STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
[Section I.
Invaliding of the Army of India 1871—75, showing the Ages of the Men Invalided from All
Causes, and the number of Years of Indian Service completed.
AGES.
1 TO 4 YEARS..
1st to 4th
year.
5th to 7th
year.
8th to 10th
year.
Above 10
years.
Total
at all
periods.
1st.
2nd.
3rd.
4th.
16 . . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
17 . . .
3
2
2
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
18 . . .
4
7
4
2
17
. . .
. . .
. . .
17
19 . . .
41
8
7
2
58
2
. . .
. . .
60
20 . . .
109
56
14
2
181
9
. . .
. . .
190
21 . . .
226
135
51
5
417
4
. . .
. . .
421
22 . . .
230
235
134
26
625
29
. . .
. . .
654
23 . . .
164
215
163
50
592
86
1
. . .
679
24 . . .
136
160
179
103
578
175
4
. . .
757
25 . . .
119
132
129
106
486
193
10
. . .
689
26 . . .
92
102
100
118
412
248
41
1
702
27 . . .
58
73
101
101
333
221
72
3
629
28 . . .
32
62
72
100
266
204
99
2
571
29 . . .
25
38
53
75
191
170
132
13
506
30 . . .
25
25
38
61
149
148
127
38
462
31 . . .
18
28
22
60
128
110
92
74
404
32 . . .
24
33
33
34
124
108
113
108
453
33 . . .
28
31
21
41
121
108
82
144
455
34 . . .
31
28
33
42
134
116
111
151
512
35 . . .
29
23
35
28
115
114
76
162
467
36 . . .
23
57
35
30
145
114
106
177
542
37 . . .
16
30
38
52
136
127
89
192
544
38 . . .
18
30
38
37
123
145
80
202
550
39 . . .
9
16
37
50
112
91
71
167
441
40 . . .
11
21
23
37
92
75
48
121
336
41 . . .
5
16
10
27
58
50
33
88
229
42 . . .
3
12
11
19
45
48
31
53
177
43 . . .
. . .
5
9
14
28
22
22
68
140
44 . . .
2
3
5
8
18
20
14
44
96
4 5 . . .
. . .
. . .
3
9
12
11
14
38
75
46 . . .
. . .
1
3
2
6
9
9
19
43
47 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
2
4
4
17
27
48 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
3
3
3
13
22
49 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
2
3
2
11
18
50 . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
1
2
6
11
51 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
3
52 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
6
7
53 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
5
54 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
3
5
55 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
TOTAL . . .
1,483
1,588
1,406
1,247
5,724
2,769
1,489
1,929
11,911
Invaliding of the Army of India, 1871—75, showing the Causes of Invaliding, and the Length of
the Indian Service of the men who broke down from the different causes.
CAUSES OF INVALIDING.
YEARS OF INDIAN SERVICE.
TOTAL AT
ALL PERIODS.
1 to 4 years:
5 to 7 years. 8 to 10 years.
Above 10
years.
Fevers . . .
238
111
70
65
484
Phthisis pulmonalis . . .
610
237
114
96
1,057
Rheumatism and Neuralgia . . .
293
181
101
188
763
Venereal affections . . .
250
150
81
90
571
Epilepsy and Brain affections . . .
203
69
28
30
330
Mania . . .
56
27
10
6
99
Melancholia . . .
41
24
5
5
75
Dementia . . .
97
29
20
16
162
Valve-disease of heart . . .
289
90
37
45
461
Hypertrophy of heart . . .
131
35
17
14
197
Aneurism . . .
36
17
14
20
87
Palpitation . . .
412
141
40
27
620
Bronchitis and Asthma . . .
146
105
62
74
387
Dysentery and Diarrhœa . . .
444
184
85
78
791
Hepatitis . . .
860
463
258
287
1,868
Spleen disease . . .
45
28
17
20
110
Anæmia, and Debility . . .
8 7 6
553
353
634
2,416
All other causes . . .
699
321
181
225
1,426
All causes . . .
5,726
2,765
1,493
1.920
11,904*
* I n s e v e r a l c a s e s t h e r e c o r d i s d e f i c i e n t .