Principal
causes of sick-
ness.
Principal
causes of mor-
tality.
Exercise.
Hospital.
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PESHAWAR DISTRICT.
STATION.
PERIOD.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Strength.
Admis- s i o n s . Deaths.
Daily aver-
age num-
ber of sick. Admis-
sions. Deaths.
D a i l y a v e r a g e
sick.
Head-quarters at Delhi and
Peshawar
...
... 1st Jan.
...
31st Dec. ... 562.24 681
11
15.35 121.12 1.95 2.73
Detachment at Shabkadar ... 1st April ... 2nd May ...
90.
4 ...
.77 50.64
...
.85
Ditto at Michni
...
30th June
...
3rd Sep.
...
89.
7
...
.67 44.13
...
.75
Ditto at Cherat ... 20th Aug. ... 7th Oct.
... 116.
6
...
1.44 46.02 ...
1.24
Ditto at Shabkadar... lst Nov.
...
31st Dec. ...
90.
20 ...
1.43 132.83
...
1.59
TOTAL
...
... ...
603.37 718
11
15.5 118.99 1.82
2.58
Number of deaths in hospital 11; out of hospital 1; total 12; per cent. of total strength
... 1.73
„ invalided
...
...
...
17;
„ „
... 2.45
„ sent on sick leave
...
...
...
13; „
„
...
1.87
„ of days spent in hospital 5,371; per admission
7.48 ; per man of total streng,th.
... 7.73
„ „
on sick leave 1,550; per man ... 119.23; „
„
...
2.23
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
...
9.96
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— There were 718 admissions into hospitals against
819, last year being a decrease of 105 ; of these, 400 were admitted for fever, 120 other diseases,
42 dysentery, 14 diarrhœa, 15 ulcer, 18 general debility, 15 contusion, 20 blistered feet, 179
general diseases.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality— There were 11 deaths in hospital ; 1 ague, 1 ague
compl i cat ed wi t h pneumoni a, 1 dysent ery, 1 di arrhœa, 1 hepat i t i s, 2 general debi l i t y, 1 remi t t ent
fever, 1 bronchial catarrh, 2 pneumonia; 1 man committed suicide and died in the lines.
This regiment, after a three years' tour of duty at Delhi, where the men
enjoyed fair average health, arrived in Peshawar early in March.
Mr. Banister reports that he made his inspection of the regiment on the
27th of March. Sufficient time had not elapsed for the lines, &c., to be put into
proper order, but much had been done, and the arrangements appeared suitable
and satisfactory. The hospital was in need of many repairs, and its equipment
had to be completed. On the day of inspection there were 16 patients under
treatment, and of them, there were but 3 men laid up with sore feet, the result
of the march. There were 74 recruits, all of whom were considered more or
less eligible.
Inspection.
Remarks by Lieutenant- Colonel R. G. ROGERS, Commanding the Regiment.
For some months after the regiment reached Peshawar the men resorted for pur-
poses of nature to fields beyond the parade ground, and at a distance from the lines, as
then permitted ; latterly, movable latrines on the trench system have been resorted to.
These are situated beyond the parade ground, on sites specially fixed, and are regularly moved.
The night latrines are of unburnt brick, with mud roofs and are well ventilated. The flooring
is of mud, and outside each are masonry reservoirs to catch urine, which are regularly
emptied. Each company has a movable screen containing two large glazed urinal pans, which
are emptied twice daily, or oftener if necessary. The screens are movable and are constantly
moved; any smell therefrom is exceptional, not the rule.
Conservancy.
Night latrines.
The " posteens " complained of come from Cabul, and are of the national pattern.
sepoy cannot save on his pay as it is, and cannot afford fancy articles at fancy prices.
The "Posteens."
Pathans do not, as a rule, go in for club exercise. in walking, &c., and in "shikar"
(when procurable), they take a very great amount of physical exercise.
The hospital is dark, gloomy, draughty, and wretchedly uncomfortable, affording but
little chance of recovery to men seriously affected with lung or throat diseases. Its roof is mud,
and, like all of its kind in Peshawar, leaks almost invariably during rain, but is constantly
repaired.