General conclusions.—The percentage of' sickness to strength during the last two
and a half months has been 6 .5. There were no deaths.
Of' the admissions, the largest numbers have been as follows :—
General con-
clusions.
it is to he merely a temporary arrangement. It has not been considered necessary to
remedy the defects.
Water-supply. Water-supply .—Water for hospital purposes is obtained from wells in the lines, a
puckally being told off' daily to supply the patients and ablution-room.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.—The sanitary condition of the guard-room,
except in relation to insufficiency of space, are good. There are no public latrines,
but there is municipal latrine at no great distance, which is resorted to pretty freely.
The conservancy of the small domestic latrines in the yard of the sepoys, huts is well
attended to, soil being removed daily by contract.
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Conservancy of the neighbourhood.—The sanitary condition of the neighbourhood is
good. Indeed, any insanitary condition resides in the lines themselves,
eaves, the soil of which,
from want of proper drainage and sewage, has become saturated with organic impurities.
Disease of the district.—Intermittent fever is endemic in this part of the country.
Influenza, catarrh, and bronchitis are also frequent from the great differences between the
temperature of the day and the night. The soil is absorbent of water, and base consists of
granite or syemite. The water is good, and there is no rank vegetation. The natural configura-
tion of ground admits of good drainage.
Diseases of
district.
Climate and its influence on health and disease.—With the exception of intermittent
fever there has been no marked effect of climate on the health of the men. The fever pre-
vails after the rains in the months of November, December, January, and February. This fever
also prevails over the adjacent country. The climate may be said to be cold for the natives
of the plains, especially at night, which is the cause partly of catarrh or bronchial affections.
Natural fea-
tures and pro
ductions of
the district.
Climate and
its influence
on health and
disease.
Nattural features and productions of the di strict .—Situated on rocky ground. The
configuration of the country consists of rocky hills of granite and trap formation. The
soil is variable in depth and composition. The cantonment itself is well raised and dry.
There is some marshy ground to the north about a mile off, and to the south there is an
extensive paddy cultivation ; the ground being formed as rice fields in terraces intercepts
the flow or the water towards the river Cauvery.
The surrounding country produces raw grains, cholum, raggy, &c.; also rice and sugar-
cane.
Dengue
17
Itch
10
Rheumatic complaints
9
Abscess
8
Catarrh
7
The admissions from dengue have been confined to companies of the regiment that
were quartered at Trichoor, where the disease prevailed in an epidemic form C at Quilon in
May and June last. Itch has probably been imported from the Western Coast. Some
cases of rheumatism always exist in a Native regiment. The catarrhal cases were due to
change of climate.
Deputy Surgeon-General Ranking, who inspected the corps, makes the
following observations :—
Regimental Lines.—The regiment occupies the public buildings and lines lately
vacated by the 39th Regiment. The public buildings are suitable and clean, but the
guard-room accommodation is insufficient, affording only 27 superficial feet to each man
of the guard. The prison accommodation, solitary cells, is sufficient and good.
The lines have been often described : the houses are too crowded together ; the streets
too narrow ; and the drainage and sewage bad. New lines are eventually to be built with
proper drainage on the V -section system. The drainage has, however, been somewhat
improved since last inspection, a stone drain having been made by the Municipality
running along the bottom of the lines and those of the adjoining regiment, which
intercepts all the drainage and carries it off to the main cantonment drain. Before this
was constructed, storm waters and sewage often lodged in this locality, in which was then
a new open ditch.
Sanitary con.
dition of all
buildings.
Conservancy
of the neigh-
bourhood.
30th Regiment Native Infantry
The 30th was in its fourth year of residence at the French Rocks during
1872. Surgeon-Major Gibbs, who was in medical charge, reports as follows :—
Regimental
Lines.