Principal
causes of sick-
ness.
Mortality.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
H a z a r a M o u n t a i n B a t t e r y — R o h a t .
Surgeon-Major J. W. Johnston, M. D., reports as follows:—
Medical
Officers.
Locations and
movements.
Marches and
service.
I. Medical Officers .—The medi-
cal charge of the battery devolved
on Surgeon-Major Mackertich,
5th Punjab Infantry, from 1st
January to 2nd March; Sur-
geon-Major J. W. Johnston, 4th
Punjab Infantry, from 17th March
to 20th April, and from 29th
October to 31st December. Sur-
geon Moloney held charge from
21st April to 28th October.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870
Abbottabad, April 1866
284.8
.7
5.5
1871
Kohat, March 1871
224.4
1.1
4.2
1872
Ditto ditto
228.6
2.3
3.5
1873
Abbottabad, Feby. 1873
148
1.2
2.9
1874
Ditto ditto
178.3
...
3.1
...
Average
212.82
1.06
3.84
1875
Kohat, March 1875
284.96
1.20
5.65
II. Location and movements.—
The battery was quartered at
Abbottabad from 1st January
to 2nd March; en route to Kohat,
from 3rd to 17th March; since
the latter date it has been on the strength of the Kohat garrison.
XII. Marches and service.—The head-quarters marched in course of relief from Abbotta-
bad on 3rd March, reaching Kohat on 17th idem. A detachment of 36 gunners was absent
with the Duffla expedition from 1st January to 1st April.
Hospital.
XIV. Hospital.—The new hospital for the accommodation of sick of Hazara and Garrison
batteries was finished and occupied in August. Its capacity is 14,675.4 cubic feet, and is
supposed to accommodate 14 patients, giving a capacity of 1,050 . 4 cubic feet per man. It
was constructed out of the bungalow formerly inhabited by the Band Master of the Infantry
Garrison, and has a large, open, fire place, suitable dispensary, and out-houses.
Sickness,
mortality and
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invaliding.— Strength of the Battery
—
Present
136.86
Absent
29.05
Total
165.91
STATION.
PERIOD
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Abbottabad
1st January
2nd March
127.72 375
1
7.54 293.61 .78 5.9.
En route to Kohat
3rd March
17th „
Kohat
18th " 31st December
Detachment with Duffla ex- '
pedition
1st January
31st March
36
15 ...
.16 169.10 . . .
.44
TOTAL
... ...
136.86 390
1
7.74 284.96 .73 5.65
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 1; total 2 ; per cent. of total strength
1.20
" invalided 2; " "
1.20
" sent on sick leave 1 ; " "
.60
„" of days spent in hospital 2,835 ; per admission 7.26 ; per man of total strength
17.08
" " on sick leave 185 ; per man 185 ;" "
1 . 1 1
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
18.19
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The chief causations of sickness were ague, intestinal
fluxes, and rheumatism. Two cases of pneumonia and three of other chest diseases occurred.
The chief brunt of the malaria was borne in the four last months of the year.
Two deaths occurred, one in hospital, in February, from pneumonia; one-on furlough; cause
unknown.
Special
observations
and remarks,
Inspection.
XXI. Special observations and remarks.— Nine recruits were examined, one was rejected
for physical debility. Of the 8 accepted, 5 were Sikhs and 3 Punjabee Mussulmans. The
average height of the former was 5 feet 8 inches, and chest circumference 34.2 inches. The
latter had an average height of 5 feet 5.1 inches, and a chest girth of 33.7 inches. The Sikhs
are in accordance with standard laid down in G. O. No. 270, dated 24th September 1875. The
chest girth of Punjabee Mussulmans was 3 inches under the mark.
The Deputy Surgeon-General made his inspection on the 23rd September.
He reports that "the barracks, comparatively recently constructed, afforded