Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
Exercise,
amusements
and occupa-
tions.
Marches.
Hospital.
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latrines, and the station cart removes the filth twice daily. The horse litter is all collected
in one spot about 200 yards from the lines and removed as fast as possible by the zemindars;
each troop supports four sweepers to remove litter, clean private latrines of native officers, &c.
The lines are kept remarkably clean.
XIII. Water-supply.—There are eight good wells in the lines with parapets; one is
supplied with a pump, but that is oftener out of repair than in working order. The water
is about 25 feet from the surface, abundant, and of good quality. The parapets prevent
pollution of the water; no washing is done at the wells. The dhobies pay small sums to
the zemindars for using the water from the wells irrigating the fields near the lines. The
horses are watered by the bhisties.
IX. Diet.—Good provisions have been always procurable, but grain was so expensive
in August, September and October, that application was made for compensation for dearness
of provisions for the men. Good meat and fish were plentiful. The supplies in the bazar are
regularly inspected, No cases of under-feeding have been brought to notice, nor could any
disease be attributed to the practice.
X. Clothing.—The men wear the re gulation uniform; that used for ordinary every-day
parade is made sufficiently large to, admit of wadded vests being worn underneath, which are
Most comfortable during the very cold season, and can be gradually dispensed with as the
weather gets warmer. The long boots worn by the men are not particularly well adapted
for walking, but the mounted duties of sowars so greatly preponderate that they seldom
require to act on foot except when doing musketry upon and near the ranges. The troop
officers see that their men are properly supplied with undress clothing, bedding, &c., and
report to the commanding officer. Twenty-three good blankets were issued to the hospital
by the Commissariat Department on the 28th March.
XI. Duty and employment.—The duties, with the exception of on the march, have been
the usual parades, guards, orderly duties, &c., and have at no time been excessive. The average
number of nights in bed 6.65.
XII. Exercise, amusements and occupations.—The men in the regiment are not much
given to the practice of athletic sports; gardening is almost impossible owing to the want of
water.
XIII. Marches.—The regiment marched from Peshawar on the 24th December 1876
by Grand Trunk Road to Nowrungabad, thence by Shahpore and Jhung to Mooltan, where
it arrived on the 8th February. After leaving Nowrungabad the roads were in many places
very bad. At Nowrungabad on the 10th January there was such heavy rain that the road
by which the regiment was ordered to proceed, Route No. 348, was impassable for hackeries,
and the hospital and heavy baggage had to make a detour, rejoining at Mianee on the 17th.
There were some very heavy falls of rain during the march. The encamping grounds were
almost invariably quite clean, and provisions for the men always ready; but much difficulty
was found in providing fodder for the cattle.
XIV. Hospital.—The hospital has been described in previous reports, and a plan of it
was given in the annual report for 1871; since then two fire-places have been built, which
have added much to the comfort of the building in winter, but in summer it is intensely hot;
indeed, it has the reputation of being the hottest building in cantonments; to remedy this a
much as possible, door and verandah chicks and thick jh amps were furnished by the command
ing officer. Though the inconvenience arising from the insufficiency of accommodation for
the hospital establishment has been frequently represented, no steps have been taken to supply
more out-houses. When the sick exceeded. 24, the number which the hospital can accommo
date, tents were pitched.
XV. Sickness. mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment—
Present
394.8
Absent
60.2
Total
455.
Sickness.
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admi
s - s i o n s . Deaths.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Marching .
.
.
. 1st Jan. 1877.
7th Feb. 1877
378.15
17
6.81
43.1
...
1.80
Mooltan
.
.
.
. 8th Feb. 1877 . 31st .Dec. 1877
397.51
421
...
11.15 118.21
...
2.80
Total
...
...
394.8
438
•••
10.68 110.94
...
2.7
Number of deaths in hospital, 0; out of hospital, 0 ; total
0; per cent. of total strength
.
0
„
invalided
4;
,, ,,
.
.87
„
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
4 ;
,, ,,
.87
,,
of days spent in hospital, 3,898; per admission
8.87; per man of total strength .
.
8.56
,, ,,
on sick leave, 725 ; per man
. 181.25 ;
„
,,
.
.
1.59
Total temporary loss of service per Man of total strength
. 10.16
F 1