PESHAWAR DISTRICT.
155
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.— Strength of the regiment;—present, 381.10;
absent, 73.34; total, 454.44.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength,
TOTAL NUM-
BER OF
Da i l y a v e r a g e
n u mb e r o f s i c k .
PER CENT. OF
STRENGTH PER AN-
NUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
De a t h s .
Admis-
sions.
Deat hs .
Daily average sick.
Head-quarters
1st Jan.
31st Dec.
292 593
6 17.4 203.08 2.05 5.95
Detachment at Mackeson
1st Jan.
6th Feb.
23
6
1.25 257.51
5.43
Ditto ditto
10th Apl. 31st Dec.
23
56
1.46 334.12
6.35
Ditto at Abuzai
1st Jan.
6th Feb.
50
Ditto ditto
15th Feb 31st Dec.
50
25
.45 57.03
.90
Ditto at Shubkaddur 1st Jan.
3rd Apl.
50
2
.14 15.69
.28
Ditto at Michnee
1st Jan.
6th Feb.
50
2
.35 39.46
.70
Ditto at Nowshera
13th Nov. 31st Dec.
40
2
9.95 37.24
24.87
TOTAL
381.10 686
6 20.24 180.
1.57 5.31
Number of deaths in hospital, 6; out of hospital, 1; total, 7; per cent. of total strength
1.54
„ invalided, 7; „ „ „
1.54
„ sent on sick leave, 5; „ „ „
1.10
„ of days spent in hospital, 7,287; per admission, 10.62; per man of „ „ 1 6 . 0 3
„ „ „ on sick leave, 495; per man, 99; „ „ „
1.09
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
17.12
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The greatest number of admissions were for inter
- m i t t e n t f e v e r — 3 2 2 i n a l l . T h e s e a t t a c k s o f i n t e r m i t t e n t f e v e r w e r e , I t h i n k , i n s e v e r a l c a s e s
attributable in a great measure to the very sudden alternations in the temperature. Next to
fevers in number come dysentery. Of these there were 35 admitted, and 4 from diarrhœa. The
remainder of the admissions were for contusions 105, boils and ulcers 77, dyspepsia 15,
rheumatism 14, conjunctivitis 12, and other diseases 102.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.— There were 7 deaths during the year; 4 of them
from chest affections, 1 from hemiplegia, 1 from intermittent fever, and 1 from suicide by a
gunshot wound.
XVIII. Epidemics.— None.
XIX. Vaccination.—This was performed successfully on 13 of the children in the lines;
the remaining children had received the protective influence during the previous year. There
were no cases of small-pox.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. Banister reports as follows:—
My inspection was made on the 25th March. The regiment was passing its third year
of residence at the station, and on the 15th November joined the Camp of Exercise at Peshawur.
The lines were clean, efficiently drained, and in excellent repair; and the barracks fairly ventilated
and free from overcrowding. The new hospital was still in a very unfinished state, and the side
occupied the miserable little building close to the sudder bazaar which has been strongly ani
-madverted on in every previous report. There were 21 on the sick list and 2 of the number
very seriously ill, and the arrangements were as satisfactory as the limited space and unsuitable
accommodation would admit of. All the records were complete and written up to date. The in
-struments were generally in good order, and there was an ample supply of medicines.
27th (Punjab) Regiment native Infantry—Nowshera.
The annual report is furnished by Surgeon T. Robinson, M. B., who joined
the regiment on the 25th of
November. He states:—
II. Location and movements.
— I n t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e y e a r t h e
regiment was at the Camp of
Exercise near Roorkee. Thence it
marched towards Nowshera on the
5th of January, arriving on the
27th February; remained there
until the 13th of November, when
it marched towards Peshawar, ar
- r i v i n g t h e n e x t d a y , a n d t h e r e
continued until the 31st De
-cember.
During the year, detachments
were stationed at Fort Mackeson,
Fort Abazai, and Cherat.
Each detachment was relieved at intervals of one month in the cold weather, and two
months in the hot. When the regiment was on march towards Nowshera, a detachment was
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 Bareilly, March 1868
from Peshawar.
48.4
. 7
3.
1870
Do. do.
56.
.8
2.5
1871
Do. do.
92.8
.4
2.3
1872 Barrackpore, April 1872 246.9
1.7
8.3
1873
Do. do.
81.3
2.8
2.9
Average
105.1
1.3
3.8
1874 Nowshera, Feb. 1874
144.2
2.9
5.08
Principal
diseases.
Mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
Medical
charge.
Location and
movements.
Detachments.