Drainage.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Duty and em
-
ployment.
Exercise, &c.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Topography
and physical
geography.
Inundation .
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines, bar
-racks or huts.
III. Topography and physical geography .—The Jullundur Doab is situated between the
rivers Sutlej and Beas. The station is only about 70 miles distant from the lower ranges of the
Himalayas—latitude 31º19', longitude 75°31', altitude 970. The district is, as a rule, sandy; beds
of clay are found underlying the sand at varying distances, and in some places reaching the
surface.
Inundation. —The river Beas which rises in the higher hills on the north-east flows in a
south-westerly direction bounding the Jullundur Doab on the north-west. When the rains are
unusually heavy in the hills, the Beas overflows its banks and floods the flat country in the
vicinity. It would appear that when this occurred before the railway embankment was made, the
water found its way into the West Beyur, a loop of the Beas, and into the numerous nullahs to
the west of Kurtarpore, which carried the water back into the Beas. Since the existence of
the railway, however, the water has not been able to find its way into the old channels, and
last year (as in 1872), when the rains were very heavy, the water was brought along the north
side of the railway embankment as far as Kurtarpore and Jullundur, inundating a great por
-tion of the country. The Railway Company has been engaged in making a large number of new
culverts along the line between Kurtarpore and the river Beas to enable the water to flow south
-wards into the old channels. A very full report of the topography, &c., of Jullundur was given
by Dr. Verchere in the annual report of the 13th Native Infantry for 1869.
1V. Meteorology and climate .—The highest temperature in the hospital was 99° in June,
the lowest 48° in January. The total rainfall during the year was 44.1; inches having
fallen in September, when a large portion of the station became inundated. There were 108 ad
-missions from ague during the following month, and about half that number during November.
V. Lines, barracks or huts .—The lines have been fully described in former reports. No
change has taken place. Roof ventilation of the barracks was recommended again last year, but
has not yet been provided.
Drainage .—The drainage has also been fully described ; it is satisfactory. The drains
are kept in good order.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.—No change has taken place in the conservancy arrange
-ments, which are satisfactory. New pucka latrines, male and female, have been lately built, the
trench system having been considered by the cantonment committee unsuitable here owing to
the sandy nature of the soil.
VIII. Water-supply.—Water is obtained from pucka wells in the lines, and is plentiful and
g ood. The washing of clothes is done beyond the regimental lines.
IX. Diet.—As a rule, the men obtain their food from the regimental bazaar. The supplies,
which are good and plentiful and include meat, are frequently inspected by the medical officer,
quartermaster,
&c.
Clothing.
X. Clothing.—The clothing is suitable for the season and duty performed.
XI. Duty and employment.—The ordinary duties, parades, guards and orderlies, have been
light throughout the year. The average number of nights in bed has been about 10 to 1 on duty.
XII. Exercise, amusements and occupation .—The sepoys are allowed to amuse themselves in
the lines when they have time and feel so disposed. A few men are always to be found who
are fond of wrestling They have no gardens here.
XIII. Marches and service .—No marches or service have taken place during the year.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital has been fully described in former reports. A partition
wall has been lately built, dividing off quarter of the hospital, making a large and small com
-partment with a fire-place in each side. Purdahs for the inner openings have also been supplied.
The hospital is in excellent condition.
Sickness, mor
-tality and i
n - v a l i d i n g .
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding .—Strength of the regiment—
P r e s e n t . . .
633.04
Absent . . .
70.64
Total . . . 703.68
STATIONS.
PERIOD
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Strength.
Admis-
s i o n s .
Deaths.
Daily aver -
age num-ber
of sick. Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Jullundur
1st Jan. 1875 31st Dec. 1875 485.32
900
7
29.85 185.44 1.44
6.15
Detachment at Ludhiana . . .
Ditto
Ditto
107.86
194
1
5.42 179.86 .92
5.02
Ditto at Phillour . . .
Ditto
Ditto
39.86
101
. . .
2.31 253.38
. . .
5.79
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
633.04 1,195
8
37.58 188.77 1.26
5.93
Number of deaths in hospital 8 ; out of hospital 4; total 12; per cent. of total strength . . . 1.70
" invalided . . . 27; " . . . 3.83
" sent on sick leave . . . 14 ; " . . . 1.98
" of days spent in hospital 13,660 ; per admission 11.43 ; per man of total strength . . . 19.41
"
on sick leave 2,220; per man 158.57; " . . . 3.15
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 22.56