Lines
and huts.
Drainage.
Conservancy
and latrines.
Water-supply.
Diet.
Clothing.
Duty and
employment.
Exercise and
amusements.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
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V. Lines and huts.—The
lines are close to the Sudder Bazar, a very confined situation, and
ventilation is very deficient. They are kept clean. The parade-ground is close to the lines,
and not more than 300 yards square. The huts are in good repair. Owing to detachments
being always away, the over-crowding is not so great as it otherwise would be.
VI.
Drainage.—Owing
to the lines being on a slight slope, the surface drainage is tolerably
good, but after heavy rain, water lies in numerous places near the lines. The soil is alluvial.
Owing to the position of the cantonment on a ridge, the surface drainage of the station is not
bad, but there is no subsoil drainage either in the station or valley.
VII.
Conservancy and latrines .—Conservancy is good. The latrines are on the south-east
of the lines and separated from them by a public road and the parade-ground, and also a
narrow stream (some 20 yards from the latrine) that conveys water to the city. This water
must be horribly impure, passing through the cantonment and close to other latrines, as well as
the regimental ones.
VIII.
Water-supply.— A very good well in front of the lines on the south, and a large
open tank on the north. This, when cleaned, has a deposit of 3 or 4 feet of mud, &c., at the
bottom. It receives its supply from the uncovered channels that convey the water from the
Bara river through the cantonment, and is, of course, very impure, and must always remain so
as long as this system of bringing in water from a distance in uncovered channels remains. No
water but well-water should be allowed in the station, and this, with good drainage and con-
servancy, would much improve the health of the cantonment. The men are not supposed to
drink this water from the tank and the uncovered channels, but of course they do and nothing
can stop it.
IX.
Diet .—Bazar supplies good and plentiful, but dear. A good many men eat meat, and
rum is supplied during the cold-weather months with benefit, I consider, to the health of the
men. Vegetables are also good and plentiful in the season.
X.
Clothing.— Cotton in the warm weather and woollen cloth in the cold with postheens.
The clothing is suitable, but the postheens should be double-breasted instead of single.
XI.
Duty and employment.— What with pickets, mounted patrols at night, station guards,
guards on stores, treasure, &c., out of the station, the duties have been very heavy. Number
of nights in bed ranged from 2 in 3 to 4 in 5.
XII. Exercise and amusements.—Parades are held for tent-pegging, lime-cutting, &c.,
but the men have no amusements or athletic sports when off duty.
XIV. Hospital.— The hospital is a large kutcha building and contains two large rooms and
four small ones. It was formerly, I believe, a lock-hospital. It is tolerably raised from the
ground, but not sufficient. It is very cold in winter and hot in summer, as it has at least a
dozen surplus doors. It has no windows, but ventilators in the roof. The accommodation has
been sufficient, but would not be if much sickness prevailed. The quarters of the hospital
assistants and servants are very bad.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding .—Strength of the regiment
—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
398.31
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
62.27
Total
.
460.58
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number of
sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths,
Admis-
sions. average Deaths.
Daily
sick.
Head-quarters at Peshawar .
1st Jan. 1877 31st Dec. 1877
335.12
312
1
7.36
93.10
. 2 9
2 . 1 9
Detachment at Shabkadar
.
4th Jan. 1877 20th Feb. 1877
50.
... ... ...
...
...
...
Ditto
at Michni
.
4th Jan. 1877 20th Feb, 1877
48.
7
...
1.00 110.89
...
2.08
Ditto
at Abazai
. 20th Feb. 1877
6th Apl. 1877
50.
2
...
.16
31.74
...
.32
Ditto
at Michni
.
7th Apl. 1877
6th May 1877
48.
4
...
.54 101.37
...
1.12
Ditto
at Shabkadar.
.
6th May 1877
6th July 1877
50.
8
...
.91
94.18
...
1.82
Ditto
at Michni
.
6th July 1877
6th Sep. 1877
48.
7
...
.58
84.48
...
1.20
Ditto
at Shabkadar
.
6th Sep. 1877 31st Dec. 1877
50.
28
...
.77 174.7
...
1.54
Ditto
at Michni
.
6th Nov, 1877 31st Dec. 1877
48.
37
...
3.81 502.41
...
7.93
Total
.
...
...
398.31
405
1
8.75 101.68
. 2 5
2.19
Number of deaths in hospital, 1; out of hospital, 0; total
1; per cent. of total strength
.
.
.21
„
invalided
.
.
.
.
.
7 ;
„ „
. .
1.51
„
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
1 ;
„
„
.
.
.21
„
of days spent in hospital, 3193.75 ; per admission
7.88 ; per man of total strength
.
.
6.93
„ „
on sick leave, 183; per man
.
183;
„ „
. .
.39
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
7.32