EASTERN FRONTIER DISTRICT.
193
XI V. Hos pi t al . —Then e w h o s p i t a l b u i l d i n g w a s i n u s e d u r i n g t h e y e a r . T h e r e i s
nothing in the site, accommodation, or surroundings to affect unfavourably the health of the
men.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of regiment:—present, 810.65;
absent, 58.75; total, 869.40.
Hospital.
Sickness, mor
-tality and
invaliding.
S T A T I O N S .
PERIOD.
Strength.
TOTAL NUM-
BER OF
D a i l y a v e r a g e n u m b e r o f s i c k .
P E R C E N T . O F S T R E N G T H P E R A N - N U M
From.
To.
A d m i s - s i o n s . D e a t h s .
A d m i s - s i o n s . D e a t h s .
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters at Deb- 1st 'January 17th April 466.
58
1 7.81 42..45 0.73 1.67
rooghur.
1874.
1874.
Head-quarters at Gow- 18th April 31st Decem- 364.
458
26 9.32 177.97 10.21 2.56
hatty
1874,
1874.
Detachment at Gow- 1st January 17th April 63.33
13
2 0.78 70.01 10.77 1.23
h a t t y .
1874.
1874.
"
" Golaghat
Ditto
3rd April 53.00
6
1 1.25 44.44 7.40 2.35
1874.
"
" Gohpore
Ditto
24th Novem- 63.30 107
1 3.61 188.11 1.75 5.70
ber 1874.
"
" Oodul-
Ditto
13th May 55.75
40 ...
2.63 196.94
. . . 4.72
g u r i .
1874.
"
" Jaipur
Ditto
12th Ditto
38.50
4 ...
0.56 29.32
. . . 1.45
"
" Sadiya...
Ditto
25th April 179.00
36 ...
2.90 63.84
. . . 1.62
1874.
"
" Nowgong 9th
May 31st Decem- 86.00
73
3 2.98 130.71 5.37 3.46
1874.
1874.
"
" Tezpore 16th Novem- Ditto
207.00
74
1 12.08 283.74 3.83 5.83
ber 1874.
"
" Duffla Ex- 19th Ditto
Ditto
258.00
41 ...
5.19 134.95 ...
2.01
( D e t a c h m e n t h e a d - q u a r - t e r s . )
pedition
TOTAL
...
810.65 910
35 27.47 112.25 4.32 3.38
Number of deaths in hospital, 35; out of hospital, 8; total, 43; per cent. of total strength
...
4.94
"
invalided, 9;
...
...
...
" "
" ...
...
1.03
"
sent on sick leave, 16;
...
...
" "
" ...
...
1.84
"
days spent in hospital, 10,027; per admission, 11 .01; per man of total strength
... 11.53
II
„
on sick leave, 1,601; per man, 100.06;
,,
,, ,, ...
...
1.84
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strengt ...
...
...
13 .37
Regarding; the principal causes of sickness, Dr. Russell reports that ague
furnishes by far the greatest number of admissions, viz., 260. Anæmia, the
result of repeated attacks of ague, furnished 17 admissions. Dysentery and
diarrhoea caused 67 and 39 admissions respectively, and ulcers 27. These com-
monly originate in slight abrasions or wounds, which in men suffering from
malarious cachexia do not readily heal.
Prevalent
diseases.
• X V I I . Mo r t a l i t . —2 7d e a t h s o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r , t h e b u l k o f t h e s e o c c u r r i n g
during the 3 months immediately after arrival at Gowhatty. Small-pox was the cause of 2
deaths; ague of 4; cholera caused 10 deaths; phthisis 1; anæmia 2; dysentery 2; diarrhœa 1;
snlenitis 1; general debility 1; wound of stomach 1 (accidental while out shooting).
Cholera prevailed during the months of April, May, and June, and cases of this nature
occurred on the journey down from Debrooghur. The weather was unpropitious during
this time, being rainy and cold. This, in conjunction with the confinement on boardship,
may have conduced to the development of this disease. Several cases occurred among the
women and children during the first few days, and as the disease appeared to be spreading,
Colonel Sherriff, at my suggestion, moved all the men into camp in tents and houses on care
-fully chosen sites, while the lines and huts underwent a thorough sanitation and repair. The
men and families now bad ample space, were close to the river, the purest water-supply of the
the station, and were otherwise well provided for. Cases continued to occur for some weeks. A
few days' fine weather seemed to have more effect than anything else in putting an end to the
suread of the disease.
T h e r a t i o n s , d r i n k i n g w a t e r , c o o k i n g a p p l i a n c e s , & e . , w e r e , d u r i n g t h i s p e r i o d c o n s t a n t l y
I n s p e c t e d , a n d t h e m e n a n d f a , i l i e s w e r e w a r n e d n o t t o e a t u n r i p e f r u i t s a n d i m p e r f e c t l y -
c o o k e d v e g e t a b l e s . C a r e f u l a r r a n g e m e n t s w e r e m a d e f o r t h e i m m e d i a t e r e m o v a l a n d b u r i a l o f
t h e e x c r e t a a t a d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e d w e l l i n g s .D
u r i n g A p r i l a n d M a y t h e r e i s u s u a l l y a c o n s i d e r a b l e p r e v a l e n c e o f e n d e m i c c h o l e r a
t h r o u g h o u t t h e d i s t r i c t ; t h i s b e i n g t h e t i m e w h e n t h e e a r l y r a i n s h a v e w a s h e d a l l t h e s u r f a c e
f i l t h i n t o t h e t a n k s a n d r i v e r u s e d f o r d r i n k i n g p u r p o s e s , a n d t h e t i m e w h e n t h e m a n g o , s t i l l
g r e e n a n d s o u r , i s l a r g e l y e a t e n b y t h e n a t i v e s .E
l e v e n c a s e s o c c u r r e d a m o n g t h e s e p o y s , t e n e n d i n g f a t a l l y .
Deaths.
Cholera.
Measures
adopted.
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