I. Medical Officers.— Surgeon-
Major A. J . Dale was in charge
of the regiment during the
year ; but for the first seven
weeks, viz., from 1st January to
7th February, Surgeon D. P.
Palmer was in charge of the
head-quarters at the camp of
exercise, Rawal Pindi, Surgeon-
Major Dale remaining with the
depôt at Jhelum. From 5th
September to 31st December; a
detachment of the regiment was
at Attock under charge of Staff
Surgeon-Major A. Thompson.
Surgeon-Major A. J. Dale
Medical
Officers.
Location and
movements.
Lines, Bar-
racks, &c.
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—
Present
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
... 628.65
Absent
. . .
...
...
...
...
68.68
Total
... 697.33
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
165
RAWAL PINDI DIVISION.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— One died 15 a pneumonia and the other of peritonitis ;
the two who died out of hospital, one supposed phthisis and one of heart disease in the lines.
Mortality.
22nd (Punjab) Regiment, Native Infantry—Jhelum.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1870 ... Fort William, Dec. 1869
230.9
1 . 1
6.2
1871
... Dacca and Barrackpore,
March 1870
. . .
255.6
1.3
6.7
1 8 7 2
. Jhelum, April 1872
...
284.2
5.1
8.5
1 8 7 3
. . .
Ditto
ditto
. . .
99.
. 7
2 . 8
1874 ...
Ditto
ditto
. . .
66 .6 .58
2.1
Average
...
1 8 7 . 2 6
1.75
5.26
1875
... Jhelum ...
... 86.53
.43
2.27
submits the annual sanitary report of the regiment.
II. Location and morements.—Jhelum has been the station of the regiment for the year;
the head-quarters were, however, at camp of exercise, Rawal Pindi, from 1st January to 7th
February.
All that relates to the topography, climate, lines and barracks, drainage,
conservancy, water-supply, diet, clothing, duty and employment, have been
described in previous reports, and Mr. Dale has nothing further to add respect
ing them.
XIII. Marches and service.—The
beginning of the year found the head-quarters of the
regiment still at the camp of exercise, Rawal Pindi, whence they commenced their march
towards Jhelum on the 1st February, arriving on the 7th February. The camp, its climate,
nature and duties have been already described. Since its return to Jhelum the regiment has
not moved.
XIV. Hospital. —T h e
h o s p i t a l w a s f u l l y d e s c r i b e d i n r e p o r t s o f p a s t t w o y e a r s ; t h e d a i l y
number of sick not having been large, the accommodation has been ample. Fuel has been
allowed during the cold months at the rate of 1 maund and 11 seers per day, and is a great
boon. Kerosine oil for lighting would be a great improvement on the country oil now supplied
for the lamps, and would not be much more expensive. Each patient brings his own bedding ;
and by a grant from the officer commanding, a quantity of sheets have been provided for the
use of the sick ; each man receives one on admission, which is changed as often as necessary.
The hospital is in fair repair ; and, at last, houses for the accommodation of the hospital
assistant and servants have been commenced, and will be finished in March. Thus,
tardily, a great hardship, alluded to in former reports, will be relieved.
Marches and
service.
Hospital.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily aver-
age num-
ber of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
s i c k .
Head-quarters at Jhelum and
Camp of Exercise,
R a w a l
P i n d i .
1st Jan.
... 31st Dec. ...
556.4
451
1
11.05
81.05
.18
1.98
Depôt at Jhelum
. . . Ditto
...
D i t t o
. . . 144.
3
...
.76
20.01 ...
.52
Detachment at Attock
... 5th Sept.
. . . Ditto
. . . 130.1
90
...
6 .
213.98 ...
4.61
TOTAL
...
. . .
. . .
628.65
544
1
14.27
86.53 .16
2.27
Number of deaths in hospital 1; out of hospital 2 ; total 3 ; per cent. of total strength ...
... 0.43
,,
invalided
...
...
. . . 22 ;
, ,
, ,
. . .
... 3.15
„
sent on sick leave ...
. . . . . . 10 ;
„ „
. . .
. . . 1.43
„
of days spent in hospital 5,212 ; per admission 9.58 ; per man of total strength ...
... 7.47
„ „
on sick leave 802 ; per man
80.2 ;
„ „
. . .
. . . 1.15
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
...
. . .
8 . 6 2
R 1