Medical and sanitary report of the native army of Bombay, for the year 1878. : Framed on the weekly and annual returns, on the reports of regimental medical officers, and on the inspection reports of deputy surgeons general.
- Bombay (Presidency). Military Department.
- Date:
- 1879
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Medical and sanitary report of the native army of Bombay, for the year 1878. : Framed on the weekly and annual returns, on the reports of regimental medical officers, and on the inspection reports of deputy surgeons general. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.
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![dyspepsia 21, all discharged ; boils 30, and 27 discharged; itch 25, and 2] discharged; con- junctivitis of a mild character 14; muscular rheumatism 14; chronic rheumatism 21, and 20 discharged; primary syphilis 17, and 14 discharged. Of acute hepatitis 5 cases, and 4 dis- charged ; burns and scalds 6, which were of a mild character and all discharged. Only 1 case of cholera occurred, which was fatal. The average number of cases of ague in the months of June, July, and August, was about 100 under treatment for each month. The average daily number of sick was 37'2, against 24'3 for the year 1877. On many occasions the sick list rose as high as 58 or 60. The rate per cent, of admissions to average strength was 226‘0, the rate per cent, of daily sick to average strength 6’4, and the rate per cent, of deaths in hospital to average strength T3. 11. The number of deaths which took place was 8; of which 4 were caused by remittent Mortality and its causes. fever, 3 from acute and chronic bronchitis, and 1 from cholera. _ . 12. There has been no epidemic in the regiment during Epidemics. ,, 1 1 the year. 1 3. This has been attended to as much as possible, a good many of the families left ,T , . . the regiment and went to their villages for a time, and on vaccination and re-vaccmation. ,, . ° ,, , i .i this account a smaller number ot children are shown on the list; 30 being the number successfully done in the course of the year. 14. The total number invalided for discharge was 34. The causes were, general T .... .. debility 8, ague and worn out 9, ague and rheumatism 1, Invaliding and its causes. , , °, .,. _ , .... ? , - ; chronic bronchitis 2, palpitation aud worn out 5, inguinal hernia 2, bronchial catarrh 2, chronic rheumatism 2, defective eyesight 2, and deafness 1. Twenty-three men were discharged with gratuity. 15. As will be seen from what has been previously stated, the general condition of the . ■ lines, hospital, and the buildings connected therewith, new ones ationsC|UirementS ^ recornmen<* are much required, and have, I believe, been sanctioned fora full Regiment, instead of a strong wing as hitherto ; they are to be built by the Public Works Department and not by the men of the regiment, as has been the case previously. A new hospital is also much required, as the present building is not at all suitable in many ways, as has often been reported. 16. Nothing particular under this head more than has been already stated. The usual class of diseases has been under treatment. Quinidine and cinchonidine have been used in the treatment of the greater number of cases of ague, but except in the very mild cases, it is not to be compared with quinine, which in many cases has ultimately to be depended on. Special observations. Inspection by Deputy Surgeon General Beatty. The hospital and lines were frequently inspected during the time the regiment was located at Poona, and again at Satara on the 6th March 1879. The lines occupied by the Regiment at the latter station are extremely bad, and have repeatedly been reported as unfit for the sepoys to live in. The huts should be removed and replaced by new ones, having plinths and better ventilation. The old site being on an elevation is unobjectionable, and possesses excellent natural drainage. Conservancy is carefully attended to, and the latrines, which are on the trench system, are kept clean. Water supply is always deficient in the hot season. The general health of the regiment has been fair, but the physique of many of the men in the regiment is below the usual standard. The arrangements for hospital accommo- dation are bad, what is used for the purpose being a small, hired, ill ventilated building in the middle of the Sudder Bazaar. A new hospital is absolutely necessary. The present building is wholly unfitted for the accommodation of sick, and were an epidemic to occur, the medical officer would have no place to treat them. The hospital books and records were very carefully kept. H. ffi.’s 12th Regiment N. I. DharWAR.—In Medical charge of Surgeon H. W. Boyd. Average Strength ........ 710 Do. Present 702 Admissions 708 Daily Sick 18’4 9 m Deaths in Hospital Do. out of do. Invalided Sick Leave 8 2 17 6](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24915518_0061.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
