PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE.
191
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis- sions. Deaths. Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Edwardes-
abad
1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876 315.46 619
2 17.59 196.22 .63 5.57
Detachment at Jani Khel
Ditto
Ditto
39.91
29
.95 72.66
2.4
„ at Bahadur Khel
Ditto
17th March
22.
1
.06 21.46
.28
„ at Dera Ismail Khan 3rd Oct. 1876 15th December 39.05
9
1. 93.72
2.56
„ at Girni
7th ditto
31st ditto
34.61 11
.92 135.2
2.65
„ at Zam
Ditto
Ditto
18.46
14
1.12 322.75
6.06
TOTAL
381.06
6 8 3 2 21.65 179.23 .52 5.68
Number of deaths in hospital 2; out of hospital 2; total 4; per cent. of total strength
.81
„ invalided 9;
„ „
1.83
„ sent on sick leave 4; „ „
.81
„ of days spent in hospital 6,872.95; per admission. 10.06; per man of total strength
14.01
„ „ on sick leave 649; per man 162.25; „ „
1.32
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
15.33
XVI. Principal causes of sickness. -The health of the regiment when compared with the
previous year is favourable; this year there were 683 admissions into hospital, last year 855.
Intermittent fever, as usual, claims the greatest number, 370 cases being admitted under that
heading. Of these, 341 were quotidian, 14 tertian and 15 quartan. Next in point of fre
-quency come boils, then contusions, hypertrophy of the spleen, wounds of lower extremity,
muscular rheumatism, ulcers, bronchitis and dysentery. No disease, either in point of
number or severity, except intermittent fever, claims very special notice. Intermittent fevers
are no doubt aggravated, and perhaps in no small degree caused by, the moist state in which
the surrounding district is constantly kept by the cultivators.
Principal causes of
sickness.
XVII. Mortality.—There were four deaths during the year, one from pneumonia and one
from cholera in hospital, one from remittent fever on furlough and one from sun-stroke on
outpost duty at Latammar.
Mortality.
XVIII. Epidemics.— Cholera, in an epidemic form, made its appearance in October. The
first case in this regiment occurred in the person of a camp follower on October 6th. From this
date until the 6th of November ten other cases occurred, eight in the regimental lines and one at
the Kurram outpost. Of the persons attacked, three were sowars and eight camp followers.
And amongst those there were four deaths, one sowar and three camp followers. Immediately
a cholera case was reported, the patient was conveyed to the cholera camp which was situated
about one mile outside cantonments, and under the supervision of Surgeon Jackson. During
the year small-pox was also very prevalent in the native city. Some camp followers of
this regiment were attacked, but no soldiers. I believe some fatal cases occurred amongst the
sepoys quartered in the fort.
Epidemic.
Inspection.- Deputy Surgeon-General F. F. Allen, c. B., made his annual
inspection of the lines, hospital, &c., of this regiment on the 16th November
1876. He reports that the lines were good, comfortable and clean, but that
the ventilation and lighting might be improved. A latrine was near the lines
for the use of the men. The water-supply was from a well, and was of
excellent quality. Owing to the level of the station, the drainage is a matter of
difficulty. The hospital was near the lines; was well ventilated, and consisted of
two wards with two small detached rooms for the treatment of contagious
diseases. No bath-room was in the hospital for the use of the sick. The wards
were clean, and the patients appeared to be well cared for. The medicines
and instruments were sufficient, and they were carefully kept.
Inspection.
3rd Regiment punjab Infantry—Edwardesabad.
I. Medical Officers.—During the year, the medical charge of the regi-
ment was held successively
by Surgeon H. Mallins, from
January to 30th April; Sur
-geon J. T. B. Bookey, from
1st May to 25th May, and
Surgeon F. C. Ghose, from
the 26th May to the close
of the year. The last-named
officer has furnished the fol
-lowing report:
— Medical Officers.
II. Location and movements.
—The head-quarters of the regiment
have been throughout the year at
Location and
movements.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871
Abbottabad December
1868 from Kohat
137.9
2.5
3.4
1872
Kohat December, 1871
238.2
5.6
5.1
1873
„ „ 154.4
1.5
3.
1874
„ „
147.
1.08
2.9
1875
Edwardesabad, January
1875
210.05
2.56
4.81
Average
177.51
2.64
3.84
1876
Edwardesabad
150.40
2.48
3.59