Rheumatism, Chronic . . .
53 admissions.
Conjunctivitis . . .
62 ditto.
Ulcers
. . .
56
ditto.
Blistered feet . . .
22 ditto.
Dysentery . . .
29 ditto.
Debility . . .
19
ditto.
Boils
. . .
2 2 d i t t o .
Colic . . . 15 di t t o.
Otitis . . .
10 ditto.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—Of ague there were 172 admissions—
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Causes of
mortality.
Vaccination.
Latrines.
Wells at
Delhi.
Cultivations
of ground
near the
Hospital.
Recommenda
-
tions.
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SIRHIND DIVISION.
building on the old standard plan; it contains one large and partially divided ward, four verandahs
and four small rooms. The length of the hospital is 175 feet, width 45, and the height 20 feet;
it contains 57 beds and affords to 57 inmates, 2,763 cubic and 138 superficial feet per
man; there are 57 cots, or over 8 per cent. The size of the cots is satisfactory.
Ventilation is efficiently carried out ; numerous doorways exist, which have good doors.
T h e o u t - o f f i c e s a r e s c a n t y i n a c c o mmo d a t i o n ; t h e y c o n s i s t o f s e v e n r o o ms f o r h o s p i t a l
establishment, two cook-rooms, and one privy; the cooking houses are used as dwell
-
ings for the hospital assistants, as no houses for the latter exist here. A cook-room is impro
-
vised out of one of the servants' houses. The state of repair of the hospital and out-offices is
good; the site is desirable, with the exception that a deep nullah intervenes between it (the
hospital) and the lines; in the rains all transit to and from the lines takes place over a wooden
bridge; the hospital is also half a mile from the lines. There has been no overcrowding in the
hospital, the building is sufficiently warm and well lighted, and the bedding, clothing, &c., is quite
suitable. When, in the opinion of the medical officer, a man coming into hospital has not suffi
-
cient clothing, a suitable supply is immediately obtained for him through the orderly officer of
the day.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment
—
Present . . . 617.33
A b s e n t . . .
94.
Total
. . . 711.33
PERIOD
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
STATION.
From
To
Strength.
Admis- s i o n s .
Deaths.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Umball
and Camp of Exercise at
Delhi . . . 1st Jan. 1875 31st Dec. 1875
586
557
3
14.55 95.22
.53
2.50
Detachment at Umballa
. . . 3rd Nov. 1875 31st Dec. 1875
185
49
. . .
2.19 63.82
. . .
1.18
TOTAL
. . .
. . .
. . .
617.3
606
3
16.74 98.16
.48
2.71
Number of deaths in hospital 3; out of hospital 4; total 7; per cent. of total strength . . .
0.98
"
invalided
17; " " . . .
2.39
"
sent on sick leave
1;
" "
. . .
0.14
" of days spent in hospital 6,016; per admission 9.93; per man of total strength
. . . 8.46
" "
on sick leave 120; per man .
120 ;
"
"
. . .
0.16
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength. . . 8.62
Conjunctivitis was due to natural causes, such as heat, glare of the sun, cold. Blistered
feet due in many cases to tight boots or sometimes to loosely fitting ones.
XVII. Causes of mortality.— One death took place from ague, one from pneumonia and
one from, dysentery. Four men died at their homes while on furlough.
XVIII. Epidemics.—Amongst the soldiers there were no epidemics. Nine children of
the regiment were seized in July and August with cholera symptoms; they were sent at once to
the cholera hospital, near the sudder bazaar, where three died, and the remainder recovered.
Cases of cholera occurred at this time in the station among the European troops.
XIX. Vaccination.—There were no vaccinations during the year, but about 200 children
were vaccinated in November and December 1874 amongst the families of the men. All, or
nearly all, the sepoys have had small-pox at some period of their lives; they are, therefore,
well protected.
XX. Recommendations.— At the recommendation of Surgeon-Major Raddock, on the 16th
July 1875 young trees were planted near the hospital. On the 3rd August 1875, Surgeon
-
Major Raddock drew the attention of the officer commanding to the fact that the latrines for
the men needed repair. The repair necessary was executed. On the 1st December 1875, Sur
-
geon Moynan recommended to the Principal Medical Officer, Camp Delhi, that a well near the old
parade ground, Delhi, should be closed; the well was situated in the immediate vicinity of the
graveyard, and Surgeon Moynan cousidered that the water was unfit for drinking purposes
(the well was situated quite close to the camp. 32nd Pioneers). The men were fordidden to use