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-:SKETCH ,:033',44E-; ,11EMAL' HISTORY OF TIlE w1lliTti:E'ASKTAW•:B01404Y.!.
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One •Case. ',waS-treated-nuring-the collapse with hydrate" of:ehloral in..15
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.2nd. hour With..satisfactory results. .. :..The treatment generally pursued in cholera was .,...adopted •:,
in the others Thirteen'
of gnineaworin were admitted during the .yea.r ;, these.were
-recruits, who had joined- from. Keno= and Deccan.
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There were ten (10) deaths among: those under treatment- during . the year‘; three of these
-occurred on the march from Nasirabad. Two deaths resulted from Ague, one on' the line- df
marChaand the other about two months after arrival in Surat ; both these 'cases suffered ,r•
severely from. ague in Nasirabad. Two. cases of 'remittent fever proved fatal , on the march.'
Two deaths occurred from cholera.' The causes of the . remaining four deaths were, respee-
tively, dysentery,.phthisis, pneumonia, and chronic rheumatism with complicated scurvy. One
sepoy of the regiment died in Bombay, he had been invalided for, chronic bronchitis and
general debility. .
The, lines and subsidiary buildings are in good. condition, and the, huts generally •afford
sufficient accommodation for the inmates, however, the ventilation is slightly defective. :Each
sepoy'S hut is 15 feet 3 inches high, 10 . 'long, and 9 broad, exclusive of the verandah:" The
general sanitary condition of the lines and regimental ' latrines is good. The maidan on the
southern and eastern sides ofthe lines is full of holes—some of considerable size—and during
the monsoon decaying vegetable and other organic substances are deposited in them, and, as
these slowly decompose and evaporate, they must tend in a. measure to, increase, all diseases of
a malarious nature.,
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reoimental hospital is well situated and in good ,repair; d affords ample , accom-
modation for thirty-five or thirty-six patients. -The out-buildings are also in good condition.
The latrine is in a good sanitary state. A separate latrine for female patients is much required.
The rainfall during the past year has been: about 35 inches ; 'this 'is considerably, in excess
.of the average , rainfall for the past few years:
No case of small-pox has occurred in the regiment during'the year.
'Vaccination, has been regularly and carefully carried' on in the regiment. -
Water is obtained from wells in camp in sufficient quantity, but of an inferior quality
acid' brackish; however,, good water is obtained at some' distance outside camp.
DETACHMENT H. M.'s 21sT REGIMENT NJ.
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.RASSADORE, PERSIAN auLF.—In Medical Charge of'Sub-Assistant Surgeon Hakeem ;-
Strenoth 11.
During the year 1872:there came .under treatment 117. cases, of these 114 were fresh
admissions; and 3 remained from the year previous to 1872. Of these 114, 56 cases were of
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aome, 8 remittent fever, 4 chronic rheumatism, 14 scurvy, 1 beriberi, 6. bronchitis, 1 dysentery,
2diarrhoea, 2 sub-acute' hepatitis, 1 catarrh urethral, 2 debility, and the rest were cases of
other diseases of less importance.
It will be seen that remittent fevers have been 'the most prevalent affections, , forming
nearly one-half of the . admissions. These cases' were' of a very astheric nature; and required
stimulants, during the cold and sweating stages, for fear of a fatal collapse.
The fevers were principally of a quotidian type; a few cases had two paroxysms during the
24 hours, thus constituting the double quotidian of some writers. These fevers prevailed most
in April, May, June, November and December, 35. cases being admitted in these months, the
other 21 being, treated in the remaining seven months. Quinine and Stimulants were the sole
remedies en.qloyed.
Of the three cases of remittent fever,' one was sent down on siOk. certificate. to Bombay,
one died as has been already reported per my letter No. 69 of 19 th August 1872, the im-
mediate cause of his death being -thrombosis of the heart r notes -on the case have already
been forwarded with the above letter.. It -will be seen that scurvy has furnished comparatively
speaking a large number of admissions, they form nearly of the total' admissions.
The cases of bronchitis have been generally speaking of a mild nature with the exception
of one, which was very difficult of cure, the patient having become greatly debilitated: He
had previously suffered from broncho pneumonia, and had a very narrow escape from death.
As the patient made no improvement, and.latterly began to,: suffer from irregular attacks of
fever, he was sent down to Bombay fora change of air.