1839.] Br. Burke's Reports. 69 



For the period of four years, from 1830 to 1833, the average propor- 

 tion of deaths to strength is, 



Officers 2*75 per cent per annum. 



Men 3-80 



Women 329 



Children 662 



Kurnaul. 



In the Station of Kurnaul the locality of the Barracks for His Ma- 

 jesty's Regiment is the best the place afforded. The soil generally is 

 light and sandy on the surface, but at the depth of 12 or 15 inches it 

 is a stiff clay; in some parts however it is calcarious, (and of which the 

 natives make lime). The large canal in the immediate vicinity forms 

 an irregular semicircle near the Station, and tends in a great measure 

 to drain that part. 



For the period of three years, from 183 i to 1833, inclusive, in which 

 it has been occupied by a King's Regiment, the average proportion 

 of deaths to strength per cent is, 



Officers 1*23 per cent per annum. 



Men 3-00 



Women 1'73 



Children 6*62 



Agra. 



In the Station of Agra the cantonment for His Majesty's troops 

 is stated to be elevated about 170 feet above the level of the river 

 Jumna, from which the distance is about the same as from the Fort, 

 that is \\ mile. The immediate banks of the river are deeply in- 

 dented with water-courses, which serve to convey the rain water into 

 the river. 



The 13th Light Infantry Regiment has been healthy ever since 

 its arrival there, a period of two years, in which there died 29 men ; 

 but almost all of them had the foundation of their disease laid in 

 Dinapore. This comparative healthiness, as far as locality is con- 

 cerned, arises from the cantonment enjoying constant ventilation, the 

 water running immediately off, the drainage being good, and there 

 being no stagnant pools, or sources of malaria in the vicinity, and 

 especially that the troops are well accommodated, and so are the sick. 



Setting aside intemperance, which is the cause of so many diseases 

 of the soldier in India, they may be said to have enjoyed a state of 

 health at Agra almost equal to what a Regiment would be found to 

 do in the healthiest parts of Europe. 



