68 MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— Fevers give the largest number of admissions. Next,
rheumatism, conjunctivitis, blistered feet from defective boots. There were 28 cases of colic,
27 of ulcer 23 of dysentery, 16 of boils, 18 of pneumonia, and 15 of bronchitis treated.
Two men died at regimental head-quarters, viz., one from pneumonia and one from
obstruction of the bowels, 1 died on "sick leave" at his home from phthisis pulmonalis, and
1 on "leave of absence," from pneumonia.
XVII. Epidemics.— No epidemic occurred in the regiment.
XVIII. Vaccination.—Thirty-seven children were vaccinated in the lines successfully.
Inspection.—Inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the Agra Circle
on the 6th March 1877. Dr. Thorpe reports that the site of the lines occupied
by this regiment is one of the best about Ajmere, being open to the west wind
and well raised. The natural drainage of the lines is considered to be very
good. The ventilation of the huts is not considered very satisfactory, being
altogether dependent on the doorways and the interstices between the tiles.
The water-supply is plentiful, and of good quality. The men resort to the
jungle for necessary purposes, but no bad smells, it is said, are perceptible,
as the prevailing wind is from the south-west. The hospital is situated about
300 yards north-east of the lines, on rising ground, and its site is accordingly
well drained. It is well ventilated, and contains all the medicines and
instruments necessary for the proper treatment of the sick.
OUDH DIVISION.
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF LUCKNOW, SITAPUR, FYZABAD AND GORAKHPUR.)
Average daily strength present during the year
. . Cavalry 763.1; Infantry 2512.9
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength
.
.
„ 3 . 1 7 ; , , 2 . 6 9
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength
.
.
„ .77 ; ,, .75
Medical
Officers.
3rd Beg iment, Bengal Cavalry—Lucknow.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon-Major J. J. Clarke, M. D., by whom this
Location and
movements.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871
. Jhelum, Dec. 1868, from
Peshawar.
61.6
1.78
2.34
1872 . Nowgong, 8th March
1872.
107.9
1.09
5.43
1873
.
Ditto ditto
133.1
.67
4.49
1874 .
Ditto ditto
113.5
.89
3.71
1875
.
Ditto ditto
119.75
.21
3.43
Average
.
107.17
.92
3.88
1876 . Lucknow, Jan. 1876 .
110.79
.88
3.17
report has been compiled,
was in charge from 1st
January to 31st December
1876, except whilst absent
at Simla on special duty,
from 28th September to 8th
of November, during which
period Surgeon-Major S. C.
Amesbury officiated.
II. Location and movements.—
At the close of last year, the re-
giment proceeded en route from
Nowgong in Bundlecund to Luck-
now ; it reached its destination on
the 15th of January. and remained
Meteorology.
Lines and
huts.
there until the 1st November, when the 1st squadron of 115 men, afterwards augmented to
131, moved towards Barrackpore.
IV Meteorology.—The thermometrical observations, made from the readings of a com-
mon thermometer, are thus recorded :—
Highest range throughout the year
.
.
.
. 82.10 Mean.
Lowest
ditto
d i t t o
.
.
.
. 72.5
Mean
ditto
d i t t o
.
.
.
. 10.35
The rainy season commenced late in June, in which month only 5 in. 2/10 fell; in July
12 in. 9/10 ; in August 6 in. 4/10 ; in September 2 in. Total 26 in. 5/10.
V Lines and huts.—There is little to add to that which has already been written concern-
ing the lines and. huts ; they run parallel to each other from east to west, and are arranged
for six troops, each troop being separated from the next by a narrow back street. There is one
broad, central street cutting the lines into two divisions, and another in which the Native officers
live running at right angles to the central one. Rows of trees afford good shade and shelter
both to men and horses. The huts are irregularly built and irregularly ventilated, but there
is no overcrowding and ventilation is quite free.