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Statistics of the Native Army.
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Table No. I.
Statement showing the SICKNESS, MORTALITY and INV ALIDING in the NATIVE ARMY of Bengal for the Year 1878.
N. B.—Regiments are placed as they stood in the Army List on the 1st July 1878.
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D I V I S I O N . REGIMENT.
STATION. MOVEMENTS IN THE YEAR.
A v e r a g e d a i l y s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
A v e r a g e d a i l y s i c k .
R e m a i n e d . A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l t r e a t e d .
DEATHS.
A v e r a g e d a i l y s i c k p e r c e n t . t o t h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t . R a t i o p e r c e n t . o f a d m i s s i o n s t o t h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h . RATIO OF DEATH
PER CENT.
I N V A L I D R D .
HINDOOS. MUSSULMANS CHRIST- IANS.
S t r e n g t h b o r n e o n t h e r o l l s o f t h e R e g i m e n t o n t h e 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 8 .
REGIMENT.
R E M A R K S .
Present.
A b s e n t .
I n h o s p i t a l t o t r e a t e d . P r e s e n t , t o a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t . O f t o t a l d e a t h s — c o l s . 1 0 & 1 1 — t o a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t a n d a b s e n t . F o r d i s c h a r g e f r o m t h e s e r v i c e .
F o r c h a n g e o f c l i m a t e .
S t r e n g t h o n t h e 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 8 .
D i e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
S t r e n g t h o n t h e 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 8 .
D i e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
S t r e n g t h o n t h e 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 8 . D i e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
I n h o s p i t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
P R R S I D E N C Y .
Reg
16thiment, N. I. ... Fort William... Left Wing marched for
Jhansi on the 12th De-
cember, the Right Wing
for Cawnpore on the
13th idem.
650.3 18.8 36 778 814 9 ... 7 2.89 119.6 1.10 1.38 2.25 36 30 596 15 103 1 10 ... 709 16th N. I.
45th ditto
... Alipore ... Proceeded on active ser-
vice on the 17th October. 621.5 21.6 40 928 968 11 . . . 8 3.49 149.3 1.13 1.77 2.68 21 34 658 19 115 ... ... ... 773 45th ditto
... Depôt at Jhelum from the 25th Octo-
ber to 31st December.
36th ditto
... Barrackpore ... Right and Left Wings
alternately at Alipore.
6 3 5 . 3 34.8 40 1,335 1,375 10 ... 11
5 . 4 5 210.1
. 7 2 1.57 2.98 10 65 590 19
94 1 15 1 699 36th ditto.
38th ditto
. . . Ditto ... Proceeded to Meerut on
the 19th October.
490.8 68.8 103 1,324 1,427 99 4 48 14.03 269.7 6.93 20.98 26.27 45 91 546 148
4 2 7 1 557 38th ditto ... A detachment of 42 men (sick) pro-
ceeded to Cawnpore on 26th June,
and marched again for Moradabad on
4th September. A detachment of
29 men at Roorkee from 29th
October.
5 t h
d i t t o
. . . Bhaugulpore...
Nil. ... 646.3 18.8 22 540 562 8 ... 6 2.92 83.5 1.42 1.23 1.98 22 19 590 12 101 2 13 . . . 704 5th ditto
.. Detachment of 2 Companies at Nya
Doomka throughout the year.
Head Quarters, Right
Wing, 10th N. I.
Julpigoree ... Marched for Alipore on
the 19th October, and
from thence to Barrack-
pore on the 27th Novem-
ber.
377.4 16.4 13 532 545 8 ... 1 4.34 140.9 1.46 2.11 2.07 4 13 225 7 186 2 15 ... 426 10th ditto. Hd. Qrs.
and R. W.
10th N. I. Left Wing ... Dacca...
Nil ... 263.9 13.2
9 426 435 4 ... 5 4.99 161.4
. 9 1 1.51 3.12 4 20 282 9 ... ... 5 ... 287
18th Regiment, N. I. ... Buxa . . . Right Wing marched for
Julpigoree in October.
618.7 51.3 66 1,295 1,361 9 . . . 12 8.29
2 0 9 . 3
. 6 6 1.45 3.02 13 56 500 14 186 7 5 ... 691 10th N. I., L. W.
18th N. I.
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE PRESIDENCY DISTRICT . . .
4 , 3 0 4 . 2 243.7 329 7,158 7,487 158 4 98 5.66 166.3 2.11 3.76
5 . 3 9 155 3 2 8
3,987 2 4 3
7 8 9 1 5 7 0 2 4,846
E A S T E R N F R O N T E R .
35th Regiment, N. I. ... Cachar
... Marched for Allahabad on
the 13th September 1878.
5 7 5 . 4 41.8 26 1,148 1,174 12 ... 5 7.26 199.5 1.02 2.08 2.48 21 21 649 17
31
. . 15 ... 695 35th N. I. ... Detachments at Munierkhall and Noar-
bund.
42nd ditto
... Shillong ...
Nil.
765.8 37.2 55 1,037 1,092 17 . . .
2
4 . 8 5 135.4 1.55 2.21
2 . 2 4 50
5 739 17 101 2 . . . . . . 840 42nd ditto
Detachments at Alinagar, Chargola,
Jowai. 201 men on field service in
the Naga Hills during January, Feb-
ruary and March 1878.
43rd ditto
... Dibrooghur ...
Nil.
799.2 31.4 32 1,137 1,169 5 4 2 3.92 142.2
. 4 2 1.12 1.24 46 7 803 1 1
45 ... 2
. . . 850 43rd ditto
... Detachments at Sadiya, Wokah and
Pobamookh.
44th N. I., R. W.
. . . Shillong ...
Nil.
458.9 21.7 21 685 706 11 ... 1 4.72 149.2 1.55 2.61 2.43 39 7 822 18
20 ... 8 ... 850 44th N.I.H.Q.R.W. Detachment of 113 men to Kohima.
44th N. I., L. W. . . . Gowhatti ...
N i l .
296.6 21.1 27 656 683 4 . . . 2 7.11 221.1
. 5 8 1.35 1.36
44th N. I., L. W .. Detachments at Gola Ghat, Tezpore and Samoogoodting.
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE EASTERN FRONTIER DISTRICT
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1 5 3 . 2 161 4,663 4,824 4 9 4 12 5.29 1 6 1 . 1.01 1.83 1.94 156 40 3,013 63 197 2 2 5 . . .
3 , 2 3 5
2nd Bengal Cavalry . . . Segowlie ...
Nil.
393.6 9.73 9 261 270 4 ... ... 2.46 66.3 1.48 1.01
. 8 7 22 6 253 4 205 . . . . . . . . . 458 2nd B. C.
... Detachments at Goruckpore, Benares, Dinapore and Barrackpore.
15th ditto... Cawnpore ... Marched for Meean Meer
on the 18th October 1878.
398.4 16.8 9 464 473 5 ... 2 4.21 116.4 1.05 1.25 1.53 8 10
18 ... 444 7
. . . . . .
462 15th ditto ...
A a S q u a d r o n a t J h a n s i f r o m 1 4 t h J a n - u a r y t o 3 0 t h N o v e m b e r , a n d 1 T r o o p a t M o o l t a n f r o m 1 1 t h N o v e m b e r t o 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r .
16th ditto ... Allahabad ...
Nil.
387.3 13.4
6 481 487 2 ... ... 3.46 124.1
. 4 1
. 5 1
. 4 4 33 14 355 2
99 . . . . . . . . . 454 16th B. C. ... Detachment at Barrackpore.
1st Regiment, N. I. ... Benares ... Marched for Meean Meer
on the 17th November.
655.1 19.3 13 569 582 8 ... 2 2.94 86.8 1.37 1.22 1.41 6 10 524 8 181 2 16 . . . 721 1st N. I.
... Detachment at Chunar.
3rd ditto
... Dinapore ...
N i l .
661.3 15.3 11 665 676 4 ... 2 2.31 100.5
. 5 9
. 6 0
. 8 4 27 4 487 4 218 2 5 ... 710 3rd ditto
... Detachments at Berhampore, Allaha-
bad, Benares and Chunar.
31th ditto Allahabad ... Marched for Cachar on
the 24th August.
630.8 19.8 16 738 754 5 ... 2 3.12 116.9
. 6 6
. 7 9 1.01 37 7 585 7
95 . . . 5 ... 685 31th ditto
... Detachments at Munipore, Muniarkhall
and Noarbund.
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE ALLAHABAD DISTRICT ... 3,126.5 94.3 64 3,178 3,242 28
. . . 8 3 . 0 1
1 0 1 . 6 — . 8 6 .89
1 . 0 3 133 51 2,222 25 1,242 1 1 26 . . . 3,490
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