Causes of
mortality.
Epidemics.
Vaccination.
Medical
charge.
Location.
Duty.
Hospital.
Principal
diseases.
Causes of
mortality.
180
MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
There were 24 admissions and three remaining from previous year. The number of cases
during the year was increased by exposure to intense cold and rain in January at the
Panialah camp of exercise. During the period there were a good many cases of dysentery and
diarrhœa, which were attributable partly to exposure and partly to the bad quality of the drink-
ing water.
The other regiments composing the camp were equally affected. It is a noteworthy fact
that the British population are almost entirely free from all these complaints, with the excep-
tion of the frontier sore. During the year there have been a few cases of fever of a very
mild type.
XVII. Principal causes of mortality.—Pneumonia 6, dysentery 1, remittent fever 2, pa-
ralysis 1.
Epidemics.—None.
Vaccination.—The children of the regiment were vaccinated in November.
3rd Punjab Cabalry.—Dera Ghazi Khan.
Detachments,
Drainage.
Food supplies.
Sickness, mor-
tality and
invaliding.
Surgeon O. T. Duke, in medical charge, reports :—
YEAR.
STATION.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions. Deaths. Daily sick.
1869 Rajunpur, January 1868,
from Kohat
...
209.7
1 4
7.3
1870
Ditto
ditto
323.9
2.1
9 . 9
1871
Ditto
ditto
277.1
1.
6.1
1872 Dera Ghazi Khan, Janu-
ary 1872...
. . . 237.8
2.
6.7
1873
Ditto
ditto
168.8
1.2
4.9
Average.
243.4
1.5
6.9
1874 Dera Ghazi Khan
. . . 250.9
.81
5.8
XT. Sickness, mortality and invaliding.—Strength of the regiment :—present 358.96 ;
absent 122. 90; total 491.8.
II. Location and move-
ments.—The head-quarters of
the regiment have not moved
from Dera Ghazi Khan. Detach-
ments have been posted at Mun-
grota and Hurrund through-
out the year. These detachments
are relieved every two months.
A small detachment was absent
with His Honor the Lieuteuant
Governor from 1st January to
3rd of April 1874.
The station is reported to
be badly drained ; supplies
were plentiful during the
year and duties not exces-
sive ; nights in bed 4 in 7. The hospital accommodation is sufficient and satis
factory. Two stoves have been added during the last year, and have added to
the comfort.
STATION.
PERIOD.
S t r e n g t h .
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
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 at Dera
Ghazi Khan.
1st Jan. 1874 31st Dec.1874 312.72
836
2 18.77 267.33
. 64 .00
Detachment at Hurrund
Ditto
Ditto
20.93
45 ... 1.27 215.00 ...
.06
„ „ Mungrota
Ditto
Ditto
19.73
30
. . . 1.01 152.05
...
.12
Escort—His Honor the
Lieutenant Governor
Ditto 3rd Apl. 1874 70.06
15 ... 2.10
84.05 ... 3.00
TOTAL
. . .
. . .
. . . 368.96
926
2 21.46 250.97
. 54 5.81
Number of deaths in hospital, 2 ; out of hospital, 2 ; total 4; per cent. of total strength
. . . .81
„ invalided
12 ;
„
, ,
, ,
. . . 2 . 4 4
„ sent on sick leave 13 ;
, ,
, , , ,
. . . 2.64
„
of days spent in hospital, 7,833 ; per admission, 8'46 ; per man „
, ,
. . . 15.92
,,
„ on sick leave, 1,408 ; per man
108 30 ; „
, , , ,
. . . 2.86
Total temporary loss of service per man of total strength
...
. . . 18.78
XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—Of the total admissions, 926 in number, 656 were due
to malarious fever not of a severe type.
X VII. Principal causes of mortality.— Two men died at head-quarters, one from emphysema,
the other death was under peculiar circumstances. The Sowar for some time had been suffering