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Southern
District.
Nagpore
Force.
Mysore
Division.
Diseases.
Admit
-
ted.
Died.
Percentage of
Strength.
Admit
-
ted.
Died
in
Hospi
-
tal.
Eruptive fevers
17
..
.53
..
Continued do.
44
..
1.38
..
Malarious do.
..
584
5
18.39
. 1 5
Rheumatic affections ..
145
..
4.56
..
Diseases of the eye
..
97
..
3.05
. .
Do. of the lungs ..
93
4
2.93
. 1 2
Diarrhœa
..
..
89
1
2.80
. 0 3
Dysentery
..
..
65
..
2.04
..
Skin diseases ..
..
231
..
7.27
..
Diseases.
Admit
-
ted.
Died.
Percentage of
Strength.
Admit
-
ted.
Died
in
Hospi
-
tal.
Eruptive fevers..
1 4
..
.48
..
Continued do.. ,
10
..
.34
..
Malarious do.
..
1,136
3
39.14
. 1 0
Rheumatic affections ..
146
..
5.06
. .
Disease of the eye
..
191
..
6.63
..
Do. of the lungs ..
41
2
1.42
. 0 6
Diarrhœa ..
4 1
1
1.42
. 0 3
Dysentery
..
..
44
. .
1.52
..
Skin diseases ..
..
143
..
4.96
..
Diseases.
Admit
-
ted.
Died.
Percentage of
Strength.
Admit
-
ted.
Died
in
Hospi
-
tal.
Eruptive fevers..
1 2
..
.34
..
Continued do.
..
307
..
8.73
. .
Malarious do.
..
589
3
16.75
. 0 8
Rheumatic affections ..
115
..
3.27
..
Diseases of the eye
..
99
..
2.81
..
Do. of the lungs ..
56
4
1.59
. 1 1
Diarrhœa..
1 5 5
3
4.40
. 0 8
Dysentery
..
..
90
1
2.53
. 02
Skin diseases ..
..
161
..
4.57
..
23. Southern District .—The troops
serving in this division numbered 3,174,
and were fairly healthy. Malarious
fevers were the most prevalent diseases,
but proved much less frequent than in
1874. In the latter year the percentage
of admissions to strength for fever was
34 . 17, whereas in 1875 the rate was
only 18.39. Skin diseases also caused
numerous admissions, and a good many
were due to rheumatic affections.
24.
Nagpore Force.—Malarious fever
was here the chief cause of sickness
amongst the troops of this force. The
percentage of admissions to strength
under this head was 39 . 44, and therefore
almost the same as in 1874, when it
stood at 39 . 39. Rheumatic affections
were the next most frequent sources of
sickness. The average strength of
troops in the command was 2,880.
3,516, and the chief causes of sickness
were, in their order of frequency, mala-
rious fevers, continued fevers, skin
diseases, diarrhœa, and rheumatic affec-
tions. Contrasting these with the
principal ailments in other commands,
the only noteworthy feature is the pre-
ponderance of cases of continued fever,
which was no doubt due to some
temporary climatic influence, as in the
previous year the number of such cases
was comparatively small. Passing on
to malarious fevers, it is observed that
the percentage of admissions to strength
25. Mysore Division.— The average strength of the force in this division was
under this head increased from 14.64 to 16 . 75. Of the corps in this division, the
30th at French Rocks was, with one exception, the healthiest in the Madras Army,
but there was a good deal of sickness in the 23rd at Bangalore, and still more in
the 28th at Mercara. The last-mentioned station has always, owing to its cold,
damp climate, proved unfavourable to the health of native troops, but new lines
have recently been erected, and a higher standard of health may be expected in
future.
Ceded
Districts.
Diseases.
Admit
-
ted
Died.
Percentage of
Strength.
Admit
-
ted.
Died
in
Hospi-
tal.
Eruptive fevers..
1
..
.06
..
Continued do.
..
..
..
..
..
Malarious do.
..
352
3
22.49
. 1 9
Rheumatic affections ..
110
1
7.02
. 0 6
Diseases of the eye ..
69
. .
4.40
..
Do.
of the lungs..
23
1
1.46
. 0 6
Diarrhœa
..
..
36
1
2.30
. 0 6
Dysentery
..
..
37
2
2.36
. 1 2
Skin diseases ..
..
98
..
6.26
..
26. Ceded Districts .—The chief dis-
eases in this division were malarious
fevers, rheumatic affections, and eye
diseases, the percentages of these to
strength having been 22 . 49, 7 . 02, and
4 . 40, respectively. Contrasted with the
previous year there was a marked increase
in malarious fever and rheumatism ;
but while in 1874 there were 122
cases of continued fever, not one case
was recorded under that heading in
1875. The average strength of the
native force during the year was 1,565.