Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF. THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL,
Clothing.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
X. Clothing.—Although a great improvement has taken place since the regiment came to
Peshawar, the undress clothing worn by many of the men is quite insufficient for this station
during the cold weather. On duty the men wear ammunition boots, which are frequently badly
fitting and clumsy, and give rise to blisters of the feet. There were 67 admissions from
blisters and ulcers of the feet during the year.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
.
.
. .
.
. .
.
668.80
Absent
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
.
.
35.10
Total
.
. 703.90
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM
From
To
Ad mi s -
s i ons .
Deaths.
Admis
s i o n s .
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Peshawar 1st Jun, 1878 31st Dec. 1878 514.49 1,610
21
36.84 312.93 4.08
7.16
Detachment at Abazai
. „ „
„ 11th Mar. ,,
156
20
. . .
1.15 66.84 ...
.73
„
Shubkudder .
1st Jan. „
9th ,,
„
90
6 ...
1.14 35.74 ...
1 . 2 6 .
18th Aug. „ 22nd Sep. „
90
30
...
2.23 184.32 ...
2.47
28th Dec. „ 31st Dec. ,,
90
4
...
1.41 405.15 ...
1.56
,,,
Michnee
.
1st Jan. „
9th Mar. „
89
34
1
2.47 205.04 6.01
2.77
9th Aug. ,, 20th Sep.
89
37
...
4.76 207.85 ...
5.34
24th Dec. „ 31st Dec. ,,
89
5
...
2.20 255.95
. . .
2.47
,,
Mackeson .
25th Apl. ,,
5th June „
32
8 ...
.30 81.43
. . .
.71
25th Sep. „ 31st Oct. ,,
32
37
. . .
4.22 1140.57 ...
13.2
13th Nov ,, 24th Dec.
, ,
82
8
...
.1.35 217.26 ...
4.22
,,
Cherat
.
2 n d M a y , ,
7th June ,,
103
10
...
1.79 95.70 . . .
1.73
24th Sep. „ 15th Oct. „
116
18
...
1.79 257.32 ...
1.54
,,
Hurri Singh ka-
Burj.
3rd Oct. „ 13th Nov. „
190.16
97
...
5.85 443.21 . . .
3.07
,,
Abazai
. 31st Dec. „
...
121
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
TOTAL
.
. . .
. . .
668.80 1,919
22
40.65 286.93 3.28
6.06
Number of deaths in hospital 22; out of hospital 7; total .
29 ; per cent. of total strength
.
4.12
,,
invalided
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
13 ;
,,
, ,.
1.84
,,
sent on sick leave
.
. . . .
19 ;
„
,,
.
2. 69
,,
of days spent in hospital 14,837 ; per admission
713 ; per man of total strength
.
21.07
,,
, ,
on sick leave 2,400; per man
. 126.31 ;
,,
, ,
.
3.40
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
.
.
24.47
XVI. Princpal causes of sickness. —The principal causes of sickness were as follows :—
Fevers (1,254), dysentery (140), rheumatism (72), diarrhœa (54), bronchitis (50), blistered
feet (50).
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Fevers (9), pneumonia (8), pleurisy (1)), bronchitis
(1), acute rheumatism (1).
Inspection.—The 7th Regiment, Native Infantry, was inspected on March
20th by Deputy Surgeon-General F. F. Allen, C.B. He remarks on the continued
faulty nature of the Peshawar water-supply; on the heavy duty which had fallen
on this corps while a great part of the garrison was absent on the Jowaki expedi-
tion; and on the continued sickness which reduces the health of all troops
remaining in the Peshawar valley. There had been 61 recruits during the year ;
all of good physique. The hospital records and medical history sheets, case-
book, &c., had been completed to date. The service equipment was sufficient,
and Dr. Grant's arrangements for the medical care of the regiment were con-
sidered satisfactory.