The second and third sections of the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the cholera epidemic of 1861 in northern India ... / [president of the commisioners John Strachey.

  • India. Commission to Inquire into the Cholera Epidemic of 1861.
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1864
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Credit: The second and third sections of the report of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the cholera epidemic of 1861 in northern India ... / [president of the commisioners John Strachey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The 82nd Regiment arrived in Caleutta from England in Novem- ber 1857. During a considerable part of the following year it was em- ployed in the North-Western Provinces on service in the field, and the men suffered severely from fever and sun-stroke. In 1859 and 1860 the . Regiment was stationed at Shahjehanpore and Moradabad, where the men were generally healthy, and in April 1861 it arrived at Delhi. The health of the Reg'iment at Delhi was tolerably good during 1861, and in the earlier part of 1862. Shortly before the outbreak of Cholera, there was nothing remarkable in the amount of sickness, or in its character. In June 1861 there was no unusual prevalence of diarrhaja, but cases became numerous after the Epidemic commenced. There was nothing in the duties of the men, or in any of the details of their management, which seemed likely to have predisposed them to the attack of the disease. The Bengal Artillery* stationed at Delhi during the Epidemic were raised in August 1859, and had been quartered in Delhi ever since. The health of the men had been indifferent; they had suffered much from fever and boils, and there was a great prevalence of venereal diseases. The duties of the men were moderate in amount, and not likely to be in any way injurious to their health. In the general arrangements there was nothing peculiar. The first case of Cholera among the European Troops occurred on the 4th July. On this day a patient suffering from fever in the hospital of Her Majesty's 82nd Regiment was attacked. On the 5th July a case was admitted from the Cashmere-gate barracks, and on the 6th, another patient who was suffering* from orchitis was seized in the hospital. These three cases were all fatal. On the 7th and 8th there were no fresh cases, but on the 9th July the disease re-appeared, and after this date cases continued to occur every day until the 1st August. On the 9th and 10th July there were two admissions from the Cashmere-gate barracks. Hitherto the Palace had been free from Cholera, but on the 11th two cases occurred there, and from this time forward the men in the Palace suffered far more severely than those who were quartered outside. The tendency of the disease to attack the patients in the hospital continued. Up to the 19th July there were altogether 51 cases in the Regiment. Of these, 29 cases occurred in the Palace, 13 in the Cash- mere-gate barracks, and 9 in the hospital. The propriety of moving the men into camp had for some time been under discussion. On the 20th July two Companies of the 82nd * 4th Company, 1st Battalion; 1st Company, lth Battalion; 4th Battery, lGth Bri- gade; 1st Battery, 21th Brigade.
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