SAUGOR DISTRICT.
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Topography.
Meteorology.
III. Topography.—The topography of the station having been. described
in previous years, requires no special remark in the present report.
IV. Meteorology.— There were no means at hand for supplying correct
information regarding the meteorological events of the year.
V. Lines, barracks or huts.—The
cavalry lines are situated on the west side of the
Kumrari nuddee, which runs between it and the village of Belhari. The lines consist of
four rows of mud huts, with tiled roof. Each row is divided into four blocks, with six
huts in each block, comprising in all 96 huts. These Are for the fighting men and families,
the back of the huts is occupied by the camp followers. The huts are 15 feet long and
10 feet broad, greatest height 9½ feet, lesser height 7 feet. The average space for each
occupant of a hut is 427.11 cubic feet, and the average superficial space 61.01 square
feet. The huts are badly built and badly ventilated, a door in front, with a small window at
the back, being the only means by which ventilation is carried on. The lines are badly
situated. They are between three roads in which more or less traffic is always carried on,
especially in the road which lies to the north-east of the lines, the traffic between Belhari and
the sudder bazar being carried on through it. To the south of the lines is the parade
-ground, the Banda road separating them. The regimental bazar is situated to the north
-east of the lines. The lines are cleaned twice a day and are well kept.
The drainage is described as being very good. Latrines are on the trench
system. The stable litter was removed for manure or else burnt. The water
is described as being abundant and of good quality. The men were well nourished
and no inferior articles of food were permitted to be sold in the regimental bazar.
The clothing was good and suitable. The duties were light.—Each man had
5.99 nights in bed each week.
Lines,
barracks or
huts.
Drainage, &c.
Clothing.
XIII. Marches and Service.— The regiment was at the Delhi camp of exercise till the 21st
of January, and arrived at Nowgong on the 24th February. Since then, Nowgong has
been the bead-quarters of the regiment ; a detachment of one squadron was sent to Nagode
on the 26th of February, and another detachment of one troop was sent to Saugor on the
20th of October.
XIV. Hospital.— The cavalry has no hospital building in the proper sense of the word.
Half a barrack and a small bungalow (Sergeants' quarters) are given to be used as the hos
- p i t a l . T h e f o r m e r i s u s e d a s a w a r d ; o n e r o o m i n t h e l a t t e r i s t h e d i s p e n s a r y ; a n o t h e r r o o m
is used as the office ; two others are for the hospital stores ; and the rest, which is very little,
for special cases requiring isolation. A regular hospital is sadly needed.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present . . .
382.90
Absent . . .
74.11
Total . . .
457.01
STATION.
P E R I O D .
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
A d m i s - s i o n s .
Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters at Nowgong
and Camp, Delhi.
1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876 257.78
441
. . .
10.43 171.07
. . .
4.04
Detachment at Nowgong . . . 1st Jan. "
23rd Feb. "
76
2
. . .
.06 17.79 . . .
.08
Ditto at Nagode . . . 26th Feb. "
31st Dec. "
119.06
200
1
4.22 198.50 .99 3.54
Ditto at Saugor . . . 20th Oct. "
31st Dec. "
74.22
3
. . .
.54 20.49 . . .
.72
TOTAL . . .
382.9
646
1
14
168.71.26 3.66
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital none; total 1; per cent of total strength . . .
.22
" invalided . . . 8 ; " " . . .
1.75
" sent on sick leave . . . 7; " " . . .
1.53
" of days spent in hospital, 5,667; per admission . . . 8.78; per man of total strength . . .
12.40
" " on sick leave 1,182 ; per man . . . 168.85; " " . . .
2.58
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
14.98
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— Principal cause of sickness is malaria; ague is
very prevalent, 302 cases being admitted during the year, and numberless camp-followers
being treated for the same. The ague has a great tendency to put on the remittent type of
malarial fever during the second and third week. Besides this, injuries resulting from falls, kicks
from horses, &c., caused the greater amount of admissions. Whitlow seems to be common and
at one time put on an epidemic form ; no appreciable cause can be assigned for it.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality
and invalid
-ing.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
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