Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Food and
water.
Clothing.
Duty.
Hospital.
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment— present, 585.84,
absent 113.01; total 698.85.
Sickness,
mortality, and
invaliding.
Prevalent
diseases.
Death.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY, OF BENGAL.
bullet's entrance just behind mastoid process of right temporal bone, aperture of exit at right
temple, death was instantaneous), and one was judicially hung by civil authorities for committing
the above murder. Two deaths occurred amongst men on furlough, of which 1 was from phthisis
in a man whom I sent on sick furlough after I had tapped his thorax for empyema, and 1 died
whilst on regular furlough ; cause of death uncertain, "stated" to be fever with diarrhœa.
18. Epidemics.— No epidemic has occurred during 1874.
19. Vaccination,— None of the men have been vaccinated, but the hospital assistant
vaccinated 13 children in the lines, of which 3 were successful, 6 were doubtful, 4 were unsuc
-
cessful. A large number of the sepoys have marks of small-pox.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. H. Ray, M. D. , inspected on the 18th of Febru
-
ary. The arrangements for the treatment of the sick were satisfactory and the
men healthy. He endorses the medical officers' statements regarding the vari
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ous defects pointed out in the preceding report.
40th
(The Shahjchanpur) Regiment of Aatibe Enfantrg.—Aerozepore.
Location.
Drainage.
Surgeon-Major H. F. Williams, M. D., who relieved Surgeon-Major
E. O. Tandy in November,
reports that the regiment
was stationed at Ferozepore
throughout the year. There
was nothing new to report
regarding the sanitary con
-
ditions affecting the corps.
The drainage of the sta
-
tion is considered imperfect,
but its cleanliness carefully
attended to. The arrange
-
ments for supplying water
and food are good. The
men are sometimes insuffi
-
ciently clad in the cold
weather. Duty is not ex
-
cessive ; nights in bed 5.84, and the hospital accommodation is satisfactory.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 . . . Agra, February 1869,
from Banda and Now -
gong.
260.9
2.3
5.4
1870 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
132.5
1.4
3.5
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . . 138.6
1.5
3.7
1872 . . . Ferozepore, Dec. 1872 . . .
185.1
1.6
5.4
1873 . . . Ditto ditto . . .
165.9
.7
4.5
Average . . .
. . .
176.6
1.5
4.5
1874 . . . Ferozepore . . .
175.4
.42
5.4
STATION.
PERIOD.
S t r e n g t h
TOTAL N
UM-BER OF
D a i l y a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF
STRENGTH PER AN-NUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
D e a t h s .
Admis-sions.
D e a t h s .
Daily average sick.
Head-quarters at Ferozepore 1st Jan. 1874 31st Dec.1874 585.84 1,028
1 31.75 175.47 0.17
5.41
Number of deaths in hospital, 1; out of hospital, 2 ; total, 3 ; per cent. of total strength . . . 0.42
" invalided, . . . 28; " " " . . . 4.01
" sent on sick leave, . . . 10; " " " . . . 1.43
" of days spent in hospital, 11,467; per admission, 11.15 per man " " . . . 16.40
" " " on sick leave, 1,212 : per man 121.2 " " " . . . 1.73
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . . 18.13
The principal causes of sickness were intermittent (795 against 767 in
1873), bowel complaints (44 against 54), and chest affections (13 against 20).
One death occurred from remittent fever. A case of small-pox was treated in
a detached building, and the disease did not spread. There was no epidemic.