Medical
Officers.
Location and
m
ovements.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
Principal
cause of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Recommenda
-tions.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL,
XVI. Principal cause of sickness.—Malaria, arising from climate and insufficient rainfall.
XVII Principal causes of morality. —One case of fever and one of phthisis at head
-quarters hospital. Three deaths from cholera at Bowlee while on escort duty, and two deaths
out of hospital, reported to have been from fever at their homes.
XVIII.
Epidemics.—None.
XIX. Vaccinnation.—Eight recruits were all the men unvaccinated on the 31st December
1878. These have since been vaccinated.
XX. Recommendations.—None.
Inspection.—The regiment was inspected on the 26th December 1878,
Dr. Christison observes that his remarks of the previous year apply equally
on the present occasion. There were only 3 sick out of a strength of 363 pre
-sent in the lines. Fifty recruits were seen " in fine condition.
" The hospital
service was efficient.
17th (The Local Boorbeah) Regiment, Native Infantry—Morar.
I.
I Medical Officers.—Sur
- g e o n - M a j o r L . E . E a d e s
has been in medical charge
of the regiment for the year.
This report is submitted
by Surgeon-Major J. W. R.
Amesbury.
II. Location and movements.
— T h e w h o l e r e g i m e n t h a s b e e n s t a
-tioned at Morar, left Native In
-fantry lines, from 1st January to
31st December 1878, inclusive.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital
now in use was occupied on the
23rd September 1878. It is a fine
building, with a roof of stone ; it
is situated about half a mile south of the lines, and is constructed for the accommodation of
40 men, allowing 76 superficial and 1,064 cubic feet per man. Ventilation and lighting good
and sufficient. There are two separate wards for contagious diseases.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment :—
Present .
. . .
. .
.
.
.
. .
. 631.00
Absent .
. . .
.
.
.
.
. . .
. 70.28
Total . . 701.28
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1873 . Meean Meer, Feb. 1872.
176.3
2.8
4.2
1874 . Morar, Dec. 1874 . .
103.4
2.4
2.1
1875 . Ditto
.
.
.
94.37
3.04
3.11
1876 . Ditto
.
.
.
90.58
.86
2.55
1877 . Ditto
.
.
.
7 3 . 7 3 1.
2.6
Average
.
87.67
2.02
2.92
1878 . Morar . . . .
191.60
1.56
5.48
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
P E R A N N U M .
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admi s-si ons. Deaths. Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters at Morar . . . 1st Jan. 1878 . 31st Dec. 1878
631 1,209
8 34.63 191.60 1.27 5.48
Number of deaths in hospital 8; out of hospital 3 ; total
11 ; per cent. of total strength . 1 . 5 6
„ invalided . . . . . . . .
15 ;
„ „
.
. 2.13
„ sent on sick leave . . . . . . .
8 ;
„
„
. . 1.14
„ of days spent in hospital 12,640 ; per admission . 10.44 ; per man of total strength . 18.02
„
„
on sick leave, 1,526; per man . . 190.75 ;
„
„
.
. 2.17
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . 20.19
Inspection.
Inspection.—The regiment was inspected on the 27th December 1878.
The men had suffered from fever and showed to disadvantage in consequence
in undress parade. At the time of the Deputy Surgeon-General's visit 52 men
were in hospital, but the majority were trivial cases. Forty-five men had been