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CENTRAL INDIA.
X. Clothing .—No alterations have been made in the clothing of the men (described in
many previous reports), which is of good quality and well suited to the climate and season of
the year.
XI. Duty and employment .—The average strength at head-quarters was 234.51. The
duties have been the same as usual. Parade on an average three times a week, excepting in the
rainy season. The number of nights in bed appears small, the average being only 2.96; but
this is caused by the duty having been very heavy since the regiment left Goona, the average
for the last eleven weeks of the year being only 1.73. This is the result of a large detach
-ment having been detailed for the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi, and by the regiment having
to furnish the guards usually furnished by the wing of Native Infantry which has been taken
away from the station during the Assemblage, and by it also having to furnish guards to two
of the outposts of Neemuch, the regiment of Bombay Cavalry there having gone to Delhi.
The heavy duty does not seems to have had any unfavorable influence on the men's health.
The regiment has been very healthy throughout the year.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
XII. Exercise, amusements and occupation .—There is nothing to add under this head. The
men enter heartily into any thing that may be going on, such as rounders, football, polo, &c.
Shikar of any description brings them all out. Tent-pegging, lime-cutting, &c., ought perhaps
to be considered under the head of duty, but the men take great pleasure in it. As Dr.
Harvey remarked in last year's report, the salutary effect on the men's health on account of these
sports is always marked.
XIII. Marches, &c.—On January 20th, the regiment marched from Delhi, viâ Ulwar
(reached January 28th); Bhurtpore (reached February 5th); Dholpur (reached February 11 th);
Gwalior (reached February 14th), and Sipri (reached February 22nd) for Goona, where it ar
- r i v e d o n t h e 2 7 t h F e b r u a r y . F r o m t h e e n t r i e s i n t h e w e e k l y r e t u r n s , t h e c a m p i n g - g r o u n d s
seem to have been generally good, and the supplies also. The water is favorably reported
on, with three exceptions; viz., at Bahala, 8 miles from Ulwar, it is reported as brackish and
containing much earthy salts, principally soda; at Barak, 9 miles further on, it is reported
"brackish," and the water at Bhurtpore is reported as "indifferent and brackish." The men's
health seems to have been good during the march. On the 22nd October the regiment
marched in course of relief viâ Biáorá to Agar, which was reached on 4th November. The
camping-grounds are reported as good throughout. The water is reported "not clean"
at Pachur, and "indifferent" at Odankeri, respectively 48 and 40 miles from Agar; at all
other camping-grounds, good. The health of the regiment was good during the march.
Exercise,
amusements
and occupa
-tion.
Marches, &c.
Hospital.
XIV. Hospital .—The hospital at Goona was said to have been in good repair while the
regiment was there. No alterations have been made in the hospital at Agar, which was fully
described, with plan, by Surgeon Keegan, M.D., in the 2nd Central India Horse report for
1874. The hospital, with its native doctors' houses, servants' houses, cook-rooms, &c., is in
thoroughly good repair throughout. It affords ample accommodation for the sick of the
regiment, is well ventilated, and in all respects excellent.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding .—Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
290.87
Absent
.
.
.
201.55
Total . . .
492.42
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions
Deaths.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
H e a d - q u a r t e r s . . . 1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876 234.51
117
1
4.76 49.88
.42
2.02
Detachment at Sehore . . .
Ditto
22nd Oct. 1876
30
5
. . .
.18 20.59
. . .
.74
Ditto at Delhi . . . 22nd Oct. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
65.36
3
. . .
1.73 23.66
. . .
13.71
Ditto at Indore . . . 16th Oct. 1876
Ditto
16.83
2
. . .
.15 56.46
. . .
4.23
Ditto at Goona . . . 1st Jan. 1876 27th Feb. 1876
95.33
15
. . .
4.86 99.26
. . .
32.12
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
290.87
142
1
6.05 48.81 .34
2.08
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 1; total 2; per cent of total strengh . . .
.40
" invalided . . . 27; " " . . .
5.48
" sent on sick leave 4; " " . . .
. 8 1
" of days spent in hospital 2,214; per admission . . . 15.59; per main of total strength . . .
" " on sick leave 407; per man . . . 101.75; " "
4 . 4 9
. 8 2
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
5.31
XVI. Principal causes of sickness .—The undersigned is unable to offer remarks under
this heading, having taken over charge so late in the year. The regiment appears to have
Principal
causes of
sickness.