of the Troops at Kurnaul. 



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The greater prevalence of paroxysmal fevers in May and June, may 

 be attributable to miasmatic exhalations, arising from irrigation of the 

 lands in and about the cantonments of Kurnaul: and to relapses, 

 from exposure to the sun. 



From Table No. 2, we ascertain, that the most unhealthy years 

 were those of 1829, 1838, 1839 and 1841 ; the ratio of sick to strength 

 being 197-89, 200*52, 171'27, and 272*12. 



The degree of prevalence of miasmatic fevers among the European 

 troops stationed at Kurnaul, is shewn to be in each year of the thir- 

 teen, included in the period referred to, as follows :■ — 



1829 



. 



151 Ca 



ses, 5 Deat 



1830 





77 



2 



1831 





. 473 



4 „ 



1832 





. 617 



3 



1833 





31 



3 



1834 





. Ill 



3 



1835 





68 



5 



1836 





. 361 



4 



1837 



. . 



. 503 



4 



1838 





. 603 



7 



1839 





. 272 



7 



1840 





. 435 



10 



1841 





• 2,147 



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Paroxysmal fevers are shewn to have been most prevalent in the 

 years 1831, 1832, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841 • but it is to 

 be borne in recollection, that there was a considerable augmentation 

 in the European force cantoned in Kurnaul. Prior to 1831, there 

 were but detachments of European Horse and Foot Artillery ; in 

 that year H. M. 31st was stationed at Kurnaul, and it subse- 

 quently became the cantonment of a European Regiment. The 

 total strength of Europeans in 1829 and 1830, was but 285 and 

 222; after 1831 it exceeded 1,000 men, except in 1839, when there 

 were but 891. 



In computing the comparative degree of prevalence of miasmatic 

 diseases, we must take the ratio per cent, to strength, and not the 



