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Comparative Statistical Tables of Admissions into Hospital, and Mortality from Disease 



among the Royal Troops in the three Presidencies of India, for the 



First Quarter of the Year 1840. 



Abstract of the General Quarterly Return of Sick of Her Majesty's Troops in the Bengal Presidency, from \st Jan. to list March lcUU. 



Regiments and Stations. 



Length of 

 time present 

 in the Com- 

 mand during 

 the Quarter. 



Average 

 strength 

 during 

 the pe- 

 riod. 



No. of 

 Admissions. 



No. of 

 Deaths. 



Ratio per 



Cent, per 



Quarter of 



Admissions 



to strength. 



Ratio per 

 Cent, per 

 Quarter of 

 Deaths to 

 strength. 



Ratio per 



Cent, of 



Deaths to 



Admissions. 



Remarks. 



3rd Light Dragoons — Cawn- 

 pore. 



16th Lancers — on march from 

 Cabul to Meerut. 



3rd Foot, or Buffs — Meerut. 



9th Foot — on march to, and 

 at, Agra. 



I3th Light Infantry— Aff- 

 ghanistan (Cabul). 



]6tli Foot— Dinapore. 



21st Fusiliers — Chinsurah. 



26th Foot— Fort William. 



31st Foot — Ghazeepore. 



41th Foot — Kurnaul. 



49th Foot — Dinapore and 

 Fort William. 



Detachments of Recruits, 

 Invalids, etc. at Fort Wil- 

 liam, Chinsurah, and on 

 the march, &c. of the 

 above Regiments. 



The whole 

 period. 



Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



640 



687 



756 



7S4 



415 

 421 

 679 

 931 

 696 

 700 



679 

 727 



246 



228 

 231 



358 



113 

 190 

 348 

 272 

 157 

 186 



272 

 288 



1 



16 

 3 



2 



16 

 8 

 13 

 10 

 9 

 3 



6 

 17 



38-28 



3318 

 30-56 



43-60 



26-88 

 46-13 

 6010 

 29-63 

 22-66 

 26-57 



40-06 

 39-61 





0-16 



2-31 

 0-39 



0-26 



3-76 

 1-90 



2-24 

 108 

 2-29 

 0-43 



0-88 



0-33 



0-40 



7-02 

 1-29 



0-61 



14-16 

 4-21 

 3-73 

 3.67 

 5-73 

 1-61 



2-20 

 5-90 



1. The greatest No. of deaths 

 from any one disease was 31 — 

 viz. from Cholera. 



2. Eighteen deaths from 

 Pneumonia ; 16 from Dysen- 

 tery ; 10 from Diarrhoea ; to 

 from Fever ; and 7 from Hepa- 

 titis. 



3. No death from Gunshot 

 wound - 



4. The two Corps on Service 

 viz. 16th Lancers and 13th 

 Light Infantry, sustained the 

 greatest losses by death, each 

 having lost 16 men. 



5. The ratio of admissions 

 from Venereal during the Quar- 

 ter, was 6.28 per cent, to 

 strength. 



General Quarterly Averages. 





7,985 



2,868 



104 



36-79 



1-30 



3-63 





T 



lis would gi 



'e Ratios 



ler Annum 



qual to 



143-16 





6-20 







Abstract of the General Quarterly Return of Sick of Her Majesty's Troops in the Madras Presidency, from 1st Jan. to S\st March, 1840. 



Regiments and Stations. 



Length of 

 time present 

 in the Com- 

 mand during 



Average 



strength 



during the 



period. 



No. of 

 Admis- 

 sions. 



No. of 

 Deaths, 



Ratio per 

 Cent, per 

 Quarter, of 

 Admissions 



Ratio per 



Cent, per 



Quarter, of 



Deaths to 



Ratio pel- 

 Cent, of 

 Deaths to 

 Admissions. 



Remarks. 





the'Quarter. 







to strength. 



strength. 









ial strength 

 3th L. D. 



Deduct J 



Quarterly 



s give 321. 













1. The greatest No. of deaths 

 from any one disease was 21, 

 viz. from Dysentery. 



13th Light Dragoons — on 

















march from Bangalore, 

















2. The next greatest No. of 



and embarked for England 



For 2 



i; o*c£ 













deaths occurred from Hepatitis 



24th February. 



months. 



321 



162 



13 



50-46 



4 05 



8-02 



and Cholera — viz. from each 



1 6th Hussars — at Bombay 



The whole 















15. There were only 7 from 

 Fever of all types. 



and route to Bangalore. 



period. 



555 



333 



13 



60-00 



2-34 



3-9S 



4th Foot — Bangalore and 



















Bellary. 



Do. 



867 



580 



8 



66-89 



0-92 



1-37 



3. No death from Gunshot 



39th Do. — on route to 

















wound. 



Kamptee. 



Do. 



626 



354 







35-11 



0-0 



0-0 





41st Do. (Rt. Wing)— Bel- 

















4. The ratio of admissions 



gaum. 



Do. 



482» 



135 



1 



28-01 



0-20 



0-74 



from Venereal is high, being 



64th Do. — Fort St. George. 



Do. 



522 



164 



4 



31 41 



0-76 



2-43 



7.6 per cent, to strength — 



65th Ditto — Secunderabad, 

















equal to 30 per cent, per An- 



and on route to Madras. 



Do. 



789 



362 



6 



14-61 



0-63 



1-42 



num. 



57th Do. — Trichinopoly and 



















Bangalore 



Do. 



803 



333 



4 



1116 



0-49 



1-20 





62ud Do. — at Moulmein. 



Do. 



736 



322 



I) 



13-75 



0-0 



0-0 





63rd Do. — at Moulmein. 



Do. 



799 



198 



3 



24-78 



0-37 



1-51 





94th Do. — at Cannanore. 



Do. 



584 



230 



14 



39-38 



2-39 



6-08 





Depot at — Poonamallee — 



















viz. Recruits and Invalids 



















of the above Corps. 



Do. 



109 



273 



5 



260-45 



468 



1-83 





General Quarterly Averages. 





7193 



3436 



70 



47-64 



0-97 

 3-88 



2-04 





This 



would give 



Ratios per A 



nnum eqi 



al to 



189-56 





• The Left Wing of Her Majesty's 41st Regt., 338 strong, 

 the Quarterly Return of that Command. 



s excluded from this Return, as it was stationed at Poonah, in the Bombay Presidency, and is included ir. 



Abstract of the General Quarterly Return of Sick of I: 



. M. Troops in the 



Bombay Presidency, from 1st Jan. to 31st March, 1810. 



Regiments and Stations. 



Length of 

 time present 

 in the Com- 

 mand during 

 the Quarter. 



Average* 

 Strength 

 during 

 the peri- 

 od. 



No. of 

 Admissi- 

 ons. 



No. of 

 Deaths 



Ratio per 



Cent, per 



Quarter, to 



Strength. 



Ratio per . 



Cent, per 

 Quarter, of 

 Admissions 

 to strength. 



Ratio per 



Cent, of 



Deaths to 



Admissions. 



Remarks. 



4th Light Dragoons. 



The whoh- 



699 



222 



4 



31*75 



1-67 



1-tiO 



l. The greatest No. of deatbs 



i 448 At Kirkee. 



1 261 On Field Service. 



period. 















from any one disease was 11, viz. 

















from Hepatitis acuta. 



















2. Nine deaths occurred from 



2nd Foot. 



Do. 



717 



£26 



7 



31-52 



0-97 



3-08 



Dysentery, and 6 from Cbolera. 



1 424 On Field Service. 

















3. No death in the return from 



S285 On Route to Deesa. 

















Gunshot wound. 



* 8 At Colabah & Poonah. 

















4. The ratio of admissions from 

 Venereal among the troops on field 



6th Foot. 



Do. 



775 



431 



14 



65-76 



1-81 



3-17 



service was under 2 per cent, while 



Colaba and in Route to 

















that among those at stations in the 



Poonah. 

















Presidency was above 5 per cent. 

 Troops in the field, or on the march, 



17 th Foot. 



Do. 



844 



342 



24 



40-62 



2*84 



7-02 



seldom contract much Venereal ; yet 



Scinde and Colaba. 

















the late Dr. burke adduced this as 

 an argument for the abolition of tbe 



40th Foot. 



Do. 



800 



415 



10 



51*87 



1-26 



2-41 



Lock Hospital system, as lie said un- 



\ 700 On Field Service. 

















der such circumstances the troops 



/ 100 At Colaba, 

















were not under its influence. The 

 fact is, that it is chiefly in Canton- 



Left Wing 41st Foot, at Poo- 

















ments that the men are exposed to 



nah. 



Do. 



338 



61 







18-04 



00 



o-o 



infection, and where means of pre- 

 vention are chiefly required to be 

 adopted. 



General Quarterly averages. 





4171 



1697 



59 



40-68 



1-41 



3-47 



Tin 



would give 



Ratios pe 



annum e 



[ual to 



162-72 



6'64 







' In piace of the average, the hiij/icst strength during the period seems to have been given, which materially affects (reduces) the real ratios of Sickness and Mortality 



