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VII. Conservancy,&c—See Annual Report of 1874. Notwithstanding the observations I Conservancy.
made in 1874 against the use of latrines for the regiment, and the greater advantage in a
sanitary and economical point of view of the fields below the regimental lines being employed
for. purposes of nature by the men and regiment generally, by orders issued this year the
recently constructed latrines have been brought into use.
VIII.
Water-supply.—The water-supply has been very fair this year, the commence- water-supply.
ment of the rains not having been delayed. It is only during the hot season, when the com
-mencement of the rains is delayed, that the supply of water is deficient in quantity.
Under the heads of Diet, Clothing, Duty, and Exercise, there was nothing that calls for
any special remark.
XIII. Marches and service.—The regiment has not been employed on active service Marches and
during the year, but marched for the camp of exercise at Delhi in November of (1875) service.
last year, returning to Almora in February; and again in November of this year it
marched for the Imperial Durbar Assemblage at . Delhi, and. is now in camp there.
The regiment has therefore twice within eight months been on the march to and from
Delhi. As to the effect of these marches on the health of the regiment, there is no
.doubt the percentage of sick is greater than when stationary at Almora but this is to be
accounted for by the change of diet from that of the plains, especially to the greater
quantity of fruit and vegetables, as well as additional exposure to cold and damp by
being under canvas; but the physique of the regiment is in no way materially injured by
the few months' exposure to change of climate, diet, and night-air under canvas.
XIV. Hospital,—See Annual Reports of 1872, and 1875. The defects of the hospital Hospital.
building, mentioned in the report of 1872, namely, the loss of space by the roof of
the building being supported on stone pillars, and the defective position of the fire-places,
are about to be remedied: plans of reconstruction have been made out, and sanc
-tioned. Since medical pupils became attached to regiments, the accommodation for medical
subordinates about the hospital has been insufficient. This also is about to be remedied.
A site has been selected outside the hospital compound, there being no room inside, and
doubtless plans will soon be issued and the buildings commenced.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment—
Present
6 3 6 . 5 6
Absent
8 8 . 8 9
Total
7 2 5 . 4 5
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
, number of si ck.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis- sions. Deaths.
average
Admis- sions. Deaths. Dai l y
average sick.
Head-quarters at Almora and
Imperial Assemblage at
Delhi
1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876 636.56 651 4 24.16 1102.27 .63 3.79
Number of deaths in hospital 4; out of hospital 3; total. 7; per cent. of total strength
0 0 . 9 6
invalide 20;
2 . 7 5
„ s e n t o n s i c k l e a v e 6 ; „ „ 0 0 . 8 2
„ o f d a y s s p e n t i n h o s p i t a l 9 , 0 5 6 ; p e r a d m i s s i o n 1 4 . 2 2 ; p e r m a n o f t o t a l s t r e n g t h 1 2 . 4 8
„
„ „ on sick leave 1,037; per man.172.82;„ „. 1 . 4 3
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength. 13.91
Sickness, mortality and
invaliding.
XVI. Princival causes of sickness.—
1875. 1876.
Measles
17
Quotidian ague
154 175
Rheumatics
58 84
Venereal ases
104 63
Dysentery.
126 56
Blisters of feet
73 62
Principal causes of
sickness.
With regard to the principal causes of sickness, I would beg to refer to remarks on
this head regarding syphilis in my reports for 1873 and 1874, and again to point out
that the returns of primary. and secondary syphilis are still exceedingly high ; nor has
anything been done in the way of protection by the introduction of the Contagious Diseases
Act into the station.
v-vi TPrincioal Causes of mortality .
Principal causes of
mortality.
1875. 1876.
Pneumonia
1 1
Dysentery
1
.
Syphilis, Secondary.
1
Plithisis pulmoualis
1
Cholera, malignant
1
Remittent fever
1
The sickness has been very much as usual, notwithstanding cholera having existed
in the station, from which, as already stated, the regiment almost entirely escaped
The mortality has been slightly higher during the past year than it was during the two
immediately preceding; but so slightly higher than the general average of' other years, when
the regiment is not on active service that no notice need be taken of the circumstance here.