Sketch of the medical history of the native army of Bombay, for the year 1873. : Extracted from the annual returns, from the reports of regimental medical officers and from the inspection reports of deputy surgeons general. Compiled in the office of the surgeon general, Indian Medical Department, Bombay.

  • Bombay (Presidency). Military Department.
Date:
1874
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Credit: Sketch of the medical history of the native army of Bombay, for the year 1873. : Extracted from the annual returns, from the reports of regimental medical officers and from the inspection reports of deputy surgeons general. Compiled in the office of the surgeon general, Indian Medical Department, Bombay. 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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    The hospital is in good repair, andi can accommodate 16 patients in the building and 12 in the verandahs, allowing 1,242 cubic feet for each patient. Hospital Building. I think it would be advisable to enlarge it so as to hold at least. 8 per cent, of sick. The 1st and 2nd class subordinates^ houses have been rebuilt during the last year. Pendalls are required for the doolyvallas, who are obliged to live in the town. A well is greatly wanted for the use of the regimental hospital, as well as for the police and civil hospital, to be so placed as to be equally useful to all. Hospital Water-supply. At present the water is supplied from wells in the police lines, which are reported on by the Chemical Analyser to Government in the same terms as those of the regimental lines, viz.“ that I am unable to speak in favour- rable terms of any of the samples of drinking water; all show such evidence of deleterious organic contaminations that it is impossible for me to point out one as a good potable water.^^ I am sure no greater proof of the necessity of a well for the use of the hospitals is required than the analysis below— Analysis of the Water from the Wells xised both by the Police and Military Hospitals. Drinking Water. Grains per Gallon. Police Lines. Well No. 6. Well No. 7. Total solids 32-20 46-20 Less on ignition... Chlorine 2-73 8-19 Sulphuric acid 1-63 •38 Silica .. 5-60 6-44 Hardness total by calculation 20-44 32-48 Permanent by soap test 7-00 7-35 Ammonia determination (after Wanklyn) free ■007 ■0098 Albumenoid ... •0196 •238 Of nitrates and nitrites -630 ■735 Oxygen total required at 140 F. in presence of acid •0560 •2240 • Ammonia and oxygen determinations in milligrammes per litre, i. e. parts per million ... ... ... (1,000,000) Ammonia, free ^ •11 •14 Albumenoid •28 •34 Of nitrates and nitrites 9-0 10-5 Oxygen total required •80 3-20