SAUGOR DISTRICT.
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pointed out before. The water is fully 28 feet from the coping of most of the wells, and I
see in the report for 1871 it varied from 12 to 15 feet.
IX. Diet. —The diet of the men has been, as usual, chiefly attah, dhal, rice, ghee, milk, Diet.
and flesh two or three times a week, generally for those whose caste permits its use. The price
of provisions has been high, but the men have fed themselves fairly. I have only observed three
cases of illness, which I considered aggravated and partly caused by underfeeding. Ordinary
expenses of a sowar, about Rs. 24-10 a month. This includes—
Rs. A. P.
Troop expenses
.
. . .
.
.
. .
. 0 14 0
Bunniah's bill .
.
. .
. .
. .
. . 14 14 0
Syce's pay
.
. .
.
.
.
.
. .
. 3 0 0
Chunda fund .
.
.
.
. .
. . . 2 4 0
Forge „ .
. .
. .
.
. .
. . 0 4 0
Dyer
.
. .
.
.
. . .
.
.
. 0 2 0
New clothing advance .
.
.
.
.
.
. 3 0 0
Interest . . .
.
. . .
.
. .
. 0 4 0
Total
. . 24 10 0
Pay of sowars Rs. 27 or Rs. 30 per mensem.
XIV.
Hospital.—During the whole of the year the sick have been treated in the hospital
formerly occupied by the sick of D-3 Royal Artillery. It is eligible in every respect. Its
position, architecture, internal arrangement, and mensuration are described in last year's report.
A suitable building, about 50 yards south-west of the hospital, has had alterations made in it
to fit it for the occupation of the native doctor. The hospital servants' houses are immediately
adjacent to the hospital, across the road on the east side.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invalidinq. —Strength of the regiment :—
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average number of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis- si
ons. Deaths.
Admis- sions. Deaths. Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters at Nowgong . 1st Jan. 1878 31st Dec. 1878 243.51 357 1
7.87 146.6
. 4 1 3.23
Detachment at Sutna . .
Ditto .
Ditto . 118.83 131 ...
2.52 110.24 ... 2.12
Ditto at Jhansi . . 28th Oct. 1878
Ditto . 97.74 32 ...
3.78 183.84 ... 3.86
TOTAL . .
...
...
380.79 520
1 11.10 136.55
. 2 6 2.91
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 0; total .
1; per cent. of total strength . . .22
„ invalided
. . . . . .
.
13; „ „
. . 2.97
„ sent on sick leave
. . . . . .
4;
„ „
. . .89
„ of days spent in hospital 4,176; per admission . 8.03; per man of total strength . . 9.34
„ „ on sick leave 847 ; per man . 211.75; ,,
,,
. . 1.89
Total temporary less of service per man of total strength . . 11.23
Present
.
.
. . . . . . .
.
. 380.79
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
. . . .
. . 66.26
Total .
. 447.05
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Only one death occurred at head-quarters from
general debility. The case was that of a duffadar, aged 41, who was to have appeared before
the invaliding committee, but he died the day before they met. No deaths occurred in the
detachments or among the men on furlough.
XVIII. Epidemics. —Towards the close of the rainy season Nowgong was visited by a
slight epidemic of cholera. The first case is reported as having occurred in the bazar on the
16th August, and the last case reported on the 13th September. Immediately on the out-break,
the inhabitants of the bazar on the further side of the Dhorea Nullah were all ordered out
into camp, and the whole place cleaned and disinfected by sulphur fumigation. The inhabi
-
tants of the sudder bazar were allowed to remain, but stringent orders were issued against
visiting the bazar to the sowars. The results of this quarantine were successful : no case
occurred in the lines, and only three in the vicinity. These were, first, the mess sweeper,
second, a child of one of the regimental sweepers, and third the wife of a regimental grass-
cutter. These cases were immediately removed to the cholera camp. Fresh dry earth and
carbolic acid disinfecting powder were strewn on floor of their huts, and the huts fumigated
with sulphur. Now that the regiment, like the rest of the Bengal Cavalry, is to receive an
addition to its ranks of 100 men, it is desirable that the authorities at head-quarters should
insist that a strict and searching examination of all recruits be made by Surgeons in the
Punjab and up-country districts before sending them down country; otherwise there is a
risk of the recruits being hastily passed in order to fill up the great number of vacancies that
will exist for recruits, and inferior men will obtain admission into regiments. I am not
pleased with the appearance of half the recruits who have joined this year. It is true they
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.