Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Recommend-
ations. Recruits.
Topography.
The Shawl
valley.
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PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE.
XVII. Mortality. —During the year under report eight deaths occurred. Of these, foul
were in hospital, and four out of hospital: two from pneumonia, one from ulceration of œsophagus.
These three deaths took place in head-quarters hospital; one fracture of skull in detachment
hospital at Hurrund. Out of hospital there were four deaths; one very suddenly from heart
disease. This occurred near the city of Rajanpur. Three were from unknown causes: two of
them in men who were at their homes on furlough, and one while on remount duty.
XVIII. Epidemics.—No epidemic has occurred during the year.
XIX. Vaccination.—No soldiers were vaccinated during the year. A large number of
children and camp-followers were operated on. No case of small-pox occurred, and the regiment
is thoroughly well protected.
XX. Recommendations.—No recommendations of any importance were made during the
year. Every possible assistance is given by the officer commanding the regiment.
XXI.
Recruits. —During the year 69 recruits were examined: 50 of these were enlisted,
and 19 were rejected. Of those enlisted, the following table gives an idea of their average age,
hei ght, and chest-measurement, by cl asses. Bahúchi s are bei ng entertai ned as an experi ment.
The two Punjabis were enlisted, one as a carpenter, and the other as an armourer.
Table showing the average age, height, and chest-measurement of the accepted recruits, by classes.
CLASS.
No.
Age.
Height.
Chest.
Balúchis
. . . . . .
18
22
5' -7½"
33"
Hindustanis .
. . .
14
20
5'-7"
33"
Pathans
. . . . . .
9
24
5'-7¾"
34¼'
Sikhs
.
5
19
5'-7½"
33"
Punjabis
. .
.
.
2
35
5'-9"
33" Carpenter and blacksmith.
Dogras
.
.
2
19
5"-8¼
33½"
Average .
50
23
5'-8"
33.29"
The age of the Punjabis seems excessive, but these men were enlisted as skilled workmen,—a
class of men impossible to procure very young. The average age of the recruits without the
Punjabis is rather less than 21 years.
3 r d P e s h a w a r M o u n t a i n B a t t e r y — Q u e t t a .
I . M e d i c a l o f f i c e r . —
T h e a n n u a l s a n i t a r y r e p o r t h a s b e e n w r i t t e n b y
Surgeon A. H. Williams,
who held medical charge of
the battery at the close of
the year.
Il. Location and movements.—
The battery was stationed at Ab-
bottabad from the commencement
of the year till the 10th February;
on the 11th February it marched
for Quetta, viâ the Bugti, Dera
hills and the Bolan pass, and
reaching its destination on the
17th April, continued there till the
end of the year.
III. Topography. —Quetta, lo
near the lower (and northern) extremity of the Shawl valley. This valley, or almost hill
locked plain, is about 14 miles long by about 6 broad, and has on its four sides steep and almost
barren limestone hills, varying in height from some 1,000 feet to about 2,500 feet above the
valley level, producing but a small amount of a stunted description of cedar, fit only for fire-
wood. The southern (and higher) extremity of the Shawl valley joins the Dasht Bedaulat
by a constriction at about 11 miles from Quetta and 15 from the head of the Bolan pass. In
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872 . Abbottabad, April 1871
175.3
3.7
2.9
1873 . Kohat, February 1873 .
285.7
.6
5.1
1874 .
Ditto . .
239.3
.6
4.1
1875 . Abbottabad, Feb. 1875 .
198.27
...
6.
1876 .
Ditto . .
203.34
...
6.38
Average .
220.38
.98
4.89
1877 . Quetta
. . .
409.98
.6
10.04
Medical
officer.
Location and
movements.
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