Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Inspection.
Medical
officer.
Location.
Lines.
Conservancy.
Trench
latrines.
RAJPOOTANA.
55
S T A T I O N .
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Average
daily
sick.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Admis- s i o n s . Deaths.
Daily
average
Right Wing, Nowgong
10th Feb.
31st Dec. 1877
295.48
238
1
6.82
90.45
.37
2.30
Number of deaths in hospital, 1; out of hospital, 1 ; total
2 ; per cent. of total strength .
.
.59
,,
invalided
. .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
7 ;
,, ,,
2.08
,,
sent on sick leave.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2 ;
,,
.
.
.59
,,
of days spent in hospital 2,216.50 ; per admission .
9.31 ; per man of total strength
.
.
6.61
,,
on sick leave 302; per man
.
. 151
;
„
,,
.
.
81
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
.
7.51
XV1. Principal causes of sickness— The total number of admissions during the year were
238. Of these ague caused 86; conjunctivitis 25 : rheumatism 30 ; bronchitis 13 ; general debi-
lity 11, and some others of minor numerical importance. Most of these figures compare favour-
ably with the Preceding year ; total admissions 261 ; fever 114; conjunctivitis 46 ; rheuma-
tism 12; bronchitis 8 ; general debility 9. It will be seen that for rheumatism and bronchitis
only, the admissions are larger this year.
XVII.
Principal causes of mortality.— There were only two deaths during the year ; one
in hospital and one out of it. The man who died out of hospital, was transferred to the
General Hospital, Delhi, when the regiment was there. He was admitted with acute bronchitis :
he died in Delhi. The other case was phthisis pulmonalis.
XVIII.
Epidemics.—There have been no epidemics.
Inspection.— The Deputy Surgeon-General, Saugor Circle, inspected on the
7th of November. The sanitary state of the lines was satisfactory ; the health
of the men good, and the hospital duties properly performed.
Lock-hospital, Nowgong, under charge of an assistant apothecary. The
number of the women on the roll was 28. There Was no patient in hospital on
the day of inspection. -The place was in good order, and all the necessary
arrangements and appliances sufficient for the purposes of the institution.
Principal
causes of
sick ness.
Lock-hospital,
Nowgong.
RAJPOOTANA
( INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF DEOLEE AND ERINPOORAH).
Average strength present during the year .
.
.
Cavalry
390.4
Infantry
1,553.01
Average daily sick per cent. of average strength
.
„
3.9
„
2.44
Ratio of mortality per cent. of average strength
.
„
2.2
,,
1.14
9th Regiment—Bengal Cabalry—Deolee.
I. Medical Officer.—Surgeon J. E. C. Ferris continued to hold officiating
medical charge of the regi-
ment throughout the year.
II. Location.— The head-quar-
ters remained at Deolee, one
squadron being posted at Jhansi.
V. Lines .—Troopers' houses are
their own property, and are made
of mud with tiled roofing ; each
hut has two tenements. They
are not very good, have no
verandahs, but are sufficiently
weather-proof.
VI.
Conservancy and latrines.—
The conservancy consisted origin-
ally in the posting of patrols
round cantonments to see that
men retired sufficiently far from
the station for purposes of nature: In August last, however, latrines on the trench system
were opened near the lines, and the men compelled to resort to them. They have worked well
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths.
Daily sick.
1872
. Rawul Pindi, Nov. 1870
65.9
1.1
4.
1873
.
Ditto
yditto
.
81.9
. 6
2.5
1874
. Deolee, Jan . 1874
.
126.1
. 2
5.2
1875
.
Ditto
ditto .
.
103.7
1.7
5.1
1876
.
Ditto
ditto .
.
112.7
. 6 6
4.59
Average
98.06
. 8 5.
4.27
1877
.
Deolee .
.
.
92.98
2.2
.
3.95