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PRESIDENCY DIVISION, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARINE.
6. There remained on sick reports of all corps, &c., present at the end of the year 1871,
87 cases of disease.
7. The admissions during the year 1872 were 3,753.
8. The deaths amounted to 25 against 26 of the preceding year.
9. One case only appears to have been transferred ; and at the close of the year 1872,
there remained 75 sick, being 12 less than remained from 1871.
10. The admissions of European officers on the sick list, were 26 against 11 of the year
1871. Fifteen of these admissions occurred in 6 officers ; one thrice for chronic rheumatism
and diarrhœa, one twice for dyspepsia and chronic liver disease ; one twice for ague, simple
orchitis, and acute rheumatism, and one twice for ague. Two of these cases were sent on
medical certificate to Europe, one for repeated attacks of intermittent fever, and one for chronic
liver disease. The first of these was from the 21st Regiment N. I., the second from the
detachment 11th Regiment N. I.
11. The total of admissions, 3,753, was made up from the several hospitals as follows:—
Table III.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . . 140
15th " wing . . . 646
19th " Regiment
. . . 667
" "
Detachment . . .
34
21st " Regiment . . . 474
" " D e t a c h m e n t
. . . 114
" " d o . . . .
2 2
" " d o .
. . .
18
" " do. . . .
9
26th " Regiment . . . 1,590
Staff and Details . . .
39
3,753
12. The proportion of admissions per cent. to strength varies considerably. In the
table showing these percentages, the stations were garrisoned, and those from which relieved
are shown—
Table IV.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . . 88.60 Bombay.
15th " Wing . . .
218.98 Tanna, Augur.
1 9 t h " R e g i m e n t . . .
105.87 Bombay.
" " Detachment . . . 212.55 Jinjeera, Bombay.
21st " Regiment
. . . 84. Bombay.
21st " Detachment . . . 950. Bassadore, Bombay.
" " d o . . . . 275. Steamer " Dalhousie," Bombay.
" " d o . . . .
225.5
" "
Quangtung, " Bombay.
" " d o .
. . . 90. Bagdad.
26th " Regiment . . . 248.43 Surat, Nasirabad.
Staff and Details . . . 84.8 Bombay, various stations.
13. The average daily sick, made up from that of each corps, wing or detachment was—
Table V.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . .
5.9
15th " Wing . . .
14.7
19th " Regiment
. . . 20.6
" "
Detachment . . .
1.26 Jinjeera.
21st " Regiment . . . 19.
" "
Detachment . . .
2.41 Bassadore.
" "
do. . . . 0.14 "Dalhousie."
" " do. . . . 0.36 "Quangtung."
" "
do. . . . 0.37 Bagdad.
26th " Regiment . . . 40.6
Staff and Details . . .
3 .
115.76
against 93.99 of the preceding year.
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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
14. The percentage of daily sick to strength was
—
Table VI.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . . 3.16
15th " Wing . . . 4.97
19th " Regiment . . .
3.17
" " Detachment . . . 6.26 Jinjeera.
21st " Regiment . . . 3.4
" "
Detachment . . . 16.70 Bassadore.
" " do. . . . 12.51 " Quangtung. "
" "do. . . . 12.54 " Dalhousie."
" " do. . . . 12.54 Bagdad.
26th " Regiment . . . 6.34
Staff and Details . . . 6.6
15. There were discharged from hospital 3,637 cases to duty, 172 otherwise, 1 trans-
ferred, and 25 died in hospital. Of the discharged "otherwise" 82 were granted sick leave, and
the following table shows the causes for which sick leave was recommended, the average
number of days, and the greatest number of days under treatment, as well as the least number.
[ T a b l e V I I .
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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
16. During the year under report, scurvy and ague have been the chief diseases for which
sick leave has been granted. Diseases of the chest and chronic rheumatism follow. Only three
deaths are shown to have occurred amongst those thus sent away. The greatest amount of
leave granted has been for 7 months against 12 of the previous year. The greatest duration
of disease in hospital, previous to recommending sick leave, was for 10 months in a case of
inflammation of the ear—a somewhat lengthened period
—
19 cases of scurvy . . .
were sent on sick certificate.
16 " of ague . . .
7 " of bronchitis . . .
3 " of pneumonia . . .
2 " of phthisis . . .
17. The total treated in the circle was
—
Table VIII.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . . 143
15th Wing . . . 660
1 9 t h " R e g i m e n t . . .
702
" " Detachment . . .
34 Jinjeera.
21st " Regiment . . . 502
" " Detachment . . .
117 Bassadore.
" " do. . . .
9 Bagdad.
" " do. . . .
22 "Dalhousie" Str.
" " do. . . .
19 "Quangtung" Str.
"
" do. . . . 1,661
Staff and Details . . .
41
3 , 9 1 0
against 2,905 of the preceding year.
The considerable difference thus shown to have taken place in excess of treated, appears
to have been derived thus : first—the regiment quartered in Surat in 1871, the 13th Regi
-
ment N. I., in fair health, had 891 treated, while in the 26th Regiment, which took its place,
there was much sickness, and the number treated was nearly double, 1,661 ; second—in the
wing of the 10th Regiment quartered at Tanna in 1871, there were 409 treated, while in the
year 1872 the 15th Regiment N. I., wing, which took its place, had 660. The 21st Regiment
in Bombay, the detachment of the 11th Regiment N. I., also in Bombay, the detachment of
the 19th Regiment at Jinjeera, those of the 21st Regiment, and the staff and details, all helped
to swell the number by increase in treated, the only corps showing a decrease being the 19th
Regiment N. I., which had 194 less than in the previous year.
18. The percentage of treated to strength in the charges which have been in Bombay
during the preceding two years is as follows :—
Table IX.
1871.
1872.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . .
58.19
90.50
19th " Regiment . . .
138.69
111.43
" " Detachment . . . 1 0 0 .
212.5
21st " Regiment . . .
80.86
89.16
Staff and Details . . .
1 0 8 . 3 3 89.13
19. Intermittent fever was the cause of increase in certain medical charges, and gave
admissions into hospital during the year as follows:—
Table X.
1871.
1872.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . .
30
55
15th " Wing . . .
238
317
19th " Regiment
. . .
251
194
" " Detachment . . .
12
25
21st " Regiment . . .
192
144
" " Detachment . . .
. . .
56 Bassadore.
" " do. . . .
. . .
2 "Dalhousie".
" " d o . . . .
. . .
2 "Quangtung"
" " do. . . .
. . .
1 Bagdad.
26th " Regiment . . . 1,281
748
Staff and Details . . .
7
13
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PRESIDENCY DIVISION, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARINE.
This table shows a decrease in the admissions from fever in the 19th, 21st, and 26th Regi
-
ments. In the latter regiment to be attributed to change directly, and quiet after the fatigue
of a long march.
23. The following table gives a percentage of admissions to strength, and admissions to
teated from intermittent fever, contrasted with those of the charges which remained in the
division in the preceding year:—
Table XI.
To Strength. To Strength. To Treated. To Treated.
1871.
1872.
1871.
1872.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . .
17.
34.81
28.9
38.46
15th " Wing
. . .
. . .
107.4
. . .
48.03
19th " Regimen
t . . .
38.8
30.7
28.
27.63
" " Detachment . . .
70.5
156.25
70.5
73.52 Jinjeera.
21st " Re giment
. . .
33.3
25.57
41.2
28.68
" " Detachment
. . .
466.6
. . .
47.86 Bassadore.
" " do. . . .
. . .
25.5
. . .
22.22 "Dalhousie".
" " do. . . .
. . .
25.
. . .
9.09 "Quangtung".
" " do. . . .
. . .
1 .
. . .
5.26 Bagdad.
26th " do. . . .
. . .
116.86
. . .
45.63
Staff and Details . . .
29.1
28.26
26.6
31.70
With the exception of the two detachments Jinjeera and Bassadore, it will be seen from
the above table, that the wing of the 15th Regiment N. I., at Tanna, and the 26th Regiment
at Surat, suffered most to strength and most to treated.
In the detachment at Jinjeera, strength 16, there were 25 cases of fever, chiefly admitted
in the early post monsoon months. In the Bassadore detachment, the strength was 12, and
the admissions from fever were 56. These two places are notedly malarious.
21. There have been no deaths amongst European officers recorded during the year.
22. The mortality in hospital amongst the native commissioned, non-commissioned officers,
and soldiers, amounted to 25, being one less than in the preceding year. The deaths out of
hospital are 11 against 29, shown in the last year's returns. Only three of the eleven deaths
appear to have occurred in men absent on sick leave.
23. The death rate per cent. to total average treated was 1.03; if to this be added the
deaths out of hospital, the rate will be 1.07, in both a decrease on the ratios of the previous
year is observed. Deaths resulted from the following diseases:—
Remittent fever . . .
7
Bronchitis . . .
2
Phthisis, Pulmon . . .
2
Pneumonia . . .
1
Pleurisy . . .
1
Dysentery . . .
2
Cholera . . .
2
Ague . . .
4
Tetanus . . .
1
Aneurism . . .
1
Peritonitis . . .
1
Chronic rheumatism . . .
1
25
These deaths occurred in the various charges as follows:—
Tabl e XI I .
11th Regiment N . I., Detachment . . .
To Strength. To Treated.
1
0.63
0.64
15th " Wing . . .
1
0.34
0.15
19th " Regiment
. . .
6
0.96
0.85
21st " Do
. . . .
3
0.53
0.59 Jinjeera.
" " D e t a c h m e n t . . . 1
0.33
0.85
2 6 t h " R e g i m e n t . . .
10
1.56
0.60
Staff and Details . . .
3
6.53
7.30
24. Out of hospital the returns show the following number of deaths, to each corps or
detachment:—
Table XIII.
11th Regiment N. I., Detachment . . . 1
19th " " . . . 2
2 1 s t " " . . . 7
26th " " . . . 1
11
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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY, &c.
31. Deolalee Lock Hospital.
Several alterations have been made from time to time since the conversion of the cholera-
shed into the lock hospital; the last and best is that of 1872, the raising of the floor and so
preventing its being flooded in the rains. At my inspection I found the building (hut)
perfectly clean as well as the outhouses. There were no patients, but 8 or 9 prostitutes were
on the register. The hospital requires protection: vide accompanying " remarks." It is possi
-ble the establishment of this hospital may have the effect of deterring diseased women from
frequenting Deolalee. It is, however, remarkable that the registered number should be so far
above the greatest number examined, while fines levied under the Act amount to only one
rupee. Dr. Semple, in medical charge, considers, and I quite agree with him, that the ab-
sence of the police renders the Act " quite inoperative." At the period of my visit there
was not a single patient, and the average in hospital was 0.90 composed of two women, whose
diseases were connected with venereal.
Dr. Semple throws out a suggestion which, in my opinion, is worthy of the attention of
the Inspector General; it is that the lock hospital should be utilized as a dispensary, and thus
the employment of a hospital assistant would be more than nominal, and a want supplied.
Dr. Semple suggests that, with a room set apart for the reception of venereal disease, the hospital
might receive out-patients of whom there would probably be a considerable number. Should
the proposal meet with approval further enquiries might be instituted ; at present it is simply
a suggestion for making some use of a place and a hospital assistant—the one without sick, the
other without employment—by doing this it would probably be the means of making the people
familiar with the place, and possibly bring prostitutes and others with venereal diseases for
treatment. Matters being much as they were in 1871, I have copied this from my last year's
report; it contains the suggestion of Staff Surgeon Semple, which another year's experience has
not led him to withdraw.
In my annual inspection of Hospitals, Military, in the Presidency Circle, it has afforded me
much satisfaction to feel that I can report favourably on the management and general discipline
of all.
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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
GENERAL RETURN of the Native Troops, showing the amount of sickness,
TROOPS IN PRESIDENCY DIVISION
AND BOMBAY MARINE.
STRENGTH AND DIED TO STRENGTH IN AND OUT
OF HOSPITAL AND ON LEAVE.
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
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 a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
A v e r a g e d a i l y n u m b e r o f s i c k .
R a t i o o f d e a t h s t o t r e a t e d .
Christians.
Hindoos.
Mussul-
mans.
Jews.
T o t a l 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 2 .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
Detachment 11th Regiment
N. I.
... ...
176
1.14 11 ... . . .
. . .
... 187
158.3 3.16 5.9
0.69
Right Wing 15th Regiment
N. I.
9 ...
254
0.3
26 ... 3 ... 292
295.
4.98 14.7
0.15
H. M.'s 19th Regiment N. I. 6 16.66 560
1.25 85 ... 15 ... 661
630.
3.27 20.6
0.85
Detachment 19th Regiment
N. I., Junjeera
...
...
13
...
3
. . . . . . ...
16
16.
0.28 1.26 ...
H. M.'s 21st Regiment N. I
1 ...
441
1.6 124 1.6 5 20. 571
563
3.4 19.
0.59
Detachment 21st Regiment,
"Abyssinia" and "Magdala" ...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
16
16
...
...
...
Detachment, Bassadore
... ...
9.75 0.1
2 ... ... ...
11
12
0.21 2.41 0.85
Do. St. "Constance" ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ! ...
8
...
...
. . .
Do. St. "Dalhousie" ...
...
7
... ...
. . . 1
...
8
8
0.17 0.14
. . .
Do. Bagdad
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
10
10
0.37 0.37
. . .
Do. St. "Hugh Rose" ... ...
...
... ... ...
. . . ...
...
10 ...
...
. . .
Do. St. "Quangtung" ...
...
...
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
8
8 I 0.45 0.36 ...
H. M.'s 26th Regiment N. I. ...
...
554
1.8
65 1.53 . . . ... 600
640
6.34 40.6
0.60
Staff and Details
1 ...
121
1.6
8 . . .
1
100. 132
46
6.5
3 .
7.31
PRESIDENCY DIVISION, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARINE.
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Mortality, Discharges by invaliding, &c., in the Aden Presidency Division, during the year 1872.
PROPORTION OF
ADMISSION TO
STRENGTH
PER CENT.
PROPORTION OF
DEATHS TO
STRENGTH
PER CENT.
I nva l i de d.
O b t a i n e d s i c k l e a v e .
DISEASES, ADMISSIONS, AND DEATHS.
A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f c o n s e c u t i v e n i g h t s i n b e d .
INCREASE
BY
DECREASE
BY
Gener al Di seases.
Local
Diseases. Injuries.
Total.
R e c r u i t i n g .
B o y s .
O t h e r w i s e .
D e a t h s .
I n v a l i d i n g .
D i s m i s s a l a n d D e s e r t i o n .
F r o m c h o l e r a .
F r o m o t h e r c a u s e s .
T o t a l .
F r o m C h o l e r a .
F r o m o t h e r C a u s e s .
T o t a l .
A d m i s s i o n .
D e a t h s .
A d m i s s i o n .
D e a t h s .
A d m i s s i o n .
D e a t h s .
A d m i s s i o n .
D e a t h s .
I n . O u t .
I n . O u t .
I n . O u t .
I n . O u t .
...
88.60 88.60 ... 0.63 0.63
4
1 1
7 4
. . . 1 61
1
. . .
5 . . .
. . . 140 1 1 3
. . .
. . .
1 1 2 4 2
... 218.98 218.98 ... 0.34 0.34
7 3
5 3 4 . . . . . . 98 1 . . . 1 4 . . . . . . 646 1 . . .
4 ¾ . . . . . . . . . 1 7
. . .
. . . 105.87 105.87 ... 0.95 0.95
19 2 3
335 4 1 257 2 1 75 ... ... 667 6 2 4¼ 76 4 ... 8
1 7 12
...
2 1 2 . 0 5
2 1 2 . 0 5 ... ... ...
. . . . . .
2 5 . . . . . . 7
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 34 . . . . . . 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . . 84.02 84.02
. . . 0.53 0.53
27 3 7 224 1 4 206 2 3
4 4 . . . . . . 474 3 7 3¼ 5 7 2 1
1 0 27 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
...
95.
95.
... 8.33 8.33 3
3 78 1 ... 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 1 . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . 1 3 ...
... ...
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 275.
275.
... ... ...
. . . . . .
1 4 . . . . . .
7
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 22
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
... 90.
90.
... ...
...
. . . . . .
4 . . . . . . 5
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 9
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
...
. . . 225. 225.
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . .
6 . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 18
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
0 . 6 2 247.81 248.43
0 . 3 1 1.25 1.56 7 6 6
1 1 9 7 7 . . . 311 3 1 8 2 . . . . . . 1590 1 0 1 4
5 7 . . . . . . 1 1 7 6 ...
...
84.8
84.8 . . .
6.52 6.5
2
4 2
2 1 . . . . . . 17 3
. . . 1 . . . . . . 39 3
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4
Remained in 1871.
Admissions.
SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
No. II.—ADEN.
The supervision of the medical arrangements, civil and military, at Aden, was in the
month of August 1872 added to the duties of the Deputy Inspector
General of Hospitals, Indian Medical Department, Presidency Divi
-
sion, and the appointment of Superintendent, Medical Department,
Aden, was then abolished.
The native troops employed at Aden and Perim during the year 1872 were—
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G. G. O. No. 568, of Au
-gust 8th 1872.
Troops.
H. M.'s 2nd Company Sappers and Miners.
" 1st " Native Artillery.
" Aden Troop of Horse.
" 5th Regiment N.L.I.
" 5th " N.L.I. Detachment to Perim.
The 2nd Company Sappers and Miners, Aden Troop and 5th Regiment N. I., were quar
-
tered in Aden during the year. The 1st Company Native Artillery
arrived at Aden on the 20th February 1872 from Bombay, having
relieved the 2nd Company, which returned to India. H. M.'s Regiment N. I. gave off a small
detachment to Perim. This was relieved every second month.
The following table gives the average strength of fighting men, included in the annual
returns of corps, &c.:—
Station and movement.
Detachment.
Average.
Strength.
Table I.
2nd Company, Sappers and Miners . . . 96
2nd " Native Artillery . . . 86
A d e n T r o o p . . .
Aden Troop . . . 90
5th Regiment N.L.I. . . . 592
5th " N.L.I. Detachment . . . 52
916
against 953 of the preceding year.
Regimental Officers.
Of the European regimental officers the strength was as follows:—
Table. II.
2nd Company Sappers and Miners . . . 1
1st " Native Artillery . . . 1
Aden Troop . . . 1
5th Regiment N. I. . . . 6
5th " N.L.I. Detachment . . . 1
10
At the end of the year 1871 there were remaining on the sick
report of all corps and detachments 32 cases.
The admissions during 1872 amounted to 1,005 against 1,412 of
the previous year.
The mortality amounted to 8 against 20 of the previous year. One case only appears to
have been transferred, though 8 cases were returned from Perim detach
-
ment on relief, of the regimental hospital.
Mortality.
Remaining.
There were remaining, at the close of the year, 23, being 9 less
than were shown at the end of the year 1871.
There were 6 European regimental officers admitted on the sick list; 4 of these
admissions were in 2 officers, one twice for ague and dysentery,
and one twice for dengue and meloena. One of these cases, the
former, was sent on sick certificate for fever contracted while on
continuous patrol duty in Arabia.
The total admissions, as above stated, were 1,005, made up from the various charges as
follows:—
Sickness in European
officers of Native Troops.
Admissions of each charge.
Table III.
2nd Company Sappers and Miners . . . 41
1st " Native Artillery . . . 187
Aden Troop of Horse . . . 308
5th Regiment N.L.I. . . . 399
5th " N.L.I. Detachment . . .
70
1,005
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PRESIDENCY DIVISION, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARINE.
Admissions per cent. to
strength.
The proportion of admissions per cent. to strength varied con-
siderably : the following table points this out :—
Table IV.
2nd Company Sappers and Miners . . . 42.30
1st ,, Native Artillery . . . 217.44
Aden Troop of Horse . . . 341.55
H. M.'s 5th Regiment N.L.I. . . . 67.39
H. M.'s 5th " N.L.I. Detachment . . . 134.63
The average daily sick from each corps was
Table V.
Average daily sick of
each charge.
2nd Company Sappers and Miners . . .
1.4
1st "
Native Artillery . . .
5.38
Aden Troop of Horse . . .
7.0
5th Regiment N.L.I. . . . 21.4
5th ,, N.L.I. Detachment . . .
1.7
35.53
against 50.5 of the preceding year.
The percentage of the daily sick to strength of the above corps shows
Table VI.
Percentage of daily sick
to strength.
Discharged from hospi-
tal.
2nd Company, Sappers and Miners . . .
1.04
1st " Native Artillery . . .
5.72
Aden Troop of Horse . . .
7.7
5th Regiment N.L.I. . . .
3.61
5th " N.L.I. Detachment . . .
3.26
There were discharged from hospital 9.73 cases to duty, 24
were discharged otherwise (of whom 14 were granted sick leave), 8
died in hospital.
The annexed table shows causes for which sick leave was granted from Aden, the average
number of days, and the greatest number of days under treatment,
&c.
Table VII.
[Aden.]
D I S E A S E S .
Sick Leave.
From what Regiment.
TOTAL
N u m b e r .
A v e r a g e n u m b e r o f d a y s i n h o s p i t a l .
G r e a t e s t N u m b e r o f d a y s i n h o s p i t a l .
L e a s t n u m b e r o f d a y s i n h o s p i t a l .
D e a t h s o n s i c k l e a v e .
A v e r a g e a m o u n t o f l e a v e g r a n t e d .
G r e a t e s t a m o u n t o f l e a v e g r a n t e d .
1 s t C o m p a n y N a t i v e A r t i l l e r y .
2 n d C o m p a n y , S a p - p e r s a n d M i n e r s .
A d e n T r o o p .
H . M . ' s 5 t h R e g i m e n t N . L . I .
D e t a c h m e n t H . M . ' s 5 t h R e g i m e n t N . L . I .
Debility . . .
2
1.8
1.11 1.5
1
6
6
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
2
Scurvy and rheumatism . . .
1
5.23 5.23 5.23
. . .
12
1 2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
Splenitis and ague . . .
1
1.2
1.2
1.2
. . .
12
12
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
Scurvy . . .
9 2.24 9.29 0.29
. . .
6
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
9
. . .
9
Scurvy (hepatic diseases) . . . 1 11.6
11.6 11.6
. . .
6
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
From this table it will be seen that scurvy and debility were the main diseases ; the
greatest amount of sick leave was for twelve months, to Hindoostan—the least six months, to
the Koncan.
Sick leave to sepoys.
Total treated made up
from each charge.
The total treated at Aden and Perim was made up thus
Table VIII.
2nd Company, Sappers and Miners . . . 42
1st Do. Native Artillery . . . 192
Aden Troop . . . 311
5th Regiment N.L.I. . . . 419
5th ,, N.L.I. Detachment . . .
7 2
1,037
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PRESI DENCY DI VI SI ON, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARI NE.
The rainfall is uncertain; the greatest fall during the last 10 years was 7 inches in 1870,
and the least was in 1871, when 34 cents only were registered. In 1872, 1 inch 26 cents fell
at the camp.
Vaccination in the various military charges has been carried on, and the results are as
follows:—
Primary Vaccination.
Successful . . .
41
Unsuccessful and doubtful . . .
2
Unknown . . .
0
Re-vaccination.
Successful . . .
3
Unsuccessful . . .
25
Unknown . . .
0
[ T a b l e .
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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.
GENERAL RETURN of the Native Troops, showing the amount of Sickness,
TROOPS IN ADEN.
STRENGTH AND DIED PER CENT. TO STRENGTH IN
AND OUT OF HOSPITAL AND ON LEAVE.
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
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 a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
A v e r a g e d a i l y n u m b e r o f s i c k .
R a t i o o f d e a t h s t o t r e a t e d .
Christians.
H i n d o o s .
Mussul-
mans.
Jews.
T o t a l 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 2 .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
S t r e n g t h .
D e a t h s p e r c e n t .
1st Company Native Artillery
. . .
...
...
... ... ... ... ...
86
86 6.32 5.38 0.51
2nd Company Sappers and
Miners
. . .
. . .
84 ... 11 ... ... ...
95
96 1.45 1.4
4.54
Aden Troop
. . .
. . .
30 ... 70 ... ... ...
87
90 7.8
7.0
. . .
H. M.'s 5th Regiment N. I.
4
. . .
507 ... 67 ... 14 ... 586
592 3.61 21.4
1.43
Detachment H. M.'s 5th Regi-
ment N. I.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
52
52 3.26 1.7
. . .