560 



UemarJcs on the Abstract Tables, Sfc. [No. 36, 



Physical Causes, have occasioned the discharge of 569 soKiiers, 

 of whom 327 were Hindoos, 172 Mahomedans, and 70 Christians. 

 Part of these numbers had evidently, however, been discharged for 

 diseases, which, from their nature, must have appeared in the course 

 of the soldiers' service, and part of them, on account of constitu- 

 tional defects, existing naturally in their constitution at the time of 

 enlistment. 



It will be useful, therefore, to examine the men discharged for 

 Physical Causes, under these two heads : 



I. Number discharged on account of Disease, 





215 



Hindoos. 



103 



Mahome- 

 dans. 



20 



Christians. 



338 



Total. 





Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Whose average age at date of 



discharge, 

 Whose a-verage^^errice at date 



of discharge, 



23 4 



22 6 



20 9 



22 11 



4 6 



4 2 



4 2 



4 5 



Whose average age when 

 entertained, - - - 



18 10 



18 4 



16 7 



18 6 



The average age of all discharged for disease was about 23 years, 

 and after 4|- years' service. 



II. Number discharged on account of Physical Defects. 



Whose average age at date of 

 discharge, - _ - 



Whose average service at date 

 of discharge, 



112 



Hindoos. 



69 



Mahome- 

 dans. 



50 



Christians. 



231 

 Total. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



Yrs. Ms. 



19 7 

 1 10 



19 8 

 1 11 



17 11 

 1 10 



19 2 

 1 10 



WTiose average age when 

 enlisted, - - - . 



17 9 



17 9 



16 1 



17 4 



The greater number of the Christians were discharged from ina- 

 bility to learn music, but the Hindoos and Mahomedans were most- 

 ly discharged for imbecility, constitutional debility, and incapacity to 



