Conservancy.
Water-suplpy.
Clothing.
Exercise and
amusements.
XIV. Hospital.—This was fully described in last year's report.
Hospital.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
376.71
Absent
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
76.99
Total
. . .
. . .
453.70
Sickness,
mortality and invaliding.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
VII. Conservancy.—The same as described in former reports. The dry-earth system was
rigidly enforced and worked satisfactorily.
VIII. Water-supply.—From three masonry wells, ample for all requirements, and without
exception the purest water I have ever tasted in India.
Diet.
Duty.
IX. Diet.—Food of all kinds used by native soldiers has been procurable in sufficient
quantity and at reasonable prices. The bunniahs are kept under the strictest surveillance as
to the food they supply, both to the men and horses, and when in fault, are very severely
punished.
X. Duty.—The duties are those ordinarily performed by cavalry and are not heavy.
None of them are likely to prove injurious to the health of the men.
XI. Clothing.—Very close supervision is exercised over the men in this respect, born as
regards their military and ordinary undress clothing.
XII. Exercise and amusements.— Tent-pegging, lime-cutting, single stick, lancemen's
sword, polo, shooting, fishing, &c.
Marches and
services.
XIII. Marches and services.— The regiment was remarkably healthy on the line of
march and in camp, more so than I have ever known it in cantonments. The site told off
for the regiment at the camp of exercise was very well chosen—on an elevated piece of ground
in the neighbourhood of the flag-staff tower and close to the ridge leading to Hindoo Rao's
house—a situation in every respect suitable for a camp, owing to the elevation, favorable nature
of the soil, absence of vegetation, good slope on every side, and no swampy ground in the
immediate vicinity.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Principal
causes of sick-
ness.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
s i o n s . Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Nowshera
and Camp of Exercise at
Delhi
...
. . . 1st Jan. 1875 31st Dec. 1875
310
365
...
11.97 117.74
...
3.86
Detachment at Abazai
...
Ditto
28th Sept. 1875
50
17
. . .
. 3 7
45.79
...
.74
„
at Mackeson ...
Ditto
30th Sept. 1875
23
20
. . .
. 4 6
116. 32
...
2.00
Depôt at Nowshera
. . .
Ditto
18th Feby. 1875
40
4
1
4.60 74.49 18. 62 11.50
„
Umballa
. . . 1st Dec. 1875 31st Dec. 1875
29
2
1
4.51 25.55
12 . 77 4.90
TOTAL
. . .
. . .
. . .
376.71
408
2
21 . 11 108.31 .53 5.60
Number of deaths in hospital 2 ; out of hospital 2 ; total 4 ; per cent of total strength
. . . 1.06
„ invalided
. . .
. . . ...
12 ;
, ,
, ,
. . .
. . . 3 . 16
„ sent on sick leave
...
. . .
...
15 ;
, ,
, ,
. . .
... 3 .98
, , of days spent in hospital 4,922 ; per admission 12 .06 ; per man of total strength
... 10.85
, ,
,,
on sick leave 2,665 ; per man ... 177 ;
„
, ,
, ,
. . .
... 5.87
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
... 16.72
X V I . P r i n c i p a l c a u s e s o f s i c k n e s s . —B
y
f a r t h e l a r g e s t p r o p o r t i o n o f c a s e s t r e a t e d h a v e
been for intermittent fever of the quotidian type. They were all nearly free from complication
with organic disease, and there was generally nothing required for their cure but emetics and
purgatives to clear the liver and alimentary canal, followed by quinine and sometimes liquor
arsenicalis,a n d t h e r e c o v e r i e s w e r e l e s s p r o t r a c t e d t h a n l a s t y e a r .
XV 1 1 1 . P r i n c i p a l c a u s e s o f m o r t a l i t y . —T
h e r e
w e r e n o d e a t h s a t t h e h e a d - q u a r t e r s o f t h e
regiment, but 2 occurred at the depôt hospitals, both from intermittent fever. One man died at his
home while on furlough, and 1 was killed instantaneously by a large mass of rock falling on his
head and fracturing his skull while he was employed excavating earth and sand in one of the
hills close to the lines to plaster or leep the huts of the regiment.
Inspection.
XVIII. Epidemies.— No epidemics occurred during the year.
XIX. Vaccination.— This was performed eighteen times, and all proved successful. Very
few of the men had their families with them, and owing to this the return of cases operated
on is small. There were no cases of small-pox.
Deputy Surgeon-General Banister made his inspection of this regiment
on the 22nd March 1875. He reports that on this occasion he found the
lines in good order and free from overcrowding. The new hospital had
been occupied since June 1874, and was complete and suitable in every respect,
with the exception of the warming arrangements, which it was thought might