97
OUDH DIVISION.
The men appear to be well nourished, and the bazar has been inspected
weekly by the Medical Officer.
The duties of the men in such a small station have been necessarily light ;
they have had upwards of 8 nights in bed.
Duties.
XIV. Hospital.— The subject has been fully entered upon in former
reports, vide 1872-73.
Hospital
.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment :—
Present
.
.
.
636.52,
A b s e n t . . .
64.20 ;
Total . . .
700.72
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION-
PERIOD.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Strength.
Admissions. Deaths.
Daily aver-
age number
of sick
Admissions. Deaths. Daily aver-
age sick.
Head-quarters at Gorakh-
pur.
1st Jany. 31st Dec.
1875.
636.52
1,156
1
35.51
181.61
.16
5.58
Number of. deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 2; total 3; per cent. of total strength . . .
.42
invalided
18 ;
"
invalided
"
2.77
" sent borne for change of climate . . . 7 ; " " . . .
.99
" of days spent in hospital 12,480 ; per admission 10.79; per man of " 17.81
" on sick leave 1,281; per man
183;
"
1.82
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 19.63
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The principal diseases the men suffered from this year
are—15 a ague, 466 dysentery, 38 rheumatism, 43 a primary syphilis and 43b secondary syphilis.
The most prevalent cause of sickness has been intermittent fever, giving an admission of
753 into hospital this year ; the fever is attributable to the immediate proximity of a large
jheel lying to the south-east end of the station and lines of the regiment; this, during
the rainy season, is under water for miles, and after the rains a gradual process of drying goes
on whereby malaria is generated, and in consequence fever produced. The months when
fever is most prevalent are October, November and December. The fever in most cases has
been mild and of short duration but in others it was of long duration, weakening and yielding
slowly to quinine, as well as frequently accompanied by congestion of the spleen, " ague cake."
In some cases bronchitis followed and in many cases dysentery, which latter disease was amen
-able to ipecac. and quinine in large doses.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality .—Notwithstanding the very large amount of sickness
in the regiment during the year, there was only one death in hospital, and this was a case of
remittent fever. Two men died out of hospital, one on sick leave for phthisis, and the other
died at his home on temporary leave, the cause could not be asertained from the Magistrate
of the district, or from his people.
XVIII. Epidemics.— There were no epidemics in the regiment. One case of cholera occurred
in April last, which did not prove fatal.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Cause of
fever.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
- Vaccination.
XIX. Vaccination.— The number vaccinated during the year 32
S u c c e s s f u l . . .
15
17
F a i l u r e . . .
The majority of the men are either protected from small-pox by vaccination, or previous attacks.
The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Allahabad Circle made his medical
inspection of this regiment on the 18th March 1876. He reports on the water
supply, drainage, conservancy, and latrines as being very satisfactory, but
noticed a strong ammoniacal odour in the company urinals, which was apparently
caused by the ground around the vessels having become saturated with urine ;
and to remedy this defect, Dr. Walker ordered a thick layer of fresh earth to
be placed once or oftener in the twenty-four hours under and around the
urinals, the soiled earth having previously been removed.
Inspection.
All the men of the regiment who were off duty were inspected, and they
presented a very satisfactory appearance ; the recruits were considered to be
a promising and well-selected lot of young men. Everything connected with
the hospital was in excellent order, and the treatment of the patients, general
and therapeutic, was well carried out. The subordinate medical establishment
was favorably reported on.
Recruits.
The officer in medical charge of the regiment considered that a "dead-
-house" was essential, and that hospital bedding was necessary ; but Dr. Walker
did not consider it advisable to support either suggestion.
Dead-house.