XIX. Vaccination.—Eighteen recruits were vaccinated, of which 7 were successful, 5
doubtful, and 6 failures. Thirty-five children belonging to the sepoys and camp-followers were
operated on with success in all cases. Out of 82 recruits admitted into the regiment during
the past year, the greater number had small-pox, and there were only 18 as already noted who
had not had the disease or had not been vaccinated.
In 1874 there were 9 casualities, thus Showing a diminution of over 50 per cent. in com-
parison with the past year.
XVIII. Epidemics.—Cholera attacked the regiment on the 16th May—from that time
to the 20th idem, 13 cases had occurred amongst 3 sepoys and 10 camp-followers. On the
latter date the regiment marched out of cantonments to a cholera camp located at a place
called Doobree, an open plain about 5 miles away across the river Jumna. This checked the
outbreak, as no more cases broke out. But 3 more occurred with the guard left behind to
protect the lines. In all there were 16 cases, 7 fatal and 9 recovered ; of the former, 2 were
sepoys
and 5 camp-fol l owers ; of the l atter, 3 were sepoys and 6 camp-fol l owers.
Allahabad
lock hospital.
Medical
charge.
Fever.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY ' OF BENGAL.
In. the year 1873, there were 559 cases of intermittent fever, exceeding by 12 the sum
total of all diseases of the past year, thus showing how far better the health of the regiment
has been at this station to what it was at Morar.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—
Cholera 2; pneumonia 1; total 3 at regimental bead-quarters.
Phthisis pulmonalis
1 on leaves.
T o t a l . . .
4
Epidemics,
Vaccination.
Inspection.
Statistics.
This regiment was inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the
Allahabad Circle on the 8th February 1876. Dr. Walker reports that the
sanitary condition of the lines, comprising the huts, water-supply, hospital
and its out-offices, conservancy, latrines and bazaar, was generally satisfactory ;
he made an inspection of all the men off duty and found them in excellent
condition, and considered that the recruits had been judiciously selected.
All the hospital arrangements were generally complete and comfortable, and
the sick were well attended to.
Allahabad lock-hospital.—The Allahabad lock hospital, graded as 1st
class, was inspected by the Deputy Surgeon-General of the Allahabad Circle
on the 7th February 1876.
Surgeon-Major
W. Ashton, M.B., Army Medical Department and Staff.
Surgeon at Allahabad, had been in charge of this institution since the 25th
August 1875.
Dr. J. P. Walker remarks that "it is satisfactory to notice that the
number of registered women had increased from 115 in 1874 to 137 in 1875,
as in a large place like Allahabad there must be nearly three hundred women
practising prostitution, of whom not half coming under inspection, greatly
reduces the efficiency of the lock hospital officer's exertions to incapacitate the
diseased from spreading venereal disease."
The average strength of registered prostitutes during 1875 was 138, and
from this strength there was a daily average number of sick in hospital of
23, or at the rate of 16.66 per cent. of mean strength.
The average strength. of the European garrison was 1,053 and the rate of
admissions from primary venereal diseases on this strength was 21 per cent.
Regarding this high rate of admissions from venereal diseases, Dr. Walker
writes as follows : "The percentage of admissions to strength amongst the
European troops during the year 1875 was less by nearly four per cent. than
during the previous year, but so long as nearly every fourth man is affected
during a year with some form of primary venereal disease, the benefit of the
lock hospital system is not very apparent. So long as half the prostitutes
of the place are not under inspection, and the soldiers consort as freely with
the unregistered as with the registered, it is simply impossible for the lock
hospital arrangement, however efficiently conducted, to prevent men becoming
diseased by women who are uninspected."