Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
CENTRAL INDIA.
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Almost the only cases involving danger which could be attributed to climate, were those of
dysentery, and only one or two of these can have been severe, the cases which were discharged to
duty having averaged only five days each in hospital. The generally trivial nature of very many
of the cases is shown by the fact that 5 cases spent only one day, 24 two, 34 three, and 28 four
days in hospital; by the absence of any fatal case, and by the fact that only three cases were severe
enough to require to be detailed in the case book; and I think I am entitled to say that the
climate of Central India is sufficiently vindicated, and that the 1st Central India Horse has been
singularly healthy during the year under review, as it has always been since I joined it in 1872.
B. Detachment at Sihor .—Eight cases of quotidian ague and tour of dysentery make up
the 12 admissions. As the average period of treatment was 5.58 days per case, it may be
assumed that they were for the most part slight cases.
Detachments.
C. Detacj,emt at Tejro .—One case of diarrhœa remaining from 1874 is the only one
returned. Cases of slight illness not subject to treatment no doubt occurred, as the work was
severe.
D. Detachment left at Goonah.—On march of regiment to Delhi, this detachment gave
twelve admissions; four from quotidian ague, 1 conjunctivitis, 2 dysentery, 1 ulcer, 2 boils, and
2 accidents, concerning none of which can I give any particulars.
E. Escort to the Agent, Governor General .—This detachment gave four admissions, viz., one
each for primary syphilis gastritis, dysentery, and accident. It is possible that in this detach
-ment and at Sihor and Tehri men were treated for slight ailments who were not returned as sick;
but if so, this only shows that other medical men follow the same system as has always pre
- vai l ed i n t he r egi ment .
XVII. Principal causes or mortality .—Nothing is known as to the cause of death of
the sowar who died during the year.
X V I I I . E p i d e m i c s
. — I a m u n a b l e t o d i s c u s s t h i s s u b j e c t , a s I w a s n o t a t G o o n a h d u r i n g
the year. There appears to have been cholera in a town 21 miles distant in June, and a case,
the register of which has been sent in, occurred in August. I am informed that a few isolated
cases occurred at this time along the high road, but there does not seem to have been any
t h i n g a p p r o a c h i n g a g e n e r a l e p i d e m i c .
XIX. Vaccination.—No men were vaccinated, as all are already protected, most of them
by previous small-pox. All unprotected children are said to have been vaccinated by the Goonah
dispensary vaccinator early in the year, but I have been unable to obtain a return of the
number.
Vaccination.
Recommend
-ations.
XX. Recommendations .—In June, Surgeon Edis recommended that some means 0f
ventilation should be furnished to the new quarters for the hospital establi
shment. The matter was referred to the Engineer in charge, and the required ventilation provided. No
other recommendation appears to have been necessary.
2nd Gentral India Forse —Augur.
I. Medical Officers .—Surgeon-Major D. F. Keegan, M. D., held medical
charge of the regiment from
the commencement of the
year up to the 10th May,
when lie proceeded on fur
-lough. During the remainder
of the year, Surgeon R.
Caldecott, of the Bombay
Establishment, held the
officiating charge.
The
Indore detachment has
been under the charge of
Surgeon-Major T. Beaumont,
of the Madras Establish
- m e n t , t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r . T h e s q u a d r o n o f t h e r e g i m e n t w h i c h p r o c e e d e d
to Delhi with the 1st Regiment Central India Horse has been under the
charge of the medical officer of that corps. The sanitary report of the regi-
ment for 1875 has been submitted by Surgeon R. Caldecott, Bombay Medical
Service.
II. Location and movements .—The head-quarters of the regiment have been quartered
at Augur throughout the year. On the 4th October one squadron of the regiment left the
station for Goona en route to the camp of exercise at Delhi, with the 1st C, I. Horse. In
the first week in November, the remainder of the regiment, with the exception of half a
troop who remained to do the line guards, &c., proceeded to Indore and various places on the
L o c a t i o n a n d m o v e m e n t s .
S
YEARS.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1 8 7 0 . . .
Augur and Goonah . . .
10.6
.61
4.5
1871 . . . Goonah . . .
85.1
.61
3.61
1872 . . .
Ditto . . .
5 7 . 9
.40
2.3
1873 . . . Augur October 1873 . . .
40.3
1.22
2.1
1874 . . .
Ditto
58.9
.40
2.66
Average
69.96
.65
3.03
1875 . . .
Augur . . .
40.93
1.21
1.93
Medical Officers.