Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Recommend -
ation.
Inspection.
Medical
Officers.
Topography
and
geography.
Location and
movements.
OUDH DIVISION.
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XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— There has been much less sickness during the past
year as compared with 1876. The following table shows the principal differences :
Disease.
Admissions.
Per cent. of total
admissions.
Admissions, per cent. of
strength.
1876.
1877.
1876.
1877.
1876.
1877.
Ague
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
153
63
39.4
22.4
33.6
13.8
Boils
.
.
.
.
.
,
.
.
.
22
22
5.6
8.1
4.8
4.7*
Contusions
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
30
31
7.8
10.9
6.8
6.8*
Conjunctivitis
12
16
3.8
5.7
2.64
3.5
Diarrhœa
.
.
.
. .
.
.
.
10
7
2.5
2.5
2.3
1.5
Dysentery
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
7
3.8
2.5
2.64
1.5
Gouorrhœa
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
1
1.
. 3 6
.88
.21
Primary syphilis
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
3
1.3
1.06
1.13
.68
Secondary syphilis
.
7
1
1.8
. 3 3
1.5
.21
Ulcers .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
16
15
4.
5.4
3.3
3.4*
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Ague shows a wonderful decrease-20 per cent. of strength less than in 1876.
There is a curious identity in the admission rate of the two years for Boils, Contusions and Ulcers.
* These three are par excellence the accidents of the sowar; the boils are for the most part in the gluteal region
from riding-scbool drill, the other two arise from a variety of accidents.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— Two deaths alone occurred during the year, one
in head-quarters' hospital from rupture of an hepatic abscess into the peritoneal cavity; death
from primary collapse. The other took place whilst the man was on sick leave, presumably
from hepatitis, for which be had been sent to his home a few months previously.
XVIII. Epidemics.— There were none during the year. Two isolated cases of small-pox
occurred in camp-followers. One, ended fatally. There was no cholera.
XIX.
Vaccination.— The regiment is well protected by vaccination and previous attacks
of small-pox. The small number of men who are not deemed sufficiently well protected will be
vaccinated in the course of January 1878.
XX.
Recommendations.— No special recommendations have been necessary ; the welfare of
the regiment in hygienic matters is so carefully studied by the regimental authorities, that no
room is left for improvement.
Inspection.—
Deputy Surgeon-General J. A. C. Hutchinson, M. D., inspected
on the 27th of December 1877. He remarks on the absence of trees in the
lines and the want of urinals. The hospital arrangements were satisfactory,
and equipment efficient. The detachment at Fyzabad was also inspected. The
men were well-housed and healthy. The arrangements for the care of the sick
were correct.
Lock-hospital (2nd class); inspected 27th December. An old native
infantry hospital, affording sufficient and good accommodation. There were
108.45 women on the roll during the year, among whom there were 322
admissions (57 for gonorrhœa, 31 for primary syphilis, 105 for leucorrhœa, 11
for ulcers and 111 for abrasions). Daily average sick 13.94. Inspections are
held bi-weekly. The speculum is seldom used. A considerable amount of
venereal disease prevailed among the European troops in the station, but part of
it was due to importation and part to illicit prostitution.
Lock-
hospital.
40th (The Shajchanpore) Regiment, Flatibe Infantry—Corakhput.
I. Medical Officers.—Surgeon W. E. B. Moynan, M.D., was in medical
charge for the entire year,
with the exception of a short
period (from the 7th. to the
30th of March), when Sur-
geon-Major H. F. Williams,
M.D., held medical charge.
II. Location and movements.—
The regiment was at the Imperial
Assemblage at Delhi from 1st to
8th of January. On the latter date
it marched for Gorakhpur, where
it arrived on the 22nd March and
remained till the close of the year.
III. Topography and physical
geography.—Gorakhpur is situat-
ed on elevated ground and about
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Ferozepore, Dec. 1872 .
138.6
1.5
3.7
1873
Ditto
.
.
.
165.9
.7
4.5
1874
.
Ditto
.
.
.
175.4
4.2
5.4
1875
.
Ditto
.
.
.
222.66
.71
6.29
1876
. Marched for Gorakhpur
371.6
1.29
9.49
on 19th Nov. 1876.
Average .
.
214.83
1.68
5.88
1877
.
Gorakhpur
.
.
.
142.25
1.31
4.52
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