MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Drainage.
Conservancy.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and em-
ployment.
VI. Drainage.—No new remarks need be made on this head. The natural drainage is
all sufficient.
VII. Conservancy.—No change has been made in the arrangements previously described.
VIII. Water-supply—Is described as having been good and abundant throughout the
year.
IX. Diet. —Supplies are said to have been good and abundant and cheaper than in
1874. The men appear to be well fed, and there seems to have been no case of under-feeding, The
arrangements described in the report for 1873 continue in force.
X. Clothing.—No alterations have been made in the uniform of the men during the
year. The Clothing is of good quality and suited to the climate and season of the year.
XI. Duty and employment.— The average strength present at head-quarters having been
greater than in 1874 (251.08 against 216.10), the duty has been somewhat less severe, and the
average number of continuous nights in bed has been 3.003 as compared with 2.62 in 1874.
D u r i n g t h e l a s t f o u r w e e k s , w h i l e i n c a m p a t D e l h i , t h e w o r k b o t h d a y a n d n i g h t w a s r a t h e r
hard; the continuous nights in bed being two only; but, so far as was apparent, no injurious
effect resulted. The regiment was extremely healthy, and, with the exception of three admis--
sions for dysentery in January 1876, no case of serious disease occurred.
Exercise.
Marches.
Hospital.
XII. Exercise.— The usual regimental games, shooting excursions, &c., have been regu
-larly engaged in, and do not appear to have injuriously affected the health of any man, while
their salutary influence is always marked.
XIII. Marches. — The regiment marched for the Camp of Exercise, Delhi,
on the 1st November, and arrived there on the 3rd December, being encamped at
Badli-ki-Sarai. The encamping grounds between Goonah and Delhi are report-
-ed by the medical officer to have been generally in fair order as regards
their cleanliness, and an abundant supply of good water was obtainable
at them.
XIV. Hospital.— The hospital at Goonah, which has been already described, is said to be
in good repair. The new buildings for the accommodation of the hospital assistants and
servants, mentioned in last report as sanctioned, were completed during the year. No provision
for a dead-house has yet been made, but post-mortem examinations are seldom necessary.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present . . .
323.11
Absent . . .
168.89
Total . . .
492
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL. NUMBER
OF
Daily av-
erage
number
of sick,
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths
.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
1875.
1875.
Head-quarters at Goonah . . . 1st Jan. . . . 31st Dec. . . .
251 .08
232
. . .
7.38 92.40
. . .
2.94
Detachment at Sehore . . .
Ditto . . .
Ditto . . .
33.87
12
. . .
.18 35.43
. . .
.53
Detachment at Tehri . . .
Ditto . . .
8th July . . .
36.96
. . .
. . .
.24
. . .
. . .
.65
Detachment at Goonah . . .
1st Nov. . . . 31st Dec. . . .
66.39
12
. . .
2.69 108.11
. . .
4.05
Escort to Agent, Governor
General.
1st Jan. . . .
26th March
34.03
4
. . .
.40 50.50
. . .
1.17
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
823.11
260
. . .
8.23 80.47
. . .
2.55
Number of deaths in hospital 0; out of hospital 1; total 1 ; per cent. of total strength . . .
.20
"
invalided . . . 14; " " . . .
2.85
" sent on sick leave . . .3; " " . . .
.61
"of ays spent in hospital 3,005; per admission 11.52; per man of total stregth . . .
6.11
" " " on sick leave 406; per man 81.20; " " . . .
.83
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
6.94
The average strength at head-quarters was 251.08, and this body gave 232 admis
-sions or 92.40 per cent. of strength. As no annual report, except last year's, and no sanitary
blue book, but that for 1871, were brought with the regiment to Delhi, I cannot give a full
comparison with former years, but there has been an apparent increase over any previous year
except 1866. This has been brought about by entering m the admission and discharge book
all such cases as were formerly treated as out-patients. To a certain extent, I agree with
the remarks of Surgeon Edis in last year's report as to the disturbing effect of the out-
patient system on the correctness of the vital statistics of a regiment. In his report, after