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NORTHERN DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
The head-quarters of the regiment have been stationed at Mhow during the year;
the left half-battalion was stationed at Indore up to June,
when it rejoined the head-quarters; in October the wing again
l e f t f o r I n d o r e .
2. The lines are situated at the north end of the camp, on a black soil plain; they
are in the usual style of single-tiled huts, with no special
arrangement for ventilation, and are in the rainy season damp
and scarcely fit for habitation, as they are not raised on a
plinth of any kind, and are only kept habitable by constant
repair. The streets are narrow; and, as they run north and south instead of east and west,
they do not get the benefit of the prevailing winds, thus rendering their ventilation very
defective.
3. During the rainy season the covered-in permanent latrines are used; at other
times the trench latrines are opened. Both are placed too
far from the lines. An annual crop of vegetables is grown.
after use of the trench latrines.
4. Water, from wells at the north end of the lines, is as a rule good and plentiful, but
scarcely so towards the end of the hot months.
5. A good and plentiful supply of food is always to be got in the bazaar at
this station.
6. The duties consist of parades, guards, and ordinary garrison duty with frequent
; e s c o r t d u t y . T h e r e i s a g y m n a s t i c i n s t r u c t o r i n t h e r e g i m e n t ,
and a good many of the young sepoys and boys take advantage
of his teaching; there are some who indulge in other athletic
exercises, such as wrestling and clubs; these men are the healthiest in the regiment.
Location and movements.
The Lines and their surround
- i n g s : p r e s e n t c o n d i t i o n , h y g i e n i c
and otherwise.
Conservancy.
Water supply.
Food.
Duties, exercise, and amuse-
ments: their effects on health.
Hospital and its immediate
surroundings: present condition,
hygienic and otherwise.
7. The hospital is in every way suited for the treatment
of the sick of a Native Infantry regiment.
8. The health of the regiment has been good during the year. The physique of the
men is good, and the recruits have been up to the average.
9 . T h e c l i m a t e o f M h o w h a s h a d a b e n e f i c i a l e f f e c t o n t h e h e a l t h o f t h e r e g i m e n t a f t e r
being so long in Rajpootana. The duties at this station are
not heavy, and the men have a fair average of nights in bed.
10. Of the admissions into hospital for the year, malarious fever stands highest, giving
290. Injuries come next, chiefly from shoe-bites caused by
ill-fitting boots. Skin diseases stand high; nearly all, how-
ever, come under boils and ulcers. Rheumatic affections, including lumbago, have contributed
a large share. Of diseases of the stomach and bowels diarrhœa and dysentery stand very
low, while other causes are made up of colic and dyspepsia. As a rule all the cases have been
of a mild character.
1 1 . F o u r d e a t h s o c c u r r e d i n h o s p i t a l d u r i n g t h e y e a r , f r o m f e v e r , c h o l e r a , p h t h i s i s ,
and abscess in the prostate respectively; two deaths occurred out
of hospital, one from apoplexy, and one, while on sick leave,
from disease of the liver.
General health and physique.
Influence of climate or local
circumstances on health.
Details of treated
Mortality and its causes.
Epidemics.
12. There was one case of cholera at Indore.
13. Vaccination has been carried on among the recruits and children of the regiment,
although not quite so successfully this year as usual.
1 4 . T w e n t y - t h r e e m e n w e r e i n v a l i d e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r — t h r e e f o r r h e u m a t i c a f f e c t i o n s ,
three for diseases of the lungs, one each from syphilis, scurvy,
and disease of the spleen, and fourteen from old age and debility.
1 5 . T h e o n l y r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t I h a v e t o m a k e i s t h a t n e w l i n e s o f a b e t t e r
description should be built at this station, either on the present
site, or, if possible, on higher ground.
Vaccination and re-vaccination.
Invaliding and its causes.
Requirements and recomme
n-dations.