Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Lines,
barracks or
huts.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment
Hospital.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
31st (Punjab) Regiment Aative Infantry—Cawnpore.
I. Medical 0fficers.—Surgeon-Major C. E. Raddock, who assumed
charge of the regiment on
the 20th October, furnished
the annual report.
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters of the regiment
was at the Camp of Exercise at
Delhi from 1st to 26th January ;
on the line of march from 27th
January to 18th February, arriv-
ing at Cawnpore on the 18th
February 1876, where they have
been to the end of the year. A
detachment of the regiment, vary-
ing in strength from 156 to 178
men, was located at Cawnpore from
the 1st January to the 17th Feb-
ruary 1876, waiting the arrival at that station of the head-quarters of the regiment, which it
joined on the 18th February 1876.
V. Lines, barracks or huts.—The regiment took up the lines and huts previously occupied
by the 35th Regiment Native Infantry. The huts were repaired, and have since been occupied
by the men. The buildings are in good repair ; the accommodation is ample, ventilation free,
no over-crowding; lines clean and well drained, and the trees afford a pleasant shade to the
men. The water-supply both for drinking and bathing purp
oses is ample.
_
_
_
VII. Conservancy and latrines.— The latrines have been kept clean and in good working
order. Covered, movable box-shaped screens are used, and are moved along trenches dug daily
for use. I think the plan a very good one, and have not observed any bad smells from the
locality in use. The ground thus used in former years is under cultivation with healthy-looking
crops, and pays, I am told, a much higher rent than the land around. The latrines have a
separate establishment provided by the Cantonment Magistrate, which does its work well.
The latrines are always used by the men.
IX. Diet. —Supplies of every description for the use of natives are abundant in the station,
and the men of the regiment live well. They are healthy in appearance, and well nourished,
without evidence of poor living or of scurvy.
X. Clothing .—The clothing has been suitable to the climate and seasons of the year.
Ammunition boots are worn on duty ; native shoes off duty. The native or undress clothing
used in the regiment is good and sufficient to keep the men warm in winter.
XI. Duty and employment.— Since the arrival of the regiment at Cawnpore, on the 18th
February 1876, the duty has not been excessive, or in any way prejudicial to health. The
number of nights in bed was 12.5.
XIV. Hospital.—The building is admirably suitedfor the treatment of patients ; the accom-
modation is ample, ventilation good, site and condition all that can be wished for. The build-
ing is also supplied with jhamps to the verandahs and chicks to the doors, chiefly by the
liberality of the officers of the regiment, and is more comfortable than the ordinary run of
hospitals for native troops. The whole of the hospital establishment has now out-offices to
live in, and Surgeon G. Griffith, late in medical charge of the regiment, started a garden,
which has produced some good veget
a
bles in season.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871
. Mooltan, October 1871 .
1 1 8 . 5
1.4
3 . 6
1872
.
Ditto
ditto
.
223.2
. 4
7.4
1873
.
Ditto
ditto
.
152.2
1.7
4.7
1874
.
Ditto
ditto
.
198.4
.86
5.1
1875
.
Ditto
ditto
.
139.78
1 . 4 1
3.45
Average
.
.
166.41
1.15
4.85
1876
. Cawnpore, February 1876
104.22
.85
3.94
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
6 2 0 . 8
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
80.2
Total
.
.
701
STATION.
-
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
0 F
Daily
average
n u m b e r o f
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admissions. Deaths.
Admissions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Delhi
. 1st January . 26th January . 535.65
42
1
14.42 106.13 2.53
2.7
Ditto on march to Cawnpore . 27th ditto
. 17th February
492.13
18
...
7.04 59.90 ...
1.4
Ditto at Cawnpore
.
. 18th February 31st December 615.3
560
1
21
104.73
.18
3.4
Detachment at Cawnpore
. 1st January . 17th February
171.29
27
...
14.09 120
...
8.2
TOTAL
•
•
. . . . . .
......
620.8
647
2 24.47 104.22 .32 3.94
Number of deaths in hospital 2; out of hospital 4; total
6; per cent. of total strength
.
.85
2 ,
invalided
.
24;
,,
,,
.
3.42
, ,
sent on sick leave
.
8 ;
.
33
1.14
1,
of days spent in hospital 8.933 ; per admissions
1 3 . 8
; per man of total strength
.
12.7
12
,f
on sick leave 1,228; per man
.
102;
1.,
7,
•
1.7
Total temporary loss of service per man of t o t a l s t r e n g t h . . .
14.4