Lines, &c.
Water-
supply.
Diet.
Clothing
Duty and
employment.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality, and
invaliding.
PRESIDENCY DISTRICT.
9
39th (The Allygurh) Regiment Native Infantry—Barrackpore and Alipore.
I. Medical 0fficers.— Surgeon-Major J. A. C. Hutchinson, M.D., has sub- Medical
Officers.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871 ... Jhansi, December 1869
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
1874, R. W. Alipore,
April 1874.
221.6
.10
7.8
1875 ... Barrackpore and Alipore,
140.49
2.9
6.09
Average ...
. . .
168.84
1.47
5.65
1876 ... Barrackpore and Alipore
120.21
2.93
3.56
mitted the Annual Sanitary
Report :—
1st, at Barrackpore, head-quar-
ters of regiment.—Surgeon-Major
J. W. R. Amesbury, 1st Janu-
ary to 21st May 1876 ; Surgeon
Courtney, 22nd May to 31st May;
Surgeon Bomford, 1st July to
13th August; Surgeon-Major
R. F. Hutchinson, 14th August
to 9th October ; Surgeon Bomford,
9th October to 31st December.
2nd, at Alipore, wing of regi-
ment.—Surgeon E. Bovill, 6th
January to 7th February; Surgeon
Galloway, 8th February to 10th
July ; Surgeon Bovill, 11th July to 13th July ; Surgeon Dutt, 14th July to 3rd August ; Surgeon
Galloway, 4th August to 14th August; Surgeon Freyer, 15th August to 18th August ; Sur-
geon Bomford, 19th August to 8th October ; Surgeon Freyer, 9th October to 16th October.
3rd, Detachment at Meerut.—Surgeon Gupta, 19th November to 20th November; Surgeon-
Major Fleming, 19th November to 15th December; Surgeon Freyer, 16th December to
31st December.
II. Location and movements.—From 1st January to 6th January remained at Barrackpore.
From 6th January to 17th October, the regiment was divided. Head-quarters at Barrackpore.
Wing at Alipore. From 17th October to 13th November, entire regiment at Barrackpore.
From 13th November to 15th November, regiment travelled by rail to Cawnpore. From 15th
November to 31st December, a detachment of the regiment remained at Meerut. From 15th
November to 19th December, the regiment was on the march to Delhi. From 19th December
to 31st December, the regiment formed part of the 2nd Infantr y Division, Imperial Assemblage.
V. Lines, &c.—Regarding the lines, drainage, conservancy, &c., there is nothing calling for
special notice.
VIII. Water-supply. —The water-supply was exactly the same as in 1875, with the exception
of the time the regiment was on the move and encamped at Delhi. During the march, the water
drawn from wells on the different encamping grounds appears to have been of good quality, and
that at Delhi was also g
ood care having been taken to select wells the water of which was pure.
Location and
movements.
IX. Diet.—No change has taken place under this head. The quality of the food sup-
plied on the march and at Delhi was good.
X. Clothing.—The usual clothing was worn while the regiment was at Barrackpore and
Alipore. On the march the men wore warm uniform; and also at Delhi, where the cold,
especially at nigh t , wa s g r e a t .
XI. Duty and employment. —The duty throughout the year was of the ordinary character.
At Delhi the duty was not severe, as there were no parades.
XIII. Marches and service. —The regiment left Barrackpore, on relief, for Meerut on
13th November 1876, proceeding by rail to Cawnpore, and from thence by regular marches
to Delhi, where it remained, under canvas, from the 19th December to the 31st of the same
month. The regiment was encamped on open ground which had been recently cultivated, and
formed part of the 2nd Infantry Division, Imperial Assemblage.
XIV. Hospital.—The remarks made in the report for 1875 seem to be applicable to the
year under review. I beg therefore to refer to it.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
623.9
Absent
5 7 . 4
Total
.
681.3
STATION,
P E R I O D .
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CE NT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis- sions. Deaths,
Daily-
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Barrackpore 1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
428
508
3
12.6 118.70
.70
2.94
Wing at Alipore. .
6th Jan. 1876 17th Oct. 1876
224
224
4
8.6 127.9
2.27
3.84
Detachment at Meerut
. 19th Nov. 1876 31st Dec. 1876 142
18
2
12.5 107.84 12
8.80
TOTAL
.
...
...
623.9 750
9
2 2 . 2 120.21 1.44 3.56
Number of deaths in hospital 9; out of hospital 11; total
20; per cent. of total strength .
2.93
„ invalided . .
.
.
.
.
.
.
40 ; „
,f
5.87
„ sent on sick leave
.
.
. .
17; ,,
2.49
„
of days spent in hospital, 8,128; per admission
10.82; per man of total strength
11.93
,,
,,
on sick leave, 2,625 ; per man
.
. 154.4;
„
, ,
3.85
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength. ,
. .
1 5 . 7 8