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EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XXVIII.
TABLE showing in DETAIL the CAUSES of INVALIDING during 1871.
All Invaliding up to the date of sailing of the last Troopship in the beginning of April 1872 is included. The Invalids of the Madras and Bombay Armies who left
India in the early months of 1871 do not appear in this statement.
| Army of Bengal—Number Invalided | ... | ... | ... | 1,564 | Invalided per 1,000 of Strength | ... | ... | ... | 47.53 |
| Army of Madras " | ... | ... | ... | 489 | " | ... | ... | ... | 45.09 |
| Army of Bombay " | ... | ... | ... | 328 | " | ... | ... | ... | 30.26 |
| Army of India " | ... | ... | ... | 2,381 | " | ... | ... | ... | 43.62 |
| CAUSES OF INVALIDING. | BENGAL. | MADRAS. | BOMBAY. | ARMY OF INDIA. | |||||||||
| For Change. |
For Dis- charge. |
Per 1,000 of Strength. |
For Change. |
For Dis- charge. |
Per 1,000 of Strength. |
For Change. |
For Dis- charge. |
Per 1,000 of Strength. |
For Change. |
For Dis- charge. |
Per 1,000 of Strength. |
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| Intermittent Fevers | 89 | 2 | 3.01 | 1 | ... | .65 | 17 | 1 | 1.94 | 107 | 3 | 2 33 | |
| Remittent and Continued Fevers | 2 | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Rheumatism | 66 | 22 | 2.68 | 17 | 4 | 1.94 | 9 | 4 | 1.20 | 92 | 30 | 2.23 | |
| Secondary Syphilis | 66 | 34 | 3.04 | 31 | 8 | 3.60 | 12 | 3 | 1.38 | 109 | 45 | 2.82 | |
| Cancer of stomach | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Phthisis pulmonalis | 51 | 74 | 3.79 | 17 | 27 | 4.06 | 5 | 20 | 2.31 | 73 | 121 | 3.55 | |
| Scrofula | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | 5 | ||
| Hipjoint disease | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Goitre | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Anæmia | 38 | 5 | ... | 5 | 1 | ... | 13 | 1 | ... | 56 | 7 | ||
| Obesity | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| General Dropsy | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ||
| Encephalitis | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ||
| Sunstroke, effects o | 7 | ... | .21 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | .09 | 8 | ... | .15 | |
| Paralysis | 11 | 5 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 9 | ||
| " hemiplegia | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " paraplegia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| " local | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| " locomotor ataxy | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| " character not stated | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Epilepsy | 5 | 16 | .64 | 3 | 6 | .83 | ... | 4 | .37 | 8 | 26 | .62 | |
| Mania | 4 | 11 | 1.86 | 1 | 1 | .74 | 2 | ... | .74 | 7 | 12 | 1.41 | |
| Melancholia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 8 | 6 | |||||
| Dementia | 13 | 22 | 1 | 3 | ... | 5 | 14 | 30 | |||||
| Neuralgia | 11 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | ||
| Ophthalmia | 6 | 4 | .61 | 4 | 1 | .65 | 2 | 1 | .74 | 12 | 6 | .64 | |
| Detective vision | 3 | 7 | ... | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |||||
| Otitis | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | ||
| Deafness | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 6 | ||
| Pericarditis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ||
| Valve disease of Heart | 12 | 61 | 3.65 | 7 | 8 | 2.67 | 3 | 15 | 2.31 | 22 | 84 | 3.19 | |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 13 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 28 | |||||
| Aneurism | 3 | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 3 | 15 | |||||
| " thoracic aorta | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| " abdominal aorta | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| " femoral artery | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Angina pectoris | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Palpitation | 55 | 5 | 1.82 | 7 | 3 | .92 | 12 | 1 | 1.20 | 74 | 9 | 1.52 | |
| Varix | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | 8 | ||
| Laryngitis | ... | 1 | 1.28 | ... | ... | .55 | ... | ... | 1.84 | ... | 1 | 1.25 | |
| Bronchitis | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 15 | |||||
| Asthma | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Pleurisy | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| Stomatitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Gastritis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Dyspepsia | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ||
| Dysentery | 51 | 4 | 2.10 | 54 | 2 | 6.09 | 4 | ... | .65 | 109 | 6 | 2.60 | |
| Diarrhœa | 14 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | 27 | ... | |||||
| Hepatitis | 231 | 21 | 7.66 | 81 | 5 | 7.93 | 46 | 8 | 4.98 | 358 | 34 | 7.18 | |
| Cyst of Liver | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Cirrhosis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ascites | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Spleen disease | 10 | 1 | .34 | 3 | ... | .28 | 2 | 1 | .28 | 15 | 2 | .31 | |
| Addison's disease | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Hæmorrhoids | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Fistula in ano | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 3 | ||
| Hernia | 5 | 7 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | 22 | ||
| Nephritis | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | ||
| Diabetes | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Enuresis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Calculus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Cystitis | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ||
| Stricture of urethra | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 12 | 2 | ||
| Orchitis | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | ||
| Varicocele | 3 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ||
| Periostitis | 2 | ... | .64 | 1 | 1 | .55 | 1 | 1 | .55 | 4 | 2 | .61 | |
| Synovitis | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||
| Caries of upper jaw | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||
| Necrosis | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Contraction | 4 | 4 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Abscess | 3 | 2 | .49 | ... | 1 | .65 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | .42 | |
| Ulcer | 8 | 3 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Skin diseases | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ||
| Guinea worm | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Tumour | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||
| Hypertrophy of leg | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Atrophy of muscle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| Rupture of muscle | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||
| General debility | 219 | 33 | 8.97* | 72 | 9 | 8.02* | 35 | 6 | 5. 07 | 326 | 48 | 8.01 | |
| Injuries | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| " fracture | 5 | 7 | .82 | 2 | 2 | 1.01 | 1 | ... | .92 | 8 | 9 | .88 | |
| " dislocation | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| " sprain | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| " accidental wounds | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||||
| " self-inflicted wounds | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |||||
| " concussion of brain | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | |||||
| " amputation | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | |||||
| Ratio per 1,000 for invaliding from causes not specially calculated |
... | ... | 3.92 | ... | ... | 3.95 | ... | ... | 3.69 | ... | ... | 3.90 | |
| TOTAL | 1,115 | 449 | 47.53† | 362 | 127 | 45.09 | 215 | 113 | 30.26 | 1,692 | 689 | 43.62† | |
*With Anæmia.
†This ratio is calculated after deducting the strength of the 22nd Brigade of Artillery and the 1-19th, 38th, and 104th Regiments, which went to England, and took
home the men who would have been recommended for change had the corps remained in India.
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