Summary of the Statistics for the year 1875.
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STRENGTH.
Admissions. Total
treated.
D E A T H S .
A v e r a g e d a i l y s i c k p e r
c e n t . o f t h e a v e r a g e
s t r e n g t h .
A d m i s s i o n s p e r c e n t . o f
t h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h .
RATIO OF DEATHS.
PER CENT. OF
STRENGTH.
HINDOOS.
MUSSULMANS. CHRISTIANS.
Present.
Absent.
TOTAL.
Present.
Away
from the
regiment.
TOTAL.
I n h o s p i t a l t o
t r e a t e d .
P r e s e n t t o a v e r a g e
s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t .
O f t o t a l d e a t h s t o
t o t a l s t r e n g t h . I nva l i de d a nd di s -
char ged on ac-
count of di s eas e.
C h a n g e o f c l i m a t e . 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 5 .
D i e d d u r i n g t h e
y e a r .
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 5 .
D i e d d u r i n g t h e
y e a r .
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 5 .
Di e d d u r i n g t h e
year.
In
hospital.
In the
lines.
Artillery
...
...
493.4
112.
605.4
1,144
1,168
3
1
5
9 5.59 231.86 .26
.81
1.48
2.43 1.62
299 1.
308 1.94
. . . . . . ...... Artillery.
Cavalry
. . .
. . . 9841.5
2351.5
1219.3
11,729
12,067
68
4
54
126
3.61 119.18 .56
.73
1.03
3.75 2.33 6,131 1.25 6,064 .81
33 ...... Cavalry.
Infantry
...
... 43282.1
6714.
49996.1
56,163
58,316
603
28
260
891
4.15 129.76 1.02
1.46
1.78
3.90 2.37 37,411 1.83 12,194 1.63
273
1.82 Infantry.
TOTAL
. . . 53617.
9177.5
62794.5
69,036
71,551
674
33
319
1,026
4.03 128.75 .94
1.32
1.63
3.86 2.36 43,841 1.75 18,566 1.37
306
1.63 TOTAL.
Regular Army ...
... 39411.4
5433.9
44845.3
48,490
50,251
461
20
223
704
3.99 123.03 .91
1.22
1.56
4.02 2.55 32,375 1.71 12,077 1.19
289
1.73 Regular Army.
Central India Force
...
4267.2
1415.5
5682.7
3,925
4,073
35
3
17
55
2.98 91.98 .88
.91
.96
2.03
. 9 6 4,786 1.
900 .78
6 ...... Central India Force.
Punjab Frontier Force ...
9938.4
2328.1
12266.5
16,621
17,227
178
10
79
267
4.63 167.24 1.03
1.89
2.17
4.01 2.20 6,680 2.45 5,589 1.84
11 ...... Punjab Frontier Force.
TOTAL
. . . 53617.
9177.5
62794.5
69,036
71,551
674
33
319
1,026
4.03 128.75
. 9 4
1.32
1.63
3.86
2.36
43,841 1.75 18,566 1.37
306
1.63 TOTAL.
Madras Regiments
...
3466.6
207.3
3673.9
3,112
3,230
30
2
10
42 2.62 89.77 .93
.92
1.14
2.97 1.07
1,932 1.19 1,463 .82
310 2.26 Madras Regiments.
Statement showing the Gain and Loss in strength of the Native Army of Bengal during 1875.
Present with their regiments on the 1st January 1875 ...
...
...
... 50,741
At their homes on furlough ...
...
...
...
...
... 856
At their homes on sick leave ...
....
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 441
On command, &c., &c.
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
... 10,135
TOTAL STRENGTH ON THE 1ST JANUARY 1875
... 62,768
Additions of the year.
Recruits
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
... 5,973
Otherwise
. . .
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
92
TOTAL ADDITIONS
... 6,065
Permanent Loss of the year.
By deaths
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1,026
Invalided for discharge
...
...
. . .
...
...
... 2 , 0 6 9
Discharged by Commanding Officer at their own request . . .
...
. . .
. . . 1,527
Discharged for physical disability or otherwise
...
...
...
... 767
Desertion, struck off for bad conduct, &c., &c.
...
...
...
. . . 731
TOTAL LOSS
. . . 6,120
REMAINING ON ROLLS ON THE 31ST DECEMBER 1875
. . . 62,713
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M E D I C A L A N D S A N I T A R Y R E P O R T O F T H E N A T I V E A R M Y O F B E N G A L .