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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Medical
officers.
Location and
movements.
Meteorology
and climate.
Drainage.
water.
Food and
clothing.
Gardens.
Hospital.
Sickness,
mortality sun.
1st Regiment, Punjab Cabalry—Rajanpur.
I. Medical officers.
—Fr om 1st Januar y t o 28t h December Sur geon
E. Sanders held medical
charge. The annual report
has, however, been furnished
by Surgeon-Major George
Thomson, who rejoined the
regiment on the latter date.
II. Location and movements.—
Head-quarters at Rajanpur the
whole year, with detachments at
Mahornedpur, Bundowalla, Drigri,
and Hurrund. The Mahomedpur
detachment, strength 12 men, is
relieved once a week ; Bundowalla,
47, Drigri and Hurrund, each
28, are relieved once every two
months.
IV. The meteorology and climate of Rajanpur are much the same as in all the other stations
in the Derajat and Upper Sind. Rainfall averages about 2 inches only per annum, and
during the year under report it has been under the average. From November to March the
weather is cold and very pleasant. October and April are somewhat warm, but the remaining
months are unpleasantly hot.
No sanitary change of importance has taken place during the year. Owing
to the low level of the station, drainage is difficult. When the Indus is in
flood, Rajanpur is an island. The men resort to the fields. The wells are
carefully protected by masonry and wooden platforms, and yield good water.
The men feed well and are suitably clothed; the jersies mentioned in last report
are a great benefit. The men cultivate gardens, which produce very fair
vegetables.
XIV. Hospital.— Since last report two new stoves have been built in the large hospital, and
seem to answer very well. A detached building has been erected for chest or other severe com-
plaints, requiring special care or isolation. It consists of three small rooms, 12' x12', with a
fire-place in each, and having a verandah running on its east and west sides. This is the best,
most comfortable, and useful part of the whole hospital. Requisitions for new out-buildings and
kahar's lines have been submitted, but no sanction has as yet been obtained. Hospital latrine
clean and in good order.
XV. Sickness, mortality, and invalidina.—Strength of the regiment—
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 362.43
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 114.84
Total
.
. 477.27
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Kohat, February 1872 .
149.7
3.7
3.7
1873
.
Ditto
.
100.7
2
2.1
1874
. Rajanpur, Dec. 1874
.
122.8
. 6
2.6
1875
.
Ditto
.
159.69
. 8 3
3.99
1876
.
Ditto
.
180.8
2.08
5.15
Average
142.73
1.84
3.50
1877
. Rajanpur
.
.
152.3
1.67
5.41
STATION.
PERIOD
Strength.
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick .
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
A d m i s - s i o n s .
Deaths.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
average
sick
Head-quarters at Rajanpur . 1st Jan. 1877 31st Dec. 1877 291.90
497
3 18.66 170.26 1.03 6.39
Detachment at Bundowalla .
43.14
40
0
.66 92.72 ... 1.53
Detachment at Hurrund
.
27.39
15
1
.30
54.76 3.65
1.09
Total
.
......
......
362.43
552
4
19.62 152.30
1. 10 5.41
Number of deaths in hospital, 4; out of hospital, 4; total
8; per cent. of total strength .
.
1.67
„
invalided
.
.
. . .
11;
„ „
.
.
.
2.39
„
sent on sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
21;
„
„
.
.
4.69
„
of days spent in hospital,
7,160 ; per admission.
12.97; per man of total strength .
.
15.00
„
„
on sick leave, 3,300; per man
.
1.57;
„
„
•
•
6.91
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength .
.
21.91
Principal
c auses of
s ickness.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness
Fevers
.
.
.
.
. . .
.
.
. 163
Chest affections
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. 16
Digestive affections .
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
.
67
Injuries.
.
.
.
.
.
. .
. .
.
5 1 .
All others
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
.
.
•
2 5 5
Total
.
. 552 admissions.