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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Lock-hospital.
bath-room, but a separate room was considered desirable for this purpose, and
an application directed to be made accordingly.
Lock Hospital, Fyzabad.—Surgeon F. Falwasser, British Forces, submits an
elaborate report, in which he shows that, among an average of 100.6 women, 329
admissions took place, 232 from gonorrhœa and 42 from primary syphilis; 39
women were reported for non-attendance, 329 admissions took place among the
soldiers of the 51st K. O . L. I., and D-19 R. A. numbering 979, or at the rate of
334 per 1,000 of strength. Surgeon Falwasser ascribes this high prevalence of
disease to the amount of unlicensed prostitution which goes on, and strongly
urges the organization of a special detective and police agency, and the extension
of the reach of registration thereby. On both points he is supported by the
Deputy Surgeon-General, who inspected on the 20th of January 1875. The
hospital and examination duties were very satisfactorily conducted.
Medical
charge.
Location and
movements.
Meteorology.
Lines.
Couservancy.
Defects of
the trench
latrines.
Cultivation.
Disposal of
stable refuse.
7th Regiment Bengal Cabalry,—Sitapur.
Surgeon-Major Theobald Ringer has held medical charge throughout the
year. The detachment at
Fyzabad was under the
medical charge of Surgeon
A. S. Reid, M. B., 8th Re
-giment Native Infantry.
Surgeon-Major Ringer re
-ports:—
II. Location and movements.—
The head-quarters of the regi
-ment returned to Sitapur on
12th February from brigade exer
-cise at Lucknow, and the detach
-ment at Fyzabad rejoined head
-quarters on 3rd April.
IV. Meteorology and climate.—
The rainfall during the past year
was 44.1 inches, being about the average quantity and exceeding thato f
1 8 7 3 b y 2 1 i n c h e s .
The regular "rains" commenced early, on 6th June, and terminated towards the end of Septem
-ber, and the climate may be pronounced as one of the best and most healthy in the plain stations
of the Bengal Presidency. Very little muggy heat was felt in August and September. The
mean of highest temperature during the year was 83.26, of lowest, 70.94, mean for the
year, 77.10.
V. Lines, barracks or huts .—There has been overcrowding since arrival of squadron
from Fyzabad, but the return to that station which is contemplated next year will remove the
pressure. Twelve new huts were built as a slight relief, and as many men as possible were
sent on leave during the hot season. No evil results ensued from the overcrowding.
VII. Conservancy and latrines.—The trench system has been worked for regimental
purposes, and has been extensively used by the sowars and camp followers. During the dry
months, Beadon's movable screens answer very well, but, in the rainy season, even with covers
fitted to them, only the trenches underneath are protected, and that very partially, as the rain
beats in under them and the recently dug trenches, and those filled up with loose earth become
saturated with water, and this renders the ground in and about in an offensive condition. I
consider that covered latrines on the dry-earth system should be reverted to in the rainy season,
and one should be built at each corner of the lines. There is also in the wet season a
difficulty in going backwards and forwards to the latrines at some distance from the lines,
especially for women and children.
The ground has been brought under cultivation as soon as manured.
There is one difficulty experienced here in disposal of the stable refuse, as the inhabitants
of the neighbouring villages have a prejudice in allowing their fields to be manured with it,
and no sale can be effected for the purpose of burning bricks, nor even will they take it away
gratis, consequently it has to be burnt in sites chosen for the purpose by the station
committee in the vicinity of the lines. In the course of time this will create a large accumu
-lation of ash refuse.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Daily sick.
1869
Nowgong, Nov. 1867,
from Lucknow . . .
250.9
1.7
7.1
1870
Ditto ditto . . .
227.3
.22
6.99
1871
Ditto ditto . . .
239.7
.86
7.34
1872
Sitapur, April 1872
104.7
.66
3 86
1873
Ditto ditto . . .
78.3
.22
2.47
Average . . .
. . .
180.2
.73
5.55
1874
Sitapur . . .
63.1
.44
2.5
Water-supply,
&c.
Water-supply, diet and clothing were rully reported on in the previous
year's report; the duties have been exceptionally light; average number of
nights in bed 14.