Medical
Officer.
Meteorology.
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di ffi cul t y kept soft and pl i ant . Such a boot worn wi t hout st ocki ngs must necessari l y cause
blisters and abrasions. I am of opinion that no matter how well the boot might fit and how-
ever soft and pliant the leather might be, still without stockings there must be some friction
and abrasion or blisters as the consequence. Every care has been taken to keep the leather of
the sepoys' boots in good order. Major Robertson, Commanding the regiment, writes as fol-
lows :—" The causes in my opinion are badly fitting boots and want of socks. I am now
doing my utmost to obtain a proper fitting boot for the men, but until they wear socks there
will always be blistered feet.'
XIV. Hospital.—A dead-house has been built ; also a hospital latrine similar in construc-
tion to that in the 3rd Bengal Cavalry lines, its fault in one respect being the want of partitions
between the seats, which renders the latrine practically useless, except for the occupation of one
sepoy at a time.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 631.28
Absent.
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
.
.
51.49
Total
. 682.77
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis.
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters, Lucknow
. 1st Jan. 1878 31st Dec. 1878 631.28
916
3
27.71 145.10
.47
4.38
Number of deaths iu hospital 3; out of hospital 1; total, 4; per cent. of total strength
. . .58
, ,
invalided
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
25 ;
„
, , . . 3.66
, ,
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
14 ;
, ,
, , . . 2.05
„
of days spent in hospital 9,916 ; per admission
. 10.82 ; per man of total strength
. . 14.52
, ,
„
on sick leave 1,745; per man
.
. 124.65;
„
. . 2.55
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength .
.
. 17.07
Inspection. —This regiment was inspected on the 14th December 1878 by
Deputy Surgeon-General J. A. C. Hutchinson., M . D .
T h e d e f e c t s n o t e d a r e :
(a ) the absence of urinaries ; ( b) the inadequate supply of dry earth to the
latrines. In every other respect the sanitary condition of the lines and vicinity
the hospital equipment, buildings, sick carriage, medicines and instruments
and subordinate services are mentioned as efficient and complete.
Inspection.
6th Regiment, Native Light Infantry—Lucknow.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon-Major S. C. Amesbury was the medical officer
of the regiment during the
year.
IV. Meteorology.— T h e m o n t h s
of April and June were the hottest,
the thermometer ranging from 60°t
o 107°, but there was no unusual
sickness amongst the men, as will
be seen from the tables which
accompany this. The months of
November and December, when
the regiment was on service, will
be specially noted hereafter, as at
this time the men suffered greatly
from bowel-complaint. The hot
winds commenced to blow in
March, and continued more or less
to the end of August or middle of
September. The rainfall, though scanty, was sufficient to save the crops. The first shower of
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1 8 7 3 .
Morar, Jan. 1870
.
136.2
. 7 4
3.8
1874
. Lucknow, Nov. 1873
.
80.1
2.34
2.82
1875
.
Ditto
. . .
110.5
1.05
3.27
1876
.
Di t t o . .
96.9
1.01
3.17
1877
.
Ditto.
. .
87.47
1.
3.41
Average
. .
102.23
1.23
5.29
1878
. Lucknow
. . .
158.05
1.40
6.68