Principal dis
-
eases.
Epidemic.
Vaccination.
Medical
charge.
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869
Abbottabad, December
1868, from Kohat
198. 7
. 8 4.6
1870
Ditto ditto
209.5
1.6
5.
1871
Ditto ditto
137.9
2.5
3.4
1872
Kohat, December 1871
238.2
5.6
5.1
1873
Ditto ditto
158.4
1 . 5 3.
Average
188.5
2.4
4.2
1874
K o h a t 147.
1 . 0 8 2.9
Location.
Detachments.
166
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
During the greater part of the year, viz., from 1st January to 3rd December, a detach
- m e n t o f 2 1 s a b r e s w a s s t a t i o n e d a t B a h a d u r K h e l . T h i s d e t a c h m e n t w a s r e l i e v e d b y o n e o f
similar strength from 2nd Punjab Cavalry on 3rd December. The Bahadur Khel detachment is
usually relieved every two months.
Small detachments were stationed at Banda, Lachee, and Gudda Kheyl on the Bannu
road. These were relieved monthly.
From 26th March to 21st April a troop was on escort duty with the Deputy Commissioner
of the Kohat district in Miranzaie.
Climate.
Water-supply.
Food.
Duty.
Sickness, mor
-tality and
invaliding.
The year was, as regards climate, mild. There was an excessive fall of rain
in August. The most important sanitary incident of the year was the introduc
- t i o n o f a n e w
w a t e r
s u p p l y i n t o t h e c a v a l r y l i n e s b y m e a n s o f c o v e r e d c h a n n e l s
from the general stations and reservoir. The arrangement is said to work satisfac
-torily, and the water to be good and pure. Food supplies were plentiful, and
duties light; nights in bed, 4.82 in 7 . The health of the men on the march is
reported to have been exceedingly good.
XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. —Strength of the Regiment—present 368.89;
absent 110.30; total strength, 479.19.
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
ANNUM.
From
To.
A d m i s s i o n s .
De a t h s .
A d m i s s i o n s .
De a t h s .
D a i l y a v e r a g e
si ck
Head-quarters at Kohat 1st Jany.
30th Novr. 266.65 378 1 9.12 154.92
0.41 3 . 4 2
Ditto
en route to Rajanpur 1st Dec.
28th Dec.
321.32 20
4.
81.13
1 . 2 4
Head-quarters at Rajanpur
29th „ 31st „
336.33 2
5.
72.46
1.49
Detachment at Bahadur Khel 1st Jany.
2nd Dec.
20.93 21
0.45 109.03
. 1 9
Detachment at Abbottabad
1st „ 24th Oct.
81.06 22
0.63 33. 35
.78
Ditto at Thull Bahadoor
Khel
26th March 21st April
8 2 .
5
1.18 82. 37
1 . 4 4
Detachment with Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Punjab
7th Novr. 11th Dec.
80.97 5
0.71 64. 43
.88
TOTAL
1st Jany.
31st Dec.
368.89 453 1 9.81 122.80
0.27 2 . 6 6
Number of deaths in hospital, 1; out of hospital, 2; total 3; per cent. of total strength
.62
„ invalided 17; „ „ 3 . 5 5
„ sent on sick leave 6; „ „ 1 . 2 5
„ of days spent in hospital 3,581; per admission, 7.90; per man of „ „ 7 . 4 7
„ „ on sick leave, 538; per man, 89.66; „ „ 1.12
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength 8 59
Fevers and bowel complaints were the most common causes of admission
into hospital. One death took place in hospital from ulcer of the stomach. There
was no epidemic. 335 persons were vaccinated. The regiment and camp followers
are well protected, and there has been no small-pox for many years.
3 r d R e g i m e n t , P u n j a b I n f a n t r y . — K o h a t .
The annual report has been furnished by Surgeon H. Malins, M.B., who assum
-ed medical charge of this re
-giment late in December:—
II. Location and movements.
—The regiment has been quar
-tered at Kohat for the greater por
- t i o n o f t h e y e a r . O n 2 6 t h M a r c h
the head-quarters marched out
to Thull, and remained in camp
there till 21st April, when they
returned. The regiment fur
- n i s h e d d e t a c h m e n t s t o B a h a d u r
Khel, a fort which lies between
Kohat and Bunnu. A small
detachment, consisting chiefly of
bandsmen, was sent to Peshawar,
where it remained from 5th June
to 10th October.