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XIV.Hospital.— The hospital is well situated. Although the building would appear to be
too small for the full strength of the regiment, there has been no overcrowding during the
year. The greatest number of patients in any day during the year was 10, and for this
number there is ample accommodation. The hospital has attached to it all the requisite out-
houses and the whole is in good repair.
Hospital.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment
Present
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
258.71
Absent
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
. .
.
233.52
Total
.
. 492.23
Sickness,
mortality
invaliding.
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 .
D e a t h s .
Admis-sions. Deaths,
Daily
average
sick.
Head-quarters at Agar
.
1st Jan. 1877 31st Dec. 1877 221.48
89
2
4.82 40.18
0.90
2.17
Detachment at indore
.
Ditto
Ditto
23.71
18
...
.32 75.92
...
1.35
Detachment with Agent
Ditto
2nd Mar. 1877
13.52
1
...
.1
32.89
...
.73
Governor-General
1st Dec. 1877 21st Dec, 1877
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
.
. . .
..,
258.71
108
2
5.24 41.74 .77 2.02
Number of deaths in hospital, 2; out of hospital, 6; total .
8; per cent. of total strength
1.62
”
invalided .
.
.
.
•
.
.
.
.
13;
”
.
2 . 6 4
sent ou sick leave
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5;
1.01
„
of days spent in hospital 1,928; per admission
.
17.85; per man of total strength
3.92
”
„
on sick leave 824; per man
.
. 164.8 ;
„
,,
.
1.67
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
.
5.59
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.— The chief cause of admission was intermittent fever,
which gives 28 admissions, that is, 25.92 per cent. of the total admissions. The average
period under treatment of all cases of ague was four days. There was only one admission
for remittent fever. Next in the order of' frequency come contusions, which give in all
20 admissions; nearly all these were caused by kicks or falls from horses, and were generally
of a trifling extent.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Two deaths occurred during the year in hospital,
one from pneumonia and one from general debility. In the latter case the patient had no
symptoms of any local affection the only apparent complaint being debility. A post mortem
examination could not be obtained. Of the deaths out of hospital, 6 in all, I am unable to
offer any remarks, except that one man was murdered, and the perpetrator of the deed, also a
sowar, executed, and that one man died on sick leave.
X V I I I . E p i d e m i c s . — N o n e d u r i n g t h e y e a r a t A g a r .
XIX. Vaccination.—Twenty-two children of the regiment were vaccinated during the
year.
Principal
causes of
sickness.
Principal
causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
2nd Regi ment Cent r al I nui a Hor s e —Goona.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER, CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1872
. Goona .
.
.
.
57.9
. 4 0
2.3
1873
. Agar, October 1873
.
40.3
1.22
2.1
1874
. Ditto
Ditto .
.
58.9
.40
2.66
1875
. Ditto
Ditto .
.
40.93
1.21
1.93
1876
. Goona, November 1876 .
37.94
.81
1.69
Average
.
47.19
.81
2.14
1877
. Goona .
.
.
.
34.03
.81
1 . 4 9
I. Medical officer. Sur-
geon A. Barclay has been
officiating in medical charge
of the regiment throughout
the year.
II.
Location and movments.—
The head-quarters of the regi-
ment have been stationed at
Goona throughout the year.
The average strength of the escort
to the Agent, Governor General
from the 1st January to the 2nd
March was 20.88.
The following guards as usual,
were furnished along the Grand
Trunk Road :—
Medical
officer.
Location and
movements.
Guard.
Beowra, strength
.
.
. 6
Udankheri, strength .
.
.
5
R o t i a i
”
.
.
. 4
Gorapachar ”
.
.
. 5
Barsula
,,
.
.
. 5
Karanwas
„
.
.
.
5
Parbutti
„
.
.
. 5
Bi nagaon
”
.
.
.
5
Barkhera
,,
•
.
.
5
Badowra
”
.
.
. 4
Pachore
„
.
.
. 5
These men are relieved every three months.
A detachment of 30 men relieved every six months is also furnished to Sehore.
An average annual strength of 45.62 has been absent on miscellaneous duties, e. g., grass,
grain, remount, &c.
Eighty-two men are under ordinary circumstances allowed to be absent on furlough.
IV. Meteorology and climate.— The striking irregularity in the meteorology of the year
has been the absence of seasonable rainy weather. Scarcity of food resulted from the failure
Detachment.
MeteoroLogy
and climate,