Climate.
Diseases of
the district.
Diet.— Cheap and plentiful. Vegetables are obtainable.
Clothing—Clothing sufficient and conducive to health.
Diet.
Clothing.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.
The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Circle reports as follows:—
Regimental
lines.
Sanitary con
-dition of all
buildings.
Regimental lines.— No changes have been made in the lines since last report. The
huts are in good repair and clean. The annual whitewashing is now being done. The
drainage by natural fall of the ground is good, and the street side ditches are kept in good
order, but V-section stone drains are much needed to make the drainage all it should be.
Conservancy is well attended to. All solid excreta are removed daily by contract. Eight old
soldiers are employed as a sanitary police, to see that the scavengers do their duty, while
sentries are posted so as to command the water-supply and the neighbourhood of the lines to
ensure that no nuisances are committed within 500 yards of the lines. All cattle are kept in a
"karkhana" in proximity to the lines. There are three public latrines—two for sepoys and
one for the Drummers—which are kept clean. I found the courtyards of such huts as I inspected
clean, and their floors are above the level of the outside drains. Waste waters readily escape;
but, as they (the floors) are of earth, they are sloppy and wet, ablution pavements of cut
stone would be a great improvement.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.— The quarter-guard and other public buildings I
found clean. The guard-room, as reported last year, is small for the number occupying it.
The solitary cells are small, but clean and well ventilated. They are very seldom used.
Conservancy
of the neigh-
bourhood.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood.— Conservancy of the station and its bazaars gene
- r a l l y v e r y g o o d , c l e a n l i n e s s o f s u r f a c e b e i n g c a r e f u l l y a t t e n d e d t o . T h e d r a i n a g e i s g o o d b y
natural means. V-section drains might be substituted with advantage in the bazaar for
those now existing.
30th Regiment Native Infantry Detachment at Mysore.
A detachment of the 30th garrisoned the native city of Mysore, and Surgeon
-Major J. Houston, M.D., the Civil Surgeon of the station, who held medical
charge, reports as follows:—
Climate.—Climate good: morning and evening cool. The district is malarious, but the
fevers are usually tractable.
Diseases of the district.— The chief diseases of the district are malarious fevers.
Water-supply.
Water-supply.— Water is sufficiently good, but it has to be brought from a distance.
Sanitary ar
-rangements.
Sanitary arrangements.— On the whole, the sanitary arrangements have been properly
attended to.
General con-
clusions.
General conclusions.— There is no cantonment at Mysore. Some years ago a canton
- m e n t , 2 ½ m i l e s d i s t a n t , w a s o c c u p i e d b y a n a t i v e c o r p s , b u t t h e s i t e p r o v e d u n h e a l t h y , a n d
the regiment was, therefore, moved to the French Rocks. The strength of the d etachment
is only 64. It is relieved monthly. The men are healthy. The average daily sick is only
23, and there has been no fatal case. No particular observations, therefore, seem to be
called for. The usual ailment is intermittent fever, under which head there were 17 admis-
sions out of a total of 23. No epidemic disease.
Deputy Surgeon-General Ranking, who inspected this detachment, reports
as follows:—
Regimental
lines.
Conservancy
of the neigh
- b o u r h o o d .
Regimental lines.—In last year's report I fully described the barracks in which this
small detachment is accommodated. I have no change to report this year. The barracks
require whitewashing, and the Commanding Officer will submit a requisition for this very
necessary sanitary measure. Ventilation, lighting, drainage, and general conservancy are
all good.
Conservancy of the neighbourhood.—The immediate neighbourhood is open, elevated, airy,
and well drained, and the roads and streets are daily swept and scavengered.
36th Regiment Native Infantry.
The 36th arrived at Bangalore from Thayetmyo in February 1872. Surgeon
-Major C. Robertson, who held medical charge, reports as follows:—
Climate,
Climate.—During the past year the climate of Bangalore has been generally healthy.
The south-west monsoon has been somewhat heavier and more prolonged than usual, 40-74