II. Location and movements.—
The regiment has stood fast during
the past year,—two squadrons
at Nowgong, one squadron at
Nagode.
III. Topography.— This sub
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ject has been already dealt with
in a former, report; but, since
then (1871) some alterations and
improvements have taken place.
The old cantonment has been ex
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tended to the new, so that now
the new and the old together co
m -
prise the garrison area, Refer-
Topography.
Extension of
the sudder ba
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zaar area.
Meteorology.
Severe hail
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torm.
SAUGOR DISTRICT. 47
Detachment 3rd Bengal Cavalry,—Nabode.
Surgeon C. A. Harvey supplies the sanitary report. The following me
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dical officers have held charge of the detachment during the year : Surgeon
C. Sibthorpe from 1st January to 26th June ; Surgeon A. A. Thomas from
12th July to 29th August, and Surgeon. C. A. Harvey from 30th August to 31st
December. The detachment was not moved from Nagode during the year.
The drainage, both natural and artificial, was good. The trench system of
latrines was in use and answered very well. The water-supply was from wells;
and was of good quality and abundant. The duty has been light during the
past year, consisting of the usual parades, drills, guard mountings. Average
number of nights in bed 18.63.
Rather more than two-thirds of the admissions into hospital were during
the monsoon months. Nearly one-half of the total admissions was from mala
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rious fevers. The largest number of admissions in any one month was in Ja
n -
uary and least in April. It is worthy of note that the percentage of sick to
strength in this detachment was more than double what it was in the Madras
N a t i v e I n f a n t r y r e g i m e n t i n l i n e s a d j o i n i n g t h o s e o f t h e c a v a l r y d e t a c h m e n t .
Deputy Surgeon-General J. T. C. Ross inspected on the 5th of Sep
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tember, and found the health of the men and the hospital arrangements satis
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factory.
3rd Regiment, Bengal Cabalry—Aowgong.
Medical
Officers.
Location.
Drainage,
conservancy
and water
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s u p p l y .
Prevalent
disease.
Inspection.
Surgeon Fred. P. Edis held the medical charge from the 1st to the 17th
January, Surgeon-Major J. J.
Clark from the 17th of
January to the end of the
year : this latter officer fur
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nishes the report.
Medical
Officers.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 . . .
Jhelum, December 1868,
from Peshawar.
117.9
.4
4.7
1870 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
100.2
.65
3.07
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
61.6
1.78
2. 34
1872 . . .
Nowgong, 8th March 1872. 107.9
1.09
5.43
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
133.1
.67
4. 49
Average . . .
. . .
104.14
.92
4.01
1874 . . .
Nowgong . . .
113.5 .89
3.71
Location.
ing again to the Dhorea nullah, the insanitary condition of which remains much as it has bee
n
for years past, I may mention that the scheme for improving its very insanitary condition was
last year indefinitely postponed for the want of funds consequent on the Bengal famine.
About a fortnight ago, however, the plans, &c., were again called for by the Department of
Public Works, intimating that the subject of the nullah would again be brought under con-
sideration; and now, whilst writing, I am informed by the cantonment magistrate, that
Government will sanction in the next financial budget the sum of Rs. 10,000 for bridging and
straightening the nullah ; or, iii other. words, for carrying out the entire scheme of improve
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so that during 1875 this work will be brought into operation.
The Dhorea
Nuilah.
Its improve
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ment sanc
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tioned.
Ertension sudder bazar area.—In may 1873 sanction was received for the extension,
on the left bank of the Dhorea nullah, of the area of the sudder bazar, so that now the nullah
cuts the bazar in two, though the mass of the population live on its right bank.
IV. Meteorology and climate .—There were not any thermometrical read
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ings recorded during the past year. The rains set in on the 4th June, and gave a
total fall of 48 inches, which was nearly 4 inches above the average. "On the
7th May, with allot north-west wind, and the thermometer standing at 96º in the
shade, a very heavy hail-storm burst over the station, and lasted for eight or ten
minutes. The hail-stones were large crystallized spheres of ice, clear almost to
transparency, and some measuring 1¼ inch in diameter ; branches were split oil
trees ; tiles of roofs were broken into fragments ; and mud walls presented the
appearance of having been riddled with grape shot."