Vaccination.
Camp follow
-ers.
Inspection.
Medical
charge.
Location and
movements.
Sanitary con.
ditions.
Duty.
Hospital.
Sickness, mo
r-tality and in
- v a l i d i n g .
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
XIX. Vaccination.—All unprotected recruits and children were vaccinated in the cold
season.
XXI. Special observations and remarks.—The health of the camp followers was better
than in the previous year.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. Banister, in his inspection report dated 1st
April, remarks that the lines are irregularly built and consequently ill ventila
- t e d , a n d t h e h o r s e l i n e s b a d l y d r a i n e d . T h e h o s p i t a l i s u n s u i t a b l e , a n d t h e
accommodation for the hospital establishment inadequate. The arrangements
for the treatment of the sick were efficient.
12th. (The Belat-i-Chilzie) Regiment Native Infantry—Deshawar.
The medical charge of the regiment was held successively by Surgeon-
Major W. Caird, Surgeon
H. Boyd, D., and Surgeon
F. J. Twohy, D. who re
-ports that the corps remain
-ed at Peshawar through
-out the year, sending de
-tachments to Fort Shub
-kudder in February, July,
August, and November;
Fort Michnee, in April
and December, and Cherat
in June.
The sanitary circum-
stances of the regiment
underwent no material
change during the year. The latrine trenches have been brought somewhat
nearer the lines, and the latrine alluded to in last year's report has been removed,
and a new one on the dry-earth system erected to the rear of the lines.
XI. Duty and employment. —The duty during the year has been severe; the night duty
has been especially so during the cold , season; the number of nights in bed averaging 2 to 3 in
7. The average for the year has been 3 in 7.
XIV. Hospital.—Described in last report capable of accommodating about 60 patients; is
comfortable and well ventilated. During the sickly season the serious cases were treated in it;
the remainder, composed of convalescents and trivial cases were accommodated in a barrack in
the lines.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the regiment—present 617
absent 83.8: total 700.8.
STATION.
PERIOD.
S t r e n g t h .
TOTAL NUM-
BER OF
Da i l y a v e r a g e
Nu mb e r o f S i c k .
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions. Deaths
Admis- sions. Deaths Daily
average
of sick.
Head-quarters at
Peshawar.
1st Jan.1874. 31st Dec.1874. 554.2 1,095
9 34.3 197.6 1.6
6.2
Detachment, Shub-
kudder.
1st Jan. " 3rd Jan. "
89
49
2.07 134.7
2.3
4th Feb. " 3rd March "
6th June " 31st Aug. "
1st Nov. " 1st Dec. "
Detachment, Mich-n e . 1st April " 2nd May "
89
25
1.9 162.8
2.1
1st Dec. " 31st Dec. "
Detachmnt, Cherat 29th May " 2nd July "
115
3
.85 27.1
.7
TOTAL
617 1,172
9 34.08 189.9 1.4 5.5
Number of deaths in hospital, 9; out of hospital, 7; total, 16; per cent. of total strength
2. 2
" invalided, 15; " "
2. 1
" sent on sick leave, 15; " "
2.1
" of days spent in hospital, 11,720; per admission, 10; per man 16. 7
" "on sick leave, 135; per man, 9; " "
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
16.9
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH. _
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869
Sialkot, February 1869,
from Jubbulpore.
84. 9
.7
3.2
1870
Ditto ditto
68.8
1.1
2.1
1871
Ditto ditto
51. 6
. 71.7
1872
Ditto ditto
64. 4
. 7
2.2
1873
Peshawar, February 1873 265.3
1.8
10.8
Average
107. 4
1.
4.
1874
Peshawar
189.9
2.2
5.5