cirrhosis of the liver, 1 from aneurism of the arch of the
aorta, 1 from meningitis, 2 from pulmonary phthisis, 2 from small-pox, and 3 from pneumonia.
Three men died at their homes while on leave ; all these deaths were caused by pulmonary phthisis.
Inspection.—Dr. Hutchinson, Deputy Surgeon-General of the Lucknow
Circle, was absent at Moradabad on duty, at the moment the 2nd Native Light
Infantry received their orders to proceed to the Frontier, and hence was unable
to submit a report for 1878.
40th (The Shajehanpore) Regiment, Native Infantry—Gorakhpore.
I. Medical Officers. —
Surgeon W. Moynan, M.D.,
was in medical charge
during the year, with the
exception of the period from
4th October to 2nd Decem-
ber, when Surgeon-Major
C. Prentis held officiating
charge (during the absence
on leave of Dr. Moynan).
II. Location and movements. —
The regiment remained at Gorakh-
pore during the entire year : it
arrived at this station from Feroze-
pore on the 2nd March 1877.
XIV. Hospital. —The bedding sanctioned in G. O. C. C. No. 22 of 8th February 1877,
viz ., five blankets per cent. of strength of corps, has been indented for and received. It is
found very useful.
XV.—Sickness, mortality, and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 648.43
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
57.67
Total
.
. 706.10
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT, OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1873
... Ferozepore .
.
.
165.9
.7
4.5
1874
...
Ditto
. . .
175.4
4.2
5.4
1875
. . .
Ditto
.
.
.
222.66
.71
6.29
1876
... Marched for Gorakhpore
on 19th Nov. 1876.
371.6
1.29
9.49
1877
... Gorakhpore, March 1877
142.25
1.31
4.52
Average
.
.
215.56
1.64
6.04
1878
... Gorakhpore .
.
.
110.88
.99
4.50
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Hospital
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Gorakhpore 1st Jan. 1878 31st Dec. 1878
648.43
719
4
29.24 110.88 .61
4.50
TOTAL
.
...
...
648.43
719
4
29.24 110.88 .61
4.50
Number of deaths in hospital 4; out of hospital 3; total 7; per cent. of total strength .
.
.99
invalided
.
29;
„
.
.
4.10
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
15;
„
,,
.
.
2.12
,, of days spent in hospital 10,691 ; per admission 1486 ; per man of total strength
.
. 15.14
,, ,, on si ck l eave 1, 930; per man 128. 66; „ ,,
.
.
2.73
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
. 17.87
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