ALLAHABAD DIVISION.
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Lines,
barracks,
huts.
Drainage.
Conservancy.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
Exercise and
amusements.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
IV. Meteorology and climate
—
T h e r m o m e t e r .
Y e a r .
J a n u a r y .
F e b r u a r y .
M a r c h .
A p r i l .
M a y .
J u n e .
J u l y .
A u g u s t .
S e p t e m b e r .
O c t o b e r .
N o v e m b e r .
D e c e m b e r .
R E M A R K .
Thermometer i s
only allowed.
1875
74
80
98
106
101
102
94
90
89
76
83
74
The climate is mild, with but little cold weather ; great difference of temperature between the
days and nights at that time. The south-west monsoon generally blows with great force from
early in April to the setting in of the rains. about the middle or end of June.
V. Lines, barracks, huts. —These have been fully described in the Sanitary Report of the
regiment for 1874. Their present condition is satisfactory, being clean, well-ventilated, in good
repair and not overcrowded.
VI. Drainage.—The lines being built on high ground, the drainage is natural and
ground dry very soon after a fall of rain.
VII. Conservancy.—The
latrines are situated south-west of the lines, open trenches with
movable screens, they are kept very clean and work satisfactorily. See report for 1874.
VIII.Water-supply. —Good, from three pucca wells in vicinity of lines ; water is sweet
and of average purity ; no complaints are ever made ; it is plentiful, sufficient for all demands.
XI. Diet.—Food is plentiful and of good quality. The sepoys live well and cook their
food separately, with the exception of the Sikhs, who eat together and have two regimental
cooks.
Meteorology
and climate.
X. Clothing. —Good and suitable to climate and season of the year. The sepoys wear
ammunition boots on parades and all duties; only Hindustani shoes when in their lines or when
o f f d u t y .
XI. Duty and employment.—Duty by no means excessive. Employment, in ordinary
parades, station guards, fort duty and a great deal of their time is taken up by musketry
practice.
XII. Exercise and amusements. —The favorite pastime is wrestling, but of this even not
much is done in this station, there being no properly constructed ground for the purpose.
XIII. Marches and service. —The regiment marched into cholera camp on the 20th May
and returned on the 3rd June to a place called Doobree, 5 miles away from cantonments ; with
this exception, it has been stationary here.
XIV. Hospital. —Is a most excellent one, having been originally the European Artillery
hospital. It is a pucca building placed on an elevated site on the banks of the river Ganges ;
it consists of two long wards and verandahs all round, with ample quarters for the medical
subordinates in the centre of the building. The latrines are at each end in corners of the
verandahs. It is well ventilated, and affords accommodation for about 70 sick. It has
recently been placed in thorough repair.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
.
640.97
Absent
.
.
.
65.62
Total . . .
706.59
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
P E R I O D .
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
Allahabad . . . 1st Jan. . . .
31st Dec. . . .
640.97
526
3
14.96
82.06
0.46
2.33
Number of deaths in hospital 3 ; out of hospital 1;
total 4 ; per cent. of total strength . . .
56
"
invalided . . .
38 ; " " . . .
5.37
"
sent on sick leave . . .18; " " . . .
2.54
"
of days spent in hospital
5,464; per admission 10.38; per man of total strength . . .
7.73
on sick leave 2,150 ; per man 119.4; " " . . .
3.04
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 10.77
XVI. Principal causes of sickness. —Over 50 per cent, of cases were from intermittent
fever, not of a severe type. About 11 per cent. caused by dysentery ; successfully treated in
all cases by large doses of ipecacuanha. The other diseases were not of much moment,
excepting 2 cases of cholera. There is but little syphilis in the regiment.
In 1873 the total amount of sickness was 1,030
" 1874 ditto ditto
816
" 1875 ditto ditto
547
Principal
causes of
sickness.