The detachment of the
regiment nominally station
-ed at Tehree has been afford
- e d m e d i c a l r e l i e f b y t h e
Civil Surgeon at Lalitpur,
and also by the native doc
- t o r i n c h a r g e o f t h e R a j a h ' s
dispensary at Tehree.
Detachments.
Drainage.
Diet.
Clothing
Duty.
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CENTRAL INDIA.
CENTRAL INDIA,
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF GOONAH, AUGUR, KHERWARAH, SIRDARPORE, SEHORE AND AJMERE).
Average strength present during the year . . . Cavalry550.6 Infantry . . .
2,246.3
Average daily sick, per cent of average strength . . . " 2.05 " . . .
3.21
Ratio of mortality, per cent. of average strength . . . " .41 " . . .
.85
1st Central India Forse—Poonah.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily Sick.
1869 . . . Goonah . . .
50.1
2.8
2.7
1870. . .
Do. and Augur . . .
23.2
1.02
1.06
1871. . . Augur. . .
25.9
.82
1.3
1872 . . .
Do.. . .
33.03
1.2
1.3
1873. . . Goonah, October 1873
22.8
1.22
1.10
Average
. . . 31.
1.41
1.49
1874. . . Goonah . . .
26.6
.40
1.55
II. Location and movements .—The head-quarters of the regiment were
stationary at Goonah during the year. A detachment of the regiment, average
strength 32.9 men, has been at Sehore during the entire year, and was relieved
in January, May, and September. For the entire year a detachment of some
48 men was on duty in the Lalitpur, Tehree, and adjoining districts, search
-ing for a gang of notorious dacoits. In addition to those detachments,
guards were furnished to various places in the district.
IV. Meteorology and climate .—No record of temperature was kept up.
Rain fell on 68 days during the year, and the total amount collected was 48.54
inches.
Surgeon F. P. Edis, M. B., who relieved Surgeon R. Harvey M. B ., on the 20th
March, furnishes the annual
sanitary report of the regi
-ment. The detachment of
the regiment at Sehore is un
-der the medical charge of
Surgeon-Major W. E. Allen.
Medical
charge.
Location.
Meteorology.
V. Lines.—The lines are reported as being well kept, and at no time
during the year was there any overcrowding of the men. Trees have been
planted in them. The number of huts will be reduced from 500 to 428, and, in
consequence, the lines will be more opened out and the ventilation through
them will be improved.
VI. Drainage .—The natural drainage is so perfect as to require but little
assistance from art. No change is reported in the conservancy or water-supply.
IX. Diet.—Supplies in the bazar have been abundant, and no cases of
under-feeding amongst the men have been noticed.
X.—Clothing .—There has not been any change in the clothing, which
was of good quality and well suited to the climate.
XI. Duty and employment .—The
duties at head-quarters, owing to
the number of men away on guard and detachment, have been heavy: the
number of continuous nights in bed was very low, being only 2.62 for the
year, and, in the month of September, the men had only 1.72 nights in bed
consecutvely.
XIV. Hospital.—The building in use as a cavalry hospital at Goonah has been fully
described in previous reports. During the year it was found necessary to pull down the
buildings occupied by the two hospital assistants and establishment, and provide accommo
-dation for them in the huts of the lines of the first troop. Estimates for new quarters have
been sanctioned, and the quarters will probably be erected during the current year. There
is no dead-house, but one of the small rooms in the hospital building might, on an emergency,
be used as a post-mortem room.
Lines.
Hospital.