Special
o b s e r - v a t i o n s a n d
remarks.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Sickness, mor
-tality and in-validing.
Superficial area 1,880; cubic area 28,200; situated on south side of lines, affording accom
-modation for about 18 men. The situation is low and damp, but is very convenient
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
80.3
22.6
Absent
.
.
.
TOTAL. . . .
102.9
STATION.
PERIOD
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
Deaths. Daily
average
sick.
Ad mi s - s i o n s .
Admis
-sions. Deaths.
From
To
1st January 7th March
and
25th October 31st Dec.
80.3
219
. . .
4.17 272.7
. . .
5.2
Head-quarters at Ballygunge
Ditto at Dehra Dún
10th April
17th October
Number of deaths in hospital 0; out of hospital 2; total deaths, 2; per cent. of total strength . . . 1.94
" of days spent in hospital 1,543; per admission,
7.04; per man of total strength . . . 14.97
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 14.97
Principal
causes of sick
-ness.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—Intermittent fever is the disease from which the men
of the regiment suffered most during the past year, and more particularly during the few
months they have been in Calcutta. The disease was not of a severe type, but constantly
recurring; the recruits of the regiment were so enfeebled as to be quite unfit for any continu
-ous hard work. On referring to the monthly sanitary report, I find the regiment was
remarkably healthy at Dehra during last hot season.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality. —Two deaths out of hospital of men on furlough;
cause of death not known.
XXI. Special observations and remarks. —The health of the regiment does not compare
favourably with previous years. Fevers and bowel complaints have been most prevalent. The
augmented strength will in some measure account for the greater number of admissions.
Inspection. —The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Presidency Circle made
his sanitary and medical inspection of this corps on the 13th January 1876. He
reports that the barrack is in good repair, well ventilated, and not over-crowded,
and he considers that it would add to the comfort of the men if a verandah was
put up to the west side of it. The men up to date of inspection had to obtain
their water-supply from tanks in the neighbourhood, and, even though this
water is said to be of good quality, it cannot be doubted that a supply of the
Calcutta Municipal water is, on sanitary grounds, a very necessary want in
these lines. The surface drainage is described as being good. All the arrange-
ments in hospital for the comfort and proper treatment of the sick were satis
-factory. Mr. Cockburn inspected all the troopers who were off duty, as well as
the recruits; the former he describes as being a fine, healthy-looking body of men
and the latter as being of good physique, and likely to turn out efficient soldiers
2nd Goorkha The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment—Dchra Dun.
Medical
Officers.
I. Medical Of f i c e r s . —S u r g e o n - Ma j o r F . F . Al l e n , C, B. , h e l d me d i c a l
charge from 1st January to
3rd December 1875, when,
on arrival at the Delhi Camp
of Exercise, he made over
temporary charge to Sur
- g e o n W . E . G r i f f i t h a n d
became administrative medi
-cal officer of the 2nd Divi
- s i o n o f t h e D e l h i C a m p o f
Exercise, and was so em
- p l o y e d o n 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r
1875.
Surgeon W. E. Griffith
joined the regiment at D elhi on December 3rd, and held temporary charge
Year.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
A d m i s s i o n s . Deaths. Daily Sick.
1870 . . .
Dehra Dún, Jan. 1869.
7 4 . 1
1 . 8
3.7
1871 . . . Ditto ditto . . .
1 0 8 . 8
2 . 1
4.4
1872 . . . Ditto ditto . . .
1 4 0 . 9
4 . 3
5.3
1873 . . . Ditto ditto . . .
8 6 . 4
2 . 2
3.9
1874 . . . Ditto
ditto . . .
8 0 . 9
2 . 5
3.9
A v e r a g e . . .
98.22
2 . 5 8
4.24
1875 . . . Dehra Dún
7 5 . 2 8
3 . 3 6
2.96