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2. NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
The regimental strength upon which the actual death-rate for the year is calculated is
41,332. The total deaths, absent and present, amount to 754, and this number, with a strength •
of 41,332, represents a loss of 17 . 01 per 1,000. The deaths of men present with their regiments
amounted to 547, giving a ratio of 13 . 92 in relation to a strength of 39,304, the average
present during the year.
TABLE
6.—REGIMENTS of the
REGIMENT AND STATION OF 1873.
Date of Arrival from Station
previously occupied.
REGIMENTAL
STRENGTH.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f 1 8 7 3 p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
INVALIDED
DIED
Loss PER 1,000
N u m b e r b o r n e o n t h e R o l l s .
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h p r e s e n t d u r i n g 1 8 7 3 .
T o t h e i r h o m e s f o r c h a n g e o f a i r .
F o r D i s c h a r g e .
W i t h t h e R e g i - m e n t .
A b s e n t f r o m t h e R e g i m e n t .
B y I n v a l i d i n g f o r D i s c h a r g e .
By Deat hs.
21 6th Punjab Infantry, Dera Ismael Khan . . . February 1872, from Dera Ghazee
Khan.
736
604 1514.9
20
34
11
8
46.19
25.81
22 4th Punjab Cavalry, Rajanpore . . . December 1871, from Kohat . . .
504
406 1125.6
16
8
5
3
15.87
15.87
REGIMENTS OF THE PUNJAB FRONTIER FORCE . . .
12,190 9,864 1627.1
257
552
138
86
45.28
18.38
7.—REGIMENTS of the CENTRAL
1 1st Central India Horse, Augur, with Detachments . . .
491
281
227.8
3
12
3
3
24.44 12.22
2 2nd Central India Horse, Goonah " . . .
492
273
402.9
4
13
4
2
26.42
12.19
3 Malwa Bheel Corps, Sirdarpore " . . .
600
391 1115.1
5
17
8
1 28.33 15.00
4 Meywar Bheel Corps, Kherwarrah " . . .
707
519 1529.9
. . .
17
8
. . .
24.05
11.32
5 Mairwarra Battalion, Ajmere " . . .
677
560 1087.5
1
17
8
1 25.11 13.29
6 Bhopal Battalion, Sehore " . . .
906
799
627.0
21
11
9
13
12.14
24.28
7 Erinpoorah Force, Erinpoorah " . . .
873
782
650.9
2
19
3
1 21.76
4.58
8 Deolee Force, Deolee " . . .
873
750
958.7
8
. . .
7
2
. . .
10.31
REGIMENTS OF THE CENTRAL INDIA IRREGULAR FORCE . . .
5,619
4,355
859.2
44
106
50
23
18.86
13.00
STATEMENT SHOWING THE GAIN AND LOSS IN STRENGTH
Present with their Regiments on 1st January 1873 . . .
43,712
At their homes on Furlough . . .
232
At their homes on Sick Leave . . .
417
Remaining sick in the Hospitals of other Regiments . . .
33
T o t a l S t r e n g t h o n l s t J a n u a r y 1 8 7 3 . . .
44,394
ADDITIONS OF THE YEAR.
Transfers received from other Regiments . . .
18
Recruits received during the year . . .
5,427
Deserters rejoined . . .
8
Total Gain . . . 5,453
ANNUAL RELIEF OF THE
CAVALRY REGIMENTS.
2nd Bengal Cavalry From Bareilly
To Fyzabad and Segowlie . . .
Arrived
March
1874.
4th Bengal Cavalry
" Segowlie
" Meerut . . .
Arrived
January 1874.
8th Bengal Cavalry
" Meerut
" Peshawur . . .
Arrived
March
1874.
9th Bengal Cavalry
" Rawulpiudee
" Deolee . . .
Arrived
January 1874.
14th Bengal Cavalry
" Deolee
" R a w u l p i n d e e . . .
Arrived
February 1874.
16th Bengal Cavalry
" Peshawur
" Bareilly . . .
Arrived
January 1874.
INFANTRY REGIMENTS.
6th Native Infantry
From Morar
To Lucknow . . . Arrived November 1873.
9th Native Infantry
" Lucknow
" Morar . . . Arrived
January 1874.
16th Native Infantry,
Head Quarters
" Julpigoree
" Gowhatty . . . Arrived
December 1873.
3. JAIL POPULATION, 1873.
EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
V.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the ARMIES of the THREE PRESIDENCIES
for the Year 1874.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Army
of Bengal.
Army
of Madras.
Army
of Bombay.
Army
of India.
January . . .
49.1
54.1
51.1
50.5
February . . .
5 0 . 6
54.5
47.7
50.8
March . . .
4 7 . 6
44.7
4 9 . 3
47.3
April . . .
53.5
50.2
46.5
51.6
May . . .
58.1
49.0
43.5
53.8
June . . .
6 0 . 6
5 1 . 4
47.5
56.5
July . . .
64.4
57.7
57.9
6 1 . 9
August . . .
71.4
60.7
5 9 . 9
6 7 . 3
September . . .
6 9 . 2
64.3
59.2
6 6 . 4
October . . .
65. 6
6 6 . 9
65.2
65.8
November . . .
6 0 . 1
6 8 . 4
57.0
6 1 . 2
December . . .
5 4 . 4
66.3
54.1
56.6
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR . . .
5 8 . 7
57.3
5 3 . 2
57.5
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
. 2
. 1
. 3
.2
Enteric Fever . . .
4.7
3.0
3 . 0
4.1
Intermittent Fever . . .
358.7
68.7
334. 6
298.2
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
194.1
118.4
104.5
163.5
Apoplexy . . .
2 . 6
1.5
2.7
2.4
Delirium Tremens . . .
2.5
3.0
5.1
3.1
Dysentery . . .
26.2
82.2
23.7
36.6
Diarrhœa . . .
51.4
4 5 . 6
45. 6
49.2
Hepatitis . . .
4 5 . 2
82.5
48.0
53.0
Spleen Disease . . .
6 . 4
2 . 5
8 . 2 5.9
Respiratory Diseases . . .
9 4 . 6
60.3
64.4
8 2 . 6
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
8 . 1
1 0 . 7
6.8
8.3
Rheumatism matism . . .
67.5
54.2
54.5
6 2 . 6
Venereal Diseases . . .
200.1
188.9
170.8
192.7
Eye Diseases . . .
22.4
13.8
21.7
2 0 . 6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
84.7
103.0
110. 9
92.9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
91.9
96.2
101. 6
94.5
All other Causes . . .
182.5
209. 3
179.8
187.3
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
1443.8
1143.9
1286.2
1357.7
I I I . —C OMP OS I T I ON OF T HE DE AT H- R AT E OF T HE YE AR .
Cholera . . .
.21
.09
. 1 9
.18
2.01
1. 04
1.33
1.70
Enteric Fever . . .
Intermittent Fever . . .
1. 10
.17
.76
.86
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
.70
1.14
.95
.97
Apoplexy . . .
Delirium Tremens . . .
.19
.09
. . .
.14
1.21
1.91
.57
1.23
Dysentery . . .
Diarrhœa . . .
.05
. . .
. . .
. 0 3
H e p a t i t i s . . .
1.93
3.30
1.71
2 . 1 6
Spleen Disease . . .
.03
. . .
. . .
.01
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. 5 4
. 4 4
.57
. 5 2
Heart Diseases . . .
1.37
1. 04
1. 04
1.25
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1.18
1.13
.37
1.03
1.23
1 . 2 2
1.43
1.27
Injuries . . .
.48
. 2 6
.19
.39
Suicidal Deaths . . .
2.12
1.57
1. 34
1.86
All other Causes . . .
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
14. 62
12. 96
10. 64
1 3 . 5 8
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
.
.
.
1 0 0 . 0 0
. . .
6 6 . 6 7
91.67
4 2 . 3 7
35.30
43.75
41. 56
Enteric Fever . . .
. 5 0
. 1 5
. 6 4
. 4 6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
36. 73
47.06
42. 86
39.16
Apoplexy
.
.
.
7.61
2. 86
. . .
4 . 4 2
Delirium Tremens . . .
4.61
2.33
2.40
3 . 3 6
Dysentery
.
.
.
4.27
4.00
3.56
4 08
Hepatitis . . .
. 5 6
. 7 2
.88
.63
Respiratory Diseases . . .
14.62
10.57
5.63
12. 32
Phtnisis Pulmonalis . . .
EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XXIX.
STATEMENT showing the GAIN and LOSS in STRENGTH of the REGIMENTS composing the ARMY of INDIA during 1874.
A.—GAIN AND LOSS OF THE DIFFERENT ARMS.
Artillery.
Cavalry.
Infantry.
Ar my of I ndi a.
Strength at the beginning of the Year.
At Head Quarters and on Detachment at the beginning of 1874 . . .
11,006
3,869
41,715
56,590
Recruits from England in India on march to join . . .
. . .
. . .
41
41
On Staff employment . . .
16
14
34
64
I n M i l i t a r y a n d o t h e r P r i s o n s . . .
3 8
13
270
321
Elsewhere, Sick in other Hospitals, and Men remaining at Convalescent Depôts . . .
275
198
1,180
1,653
Total Strength in India at the beginning of 1874 . . .
11,335
4,094
43,240
58,669
Additions during the Year.
Transfers received from other Regiment . . .
817
20
107
944
Transferred from Regiments leaving India by volunteering . . .
166
43
881
1,090
Recruited in India . . .
New Sol di ers . . .
30
8
71
109
Time-expired men . . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
Received from England, landed after 1st January . . .
Recruits . . .
923
138
2,279
3,340
Invalids recovered . . .
1
9
184
194
Deserters rejoined . . .
9
2
16
27
Total Additions of the Year . . .
1,948
220
3,538
5,706
Loss during the Year.
Transfers given to other Regiments . . .
1,020
124
975
2,119
Time-expired Men who have left the Service . . .
189
56
1,032
1,277
Men who have purchased their discharge . . .
13
21
115
149
Men discharged otherwise . . .
. . .
. . .
32
32
Invalided . . .
For discharge
112
26
477
615
For change of climate . . .
388
142
1,265
1,795
Dismissed by Sentence of Court Martial . . .
2 4
4
60
88
Deserted . . .
14
3
47
64
Died at Head Quarters and on Detachment . . .
180
36
502
718
Died absent from the Regiment . . .
At Convalescent Depôts . . .
6
2
24
32
In other Hospitals . . .
12
4
29
45
Total Loss of the Year . . .
1,958
418
4,558
6,934
Strength remaining towards the close of 1874 . . .
11,325
3,896
42,220
57,441
ABSTRACT.
Artillery.
Cavalry.
Infantry.
Army of India.
Remained at the beginning of 1874 . . .
11,335
4,094
43,240
58,669
Added during 1874 . . .
1,948
220
3,538
5,706
Total . . .
13.283
4,314
46,778
64,375
Deduct Loss during 1874 . . .
1,958
418
4,558
6,934
Remain towards the close of' 1874 . . .
11,325
3,896
42,220
57,441
B.—GAIN AND LOSS OF THE ARMY OF EACH PRESIDENCY.
Army
of Bengal.
Army
of Madras.
Army
of Bombay.
Army
of India.
Strength at the beginning of the Year.
At Head Quarters and on Detachment at the beginning of 1874 . . .
35,462
10,782
10,346
56,590
Recruits from England in India on march to join . . .
4 1
. . .
. . .
41
On Staff employment . . .
3 8
20
6
64
In Military and other Prisons . . .
1 5 5
94
72
321
Elsewhere, Sick in other Hospitals, and Men remaining at Convalescent Depôts . . .
1,059
424
170
1,653
Total Strength in India at the beginning of 1874 . . . 36,755
11,320
10,594
58,669
Additions during the Year.
Transfers received from other Regiments . . .
612
152
180
944
Transferred from Regiments leaving India by volunteering . . .
521
345
224
1,090
Recruited in India . . .
New Soldiers . . .
66
32
11
109
Time-expired Men . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
Received from England, landed after 1st January . . .
Recruit
2,289
549
502
3,340
Invalids recovered . . .
187
5
2
194
Deserters rejoined . . .
18
7
2
27
Total Additions of the Year . . .
3,693
1,092
921
5,706
Loss during the Year.
Transfers given to other Regiments . . .
1,242
234
643
2,119
Time-expired Men who have left the Service . . .
839
247
191
1,277
Men who have purchased their discharge . . .
88
41
20
149
Men discharged otherwise . . .
32
. . .
. . .
32
Invalided . . .
For discharge . . .
399
135
81
615
For change of climate . . .
1,027
472
296
1,795
Dismissed by Sentence of Court Martial . . .
57
17
14
88
Deserted . . .
27
26
11
64
Died at Head Quarters and on Detachment . . .
497
118
103
718
Died absent from the Regiment . . .
At Convalescent Depôts . . .
23
8
1
32
In other Hospitals . . .
16
22
7
45
Total Loss of the Year . . .
4,247
1,320
1,367
6,934
Strength remaining towards the close of 1874* . . .
36,201
11,092
10,148
57,441
ABSTRACT.
Bengal.
Madras.
Bombay. Army of India.
Remained at the beginning of 1874 . . .
36,755
11,320
10,594
58,669
3,693
1,092
921
5,706
Added during 1874 . . .
Total . . . 40,448
12,412
11,515
64,375
Deduct Loss during 1874 . . .
4,247
1,320
1,367
6,934
Remain towards the close of 1874 . . . 36,201
11,092
10,148
57,441
* This Statement has reference only to those regiments and batteries which have spent the year 1874 in India. The strength shown here as remaining is the strength
of these corps, and not of the Army, which, as the rule, is reinforced from home before the end of the year.
EUROPEAN
ABSTRACT of the RETURNS showing the ADMISSIONS, DEATHS, and
This Table does not include the Statistics of Regiments present for short fragmentary periods. Hence the Totals of the Strength, Admissions and Deaths
Month, and therefore afford a complete record. It is also to be noted, that the figures of this Table must not be regarded as exhibiting with accuracy
on the Regimental Rolls who are in India,
1.—REGIMENTS of
REGIMENTS & BATTERIES, & STATIONS OF 1874.
YEAR OF ARRIVAL
Date of Arrival from Station previously
occupied.
Average
Strength
during
1874.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f 1 8 7 4 p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
Loss PER 1,000
In
India.
In the
Bengal
Presi-
dency.
By Deaths.
By Invalid
-
ing.
1 1-3rd Regiment, Fort William . . .
1867
1867 January 1874, from Sitapur and Benares . . .
876
899.6
15.98
36.53
2 V Brig., 3 Battery, R. Art., Fort William . . .
1867
1871 January 1874, from Darjeeling . . .
82
1304.9
24.39
36.59
3 62nd Regiment, Dum-Dum, with Detachment of 175
men at Barrackpore . . .
1869
1869 November 1872, from Lucknow . . .
865
849.7
17.34
18.50
4 XI Brig., A. Battery, R. Art., Barrackpore (10 months)
1874
1874 March 1874, from England . . .
151
2384.1
52.98
39.74
5 XI Brig., B. Battery, R. Art., Barrackpore (10 months)
1874
1874 March 1874, from England . . .
155
2567.7
25.81
64.52
REGIMENTS OF BENGAL PROPER . . .
2,078
1149.2
20.69
32.24
2.—REGIMENTS OF BEHAR,
1 2-22nd Regiment, Hazáríbágh . . .
1874
1874 December 1873, from England . . .
878
1165.1
36.45
21.64
2 109th Regiment, Dinapore, with Detachment of 67 men at chunar
. . .
. . .
February 1874, from Roorkee and Delhi . . .
1,000
1720.00
24.00
41.00
3 XI Brig., C. Battery, R. Art., Dinapore (10 months) . . .
1874
1874 March 1874, from England . . .
150
2513.3
46.67
33.33
4 1-14th Regiment, Wing, Benares . . .
1868
1868 January 1874, from Fort William . . .
370
1175.7
10.81
27.03
5 XI Brig., D. Battery, R. Art., Benares (10 months) . . .
1874
1874 March 1874, from England . . .
160
1925.0
43.75
12.50
6 51st Regiment, Fyzabad . . .
1873
1873 November 1872, from England . . .
918
1296.3
9.80
42.48
7 XIX Brig., D. Battery, R. Art., Fyzabad . . .
. . .
. . .
December 1873, from Dinapore . . .
151
1033.1
6.62
33.11
8 13th Hussars, Lucknow (11 months). . .
1874
1874 February 1874, from England . . .
445
1332.6
17.98
17.98
9 40th Regiment, Lucknow . . .
1873
1873 November 1872, from England . . .
919
1366.7
20.68
39.17
10 65th Regiment, Lucknow . . .
1871
1871 February 1874, from Agra . . .
935
964.7
17.11
31.02
11 A. Brigade, B. Battery, R. H. Art., Lucknow . . .
1866
1866 February 1874, from Rawal Pindi . . .
150
1826.7
13.33
40.00
12 XIX Brig., G. Battery, R. Art., Lucknow . . .
. . . . . .
December 1873, from Nowgong . . .
169
1343.2
11.83
59.17
13 XXIII Brig., 7 Battery, R Art., Lucknow . . .
. . . . . .
February 1874, from Allahabad . . .
88
1227.3
34.09
79.55
14 1-14th Regiment, Head Quarters, Sitapur . . .
1868
1868 January 1874, from Fort William . . .
521
1485.6
1.92
57.58
TABLE
REGIMENTS of BEHAR,
REGIMENTS & BATTERIES, & STATIONS OF 1874.
YEAR OF ARRIVAL
Date of Arrival from Station previously
o c c u p i e d .
Average
Strength
during
1874.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f 1 8 7 4 p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
L O S S P E R 1 , 0 0 0
In
India.
In the
Bengal
Presi-
dency.
B y D e a t h s .
By
Invalid-
i n g .
15 XIX Brig., E. Battery, R. Art., Sitapur . . .
. . .
. . .
January 1874, from Allahabad . . .
147
1523.8
34.01
54.42
16 73rd Regiment, Cawnpore . . .
1874
1874 February 1874, from Ceylon . . .
902
1545.5
22.17
34.37
17 XIX Brig., F. Battery, R. Art., Cawnpore . . .
. . .
. . .
January 1874, from Agra . . .
157
1605.1
. . .
19.11
18 2-19th Regiment, Allahabad . . .
1 8 6 3 1869 November 1871, from Fort William . . .
851
1419.5
11.75
47.00
19 XI Brig., E. Battery, R. Art., Allahabad (10 months) . . .
1874
1874 March 1874, from England . . .
154
1980.5
25.97
25.97
20 XXIII Brig., 6 Battery, R. Art., Allahabad . . . . . .
. . . January 1874, from Lucknow . . .
89
1269.7
11.24
33.71
REGIMENTS OF BEHAR, BENARES, OUDE AND CAWNPORE . . .
8,964
1432.3
19.52
37.48
3.—REGIMENTS of
1
1-5th Regiment, Bareilly, with Detachment of 200
m e n a t M o r a d a b a d . . .
1867
1867 February 1872, from Nowshera . . .
963
1054.0
9.35
46.73
2 XIX Brig., C. Battery, R. Art., Bareilly . . .
. . .
. . . January 1874, from Mooltan . . .
153
1183.0
6 . 5 4 45.75
3 55th Regiment, Head Quarters, Roorkee . . .
1864
1864 February 1874, from Pesháwur . . .
435
1075.9
16.09
43.68
4 41st Company R. Engineers, Roorkee . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
33
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 15th Hussars, Meerut . . .
1869
1873 January 1873, from Mhow . . .
475
2155.8
14.74
50.53
6 85th Regiment, Meerut, with Detachment of 279 men
a t F a t e h g a r h . . .
1868
1868 November 1872, from Dagshai . . .
874
2069.8
13.73
48.06
7 C. Brig., A. Battery, R. H. Art., Meerut . . .
1873
1873 March 1873, from England . . .
158
2240.5
25.32
44.30
8 F. Brig., E. Battery, R. H. Art., Meerut . . .
. . .
. . . February 1872, from Umballa . . .
157
1649.7
12.74
63.70
9 VIII Brig., B. Battery, R. Art., Meerut . . .
1866
1866 March 1873, from Dinapore . . .
141
2215.3
2 7 . 7 8
83.33
10 VIII Brig., F. Battery, R. Art., Meerut . . . 1868
1868 February 1874, from Barrackpore . . .
160
3025.0
43.75
37.50
11 5 5 t h R e g i m e n t , W i n g , D e l h i . . .
1864
864 February 1874, from Pesháwur . . .
474
1934.6
1 4 . 7 7
46.41
12 XXIII Brig., 2 Battery, R. Art., Delhi . . .
. . .
. . .
F e b r u a r y 1 8 7 2 , f r o m M o r a r . . .
89
1741.6
22.47
33.71
13 10th Hussars, Muttra . . .
1873
1873 March 1873, from England . . .
491
1044.8
14.26
36.66
REGIMENTS OF ROHILCUND AND MEERUT . . .
4,567
1646.4
15.33
47.08
TABLE
4.— REGIMENTS of AGRA
REGIMENTS & BATTERIES, & STATIONS OF 1874.
YEAR OF ARRIVAL
Date of Arrival from Station previously
occupied.
Average
Strength
during
1874.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f 1 8 7 4 p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
LOSS PER 1,000
In
India.
In the
Bengal
Presi-
dency.
By
Deaths.
By
Invalid- ing.
1 59th Regiment, Agra . . . 1869
1874
(January 1874, from Nusseerabad and)
Neemuch . . .
827
1379.7
8.47
33.86
2 XIX Brig., A. Battery, R. Art., Agra . . .
. . .
. . .
December 1873, from Cawnpore . . .
158
1696.2
6.33
. . .
3 XXIII Brig., 5 Battery, R. Art., Agra . . .
. . .
. . .
December 1871, from Meean Meer . . .
82
1414.6
. . . 48.78
4 26th Regiment, Morar . . . 1865
1868
December 1872, from Fyzabad . . .
716
1030.7
9.78
. . .
5 A. Brig., E. Battery, R. H. Art., Morar . . .
1865
1865
January 1873, from Sialkot . . .
151 973.5
. . . 86.09
6 XIX Brig., B. Battery, R. Art., Morar . . .
. . .
. . .
January 1874, from Ferozepore . . .
161
1869.6
12.42
43. 48
7 XXIII Brig., 1 Battery, R. Art., Morar . . .
. . .
. . .
November 1871, from Delhi . . .
91
1274.7
10.99
65.93
8 XXIII Brig., 4 Battery, R. Art., Gwalior Fortress . . .
. . .
. . . February 1872, from Darjeeling . . .
79
822.8
. . .
50.63
9 63rd Regiment, Jhansi, with Detachments of 291 men at Gwalior Fortress, and 185 at Nowgong . . .
1871
1871
December 1873, from Hazáribágh . . .
933
1784.6
18.22
28. 94
10 XI Brig., G. Battery, R. Art., Nowgong (10 months) . . .
1874
1874
March 1874, from England . . .
151
2245.0
26.48
13. 24
1 1 XI Brig., F. Battery, R. Art., Saugor (10 months) . . . 1874
1874
March 1874, from England . . .
152
2375.0
46.05
32.89
1 2
2-25th Regiment, Jubbulpore, with Detachment of
226 men at Saugor . . . 1868
1868
December 1871, from Bareilly . . .
787 1035.6
8 . 8 9
17.78
REGIMENTS OF AGRA AND CENTRAL INDIA. . .
4,238
1432.8
12.51
31.52
TABLE
REGIMENTS of
REGIMENTS & BATTERIES, & STATIONS OF 1874.
YEAR OF ARRIVAL
Date of Arrival from Station previously
occupied.
Average
Strength
during
1874.
A d m i s s i o n s - r a t e o f 1 8 7 4 , p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Loss PER 1,000
In
India.
In the
Bengal
Presi-
dency.
By Deaths.
By
Invalid-
ing.
25 XIII Brigade, 5 Battery, R. Art., Attock . . .
1872
1872
January 1872, from England . . .
81
2012.3
49.38
61.73
2 6 39th Regiment, Nowshera, with Detachment of 103
men at Attock § . . .
1 8 6 9
1869
March 1874, from Pesháwur . . .
930
1847.3
6.45
27.96
27 1-17th Regiment, Pesháwur § . . .
1870
1870
May 1874, from Lucknow . . .
877
2713.8
12.54
61.57
28 72nd Regiment, Pesháwur § . . .
1871
1871
December 1873, from Umballa
866
2638.6
8.08
64.67
29 F. Brigade, C. Battery, R. H. Art., Pesháwur § . . .
. . .
. . .
December 1873, from Umballa
155
2509.6
6.45
77.42
30 VIII Brigade, G. Battery, R. Art., Pesháwur § . . .
1868
1868
November 1873, from Jullundur . . .
157
2203.8
25.48
89.17
31 XXIII Brigade, 3 Battery, R. Art., Pesháwur § . . .
. . .
. . .
November 1871, from Lucknow . . .
88
1909.1
11.36
34.09
REGIMENTS OF THE PUNJAB . . .
12,245
1616.9
11.11
46.19
6 .—REGIMENTS cantoned during
_
1 XIII Brigade, 7 Battery, R. Art., Darjeeling . . .
1872
1872
February 1874, from Meean Meer . . .
86
1139.5
. . .
23.26
2 2-1st Regiment, Ránikhet . . .
1866
1870
* * *
878
869.0
1 5 . 9 4
20.50
3 1-8th Regiment, Chakráta . . .
1868
1872
March 1874, from Cawnpore . . .
927
906.1
12.94
64.73
4 37th Regiment, Dagshai . . .
1867
1867
March 1873, from Meean Meer . . .
851
641.6
7 . 0 5
. . . †
5 36th Regiment, Wing, Solon (9 months) . . .
1864
1864
April 1874, from Meean Meer . . .
417
1280.6
11.99
26.38
6 1-11th Regiment, Subáthu . . .
1865
1865
February 1873, from Morar . . .
885
661.0
5.65
21.47
7 XIII Brigade, 6 Battery, R. Art., Jutogh . . .
1872
1872
March 1872, from England . . .
9 2
880.4
21.74
. . .
8 2-60th Regiment, Murree Hills . . .
1867
1867
April 1873, from Nowshera . . .
974
819.3
14.37
27.72
9 XIII Brigade, 1 Battery, R. Art., Murree Hills . . .
1872
1872
D e c e m b e r 1 8 7 1 , f r o m E n g l a n d ‡ . . .
92
1304.4
10.87
86.96
HILL STATIONS OF THE BENGAL P RES I DENCY . . .
5,098
856.2
11.57
34.14
7.—INVALID GARRISON, ROAD-MAKING
1 Invalid Garrison, Chunar . . .
23
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 Road-making Parties, Murree Hills, (See 2-60th Regiment, Section 6) . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 Detachments at Pachmarhi, from April to November . . .
149
1080.5
. . .
. . .
4 Detachments from Pesháwur, at Cherat, from May to October . . .
767
576.3
. . .
. . .
The Detachment from Sháhjahánpur joined Head Quarters on 2nd April.
† Took home its invalids.
‡ At Rawalpindi during the cold season.
§ Detachment to Cherat during the hot season—See Section 7.
TABLE
8.— CONVALESCENT
CONVALESCENT DEPOTS.
Period of Occupation.
Average
Strength
during the
period of
occupa-
tion.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f S e a s o n 1 8 7 4 p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
LOSS PER 1,000
By
Deaths.
By
Invalid-
ing.
1 Darjeeling . . .
Nine months, April to December . . .
211
1090.0
4.74
. . .
2 Naini Tal . . .
Nine months, April to December . . .
320
1193.8
12.50 . . .
3 Landor . . .
Nine months, April to December . . .
209
631.6
19.14
. . .
4 Kasauli . . .
Eight months, April to November . . .
532
1299.0
13.16
. . .
5 Dalhousie . . .
Eight months, April to November . . .
346
884.4
8.67
. . .
6 Murree . . .
Eight months, April to November . . .
4 4 0
2111.4
13.64
. . .
CONVALESCENT DEPÔTS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, FOR THE SEASON . . .
2,157
1112.2
11.59
. . .
E U R O P E A N A R M Y O F T H E B E N G A L P R E S I D E N C Y . . .
37,190 1424.6
14.41
40.39
ANNUAL RELIEF OF THE
ARTILLERY.
13th Brigade
3 Battery
From Ferozepore
To Attock . . . Arrived January
1875.
4 Battery
"
Amritsar
" Pesháwur . . . Arrived December 1874.
5 Battery
"
Attock
" Ferozepore . . . Arrived December 1874.
23rd Brigade
3 Battery
"
Pesháwur
" Amritsar . . . Arrived January
1875.
CAVALRY.
5th Lancers
From Sialkot
To England . . . Embarked November 1874.
9th Lancers
"
England
" Sialkot . . . Arrived March
1875.
INFANTRY.
2-1st Regiment
From Ránikhet
To Meean Meer . . . Arrived March
1875.
1-5th Regi ment
" Bareilly
" Allahabad . . . Arrived November 1874.
1-9th Regiment
"
England
" Rawalpindi . . . Arrived January
1875.
1-11th Regiment
" Subáthu
" Jubbulpore and Saugor . . . Arrived January
1875.
ANNUAL RELIEF OF THE
ARTILLERY.
5th Brigade
2 Battery
From Rangoon
To Secunderabad . . . Arrived March
1875.
4 Battery
" Toungoo
" St. Thomas' Mount . . . Arrived March
1875.
5 Battery
" Secunderabad
" Madras . . . Arrived March
1875.
7 Battery
" Madras
" Toungoo . . . Arrived February
1875.
6th Brigade
7 Battery
" St. Thomas' Mount " Rangoon . . . Arrived February
1875.
9th Brigade
D Battery
" Kirkee
" Trichinopoly . . . Arrived March
1875.
18th Brigade
G Battery
" Trichinopoly
" England . . . Embarked November 1874.
ANNUAL RELIEF OF THE
ARTILLERY.
9th Brigade
D. Battery
From Kirkee
To Trichinopoly . . . Arrived March . . . 1875.
F. Battery
"
Kirkee
" N e e m u c h . . . Arrived November 1874.
18th Brigade
(A-F. Batteries)
"
Bombay Presy.
" E n g l a n d . . .
Embarked November 1874.
4th Brigade
Head Quarters
"
England
" Ahmedabad . . . Arrived February
1875.
A. Battery
"
England
" Baroda . . . Arrived February
1875.
B. Battey
" England
" Deesa . . . Arrived March
1875.
C. Battery
"
England
" Belgaum . . . Arrived March
1875.
D. Battery
"
England
" Kurrachee . . . Arrived March
1875.