RAWAL PINDI DIVISION.
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XVII. Principal causes of mortality .—The mortality during the year has fortunately
been small: of the 298 cases treated, 3 proved fatal, and one man died at his home while on
furlough. The first case was in an old debilitated man who was admitted suffering from
rheumatism: under treatment the rheumatic pains left him, but he gradually sank without any
manifestation of specific disease. The second case occurred in June in a fine, strongly-built non
-commissioned officer who was admitted suffering from a slight attack of ague. Early one after
- n o o n h e h a d h i s b e d r e m o v e d t o t h e v e r a n d a h , a n d t h e r e , i n a t e m p e r a t u r e o f 1 1 0 ,° l a y d o w n t o
sleep; symptoms of sunstroke rapidly supervened, and he died very suddenly. The last case was
in an old broken-down man who was admitted suffering from retention of urine, the result
of an enlarged prostate. Under catheterism the symptoms were completely relieved, but he
gradually sank and died exhausted.
XVIII. Epidemics .—Fortunately there have been no epidemic visitations in Rawal Pindi
or the neighbourhood during the year.
XIX. Vaccination .—A number of children were successfully vaccinated during the early
part of the year.
XX. Recommendations.—A few recommendations of minor importance were made during
the year and invariably met with a ready response from the commanding officer.
XXI. Special observations .—The regiment was chiefly recruited from the districts of
Rohtak, and Aligarh and no difficulty was experienced in filling the vacant ranks with strong,
deep-chested young men. The health of the camp-followers has been satisfactory. Early in
the year a few cases of small-pox occurred, but under prompt segregation the disease was
soon stamped out.
Mr. Banister, Deputy Surgeon-General of the Rawal Pindi Circle, re
-ports that he inspected this regiment on the 19th October 1875, and found the
daily average number of sick to be 9 or 10 against an average of 17 in 1874.
The lines cover a large area, but the huts were considered to be confined and
badly ventilated. He found the hospital, which is perhaps the best in the
circle, in perfect order, and with its equipment complete and serviceable. Most
of the sick in hospital had suffered from autumnal fever, but none of them
caused any serious apprehension. Of the 40 recruits, 4 were very indifferent,
and 2 physically unfit.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Recommenda
-tions.
Special obser
-vations.
Inspection.
14th (The Ferosepore) Regiment Native Infantry—Rawal Pindi.
I. Medical Officers .—Surgeon H. Boyd was in medical charge of the
regiment from January 1st
to August 6th. Surgeon W.
A. C. Roe held charge from
6th to 10th of August, when
he was relieved by Surgeon
R. N. Stoker. A detach
-ment at Attock Fort, from
January 1st to March 5th,
was in charge of the Gar
-rison Surgeon; and a second
detachment at Murree, from
June l7th to September 17th,
was in charge of Surgeon
-Major A. Taylor, Civil Surgeon of Murree. Surgeon R. N. Stoker writes
t h e A n n u a l S a n i t a r y R e p o r t .
II. Location and movements .—The head-quarters of the regiment were stationed at Rawal
Pindi from January 1st to December 10th, when the regiment marched for Peshawar, which
was reached on the 18th December, and the lines, vacated by the 12th Native Infantry, at once
occupied. During the year a detachment, 140 strong, was at Attock from January 1st to
March 5th; and one, 57 strong, was at Murree from June 17th to September 17th. No reliefs
were sent to either detachment.
III. Topography.—The topography of Peshawar and its neighbourhood has been already
fully described: vide reports of the 25th Punjab Native Infantry for 1868, and of the 15th
Bengal Cavalry and 16th Bengal Cavalry for 1870.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 . . . Jullundur, March 1870
187.2
3.8
7.3
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
111.4
2.1
7.3
1872 . . . Rawal Pindi, April 1872
65.8
1.1
4.6
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
53.3
1.5
2.1
1874 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
72.5
.87
2.7
Average . . .
100.04
1.87
4.80
1875 . . . Peshawar, Dec. 1875 . . .
63.77
.58
2.65
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Topography.
Meteorology
and climate.
Lines,
barracks or
huts.
IV. Meteorology and climate .—No instruments have been available. Since the arrival of
the regiment in Peshawar the rainfall has been rather heavy.
V. Lines, barracks or huts.—The lines are those previously occupied by the 12th Native
Infantry, and have been well described by Surgeon-Major McDermott in the report of the
15th Native Infantry for 1870. The only change which has apparently taken place since then
has been the digging out of the interior of many of the huts to a depth of eight to eighteen