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SIRHIND DIVISION.
Station Staff
Hospital,
Umballa.
Station Staff Hospital, Umballa .—Inspected by Mr. Tresidder on the
15th March 1876. He reports that the hospital is still located in the sudder
bazaar in a little bungalow, very ill-suited for the purpose, but that plans for
a new hospital had been sanctioned, and that the building will soon be com--
menced. On the day of inspection there were no patients in hospital. During
the year, 9 European patients were treated, of whom 1 died ; and 56 native
in-door patients.
The establishment consists of
Rs.
1 Medical Officer . . . 100
1 Hospital Assistant . . .
40
1 Shop
cooly
.
.
.
5
1 Native Medical Pupil . . .
5
1
Bheestie
.
.
.
4
1
Cook
.
.
.
4
1
Sweeper
.
.
.
5
Total . . .
163
and lately a vaccinator on Rs. 10 per mensem. Mr. Tresidder considered
the hospital in excellent working order.
Hospital for Infectious Diseases, UMballa.—Inspected
on the 15th March
1876. Mr. Tresidder reports that this hospital, for the reception of small-pox or
cholera cases, is situated on an open plain, about ¼ of a mile south of the
sudder bazaar, and consists of a small tiled building suited for a few patients
only ; but when additional accommodation is required, straw huts in any
number can be erected at a few hours' notice on the surrounding plain, which is
kept clean for the purpose. On the day of inspection there were 4 patients suffer-
ing from small-pox of the "distinct" variety, and they were sent to this hospital
from the regimental and sudder bazaar.
During the past 12 months, 146 cases of small-pox, 4 of diarrhœa, and
88 cases of cholera were treated in this hospital—total 238. These patients
were dieted and provided for out of cantonment funds. The establishment
consists of—
Rs.
1 Native Doctor . . .
20
1 Chowkeedar . . .
5
1 Bhistie . . .
5
1 Cook . . .
5
1 Mehter . . .
5
1 Mehtranee . . .
6
Small-pox.
. Hospital for
; infectious
diseases,
Umballa.
with coolies when required, 4 dooly-bearers Rs. 20, and chuprasi Rs. 5.
Mr. Tresidder reports that the work of this hospital was thoroughly well
done throughout the epidemics of small-pox and cholera. The native patients
complained of having to go to this hospital for treatment.
7th Regiment Native Infantry—Jullundur.
Surgeon A. G. Grant, M.B., reports as follows :—
YEAR,.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions.
Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 . . . Dacca and Cachar, December
1867, from Allahabad.
138.4
1.4
3.6
1871 . . . Lucknow, January 1871 . . .
150.1
1.1
4.1
1872 . . . Jullundur, March 1872
154.8
. 7
4.9
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
196.
1.7
5.8
1874 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
129.1
. 4 2
4.9
Average . . .
153.68
1.06
4.66
1875 . . . Jullundur . . .
188.77
1.70
5.93
I Medical
Officers. —Surgeon A. G. Grant, M. B., has held medical charge of the regiment
during the year ; Surgeon-
Major Rouse, Civil Surgeon,
being in medical charge of
the detachment at Ludhiana,
and a hospital assistant in
charge of the detachment at
Phillour.
II—Location and move-
ments. The head-quarters of
the regiment was stationed
at Jullundur throughout the
year ; detachments, which
were changed every two
months, being furnished to
the forts of Ludhiana and Phillour
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.