Age.
146
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
So that 453 men do not exceed 6 years' service, or nearly two-thirds of the
regiment.
As to age, the aggregate of the regiment is 18,797 years, or an average of 26.41 years.
In quinquennial classes—
AGE.
-20.
21-25.
26-30.
31-35.
36-40.
41-45.
46-50.
Total.
Number .
.
.
127
264
130
97
56
28
9
711
Superiority of
young soldiers.
Inspection.
Native
garrison
hospital.
Lock-hospital.
Medical
Officer.
Location ant
movements.
Meteorology.
I am induced to place these figures on record because I was so very much struck on arriving
from the 32nd Pioneers (and to a less deree from the 5th Native Light Infantry to the 29th) by
the comparative youth and vigour of the men in the ranks of the latter. I cannot but think
that youth is the best time for soldiering (not of course, that I would wish to keep out the old
soldiers in moderation). I saw the three regiments march out from Umbulla, Meerut and
Talagang. The 32nd had 132 or 134 men in hospital. The 5th had to leave very many men
behind, and the 29th could easily have taken 708 men, as there were only three in hospital on
the day it left.
Inspection.—The corps was medically inspected by Deputy Surgeon-General
F. F. Allen, C.B., on the 19th of February 1877. The result has been
summarised in the report of 1876, page 153.
The native garrison hospital at Attock was inspected by Deputy Surgeon-
General Allen, C.B. on the 8th of October. It was under charge of Surgeon-Major
A. Thomson, A.M.D. Fort Attock is garrisoned by detachments from the re-
giments in the Rawul Pindi Command, as shown in paragraph XV of the
several regimental reports ; the native garrison was furnished by the 32nd
Pioneers on the date of inspection, and consisted of one officer and 175 men.
There were only three men in hospital : all trifling cases. The sanitary state
of the station was good, with the exception of the latrine, which required
some improvement. The hospital arrangements were satisfactory.
The lock-hospital at Attock is a fourth class institution. There was only
one woman under treatment, and 13 had been admitted since the beginning of
the year. There were 9 on the register. Women from neighbouring villages
place themselves on the register when diseased for the purpose of being
treated, and when cured, disappear.
PESHAWAR DISTRICT.
( INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF PESHAWAR, NOWSHERA, AND THE DOABA OUTPOSTS. )
Average daily strength present during the year
.
. Cavalry 1,134.48 Infantry 3,075.8
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength .
.
„
2.93
„
4.05
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength .
.
„
.29
„
1.19
14th
Regiment, Bengal Cancers—Peshawar.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon-Major P. W. Sutherland held medical
charge from 1st January to
• 31st December 1877.
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters were at Pesha-
war during the year. Detach-
ments were supplied to the
outposts Michni, Shabkadar
and Abazai, as shown in para-
graph XV.
IV. Meteorology.—The highest
temperature was registered in
July, the lowest in January.
Heavy rain fell at intervals of 15
to 20 days from January to May.
From the 10th May to the 15th
October there was hardlŕ y a s h o w e r ,
but the heat was not so great
during that time as in previous
years. From 15th October to the
end of the year very heavy rain fell, on one occasion as much as 10 inches in three days and
two nights. Two or three earthquakes occurred during the year.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Deolee, December 1869.
156.5
1.
5.8
1873
.
Ditto
.
170.4
. 8 6.2
1871
. Rawul Pindi, January
117.16
1.10
4.4
1874.
1875
.
Ditto
76.85
. 8 7 2.45
1876
.
Ditto
78.01
. 2 6 2.12
.
Average
.
.
.
119.78
.
4.19
1877
. Peshawar
.
.
. 101.68
. 2 1 2.19