MILITARY DEPARTMENT, 13TH OCTOBER 1880, No. 6462.
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4. Cannanore .—The flagging of the barrack
floors porous, and therefore prejudicial
and uncomfortable.
12. The same remarks as to the married
quarters.
5. Bangalore. —The low site adjacent to the
Ulsoor tank of the Royal Horse Artillery
barracks objected to.
5. St. Thomas’ Mount .—The cells afford only
1,000 cubic feet of space for prisoners.
5. Trichinopoly.—The cells measure each only
1,008 cubic feet and 60 surface area.
5. Tonghoo.—No
shed is provided for stor
- i n g d r y - e a r t h . T h e d r a i n a g e f r o m t h e
urinals in the Royal Artillery barrack
was defective.
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5. Fort St. George. —The reflux of sewer air
through the main channel conveying
sewage out of the fort offensive in cer
- t a i n w i n d s .
5. St. Thomas’ Mount. —The laying of a brick
drain being discontinued when the Pub-
lic Works were stopped, the unfinished
channel became a foul ditch.
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5. Rangoon. —A suitable outfall at a safe
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distance from the wash-house drainage
is required.
5. Thayetmyo.—A
few swampy places in the
environs of the barracks require draining.
5. Secunderabad. —Cooking ranges required.
5. Kamptee. —Do.
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6. Poonamallee.—Site
of the hospital objected
to, and a quarter for a medical subor
- d i n a t e r e q u i r e d .
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10. Ramandroog.—A
drain from the hospital
lavatory to the main drain and the clear-
-ing of brushwood to a distance of 600
feet round the barracks, recommended.
12. Malapuram.—The
suffering of men from
sun-stroke on the march of the relieving
detachment from Calicut to Malapuram
in May 1879, noticed.
14. Secunderabad.—Distance of Artillery Hos
-pital from Heavy Battery Barracks
alluded to. Want of a quarter for a
medical subordinate. No range in the
kitchen.
Remarks.
These floors have been in use for years. It
would cost a great deal to replace the present
floors with harder stone or wood.
It is believed these barracks are not more
unhealthy than others in Bangalore. If the
regiment of British Cavalry now at Bangalore
is withdrawn, as recommended by the Army
Commission, the battery of Horse Artillery
could be moved into the Cavalry barracks.
These cells have long been in use without
any known injury to the health of the prisoners.
It would cost a great deal to enlarge them or
build new ones.
Trichinopoly is no longer a station for
British troops.
These are matters that will be considered
as funds are available.
A long-standing nuisance which it has
often been attempted to remedy, but hitherto
without complete success.
The attention of the local authorities will
be called to this.
This will be brought to the notice of the
local authorities.
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Will be supplied gradually.
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The site for the Poonamallee Hospital was
determined after careful consideration and on
medical opinion. Quarters for a medical
subordinate will be erected in due time.
Will be brought to the notice of the local
authoritities for consideration when funds are
available.
The weather was unusually hot on this
occasion. The Officer in Command should
have marched his men at night. It has been
arranged to provide the Malapuram detach
-ment from Madras in future, when reliefs can
take place at a more suitable season. The road
from Tirúr is also better than that from
Calicut.
The new hospital for the Artillery is near.
the barracks of three of the batteries out of four
The Heavy Battery will eventually be moved
up to the same locality when barracks for it
are built.
Quarters for the medical subordinate and
range for the kitchen will be provided as funds
are available.