Reports on mountain and marine sanitaria : medical and statistical observations on civil stations and military cantonments., jails - dispensaries - regiments - barracks, &c. within the Presidency of Madras, the Straits of Malacca, the Andaman Islands, and British Burmah from January 1858 to January 1862 / by Duncan Macpherson.
- MacPherson, Duncan, M.D., 1812-1867.
- Date:
- 1862
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Reports on mountain and marine sanitaria : medical and statistical observations on civil stations and military cantonments., jails - dispensaries - regiments - barracks, &c. within the Presidency of Madras, the Straits of Malacca, the Andaman Islands, and British Burmah from January 1858 to January 1862 / by Duncan Macpherson. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SKRIKS II. Skl'TIox I. want of carriago, rendered it necessary to relinquish all idea of ahandon- ing Lucknow to retire on Cawnpore as originally intended. Fortunately for the garrison, through the sagacity and wise precautionary measures of the late Sir Henry Lawrence, a large supply of provisions had been stored, and although no su])plies were received from without, between the 30th June, the date on which the garrison retired to the residency^ and the 18th November, the date of the arrival of the Commander-In- Chiefs force, a period of nearly five months, the healthy portion of the garrison suffered no great privations from want of food, nor indeed ; until the 3rd of November, was it deemed necessary to place them on J reduced rations. There was some deficiency, however, throughout in the ■ supply of medical comforts for the sick. The arrival of Sir James Out- ram’s force enabled the garrison to extend their positions, and in a short time buildings wore occupied by them beyond their original entrenchments, thus greatly improving the sanitary state ot the troops. Lastly, bowel disorders became frequent, and the health of the garrison began to be materially affected. The gums in many cases ex- hibited sponginess, and the wounded did not recover. Dr. Arthur in- formed me that few instances of successful amputation of the extremities occurred. That many of the cases appeared to progress^ favorably at first; but after four or five days, the patient usually had a rigor, followed by febrile excitement and irritability of stomach ; the flaps of the wound would then swell, assume a dark sloughy aspect, and the patient rapidly sink. Contusions and slight incised wounds were also prone to doughy de<^eneration. The relieving force having only taken three days supply of medicines with them, from Allum Bagh on the 25th September, and the greater part of this having been lost on the way m, the entire gamson became dependent on the small stock of stores found there. Latterly, much difficulty was experienced on this score, especially m the treatment of acute diseases, and also in the want of hospital clothing and bedding. Di. Arthur was fortunate in securing for his men some tents (le t behind by the rebels), which he had cut up and converted into bandages, bedding, c . On the 16th November, the Commander-in-Chicfs force appeaie before Tmeknow, and on the 17th the garrison was relieved. On of the 18th, the chief portion of the eick and wounded were edcnlly reeved to l.ilkooeha.two and half miles from the Ecs.doncy m rca, o H K.oeUeney's camp t the following night the ar.d « sccared, the remainder of the ; gmlison on the night of lh(^ 20(h. On the night of the .2i.d, the cn 8 evaeuatedthe Residency, ami the force silently commenced „s Kt.,„ •4](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2809265x_0144.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
