Year.
Admissions.
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s . Ma l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c D i s e a s e s .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e E y e .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s . D i a r r h œ a . Dy s e n t e r y . S k i n D i s - e a s e s .
1876 252 580 8,496 1,147 870 711
8 0 1
833
2 0 9 8
Years.
Percentage of Admissions to Strength (Present).
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
Mal ar i ous Fever s
R h e u m a t i c D i s e a s e s .
Di s e a s e s of t he Eye . D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s .
D i a r r h œ a .
D y s e n t e r y .
S k i n D i s - e a s e s .
1874. .95 4.94 32.77 4.64 2.55 2.57 2.24 2.27 7.31
1875. .33 2.95 28.09 4.68 3.65 2.41 3.07 2.83 8.35
.64 3.94 30.43 4.66 3.10 2.49 2.65 2.55 7.83
1876. .90 2.09 30.62 4.13 3.13 2.56 2.88 3.00 7.56
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7. Relative, rates of sickness in the Cavalry and infantry.—The following
statement shows the relative incidence of sickness in the Cavalry and Infantry.
In the experience of 1876 the rates of "admissions" and of "discharged" in
the mounted branch exceeded the corresponding rate in the line, but fell
short as regards the rates of "daily sick" and of "died." The experience of the
antecedent three years diverges somewhat from these results, inasmuch as it
shows a larger ratio of admissions, of daily sick, and of casualties in the Line
than in the Cavalry, with a lower ratio of discharged.
Relative rat
es of sickness in
the Cavalry
and Infantry.
Years.
Service.
Strength.
Percentage of Strength.
Present. Total. Admits-
sions.
Daily
Sick.
All
Deaths.
Invalided for
Dis-
charge.
Sick
Leave.
1873 to 1875
Cavalry
3,105
3,475
7 3 . 8 4
2 . 4 7
.89
3.41
1 . 9 0
Infantry
81,149 86,410
83.18
3. 00
1.03
2.79
2.27
1876
Cavalry
1,020
1,117
8 3 . 7 2 2.54
.62
3.31
1.79
Infantry
26,717 29,433
76.66
2.78
1.28
2.97
1.92
8. Statistics of castes.—The figures in the margin show the constitution of the
Native Army as regards caste, relative strength,
and death-rate. The proportions vary little from
year to year; the mortality rate of 1876 how--
ever is in excess of the corresponding average
rate of the preceding three years. As a
general rule, the death-rate is lowest among
the Mohammedan sepoys of the army. This is
probably owing more to their universal use of
animal food than to any influence of race or
peculiarity of habits.
Years.
Caste.
Strength. Death
per cent.
Average
1873 to
1875.
Hindus
16,215
1.08
Mussulmans
11,077
. 9 2
Christians
2,510
. 9 9
1876
Hindus
16,165
1.40
Nussulmans 10,770
1.14
Christians
2,406
1.45
Statistics of
castes.
9. Causes of sickness.— The principal causes of sickness, ranged in the order
of their frequency, are those inducing
malarial fevers, skin diseases, rheumatic
diseases, diseases of the eye, dysentery,
diarrhœa, diseases of the lungs, conti--
nued and eruptive fevers. Malarial fevers
head the list, and in this term are in-
cluded the multiform complications and
sequelæ of those diseases, such as diseases
of the liver, spleen, bowels and blood.
Malarial diseases are largely preventable,
so are diseases of the eye; rheumatic
diseases result generally from exposure
to wet and cold, from defective nutrition,
or from syphilitic infection; they are to
a certain extent preventable; miasmatic
diseases, such as some forms of eye
disease, dysentery, diarrhœa, and con-
tinued fever, are largely preventable;
they frequently depend upon insanita-
tion of person, of hut and surroundings,
of lines, of sites, and of stations. Diseases
of the lungs consist chiefly of bronchi-
tis, asthma, phthisis and pneumonia, often of an asthenic type and associated with
malarial poisoning. Compared with 1875 the experience of 1876 shows a decre--
ment under the heads of continued fever, rheumatic diseases, diseases of the eye,
diarrhœa and skin diseases, with an increment under those of eruptive fevers,
malarial fevers, diseases of the lungs, and dysentery.
Causes of
sickness.