Principal
causes of sick-
ness.
Fever.
Principal
causes of mor
-tality.
Medical offi
-
cers.
Location and
movements.
Detachments.
Topography
and physical
geography.
ALLAHABAD DIVISION.
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XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—The regiment has been healthier in 1875 than it was
during the previous year. The total admissions into hospital have been 406 against 465 for
1874, while the daily averae number of sick has been 18.3 against 22.33 for 1874. Altoge
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ther the regiment has enjoyed a good degree of health. The greatest number of admissions
into hospital was caused by intermittent fever which was responsible for 129 cases. Dysentery
and diarrhœa caused 74 admissions, a marked increase on the figures of last year for which I am
unable to discover an explanation. Rheumatism and lumbago caused 27 cases. blistered feet
26, ophthalmia 20, respiratory diseases 13, boils 18, contusions 15, abscesses 9.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— Only one death occurred in hospital and one with-
out; the first was caused by diarrhœa; in the second case the sepoy was on sick leave and
died from general debility at the age of 46 years.
XVIII. Epidemics .—There was no epidemic during the year. In the month of November
five cases of chicken-pox occurred. Strict precautionary measures were immediately enforced
and rigorously carried out, and the disorder did not spread as I at first anticipated. The bar
-
racks in which the cases took place were at once vacated and thoroughly disinfected by fu
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migation and other means: The cases themselves were detained for treatment in a large, well,
ventilated building, which at Dinapore is set apart solely for the accommodation of infectious
cases.
XIX. Vaccination.—Ten sepoys were vaccinated in 1875, and of these cases nine were
successful. Care was taken to have the women and children of the regiment vaccinated.
This regiment arrived at Fyzabad from Dinapore on the 31st December
1875, and was inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the Lucknow Circle
on the 10th of February 1876. On the date of his inspection there were 18
unimportant cases in hospital, or at the rate of 2 . 54 per cent. on the strength
present of the regiment. Dr. Cannon. inspected 28 recruits, but did not consider
them of good physique. All the hospital and dispensary details were in a good
state of efficiency, and the hospital assistants were well reported on by the officer
in medical charge of the regiment. The Deputy Surgeon-General reports that
he was satisfied with his inspection.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
Recruits.
2nd Regiment, Bengal Cavalry, Segowlie.
I. Medical Officers .—Surgeon W. F. Murray held medical charge of the
corps from 1st January to
20th March. Surgeon F. R.
Swaine from 31st March to
19th November. Surgeon-
Major F. Parsons from that
date to 31st December, and
he has written the sanitary
report of the regiment.
II. Location and movements.
— This regiment marched from Fyz-
-abad on the 15th January and
arrived at Segowlie on the 9th
February. Detachments have
been stationed at Goruckpore (1
troop), Benares 16 men ; Dina-
pore 14. On the 1st November, a squadron marched for Barrackpore, and the Benares and
Dinapore detachments rejoined head-quarters. On the 16th December a squadron was tem-
- p o r a r i l y s e n t t o B e n a r e s .
III. Topography and physical geography of surrounding country and station .—Having but
lately arrived at this station, my report on the country and some other points will necessarily
be brief. The character of the surrounding country is flat, closely cultivated and rather
scarcely wooded, the soil is of a loamy kind and fertile, the principal crops being rice in the
rainy season, and the cereals and different kinds of pulses in the cold. It is a well-known
district for indigo and the opium poppy. The elevation of this part is about 250 feet This
station is small and situated on the right bank of the river Seeranu in the district of Chumpa
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run about 20 miles from the Nepal frontier. It is completely surrounded by a build from 5 to
10 feet high, for during the rains the vicinity is flooded.
Year.
Station.
PHR CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 . . .
Bareilly, Feb. 1870 . . .
108.3
.44
4
1871 . . .
Ditto,
ditto . . .
48.3
1.32
2.35
1872 . . .
Ditto,
ditto . . .
66
.87
3.16
1873 . . .
Ditto.
ditto . . .
66.1
.23
2.63
1874 . . .
Fyzabad, Mar. 1874 . . .
85.5
.60
3.20
Average . . .
74.8
.69
3.07
1875 . . .
Segowlie, Feby. 1875 . . .
64.40
.21
2.64
IV. Meteorology and climate.— The climate is more equable throughout the year than at
stations further north and west, it is also rather damp with heavy fogs in the mornings in the
cold season.
V. Lines, barracks or huts.— The lines previously occupied by the 4th Bengal Cavalry are
at the east end of the station running north and south, and consist of 8½ rows of huts 56 yards
apart, allowing free ventilation and space for the double row of horse lines between ; the huts
are built of bamboo and grass thickly coated with dry clay, the roofs are tiled, each hut occu-
- p i e d b y t w o m e n h a s 2 7 0 s q u a r e f e e t w i t h c u b i c s p a c e o f 2 , 4 3 0 f e e t .
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines, bar
-
racks or huts.