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H Y D E R A B A D S U B S I D I A R Y F O R C E .
Corps.
Percentage
of Admis-
sious to
Strength.
Percentage
of Deaths to
Strength.
Percentage
of Deaths to
Admissions.
4th Regiment Light Cavalry ...
...
...
...
...
30.81
0.31
1.02
3rd
do.
Light Infantry ...
...
...
...
...
194.32
1.13
0.58
5th
do.
Native Infantry
...
...
...
...
50.04
1.10
2 . 2 0
24th do.
do.
...
...
...
...
...
47.42
1.18
3.82
29th do.
do.
...
...
...
...
...
41.13
1.32
3.21
Sappers and Miners. ...
...
...
...
...
...
168. 19
2.14
1.22
6th Regiment Native Infantry (21 days)
...
...
...
9.44
0.0
0.0
40th do.
do.
( 9 days)
...
...
1.44
0.0
0.0
Ratio for whole Native Force occupying Secunderabad
...
86.30
1.30
1.51
Percentage, &c, of admissions from fever—The percentage of admissions to average
strength from fever alone was—
• Percentage,
&c., of admis-
sions from
fever.
In 1872
. . .
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
49 . 97
In
1 8 7 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
42.92
In 1870
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
24.95
The proportion borne by admissions from fever to admissions from all causes was—
In 1872
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
... 1 to 1.72
In 1871
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
... 1 to 1.71
In 1870
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
... 1 to 2.08
And by deaths from fever to deaths from all causes—
In 1872
...
...
...
. . .
.•
.•
....
...
... 1 to 3.35
In 1871
...
...
. ..
...
...
...
...
...
... 1 to 9 . 66
In 1870
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 1 to 3 . 28
Mortality of the year.—The mortality, as well as the sickness, among the Native
troops here in 1872 exceeds considerably, it will be observed, that in 1871 ; but this I look
upon as in some measure, at least, accidental, that is to say I believe that, as regards the
casualties from fever for instance, in which the increase is greatest, many of them were the
result of repeated attacks in previous years, rather than of the sickness of the year in which
they actually occurred.
Diseases under which deaths occurred.—The diseases under which deaths occurred are
shown in the following table :—
Diseases.
Deaths.
Diseases.
Deaths.
Fevers, intermittent and remittent ...
14
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
3
Small-pox...
...
...
3
Bronchitis
...
...
...
. ..
1
1. Diarrhœa...
...
...
...
2
Congestion of liver ...
...
...
1
Dysentery
... ...
...
5
Wound
...
...
...
1
Cholera......
...
3
Concussion of brain ...
...
...
1
Phthisis
...
...
...
...
2
Anæmia
. . .
...
...
1
Neuralgia...
Valve disease of heart
...
...
1
Epilepsy
... ...
...
...
1
Endocarditis ...
...
...
...
1
General debility
...
4
Atrophy
...
2
Total ...
47
Mori ality of .
the year.
Diseases un-
der which
deaths occur-
red.
No dengue either among troops or civil population.— In the other statistics of the
year under review there is little calling .for remark. The admissions under the head
" other eruptive fevers " were chiefly cases of chicken¬pox. No case of dengue occurred in
the station, either among British or Native troops, or among the civil population. Dysentery
was somewhat more prevalent, as were also diseases of the respiratory system—both pro-
bably owing to the heavy rain and the sudden changes of temperature.
Cholera.—Cholera appeared in an epidemic form in the town of Secunderabad on the
night of the 5th November ; and up to the end of the year 132 cases occurred, with 85
deaths, being at the rate of 43 . 93 per cent. Five cases, with three deaths, occurred among the
men and followers of the 29th Regiment N.I., but none among any other of the troops,
European or Native. The disease appears to have almost ceased, and. a separate report will.
be submitted as soon as possible.
Small-pox.—Small-pox prevailed in. the early part of the year among the families and
followers, chiefly the children of the native troops, especially the 4th Light Cavalry and
the 3rd and 29th Regiments N.I. In the Cavalry the cases were mostly of a modified
and very mild type. From the beginning of the year to about the end of April 151
cases occurred with 5 deaths. In the 3rd Light Infantry the disease assumed a somewhat
No dengue
either among
troops or civil
population.
Cholera.
Small-pox.
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