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PESHAWAR ' DISTRICT.
XVIII.Epidemics.—Cholera visited Peshawar in September; ten eases occurred in the Epidemics.
regiment, four of which proved fatal. The cases occurred in the following order:—
September 30th
1 case, 1 fatal.
October 1st
3 cases, I „
„
2nd
2 „
„ 4th
1 case.
„
5th
„ 1 fatal.
„
7th
„ 1 fatal.
„
11th
1 „
Total 10 cases,4 fatal.
On October 4th a detachment of 1 00 men was sent into camp to Badhber. While
in camp, one case occurred. All the other cases occurred in the lines. I cannot give any in
- f o r m a t i o n a s t o t h e t y p e o f t h e d i s e a s e , p r e c a u t i o n a r y m e a s u r e s , n a t u r e o f c a m p s , & c . , n o t
h a y i n g b e e n w i t h t h e r e g i m e n t a t t h e t i m e o f t h e o u t b r e a k .
Inspection.—The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Rawal Pindi Circle Inspection.
made his inspection of the regimental hospital and lines on the 1st April 1877.
Mr. Allen reports that the arrangements in the hospital generally met
with his approval: the ventilation was sufficient, but the lighting was defective,
and in his opinion rendered the wards gloomy and depressing to a sick man.
Two large fire-places, one on each side of the central divisional wall, afforded
the only means of warming the wards, and the Deputy Surgeon-General con
-siders they were quite inadequate for the purpose, as beyond their immediate
vicinity but little heat was felt from them. The-water-supply for the hospital
is reported to have been collected in a tank dug out of the soil, and its purity
was not satisfactory. All the equipment for the comfort and proper treatment
of the sick was generally complete. Accommodation for the hospital servants
had not been provided. Regarding the lines, Mr. Allen reports that the space
covered by them was cramped and limited. Ventilation was imperfect, and many
of the floors of the huts were found to be below the ground surface level.
Setting aside the foregoing serious defects, Mr. Allen considered the general
sanitary condition of the lines to be tolerably good. The men resorted to
the fields for necessary purposes. Drinking water came from the Barah river
and passed through a charcoal filter before entering the tank from which the
men took it.
30th (Punjab)Regiment Hative Intantrg—Peshwar.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871. Jhelum, Dec. 1868, from
Cawnpore.
74.5 . 9
2.9
1872. Nowshera, Nov. 1871
138.8
. 7 4.6
1873. Ditto ditto
116. 7 1
2.9
1874. Peshawar, March 1874 . 249.8 1
3.8
1875. Ditto. 225.35 2.44
6.29
Average
161.03 1 20
4.05
1876. Peshawar
207.97 4.63 5.26
following
regiment:——
H. Location and movements.—The head quarters of the regiment remained at Peshawar Location and
until the evening of the 9th November, when it
I.
marched out to cholera camp at Pir Bala, a place
a bout 3 miles from cantonments on the Michni road. On the 4thOctober a detachment
of three companies of the regiment marched out to Durbungie on account of cases of cho'lera.
which had broken out in these companies. This. place is about one and a half mile nearer
to cantonments than Pir Bala, and is also on the Michni road. This detachment remained
at Durbungie until the l0th November, when it joined head-quarters: at Pir Bala. The
whole regiment marched into Peshawar again on 22nd November. The usual detachments
were supplied to the outposts of Michni, shabkadar and Abazai, and a detachment was fur-
furnished the
J. Medical Officers.—Surgeon D. N. Martin held charge of the regiment Medical
during the year, with the Officers.
exception of from the 7th
to 26th September, and from
the 4th October until the
12th November. During
these intervals, and during
the period included between
4th and 31st December, the
charge was held by Doctors
Costello (20th Punjab Native
Infantry), Tandy (8th Bengal
Cavalry,) Aitchison ( 14th
Sikhs) and O'Neill (20th
Punjab Native Infantry.)
Surgeon D. N. Martin has
the sanitary condition of the
information regarding movements.
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