Principal dis-
eases.
Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869. Mardan
158
.9
7.9
1870.
Do.
183.5
1.8
9.8
1871.
Do.
128.3
.9
5.9
1872.
Do.
136.1
. 5 4.4
1873. Do.
169.4
.9
5.9
Average.
155.1
1.
6.8
1874. Mardan
127.6
. 8 1 4.7
Detachments.
Sickness, mor
-
tality and in-
validing.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment—present 627.5; absent
113; total 740.5.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL
NUMBER OF
Da i l y a v e r a g e
n u mb e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF
STRENGTH PER
ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
De a t hs .
Admis-
sions.
Deat hs .
Dai l y
a v e r a g e
si ck.
Head-quarters at Abbotta-
bad and Kohat, with de-
tachments at Hurripore
and Thundiana
1st Jan. 1874 31st Dec.1874 591.1 779 7 15.54 131.78 1.18 2 . 6 2
Detachment at Agror
1st ditto 7th Feb. „
66
49
1.21 136.78
1.83
Ditto
3rd Mar. 6th April „
Ditto
2nd May
6th June „
Ditto
3rd July 8th Aug. „
Ditto
2nd Sep.
26th Oct. „
TOTAL
627.5 828 7 16.26 131.95 1.11 2 . 5 9
Number of deaths in hospital, 7; out of hospital, 3; total, 10; per cent. of total strength
1.35
„ invalided, 16; „ „ „ 2.16
„ s e n t o n s i c k l e a v e , 4 „ „ „ .54
„ of days spent in hospital, 5,935; per admission, 7.16; per man „ „ 8 . 0 1
„ „ o n s i c k l e a v e , 7 8 1 ; p e r m a n 1 9 5 . 2 5 ; „ „ 1.05
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength 9.06
Inspection.
Hospital ac
- c o m m o d a t i o n for Abbotta
- b a d .
Medical
charge.
Location.
Malarious fevers and chest diseases account for the majority of the cases
treated. Of the seven deaths in hospital, one was due to diarrhœa, four to
pneumonia, one to peritonitis following the division of an urethral stricture, and
one to heart disease. Of the three deaths out of hospital, two were due to
phithisis and one to suicide by gun-shot. The only epidemic which prevailed
was small-pox, a full account of which has been given in the report of the 5th
Goorkhas. All unprotected persons were vaccinated. Numerous recommenda
-tions were made connected with this outbreak and the protection of the men
from cold, which were duly attended to.
Mr. Banister inspected on the 5th of June and found sanitary details and
the arrangements for the treatment of the sick satisfactory. Of the hospital
accommodation provided for the Abbottabad regiments, he writes :
—
The accommodation in the garrison hospital into which the sick of all the regiments are
received is far too limited and altogether inadequate at seasons of more than ordinary unheal
- t h i n e s s . T h e e n c l o s e d v e r a n d a h r o o m s , m o r e o v e r , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h a t t h e o u t e r d o o r w a y s
are protected by purdahs, are absolutely untenable in winter owing to the excessive cold, and
some better disposition of fire places is required in the inner wards, as, under present arrange
-ments, they cannot be sufficiently warmed, although there is a liberal allowance of fuel.
There are good and suitable quarters for the hospital establishments, and the latrine since
it was coated with mud admits of being kept in more satisfactory order than before.
C o r p s o f G u i d e s — M a r d a n .
Surgeon A. H. Kelly held medical charge of the regiment throughout the
year. He report as follows.
II. Location and movements.
— T h e r e g i m e n t i s p e r m a n e n t l y
stationed at Mardan, and did not
move out of it during the year.
The following detachments
were supplied:—
(a) A guard averaging 15.58
men was in Yarkand through
-out the year. This number in
- c l u d e s t h o s e w h o r e m a i n e d t h e r e
at the end of 1873, and who
returned to the head-quarters of
the corps in August. And also
a guard of the men of the cav
-alry who accompanied Mr.
Shaw, the Resident, on his
departure for Yarkand. They marched for Yarkand on the 9th July, and remained there at
the end of year.