Medical Officer.
Location and
movements.
Sepoys' gar-
dens.
Hospital.
Causes of
healthiness of
1877.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Special
observations.
Sickness
according to
caste.
XVIL Mortality. —One officer and two men died during the year. Captain Swiney
received a sword-cut in the fore-arm which divided the brachial artery just before its bifur-
cation. He died of hæmorrhage.
XVIII.
Epidemics.—There have been no epidemics during the year.
XIX. Vaccination.— Twenty-five children and three recruits have been vaccinated during
the year. All the cases were successful except two. There was no small-pox during the year,
and I consider the regiment well protected against it.
XIX. Special observations.— Eighty-six recruits presented themselves for examination
during the year; and 60 of them were passed. The average height of those selected is 5 feet
6 inches, and the average chest measurement is 33 . 5. There has been no difficulty in obtain-
ing recruits. In comparing the sickness with reference to race, I find that the Mahomedans
of the regiment were healthier
than the Hindoos. The admissions are as follows:—
Mahomedans
.
72 per cent. of strength.
Hindoos
.
.
.
113
”
”
Among the Hindoos the Sikhs gave the lowest percentage of admissions, while the
increase is chiefly among Jats, Raipoots, Brahmins, &c.
7th Regiment, Aatibe Infantry-Peshawar.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon A. G. Grant has held medical charge
throughout the year.
II.Location and movements.
— T h e h e a d - q u a r t e r s o f t h e r e g i m e n t
have remained at Peshawar
throughout the year. Detach-
ments are shown in paragraph XV.
Surgeon Grant agrees
with Surgeon Mac Donald
in attributing the health of
the men in 1877 to the
absence of rain and moderate
temperature. No change
has taken place in the
sanitary circumstances of
the regiment. The postheens
issued in 1876 have proved
a great boon. The sepoys cultivate gardens, all the available grounds in the lines
being utilized for the purpose. The same hospital is in use. It affords
sufficient accommodation and is in good repair. Quarters for hospital assistants
are much wanted.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Jullundur, March 1872
154.8
. 7
4.9
1873
.
Ditto
.
196.
1.7
5.8
1874
.
Ditto
.
129.1
. 4 2
4.9
1875
.
Ditto
.
188.77
1.7
5.93
1876
. Peshawar, Feb. 1876 .
351.42
1.3
7.58
Average
.
.
204.01
1.16
5.82
1877
. Peshawar
.
.
.
206.13
1.28
5.04
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
XV. Suckness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment
—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
636.95
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
60.98
Total
.
.
697.93
STATION.
Head-quarters at Peshawar
PERIOD
Strength.
508.89
TOTAL NUMBER
O F
Daily
average
number
of sick.
28.85
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
Admis- sions.
207.11
Deaths.
1.37
Daily
average
sick.
5.66
From
1st Jan. 1877
To
31st Dec. 1877
Admis-
sions.
1,054
Deaths.
7
Detachment at Michni
.
Ditto
. 3rd Jan. 1877
89.
...
,..
1.33
...
...
1.49
Ditto
Shabkadar .
3rd Jan. 1877 4th Mar. 1877
90.
16
...
1.09 106.37 ...
1.21
Ditto
Michni
. 3rd Mar. 1877 9th Apl. 1877
89.
13
...
1.40 140.30 ...
1.57
Ditto
Shabkadar . 7th May 1877 8th July 1877
90.
31
...
2.22 199.55 ...
2.46
Ditto
Mackeson . 6th July 1877 7th Sep. 1877
32.
24
...
2.11 427.71 ...
6.59
Ditto
Chirat
. 13th July 1877 17th Aug.1877 115.
13
...
1.11 114.61
..
.96
Ditto
Shabkadar . 7th Sep. 1877 31st Dec. 1877
90.
95
1
2.66 332.13 3.49 2.95
Ditto
Michni
.
7th Nov. 1877
Ditto
89.
62
...
4.76 462.30 ...
5.34
Ditto
Abazai
28th Nov. 1877
Ditto
. 156.
5
. . .
1.41
34.40 ...
.90
Total
.
.
. . .
...
636.95 1,313
8
32.13 206.13 1.25 5.04
Number of deaths in hospital, 8 ; out of hospital, 1; total
9; per cent. of total strength .
.
1.28
„
invalided. .
.
.
.
.
.
29 ;
„
„
.
.
4.16
„
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
2 ;
„
„
.28
„
of days spent in hospital, 11,727; per admission
8.93; per man of total strength .
.
16.80
„ „
on sick leave, 306; per man
.
153 ;
„
„
.43
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
.
17.24