Principal Causes of Sickness.
Causes of Mortality.
Mortality according to Race.
Influence of Rainfall.
Epidemics.
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and their families, a separate ward for women and children, and another for contagious cases.
The dry-earth system is carried out; the latrine is well built, and answers the purpose admi--
rably. A sweeper is always in attendance. The hospital is supplied with excellent water from
a well just outside the compound.
11. The average daily sick was 32.4, the percentage of
treated to strength 179.1, deaths to strength 2.16, deaths to
treated 1.21, and 40 invalided.
12. Ague gave the larger proportion of cases. Measles prevailed to some extent during
the months of March and April, followed by rather a severe
visitation of cholera, by which we lost 11 men out of 18 cases
and 1 European officer.
13. Cholera 11, measles 1, meningitis 1, remittent fever 1,
pneumonia 1.
14. Hindustani Hindus 3, Mahrattas 7, Mussulmans 4,
and Punjabee Hindu 1.
15. Ague prevailed, as usual, immediately after the monsoon.
16. Measles and cholera.
17. Vaccinations 64, and re-vaccinations 22.
18. The regiment has been rather unfortunate during the past year in having two
epidemics to encounter; but, excluding this, the men have en--
joyed good health for the most part. The work has been very
hard, but it does not seem to have had any material bad effect.
The admissions during the year were 1,226 against 893 in the year 1874.
19. The treatment of fever cases by quinine and arsenic was found to he the most
efficient, and the hypodermic injection of chloral hydrate
in some cases of cholera and in others entirely failed. Sulphate
of cinchonidine was used extensively, and found of much less value in the treatment of fevers
than quinine.
20. The system of cutting half of the pay of recruits for their regimental necessaries
still exercises a bad effect on their health, more especially as it
occurs at a time when they have to undergo a good amount of
physical exertion in learning their drill, and are unable to afford to allow themselves sufficient
nourishment to keep up their strength.
21. The Native medical pupil has been instructed in the office routine work, and has
taken his share of clinical work as well as that of the dispensary.
Instruction has been given from time to time at the bedside.
Observations on the Mean Level of the Sub-soil Water.
Locality or Designation
of Well.
Date and Hour of Measurement.
Distance of Sub-
soil Water below
surface of Ground.
Rainfall from
Date of last
Measurement.
Feet in.
In. ets.
Front of the hospital.
15th February 1875 at 5 A.M
34 1
0 84
15th March
do.
34 7
...
15th April do.
35 7
0 4
15th May do.
36 8
...
15th June do.
36 4
1 82
15th July do.
35 7
4 28
15th August do.
35 1
6 98
15th September do.
35 0
4 25
15th October do.
32 4
4 44
15th November do.
33 4
0 82
15th December
do.
33 10
...
REMARKS BY DEPUTY SURGEON-GENERAL D. WYLLIE, M.D.
This is the only corps of those in the Northern Division that shows increase of sickness
as compared with previous year—a result attributed by the medical officer to heavy duties,
but possibly also in part due to prolonged residence. Sanitary surroundings good; huts supe-
Sickness, Mortality, and Inva-
liding.
General Health and Physique
of the Men.
Treatment of Disease when special.
Special Observations.
Native Medical Pupil how taught.