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STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
[Section I.
The invaliding ratios of young,
mature and old soldiers and their
details compared.
I have shown that 34 is the age up to which a large proportion of the Army continues
efficient for service in India. On the average of the last six
years, I find no increase on the invaliding ratio in the five-
year age period 30 to 34, as compared with the five years 25 to
29. The ratio is 36 per 1,000 at the former and 38 per
1,000 at the younger age; nor do the details differ in any essential particular. In the tables
which follow, I have therefore made the distinction in three age periods, namely, below 25,
from 25 to 34, and 35 upwards, representing approximately the young, mature and old
soldiers as far as invaliding is concerned. I have reckoned in relation to length of service
the soldier as young in the first four years, mature in the three years succeeding, and old
after seven years residence in India. The approximate accuracy of this arrangement as
regards both age and length of service, is strikingly demonstrated by comparing together
the details of these two statements, which show how 100 cases of invaliding are made up at
the different ages, and at three periods of residence in India.
Composition of 100 cases of Invaliding among young soldiers, mature soldiers and old
soldiers.
(ARMY OF INDIA, 1871—75.)
A .—In relation to Length of Indian Service.
In first four years.
Fifth, sixth and seventh years.
Above the seventh year.
General debility
15.3
General debility
20.0
General debility
28.9
Hepatitis. 15.0
Hepatitis
16.7
Hepatitis
16.0
Phthisis
10.6
Phthisis
8 . 6
Rheumatism
8 . 5
Heart disease
8.0
Dysentery
6.7
Phthisis
6.1
Dysentery
7 . 8
Rheumatism
6 . 5
Venereal affections
5.0
Palpitation
7 . 2
Venereal affections
5 . 4
Dysentery
4.8
Rheumatism
5 . 1
Heart disease
5 . 2
Heart disease
4.3
Venereal affections
4 . 4
Palpitation
5 . 1
Bronchitis
4 . 0
Fevers
4 . 1
Fevers
4 . 0
Fevers
3 . 9
Epilepsy and Brain.
Bronchitis
3.8
Palpitation
2.0
affections
3.5
Mental affections
3 . 4
Mental affections
2 . 9
Mental affections
1.8
Bronchitis
2.6
Epilepsy and Brain
affections
2 . 5
Epilepsy and Brain
affections
1.7
All other causes
13 . 0
All other causes
12 . 6
All other causes
13.0
100 . 0
100.0
100.0
B.— In relation to the Age of the Men Invalided.
Below 25.
25 to 34.
35 and upwards.
Hepatitis
13 . 0
Hepatitis
17.8
General debility
33.8
General debility
12.8
General debility
14 . 8
Hepatitis
14.5
Phthisis
1
11.6
Phthisis
10.3
Rheumatism
9.6
Heart disease
9 . 7
Dysentery
7.0
Bronchitis
5.0
Palpitation
9.4
Venereal affections
6.2
Phthisis
4 . 9
Dysentery
9 . 3
Heart disease
6.2
Heart disease
4.0
Epilepsy and Brain
Rumatism
.
5.8
Dysentery. 4.0
affections
4.4
Venereal affections
4 . 4
Palpitation
5.3
Fevers. 3.7
Fevers
4.0
Fevers
4.4
Venereal affections
3.3
Rheumatism
3.4
Mental affections
3.5
Palpitation
1.7
Mental affections
3.3
Bronchitis
2.7
Epilepsy and Brain
affections
1.6
Bronchitis and Asthma 2.0
Epilepsy and Brain
affections
2.6
Mental affections
1.4
Spleen disease 1.1
Spleen disease
. 9
Spleen disease
. 8
All other causes 11.6
All other causes
12.5
All other causes
11.7
1 0 0 . 0
100.0
100.0
The nearly perfect parallelism between these two tables affirms the correctness of the
general results, which may be taken as typical.