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MEERUT DIVISION.
B e n g a l S a p p e r s a n d A l i n e r s — R o o r k e e .
Surgeon-Major A. Eteson reports as follows:—
I. Medical Officers.—The regiment has been under the following Medical Medical
Officers:—Officers.
Head-Quarters.—At the
Delhi Camp of Exercise, Sur
-geon R. Blood, M. D., held
the medical charge from 1st
to 31st January, and Sur
-geon-Major A. Eteson at
Roorkee from 1st February
to 31st December.
Depôt at Roorkee.—Sur-
geon J. A. Smith, A. M. D.,
was in medical charge from
1st to 31st January. The
Peshawar and Rawal Pindi detachments marched in course of annual relief, in
January, under the medical charge of Surgeon R. Goopta, M.B., and joined the
head-quarters at Roorkee on 15th March. A detachment of three companies
marched from Delhi on 27th January in medial charge of hospital assistant
Abdoollah Khan and Boluk Rain, arriving at Rawal Pindi on the 18th and at
Peshawar on the 25th March. Subsequently, the 3rd company proceeded to
Cherat under hospital assistant Abdoolla Khan; the 2nd company remained
at Peshawar, and was at different periods under the medical charge of Sur
-geon-Major H. Potter, M. D., and Surgeon A. G. Grant. The detached com
-pany (7th) at Rawul Pindi, has been under the medical charge at different
periods of Surgeons-Major P. W. Sutherland, J. G. Constant, M. D., J. Duncan,
and Surgeon W. A. Roe. On the 22nd October, the 9th company marched to
Delhi under medical charge of hospital assistant Asgar Hossain, and remained
there till the close of the year. On the 5th November a detachment of 3 com
-panies (5th, 6th and 10th) marched to the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi under
the medical charge of Surgeon S. Borah, M. B., and remained there till the
close of the year.
IL Location and movements.—The head-quarters and 6 companies were at the Camp of Location
Exercise, Delhi, on the 1st January. On the 27th January, three of these companies 2nd, and move-
3rd and 7th, marched in course of relief, the two former to join the Peshawar command, and ments.
the latter to Rawal Pindi. On the 14th February, head-quarters and the three remaining
companies, 5th, 6th and 10th, returned to Roorkee. The depôt comprised of the 1st company
and the recruits had remained. at Roorkee from the l st January to 14th February. Two com-
panies, 4th and 8th, from Peshawar, and. one company, 9th, from Rawul. Pindi, which had
been relieved, rejoined head-quarters at Roorkee on the 15th March. The 3rd company- left
Peshawar for Cherat on the 16th April, and remained there till its return to Peshawar on 23rd
December. A section of No. 2 company was temporarily detached from the Peshawar com
-mand for duty in Fort Mackeson. The whole company was in camp on account of the presence
of cholera from 3rd October to 4th November. On the 22nd October, the 9th company, and on
the 5th November, the 5th, 6th and 10th companies left Roorkee to join the Imperial Assem
-blage at Delhi, and were on duty there till the close of the year. The head-quarters and 1st,
4th and 8th companies remained at Roorkee.
III. Topography and physical geography.— No alteration in the full account of this subject Topography
given in last year's report appears called for, the stations, occupied, viz., Roorkee, Delhi, and physical
Peshawar, Rawul Pindi, and , Cherat being identical, as also the strength and duration, for geography
. b o t h y e a r s .
V Lines, barracks and huts.—The Sapper lines occupy the same site, and are the same Lines, bar
-buildings as those described in former reports. There has been no overcrowding, as there are racks and
huts for 10 companies and only 7 have been in garrison at Roorkee. The regimental bazar huts.
lies immediately in rear. It is clean, wholesome, and well drained; there is no overcrowding,
and the sanitary arrangements are on the whole good.
VI. Drainage.—The drainage of the whole cantonment and of the station and town Drainge.
generally is entirely "surface." The drains are "saucer" and V shaped. There is a good
out-fall, but the soil is so light and sandy, that silting occurs Constantly, and this leads to
soakage and sun-evaporation. Much attention has been given to improvements during the
current year; several culverts have been made, levels adjusted, and the drains fresh scraped.
There is a want of more bye-paths to enable men to pass from building to building when the
ground is often flooded for several hours during the rains.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871 . Roorkee
99. 2.
2 . 2
187
Do.
98.5 2.1
2.9
1873 . Do.
92.6
1 . 4 2.1
1874 . Do.
130.2
. 7 3.6
1875
Do.
101.38
. 9 6 2.65
Average. 104.33 1.43 2 . 6 9
1876 Roorkee
129.29 1.48 3 . 7 3