Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average number of si ck.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-sions. Deaths.
Admi s-si ons. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Deolee . . .
1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
618
470
7
20.40
76.15 1.13
3.30
Detachment at Jeypur . . .
Ditto . . .
Ditto . . .
60
97
. . .
3.22 161.6
. . .
5.36
Ditto at Bhurtpore . . .
Ditto . . .
Ditto . . .
37
34
. . .
1.78
91.8
. . .
4.81
Ditto at Bakaner . . .
17th Mar. 1876 28th Apl. 1876
5
7
. . .
0.17
140
. . .
3.4
Ditto at Kota . . .
lst Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
49
37
. . .
1.05
75.5
. . .
2.14
Ditto with Agent, Gov
-ernor-General.
7th Jan. 1876 4th Feby. 1876
22
5
. . .
0.30
22.7
. . .
1.36
Ditto ditto . . .
24th Nov. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
791
650
7
26.92
82.17
.88 3.40
Number of deaths in hospital 7; out of hospital 4; total 11; per cent. of total strength . . .
1.2
" sent on sick leave . . . 4; " . . .
.47
" of days spent in hospital 9,853; per admission . . . 15 . 1 ; p e r m a n o f t o t a l s t r e n g t h . . .
11.25
" on sick leave 488; per man . . . 122; " . . .
. 5 5
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
11.80
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—Intermittent fever, as usual, has been the prevailing
disease. As regards other diseases, the medical history of the year does not record any specially
noteworthy incidents.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality .—Acute pneumonia, occasionally complicated with
remittent fever, has been the principal cause of mortality, this affection claiming 4 out of the
7 deaths in hospital and 1 out of the 4 deaths out of hospital.
Special observ
-ations.
XXI. Special observations .—Generally speaking, the sanitary condition of the force has been
good, and its medical history indicates no important deviation from the usual average.
Inspection.
Inspection .—The regiment was inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General
of the Agra Circle on the 10th March 1877. The sanitary condition of the lines
was satisfactory, and the hospital arrangements left nothing to be desired.
There were 16 men in hospital on the date of inspection.
Erinpoorah Irregular Force—Erinpoorah.
Medical
Officer.
Location and
movements.
Meteorology.
I. Medical Officer .—Surgeon W. Beatson assumed charge of the regiment,
which is permanently located
at Erinpoorah, on the 19th
September, and continued in
charge throughout the year.
II. Location and movements
. —
A d e t a c h m e n t , a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h 7 5 ,
was stationed at Aboo throughout
the year; another, average strength
68.3, at Jodhpore and with Political
Agent of Marwar from January
1st to May 5th, and again from
November 10th to December 31st;
another at Sujangarh, average
strength 297, from May 5th to
December 31st. In addition, an
escort was furnished to the Agent
to the Governor-General from
Tanuary 1st to March 24th, and again from November 3rd to December 31st.
Meteorology .—The mean temperature for the year was 82.8, being
slightly higher than that of last year, the minimum being 65 in January, the maximum 103 in May. Rainfall
on 24 days to the amount of 24.80 inches. Readings of aneroid barometer give a mean for
the year of 28.74, being nearly the same as last year. The highest is 29.98 in December,
the lowest 28.28 in July.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871 . . .
Erinpoorah . . .
47.8
1.3
2.2
1872 . . .
Ditto . . .
82.9
.8
2.5
1873 . . .
Ditto . . .
65.1
.4
2.4
1874 . . .
Ditto . . .
89.7
1.1
2.8
1875 . . .
Ditto . . .
85.9
1.14
2.6
Average . . .
74.28
.94
2.5
1876 . . .
Erinpoorah . . .
85.19
.91
3.09