Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines.
Drainage.
Latrines.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality, and
invaliding.
PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE.
219
3rd Regiment Punjab Caba
lre—Dera Ismail Khan
The annual sanitary report of this regiment has been prepared by
Surgeon J. Duke, who re
-ports as follows
: —
I. Medical Officers. —Surgeon
O. T. Duke held charge of the
regiment during the year, with
the exception of ten days (from
22nd to 31st December 1875),
during which period Surgeon
J. Duke was in charge.
II. Location and movements.
— T h e r e g i m e n t s t a r t e d f r o m D e r a
Ghazi Khan on 8th January
and arrived at Dera Ismail Khan
on the 17th idem; from the lat
-ter date up to the end of the
year, the head-quarters of the
regiment has not moved from the
latter station; detachments have
been posted at Girni and Zam,
&c., throughout the year. These detachments are relieved every two months.
IV. Meteorology and climate.—There is nothing particular to note on this head; 10.74
inches of rain have fallen during the year. The average rainfall for the past six years has
been 9.39.
V. Lines.—The lines are in excellent order.
VI .
Drainage.—Drainae is in every way unsatisfactory; in the ordinary course of events,
owing to the small rainfall, there is no drainage required; but should it rain for more than a
few hours, there is. no outlet for the water which has fallen.
VII. Latrines.—These have been kept thoroughly clean; the filth has been used by the
zemindars for cultivation.
VIII. Water-supply.—Water-supply is good and abundant.
IX. Diet.—The supply of food has been good and plentiful; as a rule, the sowars feed
well and are sufficiently nourished.
X. Clothing.—The ordinary cavalry uniform is sufficient for the needs of the climate.
XI. Duty.—Nights in bed 4 in 7.
XIV. Hospital.—The sick of the cavalry regiment at this station were formerly treated
in the station hospital. A building, quite sufficient for the present needs of the regiment, has
been obtained, put in order, and fulfils all the purposes required of it.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
375.29
Absent
116.60
Total
491.89
YEARS.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870
Rajanpur, January 1868
323.9
2.1
9.9
1871
Ditto
277.1
1
6. 1
1 8 7 2 Dera Ghazi Khan, Janu
-ary 1872
237.8
2
6.7
1873
Ditto
168.8
1.2
4. 9
1874
Ditto
250.9
.81
5.8
Average
251.7
1.42
6.7
1875
Dera Ismail Khan, Jan
-uary 1875
167.33
1.22
3.71
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Daily avera
g e n u m b e r o f
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis
-sions. Deaths.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily average
sick.
Head-quarters
at Dera Gha
-zi Khan
1st January 7th January
265.5
526
4
10.99 198.12
1.51
4.14
Marching. en
-route
8th ditto
16th ditto
Head-quarters
at Dera Is
-mail Khan 17th ditto 31st Dec.
Detachment at
Girni, &c.
16th ditto 31st Dec.
22.22
27
1.11
126.57
5.21
Detachment at
Zam, &c.
19th ditto 31st ditto
91.38
75
1.96
86.33
2.25
TOTAL
375.29
628
13.91
167.33
1.06
— 3 . 7 1
Number of deaths in hospital 4; out of hospital 2; total 6; per cent. of total strength
1 . 2 2
, , i n v a l i d e d 8 ; , , , ,
1.62
sent on sick leave 10; ,, ,,
2.03
of days spent i n hospi t al 5, 077; per admi ssi on 808; per man of t ot al st r engt h
10.32
on sick leave 1,207; per man 120.7;
2.45
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
12.77