Water-
supply.
Clothing.
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VI. Drainage.— The lines are only four or five hundred yards from the river Gogra, and
as there is a slight natural slope no difficulty is experienced in the matter of drainage. Only
surface drains are in use, but they are effective so far that no water remains long in the lines
even after heavy rain.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.—The trench system of latrines is in use, and works success-
fully on the whole, although there are drawbacks to it, the chief of which, perhaps, is the
length of time required by the different relays of men who resort to the latrine. Most of the
sepoys go out at about the same hour for the purposes of nature, and at this time the accom-
modation at the latrines is insufficient ; thus a man who waits for his turn to enter, finds he
has not time to get ready for parade. Under these circumstances he is sometimes obliged to
resort to the waste lands in the neighbourhood. The trenches are accurately cut to the proper
depth, and the instructions on the subject generally are thoroughly acted up to. In the rains,
owing to the nature of the site, the system can scarcely be successfully carried out.
VIII. Water-supply. —There are four pucca wells, and the water from them all is good
and pure, and suitable both for cooking and drinking purposes.
IX. Clothing.—I described the clothing of the regiment pretty fully in my report for last
year, and have little to add to the remarks I then made. Each man has the regulated amount
of clothing, bedding, &c., laid down in the standing orders on the subject, and care is taken
that they are kept in good serviceable order. Over one hundred " rezais" have just been made
and distributed to replace those that had become thin and worn. The new great-coats are
wearing well, and are good, strong, substantial garments.
Drainage.
Conservancy
and latrines.
X. Diet—The men of this regiment are thoroughly well nourished, and I am of opinion
that no underfeeding worth mentioning exists. I have regularly inspected the articles of diet
in general use; I have always found them good, pure and wholesome. The supply of vegetables
is good and abundant, although not so good as at Dinapore, where the regiment was last station-
ed. I have met with no case of scurvy. The bazar is frequently inspected by the Commanding
Officer and Quarter Master, and is always clean, neat and tidy.
XI. Duty and employment.—Only the usual duties have been performed during the year,
with the exception of the few days alluded to in the second paragraph, and these have not
been heavy or excessive, nor have they influenced the health of the men in any way.
Diet.
Duty and
employment.
XII. Exercises, &c.— W r e s t l i n g i s a f a v o r i t e a m u s e m e n t w i t h s o m e o f t h e m e n ; o t h e r s
exercise themselves with clubs and the like, but not very much in this way is done among
the sepoys. The recruits, however, are daily practised in these exercises, and spend consider-
able time at them, this doubtless contributing very materially to develope their frames and
improve their physique. Indeed, a finer set of men than our recruits would seldom be met
with, owing partly to the attention paid to this important part of their physical training.
paragraph II, and no other marches have taken place.
Exercises, &c.
Marches.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital is the usual Native Infantry Hospital constructed on the
standard plan. It is a good building and in good repair ; its chief drawback is that in the
winter months it is cold and draughty, and the treatment of respiratory diseases is thus
rendered somewhat difficult. Recently, the hospital has been full of cases of bronchial catarrh,
and with all the doors closed it has been very cold. The issue of firewood for the use of hospitals
of Native troops in this part of Northern India would be attended with beneficial results.
This privilege would only be required for eight or ten weeks, and would cost but little. The
accommodation afforded by the hospital is adequate to the requirements of the regiment.
Hospital.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 628.7
Absent
.
.
. .
. .
. .
.
.
. 63.8
Total
.
. 692.5
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Fyzabad
and on march
. 1st Jan.
. 31st Dec.
. 619
454
3 14.37 73.34
. 4 8 2.32
Detachment at Fyzabad . 1st Jan.
. 18th Jan. . 236
4
1
4. 34.56 8.54 1.69
TOTAL
.
628.75 458
4 14.38 72.84 .63 2.28
Number of deaths in hospital 4 ; out of hospital 3; total
7 ; per cent. of total strength
. 1 . 0 1
„ invalided . .
. . . .
.
. 14;
„ „
. 2 . 0 2
„ sent on sick leave
. . . . . .
3;
„ „
.
.43
„ of days spent in hospital
5,238; per admission 11.4; per man of total strength . 7.56
„
„ on sick leave 303; per man
. 101; „ „
.
.44
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
. 8 . 0 0