Location and
movements.
Lines.
Drainage.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Water-supply,
&c.
Duty &c.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality and
II. Location and movements.—The head-quarters have been at Peshawar during the year, with
the exception of 15 days, from 15th April to the 30th April, when the regiment marched out
to Fort Mackeson, where they were employed in the operations undertaken for the protection
of the grass-cutters, while the latter were engaged in cutting the crops belonging to some
recalcitrant Afridi tribes.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
The regiment furnished detachments as follows:
Detachment at Fort Michni
from 3rd February to 3rd March.
„ at ditto
„ 8th July „ 9th September.
„ at Fort Mackeson
„ 1st May „ 17th May.
„ at Cherat
„ 31st „ „ 5th July.
„ at Fort Abazai
„ 8th September „ 4th December.
„ at Shabkadar
„ 4th December „ 31st „
„ at Camp Badhber
„ 4th October „ 2nd November.
V. Lines, &c.—Described in the report for 1875. They remain the same faultily con
-structed and wretchedly ventilated buildings as therein described. The state of repair
seems fairly good. When a company is going through its musketry course, and every man
is present at night, there is decided overcrowding.
VI. Drainage. —Described in previous reports.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.— Described in report for 1875. The same system is in
use still, and seems to work satisfactorily.
The water-supply, diet and clothing have been described in previous reports, and call for
no remarks.
XI. Duty and employment.—The duty does not seem to be very severe. Nights in bed
6.41 in 7.
XIII. Marches and service—"On the 16th April 1876, the regiment marched to Fort
Mackeson, a part of the Imovable column, and on the 17th was engaged in protecting civil
reapers against the Adam Kheyl Afridis near Aimal Choobutra. Its casualties were—
Killed
1 Kahar.
Mortally wounded
1 Havildar.
Severely „
3
Sepoys and l Kahar.
Slightly „
4 Sepoys.
On 1st May the regiment returned to Peshawar." The above is extracted from the history
of the regiment recently compiled.
XIV. Hospital. —Has been frequently described; the arrangements for heating and light
-ing it are particularly defective.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment:—
Present
.615.75
Absent
84.3
Total
700
Principal
causes of
sickness.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Daily
average number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis- sions.
Deaths
in
hospital.
Admis- sions. Deaths.
Daily
average sick.
Head-quart ers at Peshawar
1st Jan.
31st Dec.
516. 47
733
5 16.16 141.92 .96 3.13
Detachment at Fort Michni 3rd Feb.
3rd Mar.
89
7
1.41 95.89
1.58
Ditto ditto
8th July
4th Sept.
89
10
.46 64.1
.51
Detachment at Fort Macke
-son
1st May
17th May
127
6
1.23 101.52
.96
Ditto at Fort Shabkadar 4th Dec.
31st Dec.
90
9
1.45 130.43
1.61
Ditto „ „ Abazai
8th Sep.
4th „
86
43
1
2.22 207.42 4 . 8 2 2.58
Ditto Camp Badhber 4th Oct.
2nd Nov.
100
31
2
3.85 377.58 24. 36 3.85
Ditto Cherat 31st May
5th July
116
7
.86 61.18
.74
Depôt at Peshawar 16th April
30th April
85
3
7.17 85.9
8.43
Total
615.75 849
8
18. 3 137.88 1.29 2.97
Number of deaths in hospital 8; out of hospital 4; total
12; per cent of total strength
1.71
„ invalided
29; „ „
4 . 1 4
„ sent on sick leave
20; „ „
2. 85
„ of days spent in hospital 6,562; per admission
7 . 7 0 ;
per man of total strength
9.37
„ on sick leave 2,017; per man
100.85; „
„
2 . 8 8
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
12.25
XVI. Principal causes of sickness. —
Fevers produced
494 admissions.
Dysentery „
58
„
Lung affections
5 3 n „
Diarrhœa
22
„
Principal causes of mortality.—Cholera caused 3 deaths. Pneumonia, sunstroke,
remittent fever, diarrhœa, ague and gunshot wound of the spine, 1 each. The cause in three
cases is unknown.
Mortality.