XVIII. Epidemics.—None.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Recommenda
-tions.
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RAJPOOTANA.
III. Topography.—Described in last year's report. The climate of Deolee during the
past year was much the same as has been previously noted, that is to say, the temperature
was more equable than in northern stations; changes were neither frequent nor too severe,
and there was less variation between the temperature of the night and day. Of really cold
weather, there was very little. Hoar frost appeared on the ground during three or four mornings
only in January. The hot season set in early, but was not severe. Taking all the seasons
together, the climate at Deolee, though somewhat relaxing, and, therefore, not agreeing with all,
should have been favorable to most, and would, I think, have been even more healthful than
most of the stations of the plains, had there not been a contrary cause, which will be treated
of XXI of this report.
T o p o g r a p h y .
The fall of rain was rather less than usual, and somewhat irregular. About 31 inches
fell during the year, viz.:—
Up to end of June . . .
3 Inches.
" I n J u l y . . .
8
"
" I n A u g u s t . . .
4
"
" I n " . . .
16
"
V. Lines, &c.—T h e
remarks made in the sanitary report for 1874 regard--
ing the lines, conservancy and latrines, drainage, water-supply, diet, clothing
and duties, will apply to the year under review, with the exception that the
regimental latrine which was applied for has not been erected, and the con--
servancy arrangements generally are said to be defective.
XIV. Hospital.— The hospital was described in the report for 1874; it
is all that could be desired, but leakage through the roof was rather trouble
- some during the rains of 1875.
Lines, &c.
Hospital.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
..
374
Absent
.
.
.
72
Total . . .
466
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily aver-
age num-
ber of
sick.
PER CENT.F
S T R E N G T H
PER ANNUAL.
From
To
A d m i s - s i o n s .
Deaths.
A d m i s - s i o n s . Deaths. Daily
sick.
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Deolee . . . 1st Jan. 1875 31st Dec. 1875
198
174
5
109
8 7 . 8
2.5
5.5
Detachment at Jhansi . . .
Ditto
Ditto
122
156
. . .
5.4 127.8
. . .
4.4
Ditto Sambhur . . .
Ditto
18th Dec. 1875
44
46
1
2.5 108.4 2.3
5 . 6
Ditto march to
Oodeypore . . . 26th Oct. 1875 10th Dec. 1875
92
12
. . .
2.2 104.3
. . .
2.3
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
374
388
6
19.1 103-74 1.60
5.10
Number of deaths in hospital 6; out of hospital 2; total 8 ; per cent. of total strength . . . 1.71
"
invalided . . . 22;
" " 4.7
" sent on sick leave . . . 13; " " . . . 2.7
"
of days spent in hospital 6,993; per admission 18; per man of total strength . . . 15.
" on sick leave 2,205; per man 169; " " . . . 4.7
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 19.7
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— Sickness in the regiment was less in 1875 than
during the previous year. In 1874 there were 469 admissions, in 1875 there were 388 admis--
sions. Intermittent fever was the cause of nearly one-half the admissions, but was not so pre-
valent as the year before. In other respects there was no special cause of disease, and cases,
the result of accidents, were much the same in either year, yielding about 15 per cent. of
admissions. There were 15 admissions only from venereal disease.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— Eight deaths occurred during the year, or 1.7 per
cent. of the strength of the regiment. Of these, two resulted from dysentery—one at Deolee,
the other at Sambhur; two old men died, one from diarrhœa, the other from bronchitis; one
man was brought to hospital in a moribund condition, having contracted continued fever on
his return from furlough, and died; another man was also brought to Deolee from Sambhur in
a dying condition, after an attack of acute hepatitis. Of the two deaths which are recorded
as having taken place "out of hospital, " one was ascribed to apoplexy at Sambhur, and the
toan unkown cause, the man being on furlough.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal.
causes of
mortality.
XIX. Vaccination.— None of the men were vaccinated; all the recruits received bore
evident marks of having had small-pox.
XX. Recommendations.— None.