European
commissioned
officers.
Cholera.
By public
vaccinators.
Lock Hospital
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
81
Diseases under which casualties occurred.—The diseases under which the above casualties
occurred were as follows :—
Diseases
under which
casualties
occurred.
No.
Ague
.. .. .. .. ..
4
Remittent feve
r
.. ..
..
..
.. 2
Cholera
.. ..
..
..
.. 8
Phthisis pulmonalis
..
.
.. .. .. ..
4
Beri-beri (general dropsy)
.. .. ..
..
.. 1
Meningitis
..
..
..
..
.. 1
Paraplegi
.. .. .. .. ..
1
Pericarditis
.. .. .. .. ..
1
No.
Pneumonia
.. .. .. ..
2
Pleurisy.
.. .. .. ..
1
Bronchitis
...
..
..
.. 1
Diarrhoea
..
..
..
.. 1
Poison (Canabis Indica)
..
..
. . .. 1
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The deaths out of hospital, in the station and on leave, were as follows :—
No.
Leprosy.. ..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Diabetes.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
. .
. .
. .
..
. . 1
Bronchitis.. ..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
Heartdisease ..
..
. .
. .
. .
..
..
..
. .
..
..
1
Dyspepsia..
. .
. .
. .
. .
. . . .
. .
. .
. .
. .
1
5
Other statistics of the year.—There is little in the other statistics of the year calling for special
remark. There was no marked prevalence of any disease or class of diseases with the exception
of argu, which as already stated, was much less prevalent this than for the two preceding years.
Other stati
stics of the
year.
European commissioned officers.—Amongst European commissioned officers of the native
force, with an aggregate average strength of 77, there were during the year 30 admissions on the
sick report and no death
Cholera.— Not only Secunderabad but the greater portion of the Berars was visited by
cholera during the year 1875. The first appearance of cholera in His Highness the Nizam's
territories was in the Berar District in June, and from thence it spread to several civil stations
Akola, Elichpur, &c., to the military stations garrisoned by the Hyderabad Contingent Force,
reaching the city of Hyderabad in August. The first case in the cantonment of Secunderabad
occurred in the person of a Ghowlie residing in Gowlpura on the 24th of August. The second
case was that of a Greek living in James' Street, and the third a European who had just arrived
from Madras in the dâk bungalow. From that time the disease spread over the cantonment, cases
occurring in different localities ; out of 206 cases among the civil native population, only 27 were
admitted either into the contagious disease ward of the Civil Dispensary or into the chupper huts
erected for the purpose. The disease was not of a bad type, yet the mortality was high ; 101 out
of the 206 cases reported died. The deaths were higher among the males than among the
females. Among the former it was at the rate of 547.00 per mille, whilst among the latter it
was 415.72. No case of cholera occurred. among the native troops until the 13th September,
when a sepoy of the 29th N.I. was attacked ; between this date and the 5th October 5 cases
took place, 1 on the 1st, another on the 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 33rd day of the period. Since the 5th
of October no other case has occurred in this regiment. The two first cases, " that of a man
and child," died, and the three others recovered in a few days. In the 3rd Regiment L.I.
12 cases took place between the 19th September and 28th December, " 7 men, 3 women, and 2
children." Deaths 4 men and 1 child. These cases occurred sporadically here and there in the
lines, and. could not be traced to contagion. In one instance only did two cases, " mother and
daughter," occur in one hut ; both recovered. In the 40th Regiment N.I. cholera broke out
on the 28th November, and between this date and 28th December 24 cases occurred ; of these
7 were fighting men, the rest camp-followers. There were 3 deaths among the fighting men
and 10 deaths among the camp-followers. No cases occurred either in the 1st Regiment L.C. or in the 1st Regiment N.I
Small-pox.—Then a t i v e t r o o p s a n d f a m i l i e s w e r e f r e e f r o m s m a l l - p o x d u r i n g t h ey
e a r u n d e r r e v i e w
Vaccination, regimental.— Vaccination appears to have been steadily carried on during the
year and all the native regiments are supposed to be protected. The number of vaccinations by
medical subordinates as shown by the returns was 1,603, of which 1,128, or 70.36 per cent., were successful.
By public vaccinators.—The number of operations performed by the public vaccinators was
4.,460 against 5,018 in 1874_ Of these operations 4,129. or 92.57 per cent.,. were successful.
Lock Hospital.—The working of the Lock Hospital during the year shows a great increase in
the admissions of European troops for venereal disease, as also an increase in admissions of public
women into the Lock Hospital. There were 512 admissions in an average strength of 2,282
Europeans, against 276 with a strength of 2,459 in the preceding twelve months. Much of this
sickness " the medical officer in charge of the Lock " attributes to the men cohabiting with
unregistered prostitutes, but to what extent the practice has influenced the sick-rate it is impossible
to determine. It may be observed that venereal disease, " like many other diseases," appears to
be a tidal law, and to have its periods of increase and decrease. The return for 1875 shows that
the admissions for secondary syphilis were much fewer in proportion to those attacked by the
Small-pox.
Vaccination,
regimental.
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