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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
air itself. The average extremes of temperature had, however, a larger range, and were 5
degrees greater this year than last. Subjoined is a table of these extremes given by self-regis
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tering thermometer :—
Months.
1871.
1872.
Maximum.
Minimum.
Maximum.
Minimum.
January . . .
89.3
58.1
76.2
52.9
February . . .
84.7
63.0
80.5
53.9
March . . .
91.6
70.7
89.6
67.9
April . . .
98.6
81.1
95.0
73.4
May . . .
96.8
80.5
97.6
78.9
June . . .
93.9
82.6
93.8
80.7
July . . .
88.6
80.6
85.4
77.5
August . . .
82.1
76.1
83.3
76.1
September . . .
86.6
77.4
85.3
75.7
October . . .
87.8
74.6
86.4
66.2
November . . .
84.7
72.4
85.0
51.0
December . . .
79.8
74.1
80.1
56.2
Total . . .
1,064.5
891.2
1,038.2
810.4
Average . . .
887
74.2
86.5
65.5
The rainfall was above the average and the heaviest that has taken place for ten years, 1868
excepted. The following is the decimal fall from 1861 to,1872 inclusive :—
Years.
J a n u a r y .
F e b r u a r y .
M a r c h .
A p r i l .
M a y .
J u n e .
J u l y .
A u g u s t .
S e p t e m b e r .
O c t o b e r .
N o v e m b e r .
D e c e m b e r .
T o t a l .
I. C. I. C. I. C. I. C.
I.
C. I. C. I. C. I.
C. I.
C. I. C. I. C. I.
C.
I.
C.
1863 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 53
1 6
88 10 51
2
92
2
42
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 34
2 3
1864 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 3 74 11 63
4 89
. . .
3 5 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
20
6 1
1865 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
9 6
6
4 1
1 0
9 3
3 18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
27
4 8
1866 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 48 4 4 10
2 7
. . .
2 0 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . 27
9 9
1867 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
4 5
7
8 0 15
5 7
4 50
. . . 96
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 32
2 3
1868 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1
8
6 8
3 1
3 0
. . .
3 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
45
3 6
1869 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2 9
1 0
8
5 43
1 9
6 2
. . . 34
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3 6
7 6
1870 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
8 1
1 9
7 3
3 2 8
2
7 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3 3
7 9
1871 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 14
. . .
. . .
. . . 20½
. . .
2 5 ½
1
6 6
4
3 2 15
9 ½ 5 6
. . .
. . . 1
. . .. . .
3 0 ½
2 8 4
1872 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 10
4 7
20 74
1 0
4 5
2
4 9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
44
1 5
Grand Total . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 3 0
6 9
Average of the above . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
3 3
6 9
The water-supply, which is wholly furnished by numerous wells in cantonment, is ample
and considered good. Tested by chemical analysis it was found, as stated in former reports to
contain nitrates and organic impurities.
The average strength of the regiment exclusive of six European officers was 644, with a
daily sick average of 23.1. The percentage of treated to strength was 205.1, of deaths to
strength 0.1, and deaths to treated 0.07.
Dengue excepted, there were more admissions from ague than any other disease. These
respectively numbered 514 and 503.
Dengue, which for some weeks had been raging in the city of Baroda and by report fatal
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l y i n n o t a f e w i n s t a n c e s , f i r s t a p p e a r e d i n c a m p a m o n g t h e s e p o y s o f t h e 4 t h R i f l e s o n t h e 3 r d
May 1872. By the end of the month 262 admissions into hospital had taken place. In June