Principal
causes of
sickness.
Jaundice.
Pneumonia.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
Medical
officer.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. or STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
.
Erinpoorah .
.
.
82.9
.8
2.5
1873
.
Ditto
. . .
65.1
.4
2.4
1874
.
Ditto
. . .
89.7
1.1
2.8
1875
.
Ditto
.
.
.
85.9
1.14
2.6
1876
.
Ditto
. . .
85.19
.91
3.09
Average
.
81.75
.87
2.67
1877
. Erinpoorah
.
.
.
86.35
.91
2.49
Location and
movements.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Deolee
. The whole year. The whole year.
667
412
9
15.93
61.7
1.3
2.37
Detachment, Jaipur
.
.
Ditto
.
Ditto
.
65
50
1
2.40
76.9
1.5
3.69
„
Agra
.
Ditto
.
Ditto
43
18
...
. 4 6
41.8
...
1.06
„
Kotah
.
.
1st Jan. 1877
29th June 1877
25
12
...
. 3 7
48
...
1.48
„
Delhi
.
.
Ditto
.
9th Mar. 1877
13
... ... ... ... ... ...
Agent, Governor General
.
30th Nov.1877 31st Dec. 1877
...
... ... ... ... ...
Total
.
.
... ...
813
492
10
19.16
60.51
1'23
2.35
Number of deaths in hospital, 10; out of hospital, 2; total
12; per cent. of total strength
.
1.37
„
invalided
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3;
,, ,,
.
.34
„
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
9 ;
,,
,,
.
1.02
„
days spent in hospital
6,993; per admission
.
14.21; per man of total strength
.
7.98
„
„
on sick leave
879; per man
.
97.66;
,,
,
.
1.00
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
.
8.98
The number of admissions into hospital was 492, being 158 less than the number recorded
in the previous year, and only about 60 above half the average of the last ten years.
Ten deaths have occurred in hospital. Three men have been invalided.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—As usual, intermittent fever claims the largest number
of cases. Many cases of conjunctivitis are also recorded, due for the most part to uncleanliness.
The year, too, has been marked by the occurrence of an unusual number of cases of jaundice,
this disease having been hitherto almost unknown in this force. The majority of cases occurred
in the latter months of the year ; and, as the population of the bazar and surrounding districts
have been similarly affected, it would appear that the unusual drought which has prevailed, and
the substitution for the usual rainy season of very hot and dry weather, exerted some, though
not an easily traceable, influence on the promotion of this disease. None of the cases which
occurred in hospital were very serious, although well marked. There have been six cases of
acute pneumonia, all happily terminating in complete recovery. As regards other diseases, the
medical history of the year does not indicate any specially noteworthy incidents.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Of the ten deaths recorded, the greatest number,
viz., two, are due to remittent fever.
XVIII. Epidemics.—None .
XIX. Vaccination.— None .
Inspection.—Dr. Christison saw part of the regiment at Deolee on the
15th January 1878, and the remainder at Nusseerabad, where a camp of exercise
was being held, on the 17th of the same month. The men were in good health.
The hospital was undergoing repair of its roof. All the medical arrangements
were satisfactory. The space available for trench latrines is, the Deputy
Surgeon-General considers, too small, and the screens provided insufficient in
number.
Grinpoorah Irregular Force—Grinpoorah.
I. Medical Officer .—Surgeon W. Beatson. officiated in medical charge
throughout the year.
II. Location and movements.—
Permanent head-quarters of the
force, are stationed at Erinpoora,—
average strength present, 544.37.
One detachment, average strength
87.82, was stationed at Aboo
throughout the year; a second at
Jodhpore, and with the Political
Agent of Marwar, from 1st Janu-
ary to. 4th May and again from
11th August to 31st December
average, strength 66.33; a third
stationed at Beekaneer during
the whole year, average strength
35.16. In addition an escort was
furnished to the Agent of the