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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF MADRAS.

Vaccination.

     Vaccination .—The number of cases of vaccination during the past year has been only very
few owing to the regiment having marched for Delhi when it is always carried on. There will
be about 60 cases to be operated on when the regiment returns to Saugor.

Epidemic.

     Epidemic .—No disease has broken out in an epidemic form during the year. Fevers of a
mild intermittent type prevailed as usual after the rains, commencing in September and
gradually disappearing towards the end of November.

Ventilation of
hospital.

     Ventilation of hospital .—The hospital is ventilated by 12 doors and 12 ventilators.

Hospital
drainage.

     Hospital drainage .—The natural drainage round the hospital is good owing to the sloping
nature of the ground. The hospital latrine is strictly conducted on the dry-earth system. No
representations made.

Water-supply.

     Water-supply. —Water for the hospital is obtained from a new well in the compound of the
building, of excellent quality, and always ample in quantity.

General
conclusions

     General conclusions .—The health of the regiment has been good. There has been no
outbreak of epidemic of any sort The deaths have been few. The regiment has completely
escaped the cholera that prevailed generally throughout the station and district owing to the
great care exercised in preventing intercommunication between the people in the lines and
those of the infected localities.

5th Regiment Native Infantry.

STATION—SAUGOR.

Arrived from Secunderabad, 10th January 1873.

     The following return shows the rates of sickness, deaths, and invaliding, as
contrasted with previous years:—

     Surgeon F. H. Blenkinsop was in medical charge of this corps during the
year and reports as under:—

Climate of
the station.

Climate of the station .—The regiment has certainly enjoyed much better health during the
past year. In January the weather was very cold and there were some cases of chest affection.
The hot season lasted very long and was therefore somewhat trying.

Ventilation
of the men's
huts, &c.

     Ventilation of the men's huts, &c .—The huts are wretched little buildings, with a cubic
space of only 617 cubic feet. A few of the men have made holes in the walls for light and
ventilation, but the majority have not even this. The doors are only 4 feet in height and narrow
in proportion. Almost the sole ventilation in the night, when the doors are closed, takes place
between the tiles; and as several huts have as many as eight occupants, the state of the atmos-
phere cannot be conducive to health.

Water supply.

     Water supply plentiful .