Location and
movements.
Huts &c.
Water-supply
Diet.
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SAUGOR DISTRICT.
The following information has been gleaned from Surgeon Bateman's
s a n i t a r y r e p o r t : —
II. Location and movements.—Head-quarters and 2 squadrons arrived here from Kamptee
on 9th January 1869, and have not since moved. The squadron at Jubbulpore reached
there from Kamptee on 30th December 1868, and has remained there till now.
V. Huts, &c.— The huts are the same as described in former reports. They have been
kept in good repair ; they are much less spacious, and worse ventilated than I have hitherto
seen Madras troops occupy. But, owing to the absence of the detachment at Jubbulpore, and
the paucity of children and followers, there is no overcrowding. The monthly average
number of residents in each hut during the past year was 2.24, giving to each a cubic space of 535.71 feet.
VI. Drainage.—No change has been made in the system of drainage.
Drainage.
VII. Conservancy and latrines. —Same as last year, with the exception of the institution
of a small movable latrine, in which a fresh trench is dug every day and the old one closed
in. The men do not apprecate it as much as the large latrine, owing to no privacy being
secured by partitions as in the latter. The dry-earth process has been carefully adhered
to.
VIII. Water-supply—Has been good and abundant during the year. No change has
been effected in any of the sources, which are described fully in former reports.
IX. Diet.—The men seem well nourished. The bazar is plentifully supplied with grain,
which has been cheap during the year owing to abundant harvests. Compensation is given
for the dearness of rice, the monthly average for the year being Rs. 2-8 per man.
Conservancy
and latrines.
X. Clothing.—No alteration made in the clothing.
Clothing.
XI. Duty and employment.—The ordinary duties of a cavalry corps are described in former
reports. Number of nights in bed, 5 at head quarters and 3.37 in detachment.
XII. Exercise, amusements, &c.—The evening stable duties in the cavalry preclude the
men joining in sports, &c., but a fair number work in the regimental garden, which they very cre
-ditably keep up.
Duty and
employment.
Exercise,
amusements,
&c
Hospital.
Sickness, mor
-tality and
invaliding.
X I V . H o s p i t a l .
— T h e
n e w
h o s p i t a l h a s b e e n f u l l y d e s c r i b e d i n l a s t r e p o r t . N e w i r o nc
o t s
and bedding have been recently supplied. At no period during the year has there been over--
crowding. The average daily sick was only 6.91, giving a cubic space of 4297.42 to each
patient. The ablution rooms, latrines and out-offices are all perfect.
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invaliding.—The following form gives the sickness, mortal
-ity and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
238.47
A b s e n t . . .
32.94
Total . . .
2 7 1 . 4 1
STATION.
PERIOD.
S t r e n g t h .
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
D a i l y a v e r a g e n u m - b e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH PER
A N N U M .
From
To
A d m i s s i o n s .
D e a t h s .
A d m i s s i o n s .
D e a t h s .
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters at Saugor . . .
1st Jan.1875 31st Dec.1875 167.47 243
3
6.98
145.10
1.79
4.16
Detachment at Jubbulpore . . .
Ditto
Ditto
71
20
1
. 7 0
28.16
1.40
.98
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
238.47 263
4
7.68
110.28
1.68
3.30
Number of deaths in hospital 4 ; out of hospital none; total 4 ; per cent. of total strength . . .
1.47
" i n v a l i d e d . . . 5 ; " " . . .
1.84
"
sent on sick leave . . . none; " "
. . .
n o n e
"
of days spent in hospital 2803.20; per admission 10.66; per man " . . .
10.32
" " " o
n sick leave 357 ;*
per man
357; " " . . .
1.31
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
11. 64
X V I . P r i n c i p a l c a u s e s o f
s i c k n e s s .—
F e v e r s o f a m i l d , u n c o m p l i c a t e d t y p e a r e b y f a r
the most prevalent diseases in this station. They commence after the rains in September and
continue throughout the cold weather. In this regiment there were 135 cases out of the total
of 263 admissions from all causes. The cases, as I mentioned, are of a very mild nature, and
hardly ever complicated with congestion of the spleen. Wounds and accidents are the next most
prevalent cause of admission. There were 24 cases ; these were caused by kicks from horses and a
few from falls, none severe. Ulcers and abscesses caused 24 also, and rheumatism (most of the
cases muscular) 16.
XVII. P r i n c i p a l c a u s e s
o f m o r t a l i y .
— T h e r e
w e r e o n l y 4 d e a t h s i n t h e r e g i m e n t , 3 a t
head-quarters and 1 with the detachment ; 2 deaths due to pneumonia, 1 ague, and 1 remit--
tent fever.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality
.
* No man went on sick leave for the year, but one who obtained it in the end of 1874 returned on 24th Decem
-ber 1875.
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