Location and
movements.
Lines, &c.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Drainage.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty, &c.
Hospital.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
RAJPOOTANA
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF DEOLEE AND ERINPOORAH).
Average strength present during the year . . . Cavalry 370 Infantry 1,526
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength . . .
" 4.59
"
3.25
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength . . .
" .67
" 1.08
9th Regiment Bengal Cabalry—Deolee.
Medical
Officers.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon-Major Mantell held medical charge of the
regiment throughout the
year, with the exception of
one period of two months
(from 5th July to 5th Sep
-tember), when Surgeon-Ma--
jor deFabeck, of the Deolee
IrregularForce, officiated for
him, and the last fortnight
of the year when on taking
furlough he was relieved by
Surgeon J. E. C. Ferris,
who furnishes the report.
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters remained at Deolee throughout the year, one squadron being posted at Jhansi.
V. Lines, barracks or huts. —The huts are not in very good repair, still are sufficiently
water-tight.
VI. Conservancy and latrines.—The conservancy rules are very primitive, consisting only
in keeping cantonments pure, and, except at the hospital, there are no latrines.
VII. Drainage.—Drainage is artificial throughout cantonments, and is apparently good.
No where does it escape into the wells.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871 . . . Rawal Pindi, Nov. 1870
80.1
2.4
4
1872 . . .
Ditto
ditto . . .
65.9
1.1
4
1873 . . .
Ditto
ditto . . .
81.9
.6
2.5
1874 . . . Deolee, Jan. 1874 . . .
126.1
.2
5.2
1875 . . . Ditto
ditto
. . .
103.7
1./
5.10
Average . . .
91.54
1.2
4.16
1 8 7 6 . . .
Deolee . . . 112.70
.66
4.59
VIII. Water-supply.—Water is derived entirely from wells. During the year there was
exceptional drought, when very many wells dried up. The water of the two in the lines, with
care against waste, held out and proved sufficient.
1X. Diet.—Food of all kinds is cheap all the year round. Wheat especially is sold at a
very low price. The men having good pay, feed exceptionally well for natives of their class.
The expenses of a sowar
—
Rs. A. P.
in December 1874 were . . . 22 8 7
"
1875
" . . . 23 2 0
"
1876
" . . . 22 10 7
leaving a balance from Rs. 27, regular pay, of Rs. 3 for extras.
X. Clothing.—The men are supplied with good and suitable clothing both for the hot
and cold weather. They are all also provided with warm bedding.
XI. Duty and employment. —The duties have been such as are usual in times of peace
—not excessive.
X1V. Hospital. —The hospital has ample accommodation, and is good and airy. During
dry weather it is everything that can be desired; not so in the rains, when some discomfort is
caused by the leakiness of the roof.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
. 370
Absent
.
.
.
80
Total . . . 450
STATION.
P E R I O D .
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths
Daily
sick.
Head-quarters at Deolee . . . 1st Jan. 1876 31st Dec. 1876
248 214
1
12
86.29 .40 4.84
Detachment at Jhansi . . .
Ditto
Ditto
122 203
. . .
5.2 166.39
. . .
4.26
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
3 7 0 417
1
17.2 112.70 .27 4.59
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 2; total
3; per cent. of total strength . . .
.66
"
invalided . . . 4; " " . . .
0.88
"
sent on sick leave . . . 14; " " . . .
3.1 0
" of days spent in hospital 6,239; per admission 14 .96; per man of total strength . . . 13.86
" "
on sick leave 2,562; per man . . .
1 8 3 ; " " . . .
5.69
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 19.52