Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Recommenda-
tions.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
XIII. Marches and service.—The regiment marched from Cawnpore on the 19th
November, and on 31st December had reached Ughana on its upward march towards Sialkot.
Nothing worthy of record has occurred during the march. The health of the regiment has
been excellent throughout. The encamping grounds along the grand trunk road have been
f o u n d c l e a n a n d w e l l c a r e d f o r , a n d t h e w a t e r c l e a r a n d w h o l e s o m e .
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital at Cawnpore has been fully described in previous reports,
and there is nothing new now to state regarding it. Jhamps were still unsupplied up to the
time of the regiment leaving the station.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment:—
Present
.
.
. 359.76
Absent
.
.
.
96.14
Total . . . 455.90
S T A T I O N .
PERIOD.
T O T A L N U M B E R O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
STATION.
From
To
Strength.
Admis-
s i o n s . Deaths.
Admis-sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Cawn
- pore and on march . . . 1st January . . .
31st December . . . 359.76
186
1
6.89 51.70
.27
1 . 9 < i l l e g i b l e >
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 3; total
4; per cent. of total strength . . . .87
"
invalided . . . 6; " " . . . 1.31
" s e n t o n s i c k l e a v e . . . 4 ; " " . . .
.87
" of days spent in hospital 2,516 ; per admission, 13.52; per man of total strength . . . 5.51
" on sick leave 180 ; per man,
45;
" " . . . .39
Total temporary less of service per man of total strength . . . 5.90
Principal
causes of
sickness.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—The healthiness of the regiment during the past
year is shown by the figures in the preceding paragraph. In all there were only 186 admis
-sions into hospital out of a strength present of 359.76, or at the rate of 51.70 per cent. for
the entire year. Of these admissions, 71 were due to fevers and 49 to accidents. In the pre
-ceding year the figures were 159 and 57, respectively. The progressive improvement in the
health of this regiment from year to year during its stay at Cawnpore may be seen in the
following comparison of the number of admissions, and the daily average of sick during each
of the 4 years. :—
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
Average strength present . . . 406.47
390.64
372.73
359.76
Number of admissions . . .
509
318
312
186
Average daily sick . . .
18.49
15.28
19.76
6.89
There were 4 deaths during the year.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—As was the ease last report, 1 man only died in
regimental hospital, and 2 men died on sick leave. The causes of death in these cases were
acute nephritis and congestion of liver, respectively ; 1 man also died when on temporary leave
from, as stated, bronchitis.
XVIII. Epidemics.—None,
so far as this regiment is concerned. There was no case either
of cholera or small-pox among either men or camp-followers during the year, though, as I am
informed, a few cases of cholera occurred in the 35th Native Infantry and among the European
troops in the station, and the disease was reported to exist for a time in the city and sudder bazar.
Vaccination.
XIX. Vaccination.—None, the regiment being fully protected.
XX. Recommendations.— No special recommendations appear to have been made during
the year.
The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Lahore Circle made his medical inspec
-tion of this regiment on the 12th April 1876. The regiment arrived at Sialkot
on the 1st February in relief of the 17th Bengal Cavalry, and occupied the
lines of this latter regiment. Dr. Ray reports that the conservancy arrange
-ments, the water-supply, &c., were all good ; there were no complaints made
to him, and he had no recommendations to make.