SAUGOR DISTRICT.
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XIX. Vaccination.— All men, camp-followers and children who required it, were vaccinated
in December with success.
The commanding officer, Colonel J. N. Cave, appends to the report the
following remarks :—
" The great number of cases of venereal cause much perplexity. Heavy punishment is
awarded to such sepoys as aggravate the disease by not at once going to hospital."
Inspection.—The annual medical inspection was made by Deputy Surgeon-
General A. Christison, M.D., on the 21st of December. He considered the
huts, which are nearly new, to be too close to one another and not well venti-
lated. The dry-earth System is preferable to the dry system of conservancy
in force. The hospital is a wide, old-fashioned building in which the beds are
placed in four rows—a very objectionable arrangement. The men and recruits
were examined by the Deputy Surgeon-General and found to be in good health
and physique. Dr. Christison confirms the report of the medical officers regard-
ing the prevalence and severity of type of venereal diseases.
The detachment at Lalitpur was inspected on the 18th of December. The
men were found to be well accommodated. The hospital, a pucka bungalow,
formerly a Staff Sergeant's house, gives good lodging for 12 sick. The men were
in good health and their medical wants carefully attended to by the Civil Surgeon,
Mr. C. Briscoe. The detachment at Sipri was visited on 13th December.
The general and hospital accommodation were found to be ample and good.
The men were healthy. There is a hospital assistant in medical charge.
Lock-hospital. Under charge of 1st class Apothecary J. Judd. Ins-
pected 21st December. The building is not enclosed and gives accommodation
for four patients, which is sufficient. The number of women on the rolls was
14. 95; admissions 14—6 cases of primary, 2 of secondary syphilis, and 6 of
gonorrhœa. The hospital was established in 1866, and is said to have diminished
the amount of venereal disease among European troops.
SAUGOR DISTRICT
(INCLUDING THE STATIONS OF JUBBULPORE, SAUGOR, BANDA, NAGODE AND NOWGONG )
Bengal Troops.
Madras Troops.
Average daily strength present during the year
Cavalry only 374.52 Cavalry 293.03 Infantry 1708.35
„
„sick per cent. of average strength .
„
2.66
„
2.97
„
2.68
Ratio of mortality
„ „
„
. 21
„
.180
„
1.29
Vaccination.
Inspection.
Detachments.
Lock-hospital.
16th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry—Jubbulpore.
Medical Officer.—Surgeon W. E. Johnson, M.D., was in medical charge
of this regiment throughout the year.
The meteorological peculiarities of the year were a cloudy and oppressive
January, February and March; a showery and overcast April and May; abundant
June rain, but a scanty fall in the three succeeding months, and close, cloudy
weather during the last three months of the year. The total fall was 53.36
inches —3½ below the average; the mean temperature being 81.5 against 75.7.
The soil water reached its lowest level of 14' 7" from the surface on the
26th of June, and its highest of l' 3" on 9th September. After prolonged rain
the water frequently reaches the surface.
V .
L i n e s , b a r r a c k s a n d h u t s.
— D u r i n g t h e y e a r t h e r e w e r e 4 1 p r i v a t e s h u t s , b u i l t a f t e r
Madras pattern; erected to the rear of the Bengal barracks, and delivered over to the men of
the left wing on the 14th October. Twenty-nine privates' huts, also of Madras pattern, are being
erected to the rear of the drummers' lines and huts occupied by the men of the right wing of the
regiment: these huts will be completed in about six weeks; and will then be given to the men of
this latter wing. The old Bengal barracks and Madras huts are in a good state of repair,
but t here was overcrowdi ng i n t hem, due t o t he def i ci ency i n t he t ot al number of hut s, and
in those where large families dwell. For further particulars, I refer to my annual report for 1876.
The lines are effectively kept dry by surface-drains, but there no sub-soil
drainage. The same conservancy and latrine arrangements are in force, and are
said to Work well.
Medical
officer.
Meteorology.
Level of soil
water.
Lines,
barracks
and huts.
Drainage;
conservancy.
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