Mortality and its causes.
Epidemics.
Vaccination and re-vaccina-
-tion.
Invaliding and its causes.
Requirements and recommend--
ations.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
11. Ten deaths occurred during the year, seven in hospital
and three out of hospital. The seven were from epilepsy, cholera,
ague, bronchitis, and small-pox.
12. There has been no epidemic in the Regiment during
the year.
13. Vaccination and re-vaccination have been carried on
among the recruits and children.
14. Forty-three men were invalided during the year, of which 31 were aged and worn
out men, two from lung disease, two from defective eye sight,
one from aneurism, one disease of hip joint, one from hernia.
15. The only recommendation that I have to make is that
quarters be built for the Native Medical Pupils attached, as at
present they have none.
Inspection by Deputy Surgeon General BEATTY.
The head-quarters of the Regiment arrived at Ahmednagar on the 14th of December
1878; my inspection was made on the 23rd of the same month. The lines, which are built
on an elevated site, have good surface drainage, and are kept perfectly clean. The bathing
arrangements in the verandahs of the married men's quarters have been completed since
last report. Regimental latrines are in use, as owing to the rocky nature of the soil, the
trench system is found impracticable. Water supply is excellent both as regards quantity-
and quality. The hospital, which is well situated, was in good repair, and the books,
instruments, &c. were carefully kept.
H. M.'s 24th Regiment N. I.
MEHIDPUR.—In Medical charge of Surgeon J. E. FERGUSON, M.B.
Average Strength
704
Deaths in Hospital
13
Do.
Present
690
Do. out of do.
1
Admissions
1, 258
Invalided
21
Daily Sick
26.3
Sick Leave
1
Y e a r s .
Stations.
Rate per cent. to Average Strength
Present of
Admissions. Daily Sick.
D e a t h s i n H o s p i t a l .
1875
Neemuch
166.4
3.6
1.1
1876
Mehidpur
120.7
2.8
1.0
1877
Do.
151.5
3 . 4
1.9
Average
146.2
3.3
1.3
1878
Mehidpur
182.3
3.8
1.9
1. The head-quarters* of the 24th Regiment N. I., average
strength for the period 374.4, was stationed at Mehidpore
during the past year.
2. The lines, which are of ten years' standing, have been shown in former reports to
be defective in many points. The huts are not built on plinths.
The quarters for the married and single privates are the same
size, and compared with the new standard plan for native lines,
are greatly wanting in superficial area and cubic capacity. The
flooring of the huts is composed of red earth mixed with moorum rammed down, and this has
been found sufficient to keep out ground moisture. The site being level, there is consider-
able difficulty in getting storm or waste water to run off in the surface drains. Some extra
attention to them however prevented any flooding during the rains, and the formation of any
stagnant pools. The huts are in a fair state as to repair, and after the rains, they were all
whitewashed outside and inside (inside for the first time). But it is impossible to remedy
by repair the original defects as to position and construction of the existing lines, and until
*Details of Left Wing at Augar are given in a separate report.
Location and movements.
The lines and their surround--
ings. present condition, hygienic
and otherwise.