Medical and sanitary reports of the native army of Madras for the year 1873 : framed on the weekly an annual returns, on the reports of regimental medical officers, and on the inspection reports of deputy surgeons-general of the Indian Medical Department.

Date:
1875
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Credit: Medical and sanitary reports of the native army of Madras for the year 1873 : framed on the weekly an annual returns, on the reports of regimental medical officers, and on the inspection reports of deputy surgeons-general of the Indian Medical Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths and invaliding as contrasted with previous years :— Year. Station. Rate pek cent. OF Average Strength Present. Average Strength. Admissions. Daily Sick. All Deaths. Pensioned. Sick Leave. 1870 Jubbulpore 83-83 1-35 211 392 256 1871 Do. 42-49 1-95 •42 •14 1872 Do. 41-28 1-78 •14 •14 •85 Average... 1873 ... Bellary 55-86 1-69 •89 135 1-18 57-05 2-25 •14 •14 The following medical oflS.cers were in charge during the year:— Surgeon D. R. Thompson. Do. E. Levinge. Surgeon-Major J. R. Theobalds. The second-named medical ofl&cer reports as follows :— Maxchea. Marches.—The regiment arrived by wings at Bellary on 29t]i November 1873 and 21st December 1873 from Jubbulpore, where it was stationed for nearly five years, from January 1869 to 14th December 1873. A small detachment—^six privates and one naigue—was stationed at Butchamaree up to 30th November 1873, changed every month. Another small detachment—six privates and one naigue—was stationed at Shagapore from 1st November 1872 to 24th February 1873. Disease.. Disease,—The health of the regiment has been remarkably good throughout the year. The average strength of the regiment throughout the year has been 668'68 ; 380 admissions into hospital, 57 08 per cent.; one death, 15 per cent. Eleven cases were pensioned, one case sent away on sick certificate. Malaria has been the chief cause of sickness; 106 cases were admitted; all usually readily yielded to a purgative of calomel and castor oil on admission, followed by five-grain doses of quinine given before the hour the fever was expected. * There were 55 cases of catarrhal ophthalmia admitted; readily yielded to a purgative on admission and four grains of solution of nitrate of silver to the afiected eyes morning and evening, and alum pads during the day. There were eighteen cases of dysentery, which were treated by twenty or thirty minim doses of laudanum on admission, followed by large doses of ipecac uanha every six or eight hours, and afterwards mineral acid opiates and good nourishment. A case of phthisis proved fatal on 7th March in a sepoy who was admitted 5th February in a very weak, emaciated state, with a husky voice, cough, and with marked physical signs of consumption in both lungs, purulent expectoration, hectic fever followed by night sweats, diarrhoea, exhaustion, and death. HYDERA15AD SUBSIDIARY FORCE. Average strength ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,273 Do. present 3,227 Total admissions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,547 Daily sick ... 124 Deaths in hospital ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 Do. out of hospital ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 Pensioned ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 45 Sick leave ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 26 The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths and invaliding as contrasted with previous years :—