Gain and loss
during the
year.
vi
29.29 per cent. were Mussulmans, and .48 were Christians. These proportions
of the several castes vary but little from what were shewn in the Report for
1875. The Christians had the highest death-rate; next the Hindoos, while
the Mussulmans, as is generally the case, had the lowest, but the differences of
the death-rates of each class were trifling.
13. The total strength of the Bengal Army (excluding the Madras
troops) during 1876, was 62,651 against 64,794.5 in 1875. The additions of
the year by recruiting amounted to 5,658, or 9.02 of average strength, and the
permanent loss to 5,792, or 9.24 per cent. The corresponding figures for
1875, were 9.61 and 9.75 per cent.; and for 1874. 11.02 and 10.35. Of the
5,792 men who left the service from various causes, 1,876, or 32.39 per cent.,
were invalided; 1,538, or 26.55 per cent., were discharged by commanding
officers at their own request; 922, or 15.92 per cent., died; 779, or 13.45 per
cent., were removed for physical disability; and 677, or 11.68 per cent., for
misconduct, &c. The proportion of these events, per cent. of the average
strength of the Army, is
shown in the annexed
table, and, for the sake
of comparison, the cor-
responding statistics for the
year 1875 and 1874 are also
given. It will be observed
that, since 1874, there has
been a gradual decrease in
the proportion of those in-
valided, discharged at their own request, and discharged for misconduct ; and
the death-rate is lower than in 1875, although higher than it was in 1874.
The proportion of men discharged for physical disability has slightly increased
since 1874,
1876.
1875.
1874.
Invalided
2.99
3.30
3. 70
Discharged by commanding offi-
cer at- their own request
2.45
2. 59
2. 73
„ for physical disability
1.24
1.22
1. 08
„ f o r m i s c o n d u c t & c . 1. 08
1.16
1.53
Died
1.47
1.63
1. 31
Statistics of
1876 com-
pared with
those of the
preceding ten
years, as well
as with their
average.
14. In Statement No. VI, certain statistics of the Native Army (excluding
the Madras troops) for
1876, are compared with
those of the ten preceding
years. The admissions and
daily average sick are cal
- culated on the average
strength "present," while
the mortality is calculated
on the total deaths per
cent. of total strength. It
will be observed that the
admission-rate is higher than
in 1875, or than the average
of the preceding decennial
period; but that the propor
-tion of the daily average
sick, and the death-rate, are
slightly lower than in 1875,
as well as also under the
average of the preceding
ten years. The increased
proportion of admissions
was principally due to
fevers, which were very pre
-valent during the past year
in the Presidency, Eastern
Frontier, Meerut, Lahore
and Rawal Pindi com
-mands.
Sickness and
mortality in
each com
-mand of the
Army.
STATEMENT No. VI.
1870 compared wi t h t en precedi ng years.
YEARS.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions.
Deaths. Daily average sick.
1866
1 2 0 . 5
1.75
4 . 3 8
1867
131.2
1.78
4 . 4 0
1868
111.8
1 . 6 5
3 . 7 2
1869
162.5
2.49
4 . 9 4
1870
159.8
1.86
4 . 7 3
1871
133.1
1 . 8 3
4 . 2 6
1872
152. 6
2.01
4 . 5 4
1873
132.3
1.74
4 . 1 7
1874
132.9
1.31
4 . 2 3
1875
128. 7
1.63
4.03
Average
136. 54
1.80
4.34
1876
140. 47
1.47
3.91
15. Statement No. VII exhibits the sickness and mortality of the Native
Army during 1876 in each of the divisional and district commands in the
Bengal Presidency.