91
SIND DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
Years.
Stations.
Rate per cent. to Average Strength
Present of
Admissions. Daily Sick.
Sick leave.
1875
Hydrabad.
92.6
4.1
0.1
1876 ........................
Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
137.4
5.8
1.0
1877 .............................
Do.
...
99.8
4.2
0.6
Average......
109.9
4.7
0.6
1878
Hydrabad
151.6
4.4
1.1
1. The 1st Belooch Regiment L. I. was stationed at Hydrabad from the 1st of January
until the 9th of October, upon which date it embarked for
Sukkur en route for Jacobabad on board the S. S. Cranborne,
and arrived there on the 16th idem. They then marched to Jacobabad and occupied the
lines of the 30th Regiment N. I., proceeded on service. On the 22nd of November a
detachment of 216 left for Sungsila, in the Booghti hills, where they remained at the close
of the year. The men enjoyed excellent health and suffered very little from shoe bite,
considering the length of the marches, and the sandy, heavy, and in some places rocky
nature of the soil.
2. The lines are composed of 48 detached flat roofed mud buildings, having a South-
Location and movements.
The lines and their surround-
ings, present condition, hygienic
and otherwise.
Westerly aspect. The buildings are not raised on plinths, but
surrounding each pendal is a platform 6 inches in height and
4 feet broad. Ventilation is procured by 3 fixed cowls on the
roof of each pendal and by lateral openings. The lines are
in good repair and their hygienic condition carefully attended to.
3. The dry earth system was in use. In addition to the usual difficulties of keeping
Conservancy.
the fluids from the solid excreta and preventing the saturation
of the floors of the latrines with urine, there was another, viz.
that earth not of a sandy nature was very difficult to obtain. Latterly however earth more
suitable for the purpose was procured.
4. For the first three months of the year, the supply was the same as in previous years.
In April the Hydrabad water works were opened, and from
that time the lines were supplied by six hydrants. The water
is drawn from them and distributed by hand bheesties. The supply is from the river Indus,
and is of excellent quality and free from all contamination.
5. Food was plentiful but dear throughout the year. Men with large families suffered
in consequence. The uniform of the Regiment is in my opinion
a most suitable one for native troops. It consists of a loose
coat, knickerbockers with gaiters, and a substantial pugree. It is loose and roomy, at the
same time smart and soldierlike.
6. The duties were not excessive and had no injurious effect on the health of the men.
Water supply.
Food and clothing.
Duties, exercise, and amuse-
ments ; their effects on health.
The men were in the habit of meeting once a week for the
purpose of wrestling and gymnastics. This practice was en-
couraged and the meetings were very popular.
7. The hospital is a long flat roofed mud building situated to the rear of the lines,
built on a six inch plinth and surrounded on three sides by a
verandah 10 feet wide and 14 feet high. It is divided into
three wards. The Hospital Assistant’s quarters occupy the East
end of the building. . The second class hospital servants’
quarters and dead-house are situated to the rear, beyond which there is a clear space. Ven-
tilation is effected by 16 fixed cowls similar to those used for the pendals. The building is
in good repair and the hygienic condition carefully attended to.
8. The general health of the Regiment compares unfavourably with that for 1877.
Hospital and its surroundings ;
present condition, hygienic and
otherwise.
General health and physique.
The men are of good physique, their chest measurement and
height being above the average.