Food supplies were abundant and good, and no under-feeding came to
notice. The duties were light. The hospital is said to be too near the bazar.
Since fuel has been sanctioned, one ward is sufficiently warmed; but, with stoves,
Dr. Boyd thinks that with the same amount of fuel, three wards might be
warmed. The men are well supplied with bedding from the hospital fund men
- t i o n e d i n l a s t y e a r ' s r e p o r t , a n d a b a t h - r o o m h a s n o w b e e n f u r n i s h e d a c c o r d i n g
to order. This is freely used, more especially in cold weather.
XV.
Sickness, mortality and invaliding .—Strength of the regiment—present 603.91;
absent 78.43; total 682 . 34 .
Malingering.
Recruits.
Inspection.
Location and
movements.
Detachments.
Sanitary
circumstances.
Food.
Duties.
Hospital.
Bedding.
Bath-room.
Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.
Prevalent
diseases.
Deaths.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Inspection.
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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
The reporter considers that the present pension rules lead to malingering
which it is often very difficult to detect and suppress.
The recruits which join the regiment are; he considers, too old.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. Banister inspected on the 26th October and
found the sanitary state of the lines satisfactory and the arrangements for the
treatment of the sick efficient
14th (The Ferozepore) Regiment Native Infantry—Rawal Pindi.
Surgeon H. Boyd, M. D., who relieved Surgeon J. Young on the 20th of
October. reports that:—
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 . . . Fort William, Jan. 1866,
from Benares . . .
155.9
3.2
5.4
1870 . . . Jullundur, Mar. 1870 . . .
187.2
3.8
7.3
1871 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
111.4
2.1
7.3
1872 . . . Rawal Pindi, April 1872
65.8
1.1
4.6
1873 . . .
Ditto ditto . . .
53.3
1.5
2.1
Average . . .
. . .
114.7
2.3
5.3
1874 . . . Rawal Pindi . . . 72.5
. 8 7 2.7
The head-quarters of the
regiment remained at Rawal
Pindi during the year.
A detachmentwent to Murree
on the 14th of July, return
-ing to head-quarters on the
20th of November, and a
detachment was sent to
Attock on 27th November,
and was still there at the
close of the year.
The sanitary circumstan
-ces of the regiment under
-went no change.
STATION.
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 .
PER CENT. OF-
STRENGTH PER AN-
NUM.
From
To
Admis-
sions.
D e a t h s .
Admis-
sions.
D e a t h s .
D a i l y a v e r a g e s i c k .
Head-quarters, Rawal Pindi
1st Jan. . . . 31st Dec. . . .
572.44
402
6
16.09
70.22 1.04
2.81
Detachment, Murree . . . 14th July . . . 20th Nov. . . .
56.73
21
. . .
1.41 103.3
. . .
2.48
Ditto Attock . . . 27th Nov. . . . 31st Dec. . . .
121.15
15
. . .
3.61 129.31 . . .
2.98
TOTAL . . .
. . .
. . . 603.91
438
6
16.64
72.52
.99
2.76
Number of deaths in hospital, 6; out of hospital, 0; total, 6; per cent. of total strength . . .
.87
" i n v a l i d e d , 1 3 ; " " . . . 1.90
" sent on sick leave, 2; " " . . .
.29
"
of days spent in hospital 6,176;* per admission, 14.10; per man " . . .
9.04
" " on sick leave 358 per man, 179; " " . . .
52
Temporary loss to the service per man of total strength . . . 9.56
* Head-quarters . . . 5,875
Murree . . .
188
Attock . . . 113
6,176
The increase of admissions as compared with previous year is owing to the
absence of a convalescent list. The principal causes of sickness were ague
(135 cases); blister of the feet (42); ulcers (39); dysentery (29); chest complaints
(29); boils (28); abscess (24); skin diseases (16) and rheumatism (15). Of the
deaths, 3 were caused by ague, 2 by pneumonia, and 1 by carbuncle. No epidemic
occurred during the year, and all the children requiring it were vaccinated.
Deputy Surgeon-General G. Banister inspected on the 24th of October.
He considered the huts defective in ventilation, but the sanitary condition of the