Marches and
service.
Hospital.
Principal
causes of sick
-ness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Inspection.
PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE.
217
abad the regiment garrisoned the outposts of Jani Khyl, Latammar, and Kurram. During
the tour of His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor, an escort—strength 201—was supplied.
A detachment was supplied to Sheik Budin for 71 days.
As the lines occupied by this regiment have been previously described, no
special remarks regarding them are now called for. The drainage is stated to
be sufficient, except after a sudden and excessive rainfall. The conservancy of
the lines and their general cleanliness has been unusually good throughout the
year. The water-supply and diet have been of good quality; vegetables were
abundant. As each man had an average of nearly 6 nights in bed, the duty
cannot be considered to have been excessive
XIII. Marches and service. —The regiment marched from Dera Ismail Khan to
Edwardesabad, and 201 men escorted His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor during his tour in
the district.
XIV. Hospital.—In my report for last year called attention to the bad condition of the
hospital, more particularly with regard to the out-houses. During the year a special report was
forwarded to the Brigadier-General on this subject. I believe a plan has been sanctioned for
some years, which does away, to a great extent, with the defects complained of; but up to the pre-
-sent time nothing has been done to remedy them. I have no doubt that, with these conditions,
recoveries are retarded and some cases rendered more dangerous—the natural result of bad
ventilation and an impure atmosphere.
Lines, &c.
Water-supply.
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present
6 1 6 . 8 2
Absent
131.93
TOTAL
748.75
Sickness,
mortality, and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Daily average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH PER
ANNUM.
From
To
Admissions. Deaths..
Admissions. Deaths.
Daily
average sick.
Head-quarters at
Dera Ismail
Khan, &c.
1st Jany.
31st Dec.
566.29
913
12
28.52
161.2
2.1
5.03
Detachment at
Zam.
Ditto
7tn Feb.
32.28
3
1
.83
89.23 29.4
2.5
Detachment
at Jatta.
Ditto
Ditto
64.28
1
. . .
.25
1 4 . 9 8
...
.4
Escort Lieute-
nant-Governor.
12th Jany. 23rd Jany.
201
9
1
1.25
134.58 14.19
.62
Detachment at
Sheik Budin.
1st July
19th Aug.
71
1
...
.25
10.3
...
.35
Detachment at
Jani Khyl.
6th Nov.
. . .
35
6
. . .
.75
35.3
. . .
2.1
TOTAL
. . .
...
616.82
933
14
31.85
151.26
2.27
5.16
Number of deaths in hospital 14; out of hospital, none; total 14; per cent. of total strength
1.8
" i n v a l i d e d 1 5 ; " "
2.
" s e n t o n s i c k l e a v e 6 ; " "
.8
" of days spent in hospital 10,555; per admission 11.3; per man of total strength
14.1
" " on sick leave 1,518; per man 253;
" " 2
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
16.1
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— As a cause of sickness malaria stands first; of quotidian
ague there were 524 admissions, of tertian ague 44, dysentery 49 cases, chronic rheumatism
18, diarrhœa 21, colic 21, abscess 20 and blister of feet 18.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— The deaths for the year amounted to 14 men; of
these, 9 were due to pneumonia, 1 to ague, 1 to bronchitis, 1 to chronic rheumatism, 1 to
valvular disease of the heart, and 1 to dyspepsia.
On the 26th November, Mr. Banister made his inspection. The bar-
racks are in the outer enclosure of the fort proper, spacious enough for
Europeans, and excellently ventilated. The portion of the hospital set apart for
the sick of this regiment was not only better ventilated and lighted than that
allotted to the 3rd Punjab Infantry, but was also less blocked up by surrounding
buildings. The hospital arrangements and equipment were satisfactory and
complete. Six of the 50 recruits were over aged, and several others but
poorly developed.
E 2