Topography.
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines, &c.,
Drainage.
Water-supply.
Diet.
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Medical
Officers.
CENTRAL INDIA
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF GOONA, AGAR, KHERWARA, SIRDARPORE, SEHORE AND AJMER).
Average strength present during the year . . .
Cavalry 586
Infantry 2,366
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength . . .
"
1.86
"
3.14
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength
. . .
"
. 6 1"
. 9 5
1st Central India Gorse—Agar.
I. Medical Officers. —Surgeon R. Harvey, M.B., was in medical charge of
the regiment until the 16th
February, when he made
over charge to Surgeon
A. Barclay, M.B. Surgeon
Barclay officiated in medi
-
cal charge until the 6th
November, when he was
relieved by Surgeon R.
Caldecott, of the Bombay
establishment, who held
charge during the remainder
of the year. The latter
Officer has submitted this
report. The detachment at
Sehore (from 1st January
to 22nd October) was under charge of Surgeon-Major Allan, Bhopal Battalion.
The detachment at Indore (from 16th October to 31st December) was under
charge of Surgeon-Major Beaumont, Presidency Surgeon. The detachment
which went to the Imperial Assemblage was under charge of Surgeon Keegan,
M.D., of the 2nd Regiment Central India Horse.
R .
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871 . . .
Agar . . .
25.9
.82
1 . 3
1872 . . .
Ditto . . .
33.03
1.20
1.3
1873 . . .
Goona Oct. 1873 . . .
22.8
1.22
1 . 1 0
1874 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
26.6
.40
1.55
1875 . . .
Goona . . .
80.47
.20
2.55
Average . . .
37.76
.76
1.56
1876 . . .
Agar, Nov. 1876 . . .
4
.40
2.08
Location and
movements.
Conservancy.
II. Location and movenzents.— The head-quarters of the regiment was at the Camp of
Exercise at Delhi at the commencement of the year It left Delhi on the 20th January and
marched, viâ Bhurtpore and Gwalior, to Goona, which was reached on 27th February.
The regiment remained at Goona till the 22nd October, and then marched in course of relief for
Agar, Which it reached oil 4th November. A detachment was at Goona while the head-
quarters was away at . Delhi. A detachment was at . Sehore from 1st January to 22nd October,
and a detachment has been at Indore from 16th October to the end of the year. A detach
-ment remained at Goona when the regiment left for Agar, and afterwards proceeded to the
Imperial Assemblage at Delhi.
III. Topography.—There is nothing to add under this head to the descriptions previously
given, vide pages 61 and 62 of Bengal Army Report for 1869.
IV. Meteorology and climate.—The climate of Agar is a very good one. The hot weather
never lasts long, and the evenings and nights are nearly always cool even then. The average
rain-fall is about 37 inches.
V. Lines, &c.— There is nothing, I believe, to add to Surgeon Edis' report on the lines at
Goona for 1874.
VI. Drainage.—No new . remarks to be made under this head. The natural drainage all
over cantonment is as good as can be, the water running off the hard red soil at once.
VII. Conservaney.— The only change in this matter is that new permanent latrines have
been built in place of the old mud ones. They are built a few yards to the south of the old
ones and are of brick, paved with stone. The latrines for the men have a slanting roof supported
on pillars, having an interval of 2 feet 1 inch between the roof and the front and back walls, so
that there is plenty of ventilation. The latrines for women are not divided into compartments,
the places for pans being along the back wall. Iron pans are used in all the-latrines, and the ex-
-creta are carried away in receptacles and buried outside cantonments, the ground being after
-wards cultivated. The whole of cantonment is kept scrupulously clean, and altogether the con-
servancy arrangements are carried out excellently.
VIII. Water-supply.—No changes during the year. Water is obtained from the wells in
and around the lines. The supply is abundant and the quality good.
Diet .—Supplies have been good, abundant and cheap at Agar during the year,
and are said to have been so at Goona. The men are well nourished. The arrangements for
supplies are all, that can be desired.