Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Maham rree.
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ROHILCUND DIVISION.
STATION.
PERIOD.
Strength
TOTAL NUMBER
OF
Daily
average
number
of sick.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH
PER ANNUM.
From
To
Admis- sions.
Deaths in
hos-
pital.
Admis-
sions. Deaths.
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Almora, 1st Jan. 1877
31st Dec. 77
448. 23
352
2
14.28 78. 53
.44
3.18
from 15th February.
Detachment at Pethoragarh
Ditto
Ditto
92.91
60
...
3.04 64.57
...
3.27
"
at Naini Tal
D itto
Ditto
64.19
21
...
.41 32.71
...
.63
Depôt at Almora
Ditto
14th Feb. 1877
80 .13
11
...
.47 108.48
...
4.63
Escort with His Honor 10th Jan. 1877 9th March 1877
14.1
38
...
.56 158.73
...
2.34
the Lieutenant-Governor,
North-Western Provinces
Total
... ... ... ...
639.40
482
2
18.76 75.38
.31
2.93
Number of deaths in hospital, 2; out of hospital, 3; total
5; per cent. of total strength
.68
„
invalided
37 ;
,, ,,
5.10
„
sent on sick leave
6 ;
,,
,,
.82
„
of days spent in hospital, 6,856, per admission
14.22; per man of total strength
9.45
,,
„
on sick leave 659; per man
109.83; per man of total strength
.90
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
10.35
The sickness and mortality has been considerably less this year than last, and to account for
this there are two reasons: 1st—That, as already mentioned, the season has been much healthier
this year, there having been no epidemic disease in the station; while last year, both cholera and
measles existed, which, although not directly affecting the regiment to any great extent by these
d i s e a s e s , s h o w e d a c o n t a m i n a t e d a t m o s p h e r e , a n d o n e l i k e l y t o p r o d u c e s i c k n e s s o f m a n y k i n d s .
2nd.—During this year the regiment only marched back from Delhie, while last year
it not only marched back, but marched down, thus tending to increase the number of admissions
especially from blisters of the feet, which alone were more than double.
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—Admissions into hospital were principally due to ague
(175), rheumatism (84), venereal diseases (63), blisters of the feet (62), dysentery (50), and
measles (17). Though syphilis continues to be very prevalent, nothing has been done by way
of prevention.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Of the five deaths which took place, three were
due to phthisis, and one to pneumonia, illlustrating the proneness of Ghoorkhas to suffer from
chest complaints.
XVIII. Epidemics.—No epidemics occurred in the station. The outbreak of mahamuree,
which I reported in last annual report as having appeared in the district, and even close by
Almora, has, by the exertion of the civil authorities, been entirely stamped out. Through great
care in isolating the affected villages with their inhabitants, the disease has not entered the
station of Almora; the cold weather being the season at which, as a rule, it commences, it
still remains to be seen whether it may not again make its appearance.
XIV. Vaccination.—All men, women and children, not previously vaccinated or inoculated
or doubtful cases, are vaccinated by the vaccine department, whose head-quarters for the North-
Western Provinces and Oudh are in Almora. Three men and 28 children were successfully
vaccinated in 1877.
XXI. Special observations.—With regard to the new febrifuge, named cinchona febrifuge.
I have made a series of notes with regard to its efficacy in fevers as compared with quinine, and
I can record that I have found it to be quite equal to quinine in cases of ordinary intermittent
fever. I must, however, state that no cases have occurred of the severer forms of intermittent,
and none of remittent fevers, in which I might have tested its power.
Inspection. —The regiment was inspected on the 16th October by Deputy
Surgeon-General R. H. Perkins, who found the sanitary condition of the lines
on the whole satisfactory. The huts in which the men live with their families
are defective as regards openings for ventilation and light. Syphilis is very
prevalent in the station and regiment, and means should, the Deputy Surgeon-
General considers, be taken to prevent the disease.
The hospital arrangements were satisfactory and health of the regiment
good. The recruits were examined and found, with one exception, to be of
good physique.
Causes of
diminished
sickness.
Vaccination.
Special ober-
vations.
Efficacy of
the cinchona
febrifuge.
Inspection.
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