Epidemics.
Vaccination.
XX. Recommendations.—During the rainy reason it was recommended that small prophy-
lactic doses of quinine should be given to those men who were subject to attacks of fever. The
men themselves seemed to appreciate this, and used to come to hospital of their own accord
to receive their dose. It was attended with good results, as the number of fever cases were
geatly diminished.
Recommenda-
tions.
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MEERUT DIVISION.
XVI. Principal causes of sickne ss.—Class I, general diseases, subdivision A. There were
during the year 60 admissions for fever, namely, 6 for remittent fever, 53 for ague, and 1 for
febricula. Sub-division B. yields 36 admissions, of which 16 were for primary syphilis, 6 for
secondary syphilis, 4 for chronic rheumatism, 8 for acute rheumatism, and 2 for muscular rheu-
matism. Diseases of the nervous system yield 3 admissions, namely, for paralysis, paraplegia
and mania. Of the respiratory system, 9 were admitted for bronchitis, 4 for pneumonia, and 3
for asthma. Diseases of the digestive system yield 30 admissions for dysentery and 7 for
diarrhœa. Of the urinary, there were 14 admissions for gonorrhœa. The venereal diseases were
chiefly confined to the men on detachment duty at Fatehgarh and Ulwar. Of the cutaneous,
there were 20 admissions for boils and 15 for ulcers. Of the accidental injuries, there were 12
admissions for contusions and 20 for blisters of the feet.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—This year the mortality has been considerably less
than it has been for some years past. In all, there were 9 deaths, of which 7 occurred in the
regimental hospital ; one in the detachment hospital at Fatehgarh ; and one man died on
furlough. Last year there were in all 19 deaths. Of the deaths, 2 were due to pneumonia ; 3 to
remittent fever ; 1 to paralysis ; 1 to febricula ; 1 to opium poisoning ; and one is not known,
as the man died. at his home while on furlough.
Principal
causes of sick-
ness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
XVIII. Epidemics.—No epidemics have occurred during the year. Although cholera was
prevalent both in the station and in stations around it, no case occurred in the regiment ; only
3 cases of measles occurred.
XIX. Vaccination.—All those recruits who had not been already vaccinated, or who were
not protected by a previous attack, were vaccinated in the cold weather ; 37 were vaccinated,
and, with the exception of one, all were successful. Vaccination was performed twice in this
case, but without success. In addition to the recruits, all the children in the lines were vacci-
- n a t e d .
heal
th
XXI. Special remarks.—The regiment has been so remarkably during the year,
that I have little to offer in the way of special remarks. In last year's report I stated my
belief that the cases of boils and ulcers would be materially diminished this year, and this
has turned out to be the case, due in my opinion to two reasons, namely, that the old enfeebled
Peshawar fever subjects have been weeded out, and their places filled by fine, young, healthy
recruits, and also that a four years' residence in Agra has done much to eradicate the effects of
the climate of Peshawar on those who formerly suffered much from fever ; and consequently,
as the system has regained tone, those cases which were- so prevalent in 1873 are now almost
nil.
Inspection.—Inspected by Dr, Thorpe on the 21st March 1876. He re-
ports that the health of the men of this regiment has been much better than
during the two previous years. Ulcers, which were such a trouble last year, had
almost disappeared, and the men have a more healthy appearance. No special
remarks are made regarding the lines, conservancy, water-supply, &c., as those
in the report for 1874 will be applicable for 1875. The details in hospital for
the treatment of the sick were quite satisfactory as regards condition
quantity.
Special
remarks.
Inspection.
33rd (The Allahabad) Regiment Aative Infantry—Delhi.
I. Medical Officers.—The annual sanitary report of this regiment has been
written by Surgeon: E. R.
Johnson, who was in charge
of the regiment throughout
the year, with the excep-
tion of from the 11th to 31st
December, when temporarily
attached to the general
hospital for native troops at
the Delhi Camp of Exercise.
Surgeon F. C. Ghose, tem-
porarily attached to the regi-
ment from 11th to 31st
December, officiated in medi-
cal charge of head-quarters at the Camp of Exercise and regimental depot at
Delhi.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870
. . . Morar, March 1867
. . .
330.2
2.1
7.7
1 8 7 1 . . .
Allahabad, Nov. 1870 . . .
120
1.9
4.6
1872
. . . Ditto,
ditto
. . .
162.3
1.5
4
1873
. . . Ditto,
ditto
. . .
119.3
1.7
5.6
1874
. . . Ditto,
ditto
. . .
103.1
.5
3.5
Average
. . .
167.80
1.54 5.08
1875
. . . Delhi, 1st January 1875
142.97
.71
4.22
Medical
Officers.
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