Medical
Officer.
Location and
movements.
Drainage.
Water-supply
II. Location and move-
ments.— The regiment was
stationed at Gorakhpur dur-
ing the year.
VI. Drainage.—The drain-
-age of the lines and station
worked satisfactorily during
the rains. The "trench
system" of latrine was in
use in the lines.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
inspection.
Hospital.
Detachment
7th Bengal
Cavalry, Fyz
- a b a d .
and to this circumstance, no doubt, the principal cause of the good health of the regiment may
be attributed.
Inspection.— The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Lucknow Circle made his
inspection of the hospital and lines of this regiment on the 28th September
1875. He reports that the regiment had been very healthy during the year.
He found every thing in hospital complete and correct; the men had a
sufficiency of sheets and bedding; the water-supply for both the lines and the
hospital was abundant and of good quality; the bath-room was furnished in
accordance with Government orders, and was fairly resorted to by the men.
Detachment 7th Regiment Bengal Cavalry, Fyzabad.— Mr.Cannon inspect
-ed this detachment on the 12th September 1875. He reports that " the lines
are high and dry, and well ventilated." There were no bed-head tickets in the
hospital, and no gurrahs for water in the bath-room, The medicines and books
were complete and in good order.
Lock hospital
at Sitapur.
This detachment was to have marched on the 1st of October to join the
head-quarters at Seetapore en route for the camp of exercise at Delhi.
Lock hospital al Sitapur.—The lock hospital at Sitapur was inspected by
the Deputy Surgeon of the Lucknow Circle on the 27th September 1875.
Statistics.
This institution, graded in the 2nd class, was under the superintendence of
Surgeon-Major T. Ringer, 7th Regiment, Bengal Cavalry, from the 1st Janu-
ary to 31st October, and Surgeon J. W . Martin, Army Medical Department, from
the 1st November to 31st December.
The average number of prostitutes on the register for the year 1875 was
99, and the average number in hospital was 8, or at the rate of 8.08 per cent.
of mean strength. It appears from Surgeon Martin's report that there was an
increase in the amount of disease amongst the troops, but a diminution of it in
its more virulent forms.
Examination.
Unregistered
women.
The Deputy Surgeon-General on the morning of his inspection made an
examination of 85 women, and reports that not one of this number was found
by him to be suffering from venereal disease of any kind, although amongst
them there were 5 prostitutes who had been identified by soldiers within three
days preceding his inspection as having infected them.
It is worthy of remark that of 32 unregistered women who had been
captured by the police, 16 were found to be badly diseased.
The Deputy Surgeon-General expresses himself as much pleased with all
the arrangements in the institution for the care and treatment of the inmates,
and concludes his inspection report by remarking: " I am of opinion that, with
the admirable lock hospital arrangements introduced by Dr. Ringer, and the
special police measures that are now being adopted at Sitapur, there is every
reason to hope for still more favourable results during 1876."
lst Regiment Aatibe Infantry—Gorakhpur.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon A. McM. Paterson held medical charge
during the year, and fur
-nishes the Sanitary Report.
YEARS.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Daily sick.
Admissions. Deaths.
1870 . . .
Agra, November 1868,
from Dum-D um.
127.1
1.89
4.05
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
188.8
1.42
5.78
1872 . . .
Gorakhpur, October 1872
282.5
1.47
6.13
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
160.7
1.17
5.44
1874 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
88.7
.43
3.84
Average . . .
169.56
1.27
5.05
1875 . . .
Gorakhpur . . .
181.61
.42
5.58
The water-supply is from
wells, and is of good quality
and abundant. Durin
as possible, decayed leaves falling down the wells, and thus contaminating the
water.