Invaliding and its causes.
Requirements.
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both years was the prevailing disease. The number treated from this cause alone during the
year under report exceeded that of the previous one by 942 cases. During July, August,
September and October the admissions from ague numbered 29, 36, 90, and 266 respectively.
Scurvy only furnished 6 admissions, while syphilis gave 14.
11. Five deaths took place during the year at Raikot, two from cholera, two from
Mortality and its causes.
diarrhœa, and one from hydrophobia. The remaining five deaths
in hospital took place in the wings at Tanna and Bhuj.
12. Cholera appeared in the cantonments on the 25th March 1878. The first case
Epidemics.
occurred in the line on the 25th March 1878. 7 cases in all
occurred, of which five were amongst the fighting men, two of
whom died in the hospital and two out of hospital, the fifth recovered. The first case
occurred on the 25th March 1878, and the last on the 22nd August 1878. There were no
cases of small-pox during the year.
13. Vaccination is steadily carried on amongst children born in the lines. The results
Vaccination and re-vaccination. obtained during the past twelve months are as follows :—18
primary vaccine operations took place and they were all
successful; 97 persons were re-vaccinated, of which 59 were successful and 38 unsuccessful.
14. Forty-four men were invalided. The causes were
old age 31, rheumatism 8, and syphilis 5.
15. Lines clean and in good repair, permanent latrines
inconveniently far away.
16. The most noticeable feature in the report is the great increase of the average of sick
Resume.
men, it being 31.6 for the year under report, as against 15.2 of
the preceding year. This appears to be due principally to
the excessive rainfall, the prevalent disease being ague. Mortality too has increased in
proportion : ten fatal cases in hospital this year, against seven of 1877 ; two of these were
from cholera, there being two cases more of cholera out of the hospital.
Inspection by Deputy Surgeon General WYLLIE.
Inspected 14th February. Hospital arrangements all suitable and sufficient; accom-
modation ordinarily adequate, and very good ; unless that the roof ventilation is complained
of as excessive in the cold weather. Huts old and very defective in cubage. A site for
new lines has recently been selected, better raised than the present one, and near to sweet
water ; but with the disadvantages of being away from the parade ground, distant from the
officers' quarters, and inconveniently far from the bazaar. On the whole however it is
certainly the best selection available if the existing site is to be changed. The left wing
suffered severely from ague at Rajkot from September till December ; but health has now
nearly returned to normal standard.
H. M.’s 10th Regiment N. I.
NEEMACH.—In Medical charge of Surgeon Major F. R. O ' KEARNY, M.D.
Average Strength
7 0 4
Do.
Present
659
Admissions
1,981
Daily Sick
64.5
Deaths in Hospital
8
Do. out of do.
.
4
Invalided
28
Sick Leave
45
Year.
Stations.
Rate per cent. to Average Strength
Present of
Admissions.
Daily Sick.
Deaths in
Hospital.
1875
Mehidpur and Agar
213.9
6.7
4.2
1876
Do.
do.
230.9
7.7
0.8
1877
Neemach
189.9
6.1
0.1
Average
211.2
6.8
0.4
1878
Neemach
300.6
9.7
1.2