POONA DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
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Diseases of the Rectum and Anua—Seven cases of hæmorrhoids were treated, all dis-
-charged to duty. Two cases of prolapsus ani are recorded—both sent to duty.
Diseases of the Urinary Organs.—Eighteen cases of gonorrhœa were admitted, and the
same number discharged to duty.
Diseases of the Generative System.—Four cases of orchitis were treated—all discharged
,to duty.
Disease of the Cellular Tissue.— Under this head four cases of abscesses and two cases of
guinea-worm occurred. One of the cases of abscess occurred in a broken-down, debilitated
sepoy—a great "Ganja" smoker—a large quantity of matter formed in the Ischio-rectal fossa:
the man died from exhaustion. A post mortem examination recorded extensive disease of
the lungs (phthisis).
Diseases of the Cutaneous System.—Under this head two cases of ulcer, thirty-five cases
of boil, and two cases of whitlow, were recorded—all discharged to duty.
Injuries of the Upper extremities.—Two cases of sprain were treated.
Injuries of the Lower extremities.— Eighty cases of contusion, chiefly shoebites (caused
by badly fitting boots) were treated.
No European officer has been sent on sick certificate, nor has any death occurred.
SANITARY REMARKS.
1. No case of cholera has occurred.
2. Six cases of small-pox are recorded.
3. Vaccination has been regularly and successfully performed.
4. The general sanitary condition of the cantonment is very satisfactory. Roads are
kept clean, hedges kept cut, and no refuse of any kind allowed to collect.
5. During the latter part of the year the latrines were closed, and the Trench system was
commenced, and up to the present time appears to work well.
6. The Hospital 13th Regiment N. I. is quite unsuitable; inside it is dark and dreary,
and the ventilation bad. There is no deadhouse. Post mortem
examinations are obliged to
be performed in the verandah. The hospital latrine also requires alterations and improvements.
Estimates have, I believe, been sent in, and I hope the necessary alterations and improvements
will soon be made.
7. House accommodation is required for two native medical pupils.
8. The rainfall came up to 28 inches 6 cents, being 10 inches more than was registered
last year. The mean temperature for the past year was 79.5. The highest temperature was
obtained in May and the lowest in December.
9. The water-supply has been sufficient in quantity and of good quality. The water
supplied to the regiment is obtained from the Kupperwara aqueduct.
REPORT OF THE GARRISON SURGEON ON THE HEALTH OF THE NATIVE TROOPS
STATIONED AT ASIRGARH.
The average strength of the Garrison Staff and Details has been 53.41.
Do.
of the Detachment H. M.'s 11th Regiment N. I., 129.50.
Do.
do.
10th do. N. L. I., who arrived here on
temporary duty from Mhow on the 12th November last, has been 119.50.
The average strength of the " Bengallee" State prisoners was 7. That of the " Punjabee"
prisoners of State 3, who arrived here from Allahabad on the 15th December 1872. Canton-
- m e n t b a z a r a n d c i v i l p o p u l a t i o n 2 , 6 9 1 .
The detachment 10th Regiment N.L.I. arrived here on the 12th November on temporary
duty from Mhow; of these 41 cases were admitted to hospital, 34 discharged well to duty,
and 7 with slight ailments, were remaining at the end of the year.
The detachment 11th Regiment N.I. was present during nearly the whole year; of these
one remained from past year, 183 were admitted, 170 discharged well to duty, 10 invalided (4
of them were not admitted to hospital but taken as " unfits" from the ranks); one died from
remittent fever and dysentery, and six are remaining on the books, while one was sent to his
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