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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
39th (The Allpghur) Begiment Flatibe Fntanirp Barrackpore and Alipore.
Medical
Officers.
Movements
of regiment.
Topography.
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines.
I.—Medical Officers.—
List of medical officers who
have held charge of the
regimental head-quarters
and right wing at Barrack
-pore from 1st January to
31st December 1875:—
Surgeon W. Duncan, from
1st January to 30th April;
Surgeon C. J. McKenna,
from 1st May to 6th August;
Surgeon W. Duncan, from
7th August to 24th Novem
-ber. Surgeon-Major J. W.
R. Amesbury, from 25th November to 31st December. The last named officer
submits the annual report of the regiment.
List of medical officers who have been in medical charge of the left wing
at Alipore—
Surgeon G. Price, from 1st January to 26th July.
Surgeon-Major R. T. Lyons, from 27th July to 14th September.
Surgeon H. A. C. Gray, from 15th September to 13th October.
Surgeon W. R. Murphy, from 14th October to 3rd November.
Surgeon J. C. G-. Carmichael, from 4th November to 6th December.
Surgeon W. Duncan, from 7th December to 20th December.
Surgeon-Major J. W. R. Amesbury, from 21st December to 1st January 1876.
II. Movements of regiment.—The
regiment reached Barrackpore from Jhansi on the
21st January 1874; the right wing at once proceeded to Alipore, where it remained until
relieved by the left wing in January of the following year, and, with the exception of the
regiment being located on the m aidan, Calcutta, from the 21st December to 10th January 1876,
it has had no marching. The left wing relieved the right wing, returning to Barrackpore on
10th January 1876.
III. Topography and Physical Geography, &c .—Barrackpore is situated in Bengal,
on the river Hooghly, about 15 miles north-north-east of Calcutta, and is a favorite military
cantonment; climate same as Bengal generally, moist and warm; the temperature in the
hot season ranges between 80° to 103° Fah: in the shade. Cold season about 50° to 80°: Nothing
m o r e n e e d b e s a i d i n r e g a r d t o t h i s
p a r a g r a p h , t h e s t a t i o n a n d a l l a b o u t i t i s t o o w e l l k n o w n .
IV. Meteorology and climate.— I submit a table showing the temperature and rain
f a l l o f t h e y e a r , i n c o m p a r i s o n w i t h t h e y e a r p r e c e d i n g i t , m a d e a s c a r e f u l l y a n d a c c u r a t e l y a s t h e
instruments supplied would admit of. The direction of the wind has not been carefully noted,
I shall therefore omit it in the annexed table.
Temperature and Rainfall of the year 1875 in comparison with, the year 1874.
Mouths.
Temperature of air, 1874.
Rain, 1874.
Months,
Temperature of air, 1875.
Rain, 1875.
Max Min. Range.
N o . o f d a y s .
A m o u n t c o l l e c t e d .
J a n u a r y . . .
Max.
Min.
Range.
No. of
days.
Amount
collected.
January
. . .
Regiment on march.
January
. . .
70
58
12
2
1.7
February . . .
84
61
23
3
4.2
February . . .
8 1
58
23
0
0
March . . .
92
76
16
3
.5
March. . .
91
69
22
0
0
April . . .
97
76
21
3
1.2 April . . .
93
75
18
3
3.8
May
. . .
93
81
12
1
1
May. . .
95
75
20
9
8.6
June
. . .
92
80
12
6
10.5
June . . .
92
81
11
10
11.5
July . . .
87
81
6
8
5.5
J u l y . . .
84
81
3
9
8.5
August . . .
88
82
6
14
9.5
A u g u s t . . .
85
81
4
13
17
S e p t e m b e r . . .
91
77
14
7
9.7
September
. . .
85
81
4
6
6
October
. . .
84
76
8
8
14.9
October
. . .
82
77
5
2
3.3
November
. . .
81
64
17
0
0
November
. . .
78
69
9
0
0
December
. . .
73
60
13
0
0
December
. . .
72
62
10
0
0
V. Lines situated to the rear of the Sudder Bazar; the men, including the drummers,
occupy nine (9) buildings, each capable of accommodating 43 men, or half a company; the
position is good, and has the advantage of being near the bazar, but the disadvantage of being
about one-fourth of a mile from the filtered water pump. The surplus water is carried off by
surface drains into tanks. I have not been in Barrackpore during a rainy season, but the drain
-age is reported satisfactory.
YEAR,
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870
. . . Jhansi, December 1869
102.2
2.1
4.2
1871
. . .
Ditto ditto. . .
101.7
1.4
3.4
1872
. . .
Ditto ditto
. . .
130.4
2.1
3.9
1873
. . .
Ditto ditto
. . .
250.03
.86
7.06
1874
. . . Barrackpore, January 74
R. W. Alipore, April
1874
. . .
221.6
.10
7.8
Average
. . .
152.18
1.51
5.27
1875
. . . Barrackpore and Alipore
140.49
2.90
6.09