BENGAL.
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Medical
topography
and diseases
of the district.
Ventilation
and drainage
for the men's
huts.
BENGAL.
The only regiment stationed in Bengal during the year 1875 was the 33rd
Madras Native Infantry. The statistical and sanitary details of this corps are as
follows :—
3 3 r d R e g i m e n t H a t i b e I n f a n t r y .
STATION—DORUNDAH.
Arrived from Vizianagrum 30th December 1871.
Average strength ..
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.. 644
D o .
d o . p r e s e n t
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..
. . .. 607
Admissions ..
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.. 226
Daily sick ..
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..
9
Deaths in hospital . .
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. . . .
4
Do. out of do. ..
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2
Pensioned
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..
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Sick leave ..
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..
3
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..
..
1873..
..
1874..
..
Dorundah
..
..
Do.
.. ..
Do.
..
..
22.57
20.91
49.45
.90
.88
1.64
1.15
.98
.96
. .
3.36 . .
.. . .
.42
Average..
30. 97
1.14
1.03
1.12
.14
1875..
.. Dorundah
..
..
37.23
1.48
. 9 3
..
.46
Surgeon C. C. Lloyd, M.D., has been in medical charge of this corps during
the year, and reports as follows :—
Climate of the station.—The climate during the past year has been healthy. The tempera-
ture has not been excessive at any time. The rainfall as registered by me amounted to 52.24 cubic
inches during the year. June, July, and August were the wettest months. The greatest rainfall
was in July, when it amounted to 16.1 cubic inches. The climate has exercised no prejudicial
effect on the health of the men.
Medical topography and diseases of the district.— The station, which is 2,100 feet above the sea
level, is bounded on the north and south by two rivers, and east and west by land used for grazing
purposes and land under dry cultivation. Intermittent fever and rheumatism are generally the
prevailing diseases of the district. They chiefly prevail at the close of the rainy season.
Ventilation and drainage for the men's huts.—The number of huts the lines is 755, which
includes the followers' huts, which are 22 in number ; of these 685 are occupied, 70 unoccupied.
The number of family men is 497. Bachelors or widowers 168, wives and other adult relations,
including followers, number 734, children 695. Deducting from the occupied huts those inhabited
by single men, we find 517 huts amongst 1,926 souls, making an average of 3.72 per hut. This
result, however, scarcely gives us a proper idea of the number, as in some houses a very much
greater population lives together.
Nuisance.—No nuisance has occurred during the year. A new public latrine, which was much
wanted for the use of the men, has been erected in the vicinity of the lines. In the courtyard of
each man's hut is a corner which is appropriated for the purpose of a latrine ; in this corner solid
and fluid excreta is usually passed on the ground, thereby causing fouling of the soil owing to the
percolation. What remains of the solid excreta is daily removed in baskets by the toties and
deposited outside the cantonment in a trench dug for the purpose, but the urine is allowed to
contaminate the soil. After a shower of rain the smell arising from this cause can be easily
perceived. To remedy this state of things a large galvanized iron receptacle, with iron handles,
and half cover (easily carried by two men), has been, at my recommendation, purchased out of
cantonment funds, and each man is to be provided with two large shallow chatties, to be placed in
Climate of the
station.
Nuisance.