Venereal
disease.
Inspection.
Location and
movements.
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines,barracks
and huts.
Drainage.
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of intermittent type; next in order of frequency come bowel complaints, chiefly dysentery and
diarrhœa. Of the other causes of sickness nothing is noteworthy. The number admitted for
1874 was 327 ; for 1873, 256.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality .—There was one death only during the year on Com
-mand at Dinapore, cause unknown.
Mortality.
XXI. Special observations .—The general health of the regiment has been very satisfac
- t o r y t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r , p a r t i c u l a r l y s o w h e n i t i s c o n s i d e r e d h o w m u c h i t h a s b e e n s p l i t
up into detachments. The percentage of such has been low, and only one case of death occurred
in the year ; this was at Dinapore, where there was a Command of 14 men, and from which
returns were received. The very few cases of venereal diseases (4) is worthy of remark, and is
probably due to a great extent to a number of men being allowed to keep their wives in the
lines. The health of the camp-followers has been good also during the year.
The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Allahabad Circle inspected the lines
and hospital of this regiment on the 13th March 1876. On that date there
were six patients in hospital who were suffering from trivial ailments, and the
arrangements for the care and treatment of the sick were considered to be
satisfactory. Dr. Walker directed the attention of the medical officer to the
deficiency of some articles of bath-room furniture. The state of the hospital
building was satisfactory, as was also that of the out offices.
Special
observations.
Hospital.
The 1st class hospital assistant had performed his duties satisfactorily
during the year, and the native medical pupil had made very fair progress in all
the branches of precollegiate professional study, and had, in Dr. Walker's opinion,
done credit to the teaching of the 1st class hospital assistant above mentioned,
viz., Shaikh Mahomed Hossain.
13th (The Shekhawattee) Regiment Flatibe Infantry—Bcnares.
I. Medical Officers .—Surgeon-Major Albert M.Verchere (by whom the
annual report has been
submitted) was in medical
charge throughout the
year.
Medical
Officers.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 . . . Barrackpore, December
1869 . . .
120
2.9
5.3
1871 . . . Fort William, Mar. 1871
158
4.3
6.3
1872 . . . Benares November 1872
174.4
4.3
6.7
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto
73.5
2.2
4.3
1874 . . .
Ditto ditto
94.4
I.7
6.7
Average . . .
124.1
3.1
6
1875
Benares . . .
103.19
1.56
5.36
A detachment at Chunar
was during the whole year in
the medical charge of the
Garrison Surgeon, Fort
Chunar. A detachment at
Berhampore was in the
medical charge of Surgeon-
Major Shircore, Civil Sur-
geon of Berhampore, the
whole year.
Detachment.
Detachment.
II. Location and movements .—Head-quarters at Benares the whole year. Detachment
at Chunar, 70 strong, the whole year ; relieved monthly. Detachment at Berhampore, 169
strong, the whole year ; no relief.
VI. Meteorology and climate.—The year 1875 was a year of moderate heat at Benares
with an amount of rain in excess of the average for the locality, but not so excessive as in 1874 ;
1872 and 1873 were years of moderate rains, and that 1874 and 1875 were years of abundan t
rain : the first two mentioned years were very dry, hot and harassing ; the last two years were
m o i s t , m i l d , a n d v e r y t o l e r a b l e , b e i n g a t t h e s a m e t i m e v e r y h e a l t h y .
Men for the detachment at Chunar are selected and changed monthly .—At Chunar,
where the climate is very nearly the same as at Benares, the daily average number of sick
was only 2.78 per cent. of strength and the deaths 1.42. But at Berhampore, in a detachment
of 169 men of all ranks, there were no less than 306 admissions and the daily average number
of sick for the year is 8.17 per cent. of strength and the deaths 2.35. The climate of Berham-
pore appears to have been very detrimental to health. I have no meteorological returns for
Berhampore.
V. Lines, barracks and huts .—See report for 1872. No change. State of repair satis
-factory. No overcrowding.
Men for the
detachment at
Chunar are se-
lected and
changed.
monthly.
VI. Drainage.—Satisfactory. See previous report. No change in 1875.