VIII.—FLUCTUATION IN STRENGTH OF THE ARMY OF MADRAS.
CCCX.
STATEMENT showing the CAUSES of the FLUCTUATION in STRENGTH of the REGIMENTS composing the ARMY of MADRAS during the NINE YEARS from 1871 to 1879.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1 8 7 4 .
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Aggregate of
Nine Years.
Proportion of
Gain and Loss
from different
causes in
percentages.
Strength at the beginning of the Year.
At Head Quarters and on Detachment at the beginning of each Year
...
9,998
10,776
10,783
10,782
10,372
10,361
10,061
10,055
9, 044
92,232
Recruits from England in India on march to join ...
. . .
. . .
59
. . .
14
. . .
. . .
17
18
61
35
2 0 4
On Staff empolyment ...
...
...
...
. . .
15
9
22
20
14
27
4
7
5
123
In Military and other Prisons
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
71
83
87
9 4
93
113
165
133
202
1,041
Elsewhere, sick in other Hospitals, and men remaining at Convalescent Depôts ...
3 4 6
468
4 4 0
424
785
659
847
638
708
5,315
TOTAL STRENGTH IN INDIA AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR
. . .
...
10,489
11,336
11,346
11,320
11,264
11,177
11,095
10,894
9 , 9 9 4
98, 915
Additions during the Year.
Transfers received from other Regiments
...
. . .
. . .
244
188
165
152
418
587
428
339
339
3,708
3 2 . 5 4
Transfers from Regiments leaving India by Volunteering
F r o m B e n g a l P r e s i d e n c y
176
124
203
3 4 5
From other Presidencies
Recruited in India
...
. . . New Soldiers
. . .
37
30
38
32
55
74
55
52
42
415
3 . 6 4
Time-expired men
. . .
7
7
1
2
24
30
44
103
24
2 4 2
2.13
Received from England, landed after 1st January
...
R e c r u i t s . . .
1,150
484
798
549
229
5 4 6
639
782
1,541
6,972
6 1 . 1 8
Invalids returned
. . .
90
129
30
5
Deserters rejoined
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
7
6
9
7
10
1
10
6
2
5 8
.51
TOTAL ADDITIONS OF THE YEAR
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
1,711
968
1,244
1,092
736
1,238
1,176
1,282
1,948
11,395
1 0 0 . 0 0
Loss during the Year.
Transfers given to other Regiments, &c.
. . .
. . .
. . .
615
820
159
2 3 4
6 0 4
441
445
376
653
4, 347
3 1 . 4 2
Time-expired men, who have left the service
. . .
. . .
. . .
130
116
132
2 4 7
278
296
501
674
327
2,701
1 9 . 5 3
Men who have purchased their discharge
...
...
...
17
7
11
41
20
25
16
16
12
165
1 . 1 9
Men discharged otherwise
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
...
6
.04
Invalided
...
...
. . .
F o r d i s c h a r g e
. . .
126
112
103
135
103
122
123
100
97
1, 021
7 . 3 8
For change of climate ...
3 6 1
290
498
472
401
341
407
416
379
3,565
25. 7 7
Dismissed by sentence of Court-Martial
...
. . . . . .
6
3
20
17
23
15
17
11
11
123
.89
Deserted
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
14
14
32
26
18
20
40
20
11
195
1 . 4 1
Died at Head-Quarters and on Detachment
. . .
. . .
. . .
186
179
189
118
164
173
185
234
170
1,711
1 2 . 3 7
Died absent from the Regiment
. . .
. . . At Convalescent Depôts ...
12
3
11
8
In other Hospitals
. . .
1 8
29
10
22
TOTAL LOSS OF THE YEAR
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1,486
1,573
1,170
1,320
1,611
1,433
1 , 7 3 4
1,847
1,660
13, 834
1 0 0 . 0 0
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY AT THE CLOSE OF EACH YEAR
. . . ...
10,714
10,731
11,420
11,092
10,389
10,982
10,537
10,329
10,282
96,476
. . .
See Note to Table CCCVIII.
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