S t a t i s t i c s o f t h e N a t i v e
A r m y .
Table No. I.
Statement showing the SICKNESS, MORTALITY, and INVALIDING in the NATIVE ARMY of Bengal for the year 1877.
N.B.—Regiments are placed as they stood in the Army List on the 1st July 1877.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 23 24
25
26
27
R a t i o p e r c e n t . o f a d m i s s i o n s t o t h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t .
D I V I S I O N .
REGIMENT.
STATION.
MOVEMENTS IN THE YEAR.
A v e r a g e d a i l y s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
A v e r a g e d a i l y s i c k . .
R e m a i n e d .
A d m i t t e d .
T o t a l t r e a t e d .
DEATHS.
A v e r a g e d a i l y s i c k p e r c e n t . t o t h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h p r e s e n t .
RATIO OF DEATHS PER CENT. INVALIDED. HINDOOS.
MAHO-
MEDANS.
CHRIS-
TIANS.
S t r e n g t h b o r n e o n t h e r o l l s
o f t h e r e g i m e n t o n t h e 3 1 s t
D e c e mb e r 1 8 7 7 .
REGIMENT.
REMARKS .
Present.
A b s e n t .
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 — c o l s . 1 0
& 1 1 — t o a v e r a g e S t r e n g t hPresent
a n d a b s e n t .
F o r d i s c h a n g e f r o m t h e s e r v i c e .
F o r c h a n g e o f c l i m a d 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 7 .
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 7 .
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 7 .
d i e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
I n h o s p i t a l .
Ou t o f h o s p i t a l .
P R E S I D E N C Y D I S T R I C T .
5th Regiment, N. I .,
H ead-quarters.
Bhagalpur. Arrived on the 6th Jan-
uary.
626.8
18.2
19
511
530
2 ...
4 2.91 81.50 .38
.32
.85
9
15
504
6
186
. . . 14 ...
704 5th Regt., N. I.... Detachment (185) at Nya Doomk a
from15th January to 31st december.
211.3
12.2
9
319
328 5 ...
3* 5.78 188.9 1.57 2.37 3.29
3
9
275
8
...
... 5 ...
280 10th N. I ., L. W.
10th Regiment, N. I.,
L. W.
Dacca
...
Nil.
632.9
26.5
21
936
957
5
2
2 4.19 147.9 .52 1.10 1.29
59
23
595
8
105
1 10 ...
710 16th N. I.
16th Regiment, N, I . Fort William
Nil.
289.6
10.3
12
361
373
1 ... 3 3.56 124 6 27 .35 1.28
1
10
313
4
1
. . .
. . .
...
314 36th N. I.
3 6 t h d i t t o
. . . Alipore
...
N i l .
310
5
6 5
. . .
1 1
...
386 36th N. I., R. W.
344.4
11.2
11
435
446 4 ...
1 3.25 126.3 .90 1.16 1.31
1
10
36th ditto, R. W. Barrackpore
Nil.
78
8
1
7 ...
638 38th N. I. ... Detachment (104.5) at Dum-Du m
from 1st January to 30th March.
623
59
73
1,462
1,535 60 ... 19 10.27 254.7 3.91 10.45 12.45
78
54
574.5
38th Regiment, N. I. Ditto
...
N i l .
45th ditto
... Alipore
...
Nil.
647.6
21.5
27
787
814 10 ... 3 3.32 121.5 1.23 1.54 1.85
16
30
607 12
95
1
. . . ...
702 45th ditto.
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE PRESIDENCY DISTRICT
3327.1
158.9
172
4.811
4,983
87 2
35 4.78
1 4 4 . 6 1.75
2.67
3.37
167
151
3,227 121
460
3
4 7
...
3 , 7 3 4
408.8
12.5
11
445
456
5
1
5 3.06 108.8 1.09 1.47 2.48
10
10
244
4
155
7 18 ...
417 10th N. I., R. W.
Detachments at Monierkhall (39),
Jheereeghat (20); Noarbund (29),
Mynadhur (23) , and Munipore (38) .
E A S T E R N F R O N T I E R D I S T R I C T . 10th Regiment, N. I.,
Head-quarters.
Jalpaiguri ...
N i l .
1,373
4
1 16 8.36 229.2
.29
.85 3.09
10
45
510 17
184 4 6 ...
700 18th N.J.
18th Regiment, N. I. Baxa
Nil.
587.5
49.1
27
1,346
12 1 12 9.09 148.5 1.24 2.19 3.68
18
48
647 25
28 ...
9 ...
684 35th ditto
...
965
35th ditto ... Cachar
...
Nil.
592.7
53.9
85
880
42nd ditto
. . . Gauhati
... Marched to Shillong in
November 1877.
787.5
44.6
4 0 1,361
1,401 16 ...
7 5.67 172.8 1.14 2.03 2.58
14
22
757 20
124
3 . . . ...
881 42nd ditto
... Detachments at Tezpur, Nowgong ,
Naga Hills, Alinagar, Chargola,
and Jowai.
43rd ditto
... Shillong ... Arrived at Dibrugarh on
the 10th November
791.4
27.9
23
805
828
4
1 3 3.53 101.7 .48 .63 .90
12
3
833
8
43
. . .
. . . ...
876 43rd ditto
,.. Detachments at Jowai, Chargola, Ali-
nagar, Sadiya, Golaghat, Wokau,
and Shillong.
44th ditto
... Dibrugarh ... Marched for Shillong
on the 8th December
757.4
28.7
20 1,319
1,339 10 1 2 3.79 174.1 .75 1.45 1.45
17
26
856 13
29 ...
. . . ...
885 44th ditto
... Detachments at Sadiya, Golaghat,
Shillong, Gauhati, and Tezpur.
A L L A H A B A D D I V I S I O N .
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE EASTERN FRONTIER DISTRICT
3925.3
216.7
206
6,156
6,362 51
5
4 5 5.52 156.7
1.40
. 8 0 2.25
8 1
154
3,847 87
563 14 33 ...
4,443
458 2nd Regt., B. C. Detachments at Gorakhpur, Benares,
Dinapore, and Barrackpore.
2nd Regiment, B. C.... Segowlie ...
Nil.
389.05
9.5
8
226
234
2 ...
2 2.44 58.1
.85
.51
.87
11
5
242
3
216
1
. . . ...
. . .
439
3
. . . ...
458 15th B. C.
15th ditto ... Cawnpore ...
Nil.
387.1
9.9
4
220
224 2
. . . 1 2.56 56.8 .89 .52 .65
17
9
19
9
367
2
82
. . . . . . ...
449 16th ditto
... Detachment (121.6) at Barrackpore
from 2nd November.
2 2.49 68.2
...
. . .
.44
38
16th ditto
... Allahabad ...
Nil.
389.9
9.7
7
265
272
. . . ...
1st Regiment, N. I.... Benares ... Arrived at Benares from
Gorakhpur on the 15th
March 1877.
642.6
17.6
6
624
630
6 ... 3 2.74 97.2 .95
93 1.27
12
3
520
8
175
1 15 ...
710 1st N. I.
... Detachment, Benares, (80) from 1st
January to 15th March 1877. De -
tachment, Chunar, (88) from 10th
April to 31st December 1877.
3rd ditto... Dinapore ...
N i l .
635.7
13.1
13
457
470
1 1 2 2.06 72.0 .21 .31 .56
15
5
490
3
216
1
6 ...
712 3rd ditto
... 2 Companies at Berhampore through-
out the year.
31st ditto
... Cawnpore ...
Nil.
614.2
13.6
21
457
478
1 1
. . . 2.21 74.4 .20 .33 .28
28
6
437
2
256
. . . 18 ...
711 31st ditto.
. . . 5 ...
694 34th ditto
... Detachment, Fort Chunar, from 1st
January to 10th April.
89
2.60 84.3
.55
.48
.58
18
11
600
4
34th ditto
... Allahabad ...
Nil.
621.8
16.2
19
524
543
3 ... 1
8 9 . 6
2,773
2 , 8 5 1
75.4
.53
. 6 7
2 , 6 7 5
4 , 1 9 2
1,473
G W A L I O R .
D I S T R I C T .
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE ALLAHABAD DIVISION
3680.35
78
15
2 11
2.43
.46
1 3 9
4 8
2 2
6
4 4 ...
7th Regiment, B. C. ... Morar
...
Nil.
380.5
6 . 3
10
157
167
2
1 2 1.65 41.3 1.19 .79 1.09
5
5:
238
1
217
4
2 ...
457 7th B. C.
... Detachment of 20 men at Sepree.
2 13 ...
699 17th N. I.
130
3 1 3 2.61 73.8 .62 .64 1.00
15
12
556
5
487
...
. . . ...
700 24th N. I.
... Lullitpore (73) throughout the year.
Sepree (26) throughout the year.
Nowgong (158) from 1st January
to 14th February.
17th Regiment, N. I. ... Ditto
...
Nil.
623.8
16.3
27
460
277
2.98 99.
.48
.49
.72
7
5
423
5
2
24th ditto
... Jhausi
...
Nil.
607.3
18.1
25
6 0 1
6 2 6 3 ...
41st ditto
... Morar
...
Nil.
629.5
28.7
39
1,174
1,213
6 ... 4
4. 56 186.4
.49
.95 1.42
19
18
604 9
90 1 9 ...
703 41st ditto.
TOTALS AND AVERAGES OF THE GWALIOR DISTRICT
2241.1
69.4
101
2,392
2,493
1 4 2
11
3.03 106.7
. 5 6 .71
1.06
46
40
1,821 20
714
7 24 ...
2 , 5 5 9
* T w o o f t h e s e t o o k p l a c e i n 1 8 7 6 , b u t w e r e n o t s t r u c k o f f t h e r o l l s t i l l 1 8 7 7 .
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