Location and
movements.
Topography
and physical
geography.
Lines, &c.
Duty, &c.
Hospital.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Mortality.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality .—Two deaths have occurred in hospital against 10
of last year, as follows:—one from pnenmonia, and one from paralysis.
Epidemics.
XVIII.Epidemics.—None.
Vaccination.
XIX. Vaccination.—Owing to the prevalence of small-pox in the city and amongst the
cavalry camp followers, all children in the lines, and all recruits who did not bear marks of
previous vaccination or small-pox, were vaccinated.
Recommenda
- tions
XX. Recommendations .—The various recommendations that have been made during the
year have always received attention.
Remarks.
XXI.—The health of the regiment has on the whole been very good during the
year. The rate of mortality is small, and only a few cases have required change of air to
their homes. This fact is, I believe, chiefly due to the healthy condition of the outposts in
the Dera Ismail Khan districts as compared with those in the Dera Ghazi Khan districts.
Sickness at the outposts is a great cause for eventually sending men away on sick leave.
Inspection. Inspection.—Inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the Rawal Pindi
Circle on the 21st November 1876. He reports that the lines were clean, but
that the mud-built barracks must be extremely hot during the hot weather, as
they had no verandahs. The sick were treated in a temporary hospital consist-
ing of two half-sections of the regimental lines on their extreme left. These
sections were partitioned off into eight wards, and Mr. Allen considered them to
be close and unwholesome, besides requiring a greater number of oil lights at
night. The ventilation and lighting were also defective. These hospital wards
are reported to have been the most gloomy places the Deputy Surgeon-General
had seen. The arrangements and equipment for the proper treatment of the
sick were complete. All the hospital accommodation at this station is consid-
ered faulty, but no expensive or extensive alterations will be recommended.
Medical
Officer.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1871
Kohat March, 1869, from 149. 2
2.4
6.3
Edwardesabad.
1872
Rajanpur, Dec. 1871
165.5
1.5
7.2
1873
Ditto
112.5
1.5
4.6
1874
Ditto
174.2
1.3
8.5
1875
Dera Ghazi Khan, Janu-
ary 1875.
161.1
1.98
6.2
Average
152.62 1.73
6.56
1876
Dera Ghazi Khan
153.24
2.39
5.83
4th Regiment Punjab Cabalry—Dera Ghazi Khan.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon A. MacGregor held charge of the regiment
during the entire year and
compiled the following
report
: —
II. Location and movements .—
The regiment was quartered
at Dera Ghazi Khan. An
escort was furnished to accom-
pany the Resident to Khelat.
The posts of Mangrotha, Veddore,
Draband and Harrand were
occupied by detachments. The
Khelat detachment returned on
the 21st December.
Post Veddore is relieved weekly.
„ Mangrotha „ bi-monthly
„ Draband „ weekly.
„ Harrand „ bi-monthly.
III. Topography and physical geography —Dera Ghazi Khan has been before described; it is
liable to inundations during the summer, and is in fact watered by inundation canals. The water
level is within a few feet of surface. The soil is alluvial.
V. Li nes , bar r acks or hut s. —Or di nar y nat i ve caval r y l i nes . I do not t hi nk s uf f i ci ent s pace
was taken up when these lines were built, if the number of men, horses, camp followers,
tattoos, camels, donkeys, bullocks, &c., is taken into consideration.
Drainage, &c.,
VI. Drainage, &c.—The drainage during the cold weather appears to be good. I do not
know what it is during summer and the rains.
VII.Conservancy, latrines, should recommend the trench. System instead of latrines;
the latter require too many sweepers to be efficient. The subject is a very difficult one, but as
this station seems to be undergoing the usual fate of long-occupied Indian cantonments, some
regular system is urgently required, unless the station is to be abandoned owing. to its liability
to be swept away by the Indus
Water-supply. VIII. Water—supply .— The water is saline; there are numerous wells of the usual kind.
Diet.
Diet.—Food is good but dear; there are plenty of vegetables.
XI. Duty and employment .—Number of nights in bed 3.9; duty on the frontier is always
severe and exacting.
XIV. Hospital.—There is no proper hospital accommodation at present.
Conservancy,
latrines, &c.