'Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society, from September 1850 to June 1852. Edited by the Secretary. Volume X.' [‎260] (393/458)

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REPORT ON THE HEAVY
the General Hospital severely bruised, whose husband was killed at the
same time,—another patient had his thigh fractured.
3. —As there is no jungle, and very little cultivation in the neighbour
hood of Hyderabad, any rain which falls with the exception of what
flows into the nullah, filled from the Pullallee, soon dries up. The
town from its situation, on the crest of the limestone range, is easily
drained, and well exposed to the air j so that there has been no
increase of sickness. There has been a greater number of prisoners
affected with fever, however, since the rains ceased ; on the 4th instant
there were twelve cases in Hospital; to-day there are twenty. The
prisoners are now divided between the new jail and tents pitched
xaear the Belooch pendalls—the proportion of admissions has been live
to forty four.
4. —The troops here are all at present very healthy ; the 28th Regi
ment N. I. remarkably so;—the other day there wore only twelve trifling
cases in Hospital. Since the 4th instant, there has been a steady
breeze from the southwest, and as the air is comparatively cool and dry,
the change is very refreshing.
5. —As the Indus has this year risen higher than usual, some increase
of sickness may be expected at its subsidence, but, I believe, that muck
depends on the state of the weather at that time ;—if the air is calm
the miasma collects over the river and numerous canals when drying
up, but if there is any wind it becomes dissipated through the air, and
like a minute quantity of poison in a large quantity of water compa
ratively inocuous.
6. —I have observed that after a close, calm day, the exhalation does
not extend above the height of ten or twelve feet from the surface;
the smell being very disagreeable. If there had been any wind, none
was perceptible.
I have &c.,
To the Commissioner in Scinde. (Signed) John Craig,
Assistant Civil Surgeon.
(True Copy) H. B. Ellis,
Assistant Commissioner*