Meteorology
and climate.
Lines, bar
-
racks, or huts.
Drainage.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
Exercise.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
XV.—Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the corps:—
Present
.
.
.
405
Absent
.
.
. 193
Total . . . 598
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
IV. Meteorology and climate.— The rainfall for the year has been 25.74 inches, consider-
ably under the average for the previous seven years, which was 32.51 inches. The cold season
temperature has, up to the end of the year, been unusually high.
V. Lines, barracks, or huts .—There has been no change throughout the year. The lines
have been kept in good repair, and there has been no overcrowding.
VI. Drainage.— No Change during the year.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.— No change during the year, and nothing to indicate
that a change is desirable.
VIII. Water-supply .—A grant of Rs. 3,500 has been made by Government for the
construction of a permanent bund across the river Mhye; materials for its construction are
being collected close below where the temporary bund was annually constructed by the sepoys:
meantime, to secure a good supply of water during the approaching hot season, a temporary
bund has been constructed higher up the river. The usual precautions have been taken to
keep the water as pure as is practicable with river water in this country.
IX. Diet.— The bazar supplies have been ample, and their price moderate throughout
the year.
X. Clothing.— There has been no change in the clothing of the corps.
XI. Duty and employment.— The number of absentees has rendered the guard duty
rather severe for those remaining at head-quarters, the number of nights in bed being only
2.5. I do not, however, consider that this has had any appreciable effect on the health of
the men.
Xll. Exercise, amusements and occupations.— The erection of rifle butts, the construction
of a temporary bund across the river, and the collection of materials for the permanent bund,
have caused the fatigue duties to be severe.
XIII. Marches and service.— The only marches have been in relief of detachments and
on escort duty; those are frequently through very malarious districts.
XIV. Hospital.— The hospital has been kept in good repair: the latrine and hospital
servants' houses have been repaired during the year. The iron cots mentioned in last year's
report have all been supplied, and with their tape bottoms are an immense improvement on
the filthy and bug-infested wooden cots that they replaced.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average n u m b e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-Quarters at
Sirdarpore . . . 1st November . . . 31st December . . .
405
486
3
13.19
120
.74
3.26
Number of deaths in hospital 3; out of hospital 1; total 4; per cent. of total strength . . .
. 6 7
" invalided . . . 9; " " . . .
1.50
" sent on sick leave . . .4; " " . . .
.66
" days in hospital 4,816; per admission . . . 99; per man of total strength . . .
8.05
" " on sick leave 400; per man . . .100;" " . . .
.67
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
872
Principal
causes of sick.
ness.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—
Admissions into Head-quarters
hospital.
Admissions per cent. of
strength at Head-quarters.
Admissions per cent. of total
admissions.
Diseases.
1874.
1875.
A v e r a g e f o r 1 8 7 0 - 7 1 , 7 2 - 7 3 - 7 4 .
1874.
1875.
A v e r a g e f o r 1 8 7 0 - 7 1 , 7 2 - 7 3 - 7 4 .
1874.
1 8 7 5 .
A v e r a g e f o r 1 8 7 0 - 7 1 , 7 2 - 7 3 - 7 4 .
Fevers . . .
128
209
171.2
33.16
51.60
44.82
36.36
43.02
44.09
Rheumatism . . .
11
11
13.4
2.85
2.72
3.50
3.12
2.26
3.46
S y p h i l i s . . .
7
. . .
6.4
1.81
. . .
1.67
1.99
. . .
1.66
Conjunctivitis . . .
19
58
29.4
4.92
14.32
7.70
5.40
11.93
7.55
Respiratory Affections . . .
19
22
16.6
4.92
5.43
4.34
5.40
4.52
4.32
Diarrhœa and Dysentery . . .
19
24
23.8
4.92
5.93
6.22
5.40
4.94
6.14
Abscess, Ulcer and Boil . . .
32
39
27.0
8.29
9.63
7.06
9.09
8.02
7.03
Guinea-worm . . .
21
30
25.4
5.44
7.41
6.65
5.97
6.17
6.55
Injuries . . .
49
43
40.4
12.70
10.62
10.56
13.92
8.85
10.52
All other Diseases . . .
47
50
33.2
12.18
12.34
8.68
13.35
10.29
8.68
TOTAL
. . .
352
486
386.8
91.2
120.0
101.22
. . .
. . .
. . .