Recommenda-
tions.
Remarks.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Principle
causes of
sickness.
Deaths.
Epidemics.
STATI ON.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis-
s i o n s .
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters and Left Wing,
20th M. N. I., Banda . . . 1st Jan. 1875 31st Dec. 1875 376.90
531
4
15.48 140.88 1.06
4.10
Number of deaths in hospital 4 ; out of hospital 3 ; total 7 ; per cent of total strength . . .
1.02
" i n v a l i d e d . . . 1 8 ; " " . . . 2.61
1.02
" of days spent in hospital 4189 ; per admission 7.89 ; per mam of total strength . . . 6.09
" " " on sick leave 1632 ; per man . . . 2.33 ; " " . . . 2.37
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 8.46
XVI. Principal causes of sickness .—Malarious fevers 302, conjunctivitis 65, rheumatism
31, syphilitic affections 16, itch 12, dysentery 10, boils 10—total admissions into hospital for the
year 1875, 531, out of which 302 were cases of malarious fevers, thus only leaving 129 of other
diseases, against 714 admissions for 1874 ; out of which 523 were cases of malarious fevers, thus
only leaving 191 cases of other diseases ; and also showing how very prevalent malarious fevers
are in this station.
The average present strength at Banda for 1874 was 346.93, and the average present
strength at Banda for 1875 was 376.90, thus showing that the men have become somewhat
a c c l i m a t i s e d a n d e n j o y e d b e t t e r h e a l t h i n 1 8 7 5 t h a n 1 8 7 4 .
X X I I . D e a t h s . —
T h e r e w e r e f o u r d e a t h s i n t h e h e a d - q u a r t e r s a n d l e f t w i n g h o s p i t a l , B a n d a ;
were all privates and of long service. Two from ague, one from acute rheumatism, and one
cause unknown.
XVIII. Epidemics in the Head-quarters Wing.— None during 1875.
Vaccination.
XIX.Vaccination.— Thirteen privates were vaccinated during 1875, 8 were successful, 3
modified, and 2 unsuccessful ; 82 children were vaccinated during 1875, 74 were successful and
8 unsuccessful.
XX. Recommendations.— Recommendations consisted of a few verbal ones, which were
always attended to, and every possible assistance was rendered.
XXI. Remarks.— The medical history of this regiment has for years back been a very
sickly one, chiefly due to fevers and the general inferior physique of the men, as shown in
this table :—
Y E A R S .
Average
strength.
Total
admissions.
Average
daily sick.
Total deaths
in hospital.
Total
admissions
from
fevers.
Total deaths
from fevers.
Sent on
sick leave.
Invalided or
pensioned.
1869 . . .
6 8 8 . 9 0
530
16.08
3
206
. . .
. . .
. . .
1870 . . .
687.50
799
22.31
3
412
. . .
. . .
. . .
1871 . . .
655.00
866
23.72
3
385
. . .
12
3
1872. . .
660.00
1059
31.61
5
452
2
9
8
1873. . .
669.70
1339
62.08
5
315
. . .
24
25
1874 . . .
346.93
714
20.75
5
522
5
6
19
1875 . . .
376.90
531
15.48
4
302
4
7
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Inspection.
Hospital.
Inspected by Dr. J. P. Walker, Deputy Surgeon-General of the Allahabad
Circle, on the 13th December 1875 at Banda.
On the day of inspection the strength of the head-quarters and left wing
of this regiment was 377. Dr. Walker inspected all the men off duty, and states
that he found them in good condition, and that the recruits had been judiciously
selected. All the sanitary and conservancy arrangements in the lines were
considered to be satisfactory. The hospital accommodation was very good, as,
allowing 1,500 cubic feet per patient, 35 men could be received in it ; but the
daily average number of sick had. been less than 12. The interior of the
hospital was clean and tidy, the patients clean and comfortable, and their
treatment, general and therapeutic, was satisfactory. Twenty-two patients
were under treatment on the day of Dr. Walker's inspection, and of them
there were 13 suffering from intermittent fever.