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

 sickness and mortality 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 

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

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

 introduction of improTements, which experienced medical officers con- 

 cur in urgently recommending. 



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

 Martin, and the plan, suggested by him, of calhng 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. 



33y a very interesting document lying before us, we learn, that of one 

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

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

 surviving, after a lapse of seven and a half years. At this proportion 

 a regiment would be decunated in a twelvemonth ! 



We give the details in the form of a Dr. and Cr. account ; and only 

 wish that similar returns were pubhshed yearly from every regi- 

 ment : — 



S. M. 98ft Tlegiment, January, 1851. 



Periods. 



Strength of regiment on landing in Chiiia. 

 July 1842, '. 



Deaths amongst this niunber, between that 

 period and February 1844, 



Strength of regiment on arrival of the Depdt, 

 February 1844, 



Strength of the Depot Companies joining ser- 

 vice, in 1844, 



Number of Eecraits and volunteers received 

 between February 1844, and embarkation 

 from Chusan for India^ in July 1846,.. 



Strength of regiment on landing at Calcutta, 

 in November 1846, 



Eecruits and Tolunteers received since, 



Deaths, and Invahded since November 1846, 

 up to 1st January 1850, 



Niunber of deaths between 17th February and 

 20th November 18-19, 



Number of men now efl'ective who came out to 

 China with the regiment in July 1842, a 

 period of seven and half years, 



