Climate of the
station.
Diseases of
the district.
Water-
supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
exercises.
Drill.
Epidemic
diseases.
Hospital ventilation. —Good.
Hospital
ventilation.
Hospital
water-supply.
General
conclusions.
MYSORE DIVISION.
6 5
36th Regiment Native Infantry.
STATION—BANGALORE.
Arrived from Thayetmyo 26th February 1872.
Average strength
..
..
..
..
..
..
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.. 684
Do.
do. present ..
..
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..
..
..
..
.. 644
Admissions ..
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..
..
..
..
..
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.. 252
Daily sick
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.. ..
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..
..
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..
12
Deaths in hospital
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.. ..
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..
1
Do. out of do.
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..
..
..
..
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..
..
1
Pensioned
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..
..
..
..
..
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..
33
Sick leave
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..
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..
..
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..
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The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding as
contrasted with previous years :—
Years.
Stations.
Rate per Cent. of
Average Strength Present.
Average Strength.
Admissions. Daily Sick. All Deaths. Pensioned. Sick Leave.
1872 ..
.. Bangalore
..
..
74.80
3 . 4 8
1.11
4.46
3.63
1873 ..
..
Do..
77.70
3.45
1.14
3.73
4.31
1874 ..
..
Do.
..
..
4 5 . 7 0
2.02
1.01
4.20
1.45
Average ..
66.06
2.98
l.08
4.13
3.13
1875 ..
.. Bangalore
..
..
39.13
1.86
. 2 9
4.82
1.02
Surgeon-Major A. H Beaman was in medical charge of this corps during the
year, and reports as follows : —
Climate of the station.—There has been great scarcity of rain during the past year, but the
health of the troops has not been affected by it.
Diseases of the district. —No special diseases occur at Bangalore that are not common to al
l Indian stations.
Ventilation and drainage for the men's huts. —The new huts occupied by the right wing of
the regiment are large and well ventilated. Similar huts for the left wing are now in course of
construction. Drainage upon the whole fairly good.
Ventilation
and drainage
for the men's huts.
Water-supply. —During the last quarter of the year the water-supply was scarce owing to
failure of the monsoon; but it was not necessary to make any recommendation upon the subject,
as the fact received constant attention from the authorities.
Diet. —No scarcity of any kind of provisions has occurred during the year as far as I know.
Clothing according to regulations laid down for native troops.
Duty and exercises. —The duty has been that ordinarily performed by native troops in garrison,
and not prejudicial to health.
Average number of nights in bed 3 in 4.
Drill.—Drill usually five times a week, between 6 and 7 A.M. and Adjutant's drill five times a
week in the evening. The health of the men in no way injuriously affected.
Epidemic diseases.—Cholera has prevailed epidemically in Bangalore, but not amongst the men
of the 36th Regiment, of whom not one was attacked.
Hospital water-supply. —Hospital has been sufficiently supplied with good-water during
the year.
General conclusions. —The majority of admissions into hospital during the year was caused by
fever, chiefly febricula, resulting for the most part from atmospheric changes. Only one death
occurred in hospital during the year. A case of tetanus following inflammation of the internal
ear. Upon the whole the health of the regiment has been remarkably good during the year, and
but very little sickness has occurred either amongst the men or their families.
Deputy Surgeon-General George Smith, M.D., inspected this corps on the 1st
November 1875, and reports as follows : —
Lines. —The west hutting line consists partly of new, partly of old lines of huts; of the six Lines.
rows of double huts and two rows of single terminal huts belonging to the right wing, only the two
terminal rows and the two western double-hut rows are finished. Of the left wing lines only the
western single-hut rows and the two adjoining double-hut rows are finished, the remaining space
being occupied by the old huts of the regiment. The new huts are very superior to the old.
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