PRESIDENCY DISTRICT.

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39th (The Allygurh) Regiment Native Infantry—Barrackpore and Alipore.

   I. Medical Officers. —Surgeon-Major J. A. C. Hutchinson, M.D., has sub-
mitted the Annual Sanitary
Report:—

Medical
Officers.

   1st, at Barrackpore, head-quar-
ters of regiment.—Surgeon-Major
J. W. R. Amesbury, 1st Janu-
ary to 21st May 1876; Surgeon
Courtney, 22nd May to 31st May;
Surgeon Bomford, 1st July to
13th August; Surgeon-Major
R. F. Hutchinson, 14th August
to 9th October; Surgeon Bomford,
9th October to 31st December.

   2nd, at Alipore, wing of regi-
ment.—Surgeon E. Bovill, 6th
January to 7th February; Surgeon
Galloway, 8th February to 10th
July; Surgeon Bovill, 11th July to 13th July; Surgeon Dutt, 14th July to 3rd August; Surgeon
Galloway, 4th August to 14th August; Surgeon Freyer, 15th August to 18th August; Sur-
geon Bomford, 19th August to 8th October; Surgeon Freyer, 9th October to 16th October.

   3rd, Detachment at Meerut.—Surgeon Gupta, 19th November to 20th November; Surgeon-
Major Fleming, 19th November to 15th December; Surgeon Freyer, 16th December to
31st December.

   II. Location and movements. —From 1st January to 6th January remained at Barrackpore.
From 6th January to 17th October, the regiment was divided. Head-quarters at Barrackpore.
Wing at Alipore. From 17th October to 13th November, entire regiment at Barrackpore.
From 13th November to 15th November, regiment travelled by rail to Cawnpore. From 15th
November to 31st December, a detachment of the regiment remained at Meerut. From 15th
November to 19th December, the regiment was on the march to Delhi. From 19th December
to 31st December, the regiment formed part of the 2nd Infantry Division, Imperial Assemblage.

Location and
movements.

   V. Lines, &c. —Regarding the lines, drainage, conservancy, &c., there is nothing calling for
special notice.

Lines, &c.

   VIII. Water-supply. —The water-supply was exactly the same as in 1875, with the exception
of the time the regiment was on the move and encamped at Delhi. During the march, the water
drawn from wells on the different encamping grounds appears to have been of good quality, and
that at Delhi was also good care having been taken to select wells, the water of which was pure.

Water-
supply.

   IX. Diet. —No change has taken place under this head. The quality of the food sup-
plied on the march and at Delhi was good.

Diet.

   X. Clothing. —The usual clothing was worn while the regiment was at Barrackpore and
Alipore. On the march the men wore warm uniform; and also at Delhi, where the cold,
especially at night, was great.

Clothing

   XI. Duty and employment. —The duty throughout the year was of the ordinary character.
At Delhi the duty was not severe, as there were no parades.

Duty and
employment.

   XIII. Marches and service. —The regiment left Barrackpore, on relief, for Meerut on
13th November 1876, proceeding by rail to Cawnpore, and from thence by regular marches
to Delhi, where it remained, under canvas, from the 19th December to the 31st of the same
month. The regiment was encamped on open ground which had ben recently cultivated, and
formed part of the 2nd Infantry Division, Imperial Assemblage.

Marches and
service.

   XIV. Hospital. —The remarks made in the report for 1875 seem to be applicable to the
year under review. I beg therefore to refer to it.

Hospital.

   XV. Sickness, mortality and invaliding. Strength of the regiment—

Sickness,
mortality, and
invaliding.

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