Principal
causes of
sickness.
Fevers,
Digestive
diseases.
Rheumatism.
Venereal
diseases.
Injuries.
Blister of the
feet.
Inspection.
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ROHILCUND DIVISION.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The small amount of fever is remarkable. Five
forms of fever are returned, namely, quotidian, tertian and quartan intermittent, febricula or
ephemoral fever, and enteric fever. The admissions for intermittent fever ranged from 2 to
10 per month, except in the months of May and December, in which no admissions took place.
The admissions for febricula ranged from 1 to 10 per month, except in the months of January
and September, when there were no admissions. All these cases were of the simplest nature,
and I do not believe that there was essentially or specifically any difference between them, all
being merely varieties of simple fever. One case of enteric fever was observed under circum-
stances which are sufficiently common in Indian hospitals, that is to say, the case was at
first regarded as an intermittent fever, and subsequently diagnosed as enteric or typhoid
fever. The patient recovered. In this case the red stigmata were very clearly discerned on
the coloured skin ; they were marked with circles of ink as they became visible, so that their
successive appearance and disappearance were distinctly observed. This is the second case of
typhoid fever found in the records of this hospital, the first having occurred in 1874, and in this
case a scarlet rash appeared in such abundance that measles was at first diagnosed. The diseases
next in frequency that occurred during the past year were those of the digestive organs, of which
there was an aggregate of 48 cases admitted. These cases consisted of dysentery 19 ; of
diarrhœa 7; of colic 8; of dyspepsia 14. Rheumatic affections come next in frequency, and
of these there were 30 cases ; and next neuralgic affections, of which 19 were admitted. Some
of the cases of rheumatism and sciatica were of great severity and obstinacy. There were
16 cases of venereal disease, namely, 5 of primary syphilis, 4 of gonorrhœa and 4 of secondary
syphilis; the latter, however, represent 7 admissions between them. There were 114 cases of
wounds and injuries, the great majority of them of' a trifling nature. There were three cases
of fracture, namely, one of the humerus, one of a metatarsal bone, and one of the skull ; a fourth
case was a re-admission. The case of fracture of the skull occurred in an emeute amongst a
score of Pathan sepoys ; the man survived three days after receipt of the injury. This emeute
was the cause of bringing six others besides the above into hospital ; and amongst these one
case of injury was of great severity ; the scalp had been severely wounded in two places and
was almost separated from the skull ; the wounds, however, healed, and the scalp reunited with-
out the least difficulty. Forty-one admissions were for blister of feet, a great improvement
over the past year.
Inspection.—The Deputy Surgeon-General, Meerut Circle, inspected on the
3rd of October. The lines were clean. Urinaries are provided in the lines and
found to be a great comfort. The trench system works well. Dr. Hutchinson
considers it a great improvement on the previous practice. The hospital was fully
provided with instruments, medicines and appliances, and all its arrangements
were satisfactory ; there had been no epidemic in the station during the preced-
ing year.
Enteric.
ROHILCUND DIVISION.
( INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF BAREILLY, MORADABAD, SHAILTAHANPUR AND ALMORA.)
Average daily strength present during the year
.
.
. Cavalry 356.53 Infantry 1,908.44
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength
.
.
,
„
1.72
„
2.35
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength
.
.
.
,,
1.31
,,
1.08
18th Re giment, Bengal Cavalry—Bareilly .
I. Me dical Officer.—Surgeon G. Griffith, who has held medical charge of
the head-quarters of the
regiment during the year,
has furnished a very com-
plete and interesting report.
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters occupied the
station of Bareilly from the 24th
January to the 31st December
1877, and during this period the
regiment was under canvas from
the 11th October to 4th Novem-
ber 1877 on account of a con-
tagious fever having attacked
some of the horses. The whole
regiment was at Delhie on the 1st
January 1877, and occupied the ground allotted to the cavalry division mentioned in last year
' s as situated close to Badlee-ka-Serai, about 6 miles distant from the city of Delhie. On
the 10th January the regiment marched from Delhie for Bareilly, reaching the latter station
on the 24th January 1877. A detachment of 50 sabres has been stationed at Moradabad from
the 20th January to the 31st December, which was relieved regularly every three months
during the year.
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YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Meean Meer, Nov. 1870
132.9
.88
2.9
1873
. Allahabad, March 1873
123.1
.68
4.75
1874
.
Ditto
.
152.5
.44
5.52
1875
.
Ditto
.
. 85.1
.22
3.03
1876
.
Ditto
54.4
.21
1.45
Average
,
111.6
.48
3.53
1877
. Bareilly, January 1877 .
28.88
1.31
1.72
Medical
Officer.
Location and
movements.
Detachment.