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MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.

and conservancy was found in good order." The medical stores were abundant
and well kept; the hospital records were in a satisfactory condition, with the
exception that the " case book should have contained a larger number of cases."
The hospital establishment is very favorably reported on.

15th Bengal(Cureton's Mooltanee) Cavalry.

Medical
Officers.

    I. Medical Officers .—Surgeon Yeld held charge of the regiment for
the greater part of the year
and wrote the report.

Location and
movements.

    II. Location and movements.—
The regiment formed part of the
force assembled at the Delhi
Camp of Exercise, 1875-76, occu-
pying ground at Bussai from the
1st to the 5th of January, when
they moved into Budlee-ka-Serai.
On the 13th they moved into
flying camp for manœuvering
purposes; returned to Budlee-ka-
Serai on the 15th, and on the
16th left Delhi for Agra, which
was reached on the 24th January.
They here formed part of the personal escort of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
and on the 10th of February left Agra for their new station—Cawnpore which—was occupied
on the 25th of February. A small detachment of the regiment occupied the lines at Cawnpore
from the commencement of the year to the date of arrival of the main body.

Meteorology
and climate.

    IV. Meteorology and climate.— The rains were late in setting in (not actually being
established before the 4th of July), and were of short duration. The cessation of the rains
was marked by a great increase in the number of admissions from fever of a mild type;
otherwise the climate does not appear to have had any injurious effect on the health of the
men.

Lines,
barracks,&c.

    V. Lines, barracks, &c.—The regiment occupied the lines vacated by the 1st Bengal
Cavalry on relief. As these have been fully described in the previous reports of that
and other regiments, repetition is unnecessary. The lines generally are in a satisfactory state
of repair, and there is no overcrowding. Repairs, when needed, have been duly carried out, and
the main guard-room has been re-roofed. The growth of the trees has been promoted, and
additional ones planted. The bazar is small, but sufficient for all purposes; is clean and in
good order.

Drainage.

    VI. Drainage.— This has been frequently described in previous reports, and is, as then
stated, quite effective. It is proposed to improve that of the sudder bazar, by the formation
of a new underground drain, to open on to the banks of the river. That of the lines is
fairly efficient. The parade-ground and the piece of ground between the hospital and
the lines are, during the rainy weather, very much under water, and absorption goes on some-
what slowly.

Conservancy,
water-supply,
&c

    VII.Conservancy, water-supply, &c.—The conservancy, water-supply, diet
and clothing are all favorably reported on. Theduty is said to be light.
Average nights in bed—6.2.

Hospital.

    XIV. Hospital.— The hospital has ample accommodation for twenty cases; and this
number was only once exceeded for a short time in the past year,viz., in the wet weather,
when the men suffered from mild attacks of fever. The general comfort of the men in
hospital has been improved in several ways since the last report. Jhamps have been supplied
for all the openings in the verandahs, and the intense glare has thus been removed. Small
chicks have also been supplied (regimentally) to each door, so that the distress often caused by
flies, &c., has been somewhat removed. A number of warm razaies, supplied from the regi-
mental funds, are also available for men during the rainy and cold seasons, and have been found
very useful. The roof was put in a state of thorough repair previous to the rains, and the usual
general repairs have been made during the year. No means of warming the building exist.
The out-buildings are somewhat insufficient for the present medical subordinates, who are
somewhat crowded in consequence.

Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.

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