Latrine.
Sickness, mor
-tality and in
-validing.
Principal
causes of sick
-ness.
Principal
causes of mor-
tali ty_
Epidemics.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
The latrine is worked on the dry-earth system, and was always clean and free
from odour.
XV.—Sickness, mortality and invaliding .—Strength of the regiment—
Present . . .
379.4
Absent . . .
74.8
Total . . .
454.2
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM
A d m i s - sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
s i c k .
From
To
Head-Quarters Allahabad . . . 1st Jan. 1875
31st Dec. 1875 343.4
285
1
9.8 82.99 .29
2.85
Ditto
27th Feb. 1875
23.4
28
. . .
1.7 987.45
. . .
7.26
Detachment at Barrack-pore . . .
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
379.4
313
1
11.5 85.13 .26
3.03
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 0; total 1; per cent of total strength. . . . .22
" invalided . . . 13; " " . . .
2.86
" " s e n t o n s i c k l e a v e . . . 4 ; " " . . .
.88
" of days spent in hospital 4,216; per admission 13.05; per man of total strength . . . 9.28
" on sick leave 702; per man . . . 175.5; " " . . .
1.54
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 10.82
XVI. Principal causes of sickness .—Different kinds of ague constitute the principal num
- b e r o f a d m i s s i o n s f r o m a c l i m a t i c i n f l u e n c e . C o n t u s i o n s , w o u n d s a n d f r a c t u r e s , a s m i g h t b e
expected in a cavalry regiment, are numerous, and help to increase the number of admissions
largely. Boils are frequent and may in many instances be the result of riding.
XVII. Principal cause of mortality .—One death occurred during the year, pneumonia
having supervened on ague. Percentage to strength .26.
XVIII. Epidemics .—Cholera appeared in the cantonment, but no cases occurred in
the corps.
This hospital was inspected by Dr. J. P. Walker, Deputy Surgeon-General
of the Allahabad Circle, on the 9th February 1876. There is accommodation
in the hospital for only 16 patients, but the average number of in-door patients
during 1875 was 9.8 ; the building was in good order, and, with its surround
-ings, was both clean and tidy. The treatment of the patients, both general
and therapeutic, was satisfactory.
34th Aatehgarh Regiment Native Infantry—Allahabad.
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Topography.
I . M e d i c a l O f f i c e r s
. — T h e
following medical officers
held charge of the regiment
during the past year, viz. : —
Surgeon-Major F. Odevaine,
1 s t J a n u a r y t o 1 7 t h M a r c h .
Surgeon-Major F. W .Wright,
17th March to 20th July,
and Surgeon-Major H. W.
Spry, 20th July to 31st De
- c e m b e r . T h e l a s t n a m e d
officer writes the report.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily Sick.
1870 . . . Lucknow, February 1867,
from Barrackpore . . .
80.3
.5
2.1
1871 . . . Morar, November 1870 . . .
304.3
.8
10.2
1872 . . .
Ditto, ditto . . .
234.8
1.6
7.2
1873 . . .
Ditto, ditto . . .
162.2
.8
6.1
1874 . . . Allahabad . . .
128.5
1.44
2.79
Average . . .
182.
1.03
5.7
1875 . . . Allahabad . . .
82.06
.56
2.33
II.—Location and movements
—The regiment was stationed at
Allahabad during the past year.
No detachments have been away from head-quarters.
III. Topography .—The Native lines are situated on high ground close to the right bank
of the river Ganges. The boundaries are, north the Ganges ; south, native city of Allahabad ;
east, a broad nulla and low-land (with mangoe topes) which become inundated during the rains ;
west, the European infantry lines and artillery beyond.