Gain and loss
of the Native
Army.
Invalided.
Discharged at
their own
request.
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increases very regularly with age and service. The mortality among elderly
men in the Punjab Frontier Force is notably severe and disproportionately
large, as compared with the regular army and Central India Force.
7. The vital statistics of the Native Artillery, Cavalry and Infantry respec
-tively, are shown in State
-ment No. IV. The Artillery
as usual have been more
sickly than the two other
arms, but the death-rate of
the infantry has been—also
in accordance with precedent
—highest. This figure in
the Artillery has been
un-usually low.
Vital statistics
of Artillery,
Cavalry and
Infantry.
STATEMENT No. IV.
STRENGTH.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Present. Absent. Total.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths.
Daily
sick.
Artillery . . .
516.9
93
609.9 217.64
.97
4.41
Cavalry . . . 9,753.6 2,400.7 12,154.3 128.
1.04
4.20
Infantry . . . 42,603.6 7,122.2 49,725.8 133.08
1.67
4.23
TOTAL . . . 52,874.1 9,615.9 62,490
132.97
1.55
4.23
8. Statement No. V, which displays mortality according to caste, confirms
the inferences drawn from similar tables in pre-vious years.
Strength.
Death -
rate.
Hindoos . . .
43,928
1.38
Mussulmans . . .
18,663
1.14
Christians . . .
315
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STATEMENT No. V.
Mortality
according to
9. The strength of the native army (excluding Madras troops underwent
during the year an increase of 413. The accessions by recruiting amounted to
6,886, or 11.02 per cent of average strength, and the permanent loss to 6,473, or
10.35 per cent. The corresponding figures for last year were 12.05 and 11.48.
Of the 6,473 men who left the service from various causes, 2,314, or 35.75 per
cent, were invalided ; 1,708, or 26.39 per cent, were discharged by commanding
officers at their own request : 819, or 12.65, died ; 674, or 10.41 per cent, were
removed for physical disability, and 958, or 14.8 per cent, for bad conduct, &c.
The percentages which these events bore to the average strength of the army
are shown on the margin as con
-trasted with the preceding year.
The losses by invaliding and death
have been rather smaller, and the
removals at their own request and
for misconduct somewhat higher. It is satisfactory to note that fewer men
were removed for physical disability. This would indicate a more careful
examination of recruits, and it is hoped that the orders recently issued on this
subject will secure a still more scrupulous performance of this duty.
1873. 1874.
Invalided . . . 4.37
3.70
Discharged by C. O. at their own request . . . 2.63
2.73
Do. for physical disability . . . 1.48
1.08
Do. for misconduct, &c. . . .
1.25
1.53
Removed for
disability or
misconduet.
Comparison
with 1873.
10. Statement No. VI contrasts the vital statistics of the native army
(excluding Madras troops)
with the ten preceding years.
The first two years embrace
the figures of the regular
army only, and the remain
-ing those of all branches of
the native army. The sta-
tistics of 1874 contrast very
favorably with those of the
preceding decade ; the sick
-ness rates being below the
average, and the death-rate
lower than ever it has been,
except in the regular army
Comparison
vith the 10
preceding
years.
STATEMENT No. VI.
1874 compared with the ten preceding years.
YEARS.
PER CENT OF STRENGTH.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Daily average sick.
1864*
138.8
1.31
4.30
1865*
147.5
2.07
4.48
1866
120.5
1.75
4.38
1867
131.2
1.78
4.40
1868
111.8
1.65
3.72
1869
162.5
2.49
4.94
1870
159.8
1.86
4.73
1871
133.1
1.83
4.26
1872
152.6
2.01
4.54
1873
132.3
1.74
4.17
Average . . .
1 3 8 .
1.85
4.39
1874
132.97
1.31
4.23
* For the Regular Army.
Result on the
whole, favor
-able.