85
HYDERABAD SUBSIDIARY FORCE.
The proportion of deaths from fever to deaths from all causes—
In 1875
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . . ...
... 1 to 4.66
,,1876
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
1 to 6.66
, , 1 8 7 7
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 to 4.40
Fever of an intermittent and remittent type prevails in Secunderabad during, and for Fever.
some considerable time after the rainy season, affecting the lines of one or more Native
regiments in each year. Fever was more prevalent this than during the past two years.
1,652 cases with 10 deaths against 1,368 with 6 deaths in 1876, and 1,037 cases with 6 deaths
in 1875. In the 1st Native Infantry the admissions from ague are more than double the
admissions of last year, 440 against 212 ; in the 3rd Light Infantry, 307 against 116 ; in
the 29th Native Infantry, 560 against 423. In the 40th Native Infantry and Sappers and Miners,
however, there were only 100 and 134 admissions respectively against 330 and 190 in 1876.
No local cause for the increase of fever in the above regiments can he detected.
Statistics of mortality.—The mortality among the Native troops was slightly higher during
the year ; the deaths in hospital having been 44 against 40 in 1876.
The following table shows the percentage of deaths in hospital to strength and to
admissions from each corps :—
— Deaths in
Hospital.
Percentage
of Deaths
to Strength
Percentage
of Deaths
to Admis-
sions.
H.M.'s 1st Regiment M.L.C.
...
...
...
3
1.02
1.24
Do. 1st do. M.N.I.
...
...
. . .
12
1.80
1.83
Do. 3rd do. P.L.I.
...
...
. . .
6
0.87
.91
Do. 29th do. M.N.I.
...
...
. . .
10
1.40
1.36
Do. 40th do. do.
...
...
. . .
12
1.68
3.72
Sappers and Miners
...
...
...
. . .
1
0.52
.41
Total ...
44
1.35
1.54
The 1st, 40th and 29th show the largest number of deaths, 12, 12 and 10
respectively.
Diseases under which casualties occurred were as follow :—
Number.
Ague
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 8
General dropsy
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
2
Remittent fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 2
B ronchitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 1
Pneumonia
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
2
General debility
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 1
D iarrhœa
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
7
Cholera
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 8
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
. . .
1
Paralysis
... ...
....
....
...
...
...
... 2
S yph ilis , secondary ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 1
O rchitis
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
. . . 1
Phthisis pulmonalis
... ...
...
...
...
...
. . .
1
Jaundice
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 1
Anæmia
...
...
...
...
...
...
• • •
...
. . .
2
Congestion of brain ...
...
...
...
...
...
... 1
S tomatitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . 1
An g ina pectoris
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 1
Melancholia
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
. . . 1
Total
. . . 44
The deaths out of hospital in the
stat ion and on leave were as follow :—
Number.
Drunkenness
...
...
...
..
....
...
... 1
Angina pectoris
.••
...
...
...
. . .
. . . 1
Ague
...
. . . 3
Cholera
...
...
...
... ...
...
. . .
. . . 2
Irregular action of heart
... ... ...
...
...
...
. . . 1
Phthisis ...
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 1
Remittent fever
... ...
... ...
...
...
. . . 1
B ronchitis
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . 1
General dropsy
. . . 1
General debility
...
...
..,
...
...
.••
.••
. . .
1
Total
. . . 13
Statistics of
mortality.
Diseases
under which
casualties
occurred.