Topography.
Meteorology.
llines, &c.
III. Topography.— Dr. Palmer, who had the charge of the regiment at
Jhelum, states that the subsoil water-level rises during the hot weather as
the river rises, but that no increase of sickness is traceable to this change.
There was nothing under the heads of meteorology, lines, drainage, con-
servancy water-supply, &c., which called for any special remark ; and Surgeon
Shircore's report regarding these points was, as might be expected from the
short ti me he was in charge of the regiment during 1875, a very meagre one.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
... ... ... ... ...
384.32
Absent
... ... ... ... ...
73.81
Total
...
... 458.13
PERIOD.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
D a i l y a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
STATION.
From
To
Strength.
A d m i s s i o n s . Deaths.
A d m i s s i o n s .
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Jhelum, 1st Jan.
... 31st Dec.
... 371.37
468
2
8.89 126.02
. 54 2.39
and camp of exercise,
Delhi.
Detachment A Jhelum ... 1st Jan.
...
10th Feb. ...
73
5
...
1.8
60.98 ...
2.46
"
at Nowgoug ... 6th Dec.
... 31st Dec. ...
76
16
...
2.5 295.51
...
3.29
T O T A L
... ... ... ... ...
384.32
489
2
9 . 3 5 127.23
. 5 2 2.43
Number of deaths in hospital 2; total 4; per cent of total strength
...
.87
''incalided
... ...
12;
''
''
...
2.61
'' of days spent in hospital 3,474; per admission 7.10; per man of total strength
...
7.58
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
...
7.58
164
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Lock hospi-
tal, Attock.
Area of regis-
tration.
and bowel complaints. On the date of his inspection, the 18th November
1875, Mr. Banister found the old barracks, which were overcrowded and
badly ventilated, still in occupation. The hospital was in excellent order and
well supplied with every requisite.
Lock hospital, Attock .—The premises were found to be clean and orderly
by Mr. Banister on the date of his inspection—the 18th of November. A new
latrine and an ablution-room had been added since his last inspection. There
were no patients under treatment in hospital on the 18th November ; but during
the year there had been 22 admissions, viz., 6 cases of primary syphilis and
16 of gonorrhoea, from a strength of 9 women borne on the register.
R e g i s t r a t i o n i s s a i d t o b e e n f o r c e d o v e r a n a r e a o f 3 m i l e s , i n c l u d i n g K y r a b a d o n
the Peshawar side of the Indus, so that the number of prostitutes on the
register, only 9, may be considered a very insignificant number. The average
strength of the European portion of the garrison was 180, and of these, 17
contracted chancre, 5 secondary affections, and 20 gonorrhœa; however, of
these 42 cases, but 26 were contracted at Attock, and the remainder on the line
of march or at other stations. The results obtained from the working of this
hospital were not so favorable as in 1874.
5th Bengal Cabalrg— Thelum.
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
Surgeon J. C. Shircore submitted the report.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 ... Nowshera, Dec. 1868,
from Sitapur
...
222
3.5
4.7
1871 ...
Ditto
ditto ...
200.9
1.6
4.7
1872 ... Jhelum, Nov. 1871 ...
161.9
1
4.9
1873 ...
Ditto
ditto ...
45.5
1.1
1.5
1874 ...
Ditto
ditto ...
69.47
. 8 7
1.78
Average ...
...
139.95
1 . 6 1
3 . 5 1
1875 ... Jhelum ...
...
127.23
. 8 7
2.43
I. Medical 0fficers.—Surgeon
Palmer was in charge of the regi-
ment from 1st January to 6th
December ; Surgeon Harvey from
7th to 26th December ; Surgeon
Shircore from 27th to end of the
year 1875.
II. Location and movements.—
The regiment was stationed at
Jhelum from1st January to 20th
October; from 21st October to 3rd
December on the line of march to
Delhi, from 4th December to the
end of the year at the camp of
exercise, Delhi, leaving a detach-
ment ordered to proceed to Now-
gong,consisting of 76 men, from
6th December 1875. 875.