Inspection.
Medical
Officers.
during the year until the 20th December, on which date it marched in course of the annual
relief to Jullundur. The regiment supplied detachments to Fort Shubkudder during whole
of months of February, May and June; Fort Michni, March, September and October;
C h e a r t , d u r i g t h e w h o l e o f M a y ,a n d f r o m 3 r d O c t o b e r t o 1 s t N o v e m b e r .
Lines, bar
racks and
huts.
Drainage.
Latrines
Water-supply.
Food
Clothing.
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PESHAWAR DISTRICT.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The principal admissions have been from fever, 494,
or a little more than 70 per cent. of the whole, showing an increase of 80 on the previous
year, and a decrease of 99 on 1873. The cases, as a rule, were mild and very amenable to
treatment, but several were complicated with pneumonia. From dysentery and diarrhœa there
were 27 admissions, from rheumatism 13, from bronchitis and pneumonia 8, from boils and ulcer 25, and from fracture and conusions 41.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— There were 5 deaths in hospital during the year :
1 from enteric fever, 1 from 15 (a) pneumonia, 1 from remittent fever, 1 from pneumonia, and I from pleurisy.
Principal
c a u s e s o f
sickuess.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Mr. Banister reports that this regiment arrived in Peshawar in 1872;
and had not suffered to any great degree from the climate. He made his
inspection on the 3rd April, and found the lines particularly clean and
orderly, but the huts required additional space and ventilation. A fine well had
been recently completed, and from it there was an abundant supply of excellent
water. The hospital arrangements were satisfactory, and the most had been
done to render the building as comfortable as its great defects and unsuitability
permitted. The hospital equipment would have been thoroughly complet
e o n t h e r e c e i p t o f t h e a n n u a l s u p p l y o f m e d i c i n e s w h i c h w e r e t h e n d u e .
Mr. Banister states that several among the 69 recruits were overaged, and
one was very inferiorly developed.
12th (The Relat-i-Ghilsie) Regiment N ative I nfantry—Deshawar.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon F. J. Tuohy, M. D., held medical charge of
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870
... Sialkot, February 1869,
from Jubbulpore
....
68.8
1.1
2.1
1871
...
Ditto
ditto
...
51.6
. 7
1.7
1872
...
Ditto
ditto
..
64.4
. 7
2.2
1873
. . . Peshawar, February 1873
265.3
1.8
10.8
1874
...
Ditto
ditto
...
189.9
2.2
5.5
Average ...
128.
1.30
4.86
1875
... Peshawar ..
. . .
248.12
5.14
6.78
t h e r e g i me n t d u r i n g t h e
year. The detachments at
the Doaba outposts were
under the charge of Surgeon
G. R. Daphtary, M.D., and
at Cherat of a hospital
assistant attached to the
regiment. The former offi
cer supplies the report of
the regiment for the year.
1875.
Location and
The head-quarters of the regi- movements.
meat was stationed at Peshawar
11. Location and movements.—
V. Lines, barracks and huts.—No special remarks regarding the lines or
huts are called for ; a number of young trees have been planted in the lines,
which will in a few years tend to keep the huts cooler and afford a grateful
shade during the heat of the day. The drainage of the lines is described
as being good, while that of the station generally is " very unsatisfactory.''
Latrines on the
" trench system" worked satisfactorily during the year.
The water-supply has been described in previous reports. The medical
officer states that about 10 per cent. of the admissions into hospital during the
year were from bowel complaints, and he considers the impurity of the water-
supply to have been the cause of these complaints, although every precaution
was taken
in the lines to protect it from contamination.
The supplies of food in the bazaar are stated to have been plentiful and of
good quality. The clothing is described as being suited to the climate and sea
sons of the year ; every precaution has been taken to have the men warmly
clothed. Dr. Tuohy considers " the ammunition boot " to be the best suited
for the men on service. The duty at Peshawar is said to have been heavy, and
was particularly so from May to October ; at this time the medical officer states
that the men had only 1 night in 7 in bed ; and had on the average through-
out the year but 3.25 nights in bed.
Duty.