Medical
officer.
Location and
movements.
Comparison
with previous
years.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
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G W A L I O R D I S T R I C T .
17th (the Loyal Doorbeah) Regiment, Native Infantry, —Morar.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Meean Meer, February
1872
. .
.
.
218.9
3.2
4.5
1873
.
Ditto .
.
.
176.3
2.8
4.2
1 8 7 4
.
Morar, December 1874.
103.4
2.4
2.1
1875
.
Ditto .
.
.
94.37
3.04
3.11
1876 ,
Ditto .
.
.
90.58
. 8 6
2.55
Average
.
.
.
136.71
2.46
3.29
1877
. Morar
.
.
.
73.73
1.
2.6
I. Medical Officer.—
Surgeon L. E. Eades conti-
nues in medical charge of
this regiment.
II. Location and movements.—
The whole regiment has been sta-
tioned in Morar (left native in-
fantry lines) from 1st January
to 31st December 1877, inclusive.
Th e sanitary circum-
stances of the regiment have
undergone no change during
the year. A new hospital
is in course of construc-
tion.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding,—Strength of the regiment
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 623.86
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
74.46
Total
.
6 9 8 . 3 2
Sickness,
mortality and invaliding.
S T A T I O N
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
Daily
average number of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
F r o m
To
A d m i s - s i o n
D e a t h s .
Admis-sions.Deaths.
D a i l y
a v e r a g e s i c k .
W h o l e r e g i m e n t a t M o r a r
.
1 s t J a n . 1 8 7 7
31st Dec. 1877623.86
4 6 0
3 16.28 73.73.48
2 . 6 0
Number of deaths in hospital, 3; out of hospital, 4; total
7; per cent. of total strength .
.
1.00
„
invalided
.
.
.
.
15;
”
„
.
.
2.15
„
sent on sick leave .
.
.
.
.
.
12;
„
,,
.
.
1.71
„
of days spent in hospital 5,943; per admission 12.91; per man of total strength .
.
8.51
”
on sick leave 1,662; per man
138.50;
„
”
.
.
2.38
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength .
.
10.89
1877 has been a very healthy year. The admissions and deaths per cent. have been lower
than in any of the preceding nine years. The daily average sick per cent. has been lower than
in any years except 1874 and 1876. The percentages of admissions, deaths and daily
average sick to strength have been considerably under the averages for the past nine years.
XVI.—Principal causes of sickness. —The principal causes of admission into hospital have
been—
Malarial fevers (240), abscess (26), congestion of spleen (22), dysentery (21), chronic
rheumatism (19), blisters of feet (18), contusions (14), phthisis pulmonalis (11), general
debility (10), diarrhœa (8), syphilis (7), pneumonia (7), bronchitis (6), pleurisy (3) and enteric
fever (3),—total admissions from all causes 460.
• These figures contrast favorably with 1876 and with all or any of the years preceding.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— The causes of death were enteric fever 1, phthisis
pulmonalis 1, pneumonia 1,—total 3.
A very favorable death-rate as compared with previous years.
E p i d e m i c s . —
N o
e p i d e m i c o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
XIX. Vaceination.— None . Every sepoy is carefully examined before enlistment. If
he be not protected by previous variola, as evidenced by. cicatrices or by vaccination, he is vaccin-
ated. No small-pox in 1877.
The health of the camp-followers was very good.
Inspection.—Dr. Christison made the annual medical inspection on the 6th
of December. The accommodation afforded by the huts (mud with bamboo
and. tile roofs) is, he considers, insufficient, each sepoy having only 18.64
superficial and 179.46 cubic feet. The havildars and native officers have
sufficient room. The trench system of conservancy with matted screens is in
use: many of the men resort to the jungle across the stream. The ground is
rather limited, and a wooden box on wheels would be better for the rains. The
present hospital is half a mile from the lines, and the new building, which is
on the standard plan, is well situated—on a convenient and well-raised site.
The men were found on inspection to be in good form. The regiment was
very healthy. The hospital arrangements and duties were quite satisfactory.
Inspection.
Latrines.
Hospital.