ROHILCUND DIVISION.

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    VII. Conservancy,&c— See Annual Report of 1874. Notwithstanding the observations I
made in 1874 against the use of latrines for the regiment, and the greater advantage in a
sanitary and economical point of view of the fields below the regimental lines being employed
for purposes of nature by the men and regiment generally, by orders issued this year the
recently constructed latrines have been brought into use.

Conservancy.

    VIII. Water-supply. —The water-supply has been very fair this year, the commence-
ment of the rains not having been delayed. It is only during the hot season, when the com-
mencement of the rains is delayed, that the supply of water is deficient in quantity.

Water-Supply.

     Under the heads of Diet, Clothing, Duty, and Exercise, there was nothing that calls for
any special remark.

     XIII. Marches and service.— The regiment has not been employed on active service
during the year, but marched for the camp of exercise at Delhi in November of (1875)
last year, returning to Almora in February; and again in November of this year it
marched for the Imperial Durbar Assemblage at Delhi, and is now in camp there.
The regiment has therefore twice within eight months been on the march to and from
Delhi. As to the effect of these marches on the health of the regiment, there is no
doubt the percentage of sick is greater than when stationary at Almora; but this is to be
accounted for by the change of diet from that of the plains, especially to the greater
quantity of fruit and vegetables, as well as additional exposure to cold and damp by
being under canvas; but the physique of the regiment is in no way materially injured by
the few months' exposure to change of climate, diet, and night-air under canvas.

Marches and
Service.

      XIV. Hospital,— See Annual Reports of 1872, and 1875. The defects of the hospital
building, mentioned in the report of 1872, namely, the loss of space by the roof of
the building being supported on stone pillars, and the defective position of the fire-places,
are about to be remedied: plans of reconstruction have been made out, and sanc-
tioned. Since medical pupils became attached to regiments, the accommodation for medical
subordinates about the hospital has been insufficient. This also is about to be remedied.
A site has been selected outside the hospital compound, there being no room inside, and
doubtless plans will soon be issued and the buildings commenced.

Hospital.

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

Sickness,
mortality and
invaliding.

XVI. Principal causes of sickness.—

Principal
causes of
sickness.

With regard to the principal causes of sickness, I would beg to refer to remarks on
this head regarding syphilis in my reports for 1873 and 1874, and again to point out
that the returns of primary and secondary syphilis are still exceedingly high; nor has
anything been done in the way of protection by the introduction of the Contagious Diseases
Act into the station.

     XVII. Principal Causes of mortality.

Principal
causes of
mortality.

The sickness has been very much as usual, notwithstanding cholera having existed
in the station, from which, as already stated, the regiment almost entirely escaped-
The mortality has been slightly higher during the past year than it was during the two
immediately preceding; but so slightly higher than the general average of' other years, when
the regiment is not on active service that no notice need be taken of the circumstance here.