Recommend
- a t i o n s .
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
XX. Recommendations.—All recommendations bearing on the sanitary condition of the
regiment have been carried out whenever made: they were not of sufficient importance to re
- q u i r e a d e t a i l e d n o t i c e .
Inspection.—The regiment was inspected by Deputy Surgeon-General
G. H. Ray, M. D., of the Lahore Circle, on the 13th October 1876. Dr. Ray
reports that the sanitary condition of the barracks in respect of accommo
- d a t i o n , v e n t i l a t i o n a n d r e p a i r w a s v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y ; a n d t h a t t h e d r a i n a g e
throughout the lines was good. Since his previous inspection, kitchens, built
by the men, had been added to each barrack. No latrine system was in use, but
instead, the men frequented the hillside for necessary purposes. The hospital
(which was being added to in order to bring it up to the standard accommoda
- t i o n ) i s d e s c r i b e d a s b e i n g w e l l v e n t i l a t e d , a n d o f s u f f i c i e n t c a p a c i t y : i t w a s c l e a n
in every respect, and its conservancy arrangements were all that could be
desired. Houses have been built for the hospital assistants since Dr. Ray's last
visit in 1875, and were in course of erection for the medical subordinates. A
dead-house had also been erected. All the details in hospital for the comfort
and proper treatment of the sick were complete, and had been well attended to.
RAWAL PINDI DIVISION
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF RAWAL PINDI, JHELUM, SIALKOT AND TALAGANG).
Average daily strength present during the year
Cavalry 1,138.1
Infantry 3,719.2
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength
„
2 . 4 9
„ 3.01
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength
„
.
87
„ 1.05
14th Regiment Bengal Gabalry (Lancers)
- R a w a l P i n d i .
Medical
Officers.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon G. Watson, from. 1st January to 13th
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871
Deolee, Dec. 1869
134.2
1
5.1
1872
Ditto
156.5
1
5.8
1873
Ditto
170.4
.8
6.2
1874
Rawal Pindi, Jan. 1874.
117.16 1.10
4.4
1875
Ditto
76.85 .87
2.45
Average
131.02
.95
4.79
1876
Rawal Pindi
78.01
.26
2.12
February 1876; Surgeon
W. A. C. Roe, from 14th
February to 8th August;
Surgeon-Major F. G.
Constant, from 9th August
to 15th September;
Surgeon-Major J. Duncan,
from 16th September to 3rd
November; Surgeon-Major
P. W. Sutherland, from
4th November to 31st
December. The last-named
Officer has compiled the
sanitary report.
Location and
movements.
II. Location and movements. —The Regiment was at Rawal Pindi during the year 1876.
The sanitary condition of the lines and huts in respect of ventilation,
drainage, conservancy and water-supply, calls for no special remarks. The
water-supply was of good quality and abundant. The food-supplies were abund
-ant and of good quality, with the exception of the milk, which the medical
officer objected to as it was from buffaloes. Vegetables are said to have been
plentiful and cheap. The clothing was well suited for the duties and for the
climate, and the duties of the men were by no means excessive. Each man
had four in five nights in bed in the hot weather, and eight in nine in the cold
season. The hospital building is considered by Mr. Sutherland to be one of
the best that he has seen, and contains all the appliances necessary to the com
-fort and welfare of the sick.