Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
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XVI. Principal causes of sickness .—The principal causes of sickness have been fevers
rheumatism, boils, and blisters of the feet. The increase in the number of admissions during
1875 as compared with the previous year was chiefly owing to the large number of admissions
which took place during September. October and November on account of fever
.
XVII. Principal Causes of morlality .—Four deaths were the result of fevers; one of bron
- c h i t i s , o n e o f p n e u m o n i a , o n e o f g e n e r a l d e b i l i t y , a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g o n e w a s d u e t o f r a c t u r e
and dislocation of the spine. The four deaths out of hospital were reported to be chiefly from
fever and dysentery.
XVIII. Epidemics .—No epidemic disease occurred in the regiment, either at head-quarters
or in the detachments, during the year.
XIX. Vaccinalion .—Seven cases were vaccinated during the year successfully. The
regiment is well protected from small-pox; the great majority of the men having either been
vaccinated or had the disease.
XX. Recommendations .—Ridge-roof ventilation for the barracks has been recommended,
but owing to the want of sufficient funds, it was found impracticable to carry out the recom
-mendation. The advisability of having ventilating openings in the barracks has been re
-presented in former reports, but as yet no action has been taken to supply them.
Inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the Umballa Circle on the
26th of November 1875. Mr. Tresidder reports that the lines of this regiment
occupy an open and well-drained site; the ventilation of the barracks is depen
-dent on the doors altogether, and there are enclosed verandahs on each side of
the barracks which are used for cooking purposes. Each sepoy has 517 cubic
feet of breathing space, and the small amount of 44 square feet of ground room.
Recommenda
- tions.
Inspection.
The trench system of latrine had not been introduced into the regiment
owing to the unsuitableness of the soil, but new latrines were being built in
place of the former kutcha ones which were destroyed by the rain. The night
-soil is removed from the latrines and buried in trenches, the land being after
-wards brought into cultivation. The hospital can accommodate 78 patients,
allowing each 903 cubic feet and 50 square feet of superficial area; it is supplied
with purdahs and fires during the cold weather; and the lighting and ventilation
are sufficient. Mr. Tresidder considers that a dead-house might be built, and
that trees should be planted round the hospital. He also remarks that "the
general physique of this regiment is excellent; the men are large, active, and
well-developed, and fit for any work that native infantry can be put to."
Latrines.
Hospital.
LAHORE DIVISION.
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF MEEAN MEER, FEROZEPORE, MOOLTAN, DHARMSALA AND BAKLOH.)
Average strength present during the year . . .Cavalry . . .740.11
Infantry . . . 3,739.48
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength . . . " 4.80 " . . .
4.49
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength . . . " . . .
1.20 " . . .
2.24
11th Bengal Cavalry (Lancers)—Meean Meer.
1. Medical Officers.—Surgeon Woodforde Finden was in medical charge of
the regiment, and submitted
the annual sanitary report.
II. Location and movements
. — T h e r e g i m e n t w a s q u a r t e r e d a t
Meean Meer until the lst Novem
- b e r , w h e n i t m a r c h e d t o t h e D e l h i
Camp of Exercise, arriving there on
2 n d D e c e m b e r . A d e t a c h m e n t o f
one native officer and twenty-four
men, relieved every three months,
was stationed at Ferozpore.
III. Topography and
p h y s i c a l g e o g r a p h y
. — H a s
b e e n d e s c r i b e d
fully in former reports.
IV. Meteorology and climate .—
The only thing worthy of note on this subject was the very unusual heavy rainfall, causing
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 . . .
Allahabad, Dec. 1868,
from Umballa.
89.2
1.
3.2
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
60
1.5
2.3
1872 . . .
Meean Meer, October 1872
62.5
. 8
1.5
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
228.8
. 4
5.4
1874 . . .
Meean Meer . . .
99.1
1.5
2.8
Average . . .
107.92
1.04
3.04
1875 . . .
Meean Meer . . .
160.59
1.09
4.19
Topography.
Meteorology
and climate.