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tonments, on the mountain ranges, tlie diminution in the rates of 

 sickness and mortaUty has been such as to justify the assertion, that if 

 this measure had been adopted at the time it was first urged by him, the 

 lives of from 8,000 to 12,000 men would hare been saved;" — a sufficient 

 lesson, one would think, to our military authorities, not to delay the 

 introduction of improvements, which experienced medical officers con- 

 cur in urgently recommending. 



In the East Indies, the same measure was advocated by Dr. J. R. 

 Martin, and the plan, suggested by him, of calling on military surgeons 

 for notices of the medical topography of the country generally, was 

 adopted, and ordered for the three presidencies in November 1845, by 

 the direct act of the Government. 



By a very interesting document lying before us, we learn, that of one 

 of II. M. regiments, which arrived in this country, eight years ago, 

 there are now exactly 109 men left. One-seventh part only are 

 sui-viving, after a lapse of seven and a half years. At this proportion 

 a regiment would be decimated in a twelvemonth ! 



We give the details in the form of a Dr. and C'r. account ; and only 

 wish that similar retm'ns were published yearly from every regi- 

 ment : — 



M. M. 98^^ Uegiment, January^ 1851. 



Periods. 



Strength of regiment on landing in China, 

 July 1842, 



Deaths amongst this number, between that 

 period and February 18 i4, 



Strength of regiment on arrival of the Dep6t, 

 February 1844, 



Strength of the Depot Companies joining ser- 

 vice, in 1844, 



Number of Recruits and volunteers received 

 between Februai-y 1844, and embarkation 

 from Chusan for India, in Jidy 1846, 



Strength of regiment on landing at Calcutta, 

 in November 1846, 



Recruits and Volunteers received since, 



Deatlis, and Invalided since November 1846, 

 up to 1st January 1850, 



Number of deaths between 17th February and 

 20th November 1849, 



Number of men now efiective who came out to 

 China with the regiment in July 1842, a 

 period of seven and half years, 



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