Monthly pre
-
valence of
sickness.
Mortality.
Inspection.
Medical
charge.
Location.
Detachments.
76 MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Sickness,
mor-
tality and
invaliding.
XVV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment— present, 564.25 ;
absent, 120.66 ; total, 684.91
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL.
NUMBER OF
D a i l y a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF
STRENGTH PER ,
A N N U M .
From
To
Admis-
sions
D e a t h s .
Admis-
s i o n s .
D e a t h s .
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters at Lucknow 1st January
1874.
31st Decem-
ber 1874.
564.25
452
8 15.9 80.16 1.42 2.82
Number of deaths in hospital, 8 ; out of hospital, 8 ; total, 16 ; per cent. of total strength . . . 2.34
" invalided, 9 ;
" " . . . 1.31
" sent on sick leave, 18 ; " " " . . . 2.63
" of days spent in hospital, 5,832; per admission, 12.7 ; per man of total strength . . . 8.51
" on sick leave, 2,871 ; per man, 159.5 ; " " " . . . 4.19
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 12.70
Lines.
Drainage.
The greatest amount of sickness prevailed in the month of January last (60), the next
greater number being admitted in November, whilst the most healthy months were June and
July. The Jat companies furnish the largest numbers of admissions, and the Sikh the least.
The mortality of the year has been unusually large, the principal cause
of deaths occurring in hospital was from lung complications.
Repeated visits of inspection were paid during the year by Deputy Surgeon
-
General H. M. Cannon. He invariably found the hospital arrangements most
satisfactory under Surgeon-Major R. F. Hutchinson's assiduous and methodi
-
cal care. The want of a dead-house and quarters for medical subordinates is
much felt. The subject had been brought to the notice of the Major-General
Commanding, but nothing had been done up to the close of the year.
41st (The Gwalior) Regiment Native Infantry—Lucknow.
Surgeon E. Mulvany held charge throughout the year and reports as
follows:—
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 Baxá Doar, December
1868, from Agra . . .
138.5
4.3
6.2
1870
Ditto ditto . . .
134.3
4.2
4.7
1871
Ditto ditto . . .
152.2
2.92
5.95
1872
Ditto ditto . . .
104.9
1.4
3.6
1873 Lucknow, May 1873
116.9
.43
4.43
Average
. . .
129.3
2.65
4.98
1874 Lucknow . . .
105.1
.28
4.09
VI. Drainage.—The drainage of the station is good. It is effected by artificial surface
drains. The surface drains in the lines were repaired and improved before the rains by order
of the commanding officer. New surface drains have also been made with advantage.
II. Location and movements.
— T h e r e g i m e n t w a s s t a t i o n e d i n
Lucknow during the entire year.
Detachments of 101 men each
were supplied to Fort Muchee
Bhawan on alternate weeks
throughout the year. An aver-
age of 118.73 men were absent
on famine relief duty from March
18th to the end of the year.
V. Lines, barracks, or
h u t s . —
The ventilation of the huts has
been improved by doors being
made in the longitudinal walls
which divide each but into two
compartments. Thorough perfla -
tion is thus allowed. State of
repair of the huts is good. No
overcrowding exists. Ventilation is sufficient. The lines are kept scrupulously clean.
Conservancy.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.—The dry-earth system worked well during the year.
Dieting.
IX. Dieting, &c.—The
same system was carried out as last year. Vegetables were
abundant. Prices moderate. The number of meat-eating sepoys is small, but the others.
derive sufficient nourishment from dhal, rice, atah, ghee, milk, &c., &c. On one occasion the
atah was found adulterated. Its supply was stopped. No evil results followed. No cases
of underfeeding were observed.