Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Remarks.
Inspection.
Divisional
staff hospital,
Rawal Pindi.
Lock hospi
- t a l , R a w a l Pindi.
Statistics.
Attock
Garrison.
RAWAL PINDI DIVISION.
163
only one case of fever was complicated with pneumonia during the year. All the cases, with
few exceptions, yielded easily to treatment, and no bad effects were left afterwards.
I have been much struck with the marked improvement in the general health of the men and
how much more rapidly they recover now than when in Peshawar, and this will be shown by
the great diminution in the numbers admitted under "debility," and those who were so admitted
Were chiefly old soldiers who had suffered from repeated attacks of fever during their service;
but even among these men, rest for a short time in hospital with general tonic treatment soon
enabled them to recover their health, and the fact that only one man required sick leave during
the year will of itself speak for the general health of the corps.
detachment duty, and 2 out of hospital, making a total of 8. Pneumonia caused 2,
-pneumonia complicated with fever 1, bronchitis 1, debility 1, and laryngitis 1. The case
of 15a pneumonia was one in which the man caught cold while suffering from fever, and
pneumonia setting in, ran rapidly to a fatal termination; the case of debility occurred
in the person of a weakly man and some internal cause (which could not be ascertained) was
suspectedof having induced this state. A post mortem examination in this instance would most
probably have revealed the disease; but the friends of the man objected to one being made, and
under these circumstances the commanding officer withheld his sanction. The remaining 3
deaths occurred in the persons of very weakly men after protracted illness; they present no
features of interest. The death from laryngitis occurred at Fort Attock, and I regret being
unable to give any particulars concerning it.
.
being well protected either by inoculation or previous vaccination. I propose shortly inspecting
all the recruits and younger men, and vaccinating them as soon as the weather becomes milder.
The only case of small-pox occurred in my own person. I have three good marks of vacci
I was only ill for is days. I had. attended some bad cases amongst coolies during the camp of
exercise in December 1874, and, about a fortnight afterwards, was taken ill, but was able to
return to my duty in a month from the commencement of the illness, being then quite
convalescent.
XXI. Remarks.—In conclusion, I have only to add that from my observations with
- reference to the health of ,the men, I consider that they are in every way improved since
leaving Peshawar, the class of men obtained as recruits being very much better than formerly;
their health and physique good, and they are in every way fitted for any duty as soldiers which
they may be called upon to perform.
Mr. Banister, Deputy Surgeon-General of the Rawal Pindi Circle, reports
that this regiment had greatly improved in health and strength since its arrival
at Pindi in 1874, and furnished a smaller number of admissions into hospital
during the year than any other regiment in the circles He found the lines,
which he considers to be equally faulty as those of the 14th Sikhs, clean and
orderly, and without any overcrowding. All the arrangements in hospital bore
evidence of great care and attention, and could not have been more satisfac
- t o r y ; t h e r e w e r e n o d e f i c i e n c i e s o f a n y k i n d o b s e r v a b l e . M r . B a n i s t e r s t a t e s
that the recruits (86) were particularly good, and above the usual standard.
Divisional staff hospital, Rawal Pindi. —This institution was inspected by
Mr. Banister on the 4th of November 1875, who reports that the building
was in very good repair, the equipment tolerably complete, and the premises
clean and orderly.
Lock hospital,: Rawal Pindi.—Mr. Banister inspected this hospital on
the 4th November 1875, and of 15 women under treatment, found that 9
suffered from primary syphilis, and 6 from gonorrhœa and abrasions. The
building and its enclosure were clean and orderly, and all the arrangements
perfectly satisfactory. Up to the date of inspection, the average number of
registered prostitutes was 92, and. from this number there had been 252 admis
- s i o n s ,
v i z . ,
g o n o r r h œ a 1 1 9 , p r i m a r y s y p h i l i s 7 7 , l e u c o r r h œ a 2 0 , a b r a s i o n s 3 4 ,
and condylomata 2; these numbers were in excess of the admissions of 1874,
but are accounted for by the increased strength of the European garrison
during the camp of exercise, and the difficulty in repressing promiscuous
intercourse. Mr. Banister observes that Dr. Roe's annual report exhibits how
very unequally different corps were affected, and favors the suspicion that it
-was owing in a great measure to the slackness or otherwise of regimental
surveillance.
Attock Garrison. —The native portion of the garrison is relieved every
three months, and consists or two companies furnished in rotation by the regi
- m e n t s a t T a l a g a n g , J h e l u m a n d R a w a l P i n d i . T h e m e n a r e g e n e r a l l y v e r y
sickly, and suffer during the autumn and .winter months from periodic fevers