Water-
supply.
Conservancy.
CEDED DISTRICTS.
Two native officers and nine non-commissioned officers and privates were pensioned, and
three native officers and eight men proceeded to their native countries on sick leave during the
year.
Deputy Surgeon-General George Smith, M.D., inspected this corps on the 22nd
February 1876, and reports as follows :—
Lines.—The exterior of the huts looks clean—the roads through the lines are well conserved
and well swept—but the interior arrangements of the huts are unchanged. With all natives hut-
conservancy is a difficulty, but with Mahomedans there are special difficulties and obstacles,
Experience convinces me more and more of the necessity of erecting new lines for native regiment
on a proper system, and on occupation by the men to insist upon the new arrangements being
strictly carried out. Once make the new systen imperative on all, and the traditions of the
regiment will, in course of time, make the arrangements permanent. There is neither artificial
nor natural drainage of the lines, nor has there been any proper attempt to take advantage of the
natural slope to the south of the ground on which the lines are built.
Sanitary condition of all buildings.—Every sepoy, sepoy's wife, and sepoy's children use the
domestic latrine and domestic lavatory. The latrine is a small mud enclosure, with a few stone
for standing on and space for dropping excreta on the bare earth, urine and water of ablution
soaking into the ground or running out upon the road to percolate, evaporate, and stink. The
night-soil is removed to filth-pits one and a half miles from the lines by the municipality. All
other refuse is also removed.
Lines.
Sanitary
condition of
all buildings.
Water-supply.—There are five wells from which water is drawn in the neighbourhood of
the lines.
Conservancy.—The neighbourhood is fairly conserved. The dryness of the air of Bellary and
the high temperature rapidly destroy animal matter of all kinds and keep the cantonment free
from disease. The quantity of moisture in the air is very small.
Principal diseases.—The regiment is in a healthy condition. There have been no casualties
during the year. The numbers admitted amount to 140. The principal diseases are ague, wounds,
boils, rheumatism, and guinea-worm. There was one case of cholera which recovered. Elever
men proceeded during the year on sick leave and eleven were pensioned. A well, which was
supposed by Dr. Cleveland to be the most probable source of guinea-worm, has been closed up.
Principal
diseases,
Regiment Native Infantry.
STATION—BELLARY.
Arrived from Jubbulpore 29th November and 21st December 1873 :--®
Average strength
..
. .
. .
.. . .
. .
.
704
..
..
Do.
do. present
..
..
. .
. .
. . 669
..
Admissions
... .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . 294
.
. . .
. . . . . .
Daily sick
. .
. .
. .
. .
15
Deaths in hospital ..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
.
. . .
6
..
. .
Do. out of do.
..
..
..
. .
. .
. .
' '
3
..
..
..
..
Pensioned
..
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
22
. . . .
. . . .
.
..
Sick leave
. .
. .
. II ..
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The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding as
contrasted with previous years :—
Rate per Cent. of
Years.
Stations.
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions. Daily Sick.
All Deaths.
Pensioned. I
1
Sick Leave.
1872 ..
.. Jubbulpore
..
. .
41.28
1.78
.14
. 1 4 .85
1873 . . ..
Bellary ..
..
..
57.05
2.25
.14
. .
.14
1874 ..
..
Do.
..
..
..
40.81
1.73
.69
3.32
2.63
Average ..
46.38
1.92
.32
1.15
1.20
1875 ..
.. Bellary ..
..
..
43.94
2.24
1.27
3.12
1.56
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