Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
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XVII. Principal causes of Mortality.— There has been one death from each of the
following diseases—Dysentery ; concussion of brain ; remittent fever ; pneumonia ; hernia
bronchitis and apoplexy.
X V I I I . E p i d e m i c s . —
N o n e .
XIX. Vaccination.— During the year, eighty children belonging to the men and camp
-followers were vaccinated. The cases were mostly successful.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. H. Ray, M. D., inspected on the 12th January
1875. The improvements in the sanitary state of the lines which have been
carried out on Surgeon Finden's recommendation, namely, the provision of veran-
dahs and receptacles for litter, are, he states, very advantageous. The hospital
arrangements were in an efficient state on the day of inspection. The regiment
had been healthy during the year, and the recruits were remarkably fine-looking,
healthy, promising young men.
Medical
charge.
Location and
movements.
Sanitary cir
-cumstances.
The march.
17th (The Logal Poosbeah) Regiment of Aatibe Infandry—Meean ,Meer.
The medical charge of this regiment was held successively by Surgeon
C. H. Joubert, M. B., Surgeon-
Major F. H. O'Donel, M. D.,
Surgeons H. Whitwell, and
G. C, Hall, who report that
the head-quarters of the
regiment were stationed at
Meean Meer till the 30th of
November, and the wing at
Umritsar till the 20th of
December. On these dates
they marched in course
of relief towards Morar.
The sanitary circum-
stances of the corp while st
a-tioned at Meean Meer and
Umritsar remained the same
as describedin previous re-
ports. On the march the
water supplied by the wells was good, and supplies abundant, cheap and whole
-
some. The men wore merzais (padded jackets) under their uniform coats, and
shoes made of soft leather. They sustained, however, a good deal of foot blister
-
ing. The hospital tents were liberally supplied with grass, and precautions were
taken to exclude the cold at night.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Deaths.
Daily sick.
Admissions.
1869 . . .
Delhi, November 1867,
from Barrackpore . . .
174.7
4.9
4.8
1870 . . .
Delhi, November 1867,
from Barrackpore . . .
210.5
2.6
5.3
1871 . . .
Delhi, November 1867,
from Barrackpore . . .
157.6
2.5
4.9
1872 . . .
Meean Meer, February
1872 . . .
218.9
3.2
4.5
1873 . . .
Meean Meer, February
1872 . . .
176.3
2.8
4.2
Average . . .
. . .
187.6
3.2
4.7
1874 . . .
Morar, December 1874 . . .
103.4
2.4
2.1
Sickness, mor
-
tality and in
-
validing.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength present, 645.37; absent 36.30; Total
701.72.
STATION.
PERIOD.
S t r e n g t h .
TOTAL NUM-
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 .
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters at Meean
Meer.
1st Jan. 1874 31st Dec. 1874 456.8
445
10
9.02
97.4
2.1
1.97
Detachment at Umritsur 1st Jan. 1874 2nd Dec. 1874 205.
222
1
5.05
117.3
.5
2.46
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . .
645.37
667
11
13.41
103.4
1.7
2.1
Number of deaths in hospital, 11; out of hospital, 6 ; total, 17 ; per cent. of total strength . . .
2.41
" invalided, . . . 9 ; " " " . . .
1.28
"
sent on sick leave, . . . 13; " " " . . .
1.9
" of days spent in hospital,
4,895; per admission, 7.3; perman
" " . . .
6.9
"on sick leave, 1,295 ; per man 99.6; " " . . .
1.9
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength . . .
8.8