Selection for
the "Camp."
Hospital.
Sickness, mor-
tality and in
-validing.
Mortality.
Camp of
Exercise,
Delhi.
Health.
95
OUDH DIVI SION.
and cooking food individually, both in expense, as there is no waste, and in time and labor,
as, on a man returning from duty or parade, he finds his food ready cooked. It is also a check
to men under-feeding themselves, as a kind of caterer is appointed by themselves who charges
each member of the mess an equal share of' the expenses. The cooks are of the caste of the
men composing the troop. The above arrangement was only rendered possible by the men of
the regiment having been re-distributed in their troops, each class being in its own troop: viz.,
1st and 2nd troops are Hindoo-Mahomedans, 3rd, Northern men, 4th, Hindoos, and 5th and
6th, Sikhs.
XIII. Marches and service . —The regiment marched from Sitapur on 6th November viâ
Shajehanpoor, Bareilly and Moradabad, for the camp of exercise, and reached Delhi on 1st
December, and was embodied in 4th Cavalry Brigade, 4th Division. From 1st to 18th Decem
-ber it was encamped near the Mobarik Bagh, on the banks of the Jumna branch canal; on the
19th it marched to the vicinity of Sufdar Jung's Tomb, on the high road to the Kootub,
distance from Delhi six miles. Here the duties were moderately severe, average period passed
on parade being about 30 hours a week. The regiment remained here till end of December.
During the period the regiment passed with the camp of exercise, the health of the men
was very good. The average nights in bed were as follows:—
Native Commissioned Officers . . .
9
D u f f a d a r s . . .
11
S o w a r s
. . .
16
Marches and
service.
Guard duties were very light, consequent on being reduced to a minimum by G. Os.
The Regiment proceeded to Delhi about 350 strong, as ordered for this and other Cavalry
regiments, the other portion of the regiment having proceeded by route march from
Shajehanpoor viâ Futtehgurh and Mynpoorie, and Agra to Morar. The selection of men for
the "Camp" was made with reference to men's previous medical history and fitness for hard
work.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital has been previously described. Quarters for the hospital
assistants and native medical pupils were commenced shortly before departure of the
regiment.
XV . Sickness, mortality and i nvaliding.—Strength of the regiment:
Present
.
.
.
379.5
Absent
. . .
73.9
Total
. . .
453.4
STATION.
P E R I O D .
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 Sitapur 1st Jan.
. . . 5th Nov.
. . .
273.5
129
2
10.8 55.7
. 8 6 3.9
" marching to
Delhi . . . 6th Nov. . . . 30th Nov. . . .
383
4
1
4. 1
15.1
3.79 1.07
"
at camp of
exercise, Delhi 1st Dec.
. . . 31st Dec. . . .
360
48
. . .
10.3 127.5
. . . 2.8
Detachment at Fyzabad . . . 16th Jany . . . 12th Oct. . . .
111.7
76
. . .
2.7
91.9
. . . 2.4
" at Morar
. . . 13th Nov. . . . 31st Dec. . . .
87
5
. . .
7
42.4
. . . 8.04
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
379.5
262
3
34.9 69.03
. 7 9 9.19
Number of deaths in hospital 3; out of hospital 3; total 6; per cent of total strength . . . 1.32
•
" i n v a l i d e d . . .
1 4 ;
" "
. . .
3.08
" s e n to
n s i c k
l e a v e . . . 7 " . . . " 1.5
" d a y s s p e n t
i n
h o s p i t a l 3 , 7 3 6 ; p e r a d m i s s i o n1
4 . 2 ; p e r
m a u
o f
t o t a l s t r e n g t h . . . 8.2
" " " on sick leave 1,460; per man 208.5; " " . . .
3.2
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 11.4
XVI.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The general health of the regiment has been very good
throughout the year; total admissions were 262, as compared with 252 in 1874 and 307 in
1873. Malarious fever gave only 50 admissions, 3 less than 1874 and 34 less than 1873,
show
- i n g t h a t t h e m e n h a v e l o s t t h e m a l a r i o u s t e n d e n c y a c q u i r e d i n B u n d e l k u n d ; d y s e n t e r y c a u s e d
24 admissions against 10 in 1874; conjunctivitis, 15 against 19; acute and chronic rheuma
-tism, 8 against 18; venereal affections, 7 against 14; contusions and accidents of various
kinds incidental to the cavalry soldier have caused nearly ¼ of total admissions.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— Three deaths occurred in hospital, 1 from disease of
heart, 1 from stomatitis, 1 from diarrhœa. Three deaths occurred on furlough and command.
Camp of Exercise, Delhi—Health.— The health of the regiment was very good during
the whole time they were under canvas, both on the march from Sitapur to Delhi, and at
the camp of exercise during the month of December, and was never injuriously affected by
exposure, fatigue, or irregularity with which the men got their meals. No serious accidents
occurred, which I attribute to the fact that the men are very well mounted. Although the
duties were severe and the work of the camp really hard, the night duties were very light,
Principal
causes of sick
-ness.