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SKETCH OF THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BOMBAY.

Table 1X.

giving a percentage of admissions—first to treated, and secondly to strength as follows:—

Table X.

Intermittent Fever.

       From the table it will be observed: 1st, that the troops stationed at Camp, Aden, have
the fewest admissions, both to strength and treated; 2nd, that the
Aden troops hail most cases to treated; 3rd, that the Native Artillery
and Perim detachment had most admissions to strength. The total admissions from the
disease in 1872, were 287 against 344 of the preceding year and 34 more than in 1870.

Mortality.

       There have been no deaths among regimental European officers during the year. The mor-
tality amongst the native commissioned officers, non-commissioned
officers, and men amounted to 8, being 12 less than in 1871, and 2 more
than in 1870. Out of hospital the deaths are shown to have been 2, against none of the pre-
ceding year's return: these occurred in men sent away on sick certificate.

Total rate.

       The death rate per cent. to total average strength is 0.78 if to this
be added the mortality out of hospital the rate per cent. would be 1.08.

Ratio in each charge.

       In the various charges, the in-hospital mortality and rate per
cent, to treated and strength was as follows:—

Table XI.

       The deaths which occurred out of hospital were 2 in the 2nd Company Sappers and
Miners, and 2 in the 5th Regiment N.L.I.

Lascars and department
followers.

       Beyond passing remarks I have not observed that any history of the Ordnance and
Commissariat Department has been furnished until the present
year.

Strength.

       The average strength of these departmental servants is shown to have been 835, with 4
European commissioned officers, and 27 European warrant and non-
commissioned officers.

The Medical Charge.

       This charge, which from its number would appear to be important, is under the care of
the medical officers of the native infantry regiment, and the sick
are treated in the Native Military General Hospital.

Admissions.

       The admissions were 236, the chief diseases being intermittent fever, dengue in subsi-
dence, chronic rheumatism, scurvy, diarrhœa, and ulcers.

       One European and 8 warrant and non-commissioned officers were treated: their cases
terminated all in recovery.

Deaths.

       Six deaths occurred amongst the men. In the annual report for the year 1873, the
subject of this charge, as regards its constitution and sickness, will be
more enlarged on.

       From the foregoing remarks and tabular statement, and from the medical history of each
charge, it is evident that the native troops at Aden have enjoyed fair health during the past
year. Dengue, which had laid so heavy a hand on the whole population, had subsided, and
where disease in certain charges had been more than usual, there were causes apparent for the