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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
Years.
Stations.
Rate per cent. to Average Strength
Present of
Admissions.
Daily Sick.
Deaths in
Hospital.
1875
Rajkot and Dwarka
105.9
2.8
1.4
1876
Do.
do.
129.5
3.8
0.6
1877
Do.
do.
71.8
2 . 5
1.2
Average......
102.4
3.0
1.1
1878
Rajkot ......
193.3
4.9
1.5
1 The Head-qu arter Wing H. M.'s 7th Regiment N. I. has been at Rajkot for the
Location and movements.
past six years. A detachment consisting of 106 men left
Rajkot for Bhuj to relieve H. M.’s 11th Regiment N. I. on
the 10th October 1878.
2. No change has been made in the lines since the last report. The huts are smaller
The lines and their surround-
ings; present condition, hygienic
and otherwise.
than those laid down in the standard plan, and in number
sufficient to accommodate only two companies. The wing, not
counting the men on furlough, recruiting duty, or in hospital,
may be said to consist of three and a half companies. One complete company is located in
the 28th Regimental lines, while the remaining two and a half companies occupy their own
lines, thus exceeding the complement for which they were built by half a company or forty
men. The excess occupy bachelor's quarters, each hut containing two instead of one. The
huts are in good repair, and the ground around them is kept clean and in excellent order.
3. There are two latrines. 563 yards to the left front of the lines. one for males and
Conservancy.
the other for females. Each seat is furnished with an oblong
iron pan, which is emptied thrice a day, after having been well
covered over with dry earth, into iron receptacles. The rubbish collected from the lines,
and the latrine accumulations, are buried in pits to the north of, and at some distance from
camp. There are bathing places in the verandahs of the huts. The bathing water is carried
away from the vicinity of the huts by “cutcha-built” surface drains.
4. Drinking water is obtained chiefly from the well situated about three hundred yards
Water supply.
to the north of the 7th lines. The supply is ample and likely
to last, the entire year. The high and well built surrounding
walls, in the absence of drains from the immediate vicinity of the well, account for the
excellent quality of the water.
Food and clothing.
5. Food fairly good but expensive. Clothing, Regimental
uniform, red cloth in cold weather, white clothing in hot
weather.
6. The duties consist chiefly Of parade and guard duty. Under the head of exercise
Duties, exercise, and amuse-
ments ; their effects on health.
are included morning and evening parades, running drill
during the cold season, wrestling and sword exercise. Music
and singing are the chief amusements. The duties are by no
means injurious to the health of the men.
7. The hospital is a large well ventilated building. The latrine is quite close to the
Hospital and its surroundings ;
present condition, hygienic and
otherwise.
well, which supplies the hospital and several of the officers
at camp with . drinking water. The condition of the earth in
and around the latrine is bad and may prove injurious
hereafter.
8. The health of the corps has been for the past four months very bad indeed. There
General health and physique.
was an increase of 813 in the number treated during the past
year as compared with that of the previous one, the average
strength of the corps being almost the same during the two years. The physique of the
men is below the average.
influence of climate or local
circumstances on health.
9. An extraordinary heavy rainfall, the highest on
record here, was no doubt the cause of increased sickness.
10. During the year 1877, with an average strength of 599, the total number treated
Details of treated.
was 454, while during the year under report, with an average
strength of 647, the total number treated was 1,267. Ague in