LAW OF MORTALITY, FOR BRITISH INDIA. 195 



The Committee were favored with a complete report from Dr. Burke 

 himself, embracing in addition to earlier information, the casualties of 

 the last four years for the whole of His Majesty's Army in Bengal. The 

 rates of mortality generally for that term he makes to be 4.99 per cent, per 

 annum with reference to the mean number of the troops. But he exhibits 

 a curious distinction in the rate of danger at the different stations ; viz. 



Deaths to strength. 



Fort William, . 7.59 per cent. 



Berhampore, .... 6.77 



Chinsurah, 6.10 „ 



Cawnpore, , 4.55 „ 



Boglepore, 3.95 „ 



Dinapore, 3.84 



Ghazipore, 3.80 



Kurnaul, 3.00 „ 



Meerut, 1.99 



Agra, 1.91 



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With respect to the ages of the deceased, the Inspector General has 

 now given more ample information. During the four years 1826, 27, 28, 29, 

 the ratio of deaths was — 



From the age of 18 to 20, 16.12 



20 to 25, 9.35 



25 to 30, 10.13 



30 to 35, 6.92 



35 to 45, 9.54 



In the above term were included the extraordinary casualties of the 

 war in Ava and the seige of Bhurtpore. But in the four succeeding years 

 of peace and non-exposure of the troops; viz. 1830, 31, 32, 33, the 

 ratio grows more regular, and assumes the generally steady progressive 



