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the
war,
either diseased, or with that-
susceptibility to disease, which is generated by long confinement in crowded. Transports, n by
exposure...
to climate. during.
Shore.. They
but in
were
active-operations on- lodged, not in. Barracks, ground-flors. hovels, the boards of which.
were in close contact with the wet earth. below. I had not been a month on shore-
Barracks where.
before. I gave my assent to Major General. &'Aquilar meeting they
are no
returns
the
new
completed, and the Military of the present - year will. form the.
beet comment on the benefits which have been. derived. The healthiness of the Troops during. the present. Summer is the more remarkable-
as a
large
Amount
of Prize Money
was
distributed at the commencement of the hot-
Season, and the men were
with the means
thus supplied -
of dissipation
I believe that
among the better-
*
↑
portion of the Civil. Community there is as little. mortality as in any part of the world.... Those individuals among the inferion. grades who
indulge in ardent drinks must expect - the.
consequences of habits which, if they sometimes
in a cold, cannot.
enjoy impunity in a hot, climate.
cannot expect.
it
The effectical. drainage - which. has been carried on for about two which is now
years, and-
mearly completed. has of course. had its share in rendering the Colong healthy; to
which must be added the numerous excellent.
the
Same-
Buildings, public and private, that have risen during
period Dr Tills enclosed report is by far the best - ansuri- that. I can send to the Despatch-under-
reply, and I beg to refer you at the
same time to the Medical - returns at-
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Page - 127 of the Colonial. Blue Book - for. 1845.
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