Observations on the diseases of the army, in camp and garrison. In three parts. With an appendix, containing some papers of experiments, read at several meetings of the Royal Society / By John Pringle.
- John Pringle
- Date:
- 1752
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the diseases of the army, in camp and garrison. In three parts. With an appendix, containing some papers of experiments, read at several meetings of the Royal Society / By John Pringle. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![of the difference of quarters: two of its com- ] 742. panies lay on St. Peter’s hill, the remaining eight in the lowed: part of the town, in rooms fo very damp, that the men could fcarce keep their fhoes and belts from moulding. In the month of July, the fick of one batta¬ lion amounted to about 140*; of which number only two belonged to the companies on the hill, and all the reft to thofe in the lower town. But in the middle of Au- guft, upon changing the barracks, the fick- nefs fuddenly abated. The reft of the garri- . fon fuffered much lets in proportion 5 the higheft Returns of the foot at no timeexceed- ing 70 in a battalion, and 40 in a regiment of dragoons Now as the Returns include all accidents unfitting a foldier for duty, and as thefe numbers are little more than triple to what fuch corps would commonly have at home, the ficknefs in this garrifon was ac¬ counted moderate. The higheft Returns were in the month of Auguft; when the diftem- * A compleat battalion confuted of 813 j but as commif- fioned officers are not put in the Returns of the fick:, we are only to reckon the full corps at 780. •f- This confifted of three fquadrons, and each fquadron cf 158 men, not including officers. pers 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30502962_0047.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
