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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.

nished to Cherat, which remained at that place during April and May. A detachment was
sent to Ferozepore on 16th October for duty.

Lines and
barracks.

    V. Lines and barracks. —There was no change made in the disposition of the huts or in
the general condition of the lines in any way. Reference to report for 1875, 1874 and
previous years will give all necessary information. The huts and other buildings were in
excellent repair, perfectly clean, and not at all overcrowded.

Drainage.

    VI. Drainage. —The drainage has been so often described, that it seems unnecessary
to give any description here, and it will be sufficient to state that the lines are on a site which
has got a natural slope, so that all drainage is easily accomplished. A drain at either side of the
lines and one in the centre running down towards the front are sufficient for all requirements.
These drains are flushed every 24 hours.

Conservancy.

    VII. Conservancy. —The conservancy and latrine systems have been fully described in
the annual report for 1875, and in previous reports.

Water-supply.

    VIII. Water-supply. —The Water-supply is that which has been described so often in all
sanitary reports of Peshawar. The regimental arrangements for filtering were fully described
in the reports for the years 1874 and 1875.

Diet.

    1X. Diet. —The diet of the men in Peshawar ought to be generally good and fairly cheap.
Meat is not expensive, and vegetables are grown in great profusion and of every variety. In
the season, fruit in moderate quantity is within the reach of every sepoy.

Clothing.

    X. Clothing. —As has been so often stated, the clothing of natives in Peshawar has
always been and is now generally insufficient. Most natives will prefer to risk illness to spend-
ing a few rupees on warm heavy clothing. Their custom from childbirth having been to wear
thin white clothing, they look upon it as waste of money to buy warm clothing for a few
months' wear. The boots and shoes of native regiments will be a cause of considerable tempo-
rary loss of service until some better arrangement is made than either the wearing of the native
shoe or the ammunition boot.

Duties.

    XI. Duties. —The duties were the ordinary; but the ordinary duties in Peshawar are
always more severe than in any other station, as is well known.

Marches.

    XIII. Marches. —The head-quarters left Peshawar, as was stated, on the 10th November,
and relieved on the 22nd November.

Hospital.

    XIV. Hospital. —The hospital has been so often described, that it is now unnecessary
to do so.

Principal
causes of
sickness

    XVI. Principal causes of sickness. —The principal cause of admissions was quotidian
fever; next to this was bronchitis; after bronchitis, dysentery gave most admissions; congestion
of the spleen gave the next largest number of admissions; cholera gives the next number after
this—there having been 18 admissions. Abscesses and blisters of the feet have not been con-
sidered as regular illnesses. They gave 44 and 29 admissions respectively.

Principal
causes of
mortality.

    XVII. Principal causes of mortality. —Cholera gave the largest number of deaths, and
pneumonia gave the next largest, the first causing 10 deaths and the second 9. Two more
deaths occurred from pneumonia, supervening on fever. Two deaths occurred from diarrhœa
and pleurisy each, and one each from enteric fever, simple continued fever, and remittent fever.

Epidemics.

    XVIII. Epidemics. —As regards the cholera epidemic, I was not present with the head-
quarters of the regiment during the greater portion of time of outbreak; so regret that I
cannot give more detailed particulars than are given below. The disease first appeared on
Saturday morning, the 30th September, and the last case occurred on the 9th November, that
is, the outbreak lasted 41 days or nearly exactly six weeks.

Admissions at Head-Quarters, 30th Punjab Native Infantry.