Contributions to the military medical statistics of the Bombay Presidency / by John Kinnis.

  • Kinnis, John.
Date:
1851
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Contributions to the military medical statistics of the Bombay Presidency / by John Kinnis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    This general return is incomplete from the April Monthly Returns of the 64th and 83d, then at sea, wanting the table of ages. It does not include either the average strength, admissions or deaths of those two corps for that month. From this taljle it appears that the Healthiest ages have heen in succession. 1 under]8 years • 21 to 22 . 31 to 35 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 And the least fatal ages. 26 to 30 23 to 25 18 to 20 36 to 40 41 to 45 46 to 50 under 18 23 21 26 18 to to 25 to 22 to 30 20 — 31 to 35 — 41 to 45 — 46 to 50 II. Length of service in India, er commissioned officers and privates Admis- Strength. sions. Under 1 vear 2466 2132 1 to 2 ' 490 875 3 to 4 1478 4689 4 to 5 934 1952 5 to 6 3d5 417 6 to 7 380 583 7 to 8 1035 1367 8 to 9 341 320 9 to 10 134 123 10 to 11 52 41 11 to 12 47 22 Above 12 27 11 bracing officers as well as non- Ratio per cent. Admis- Deaths siuns Deaths to to to Adinif- Deaths. strength. strength sionf. 147 87 5-9 6-9 23 176 4-7 2.6 30 317 203 •66 13 210 1-39 •66 12 114 3-29 2-88 6 153 1-58 103 27 132 2-7 1-9 16 94 4 7 5 5 92 3-73 4-14 79 47 41 Total, 9053 14451 From this table the Healthiest periods of residency in the Presidency have been 1 above 10 years 2 under 1 „ 3 betwixt 8 and 10 4 — 5 and 6 5—7 and 8 6 — 6 an(i 7 7 — 1 and 2 8 — 4 and 5 9 — 3 and 4 331 1596 3-65 2^07 The least fatal periods 1 above 10 years 2 betwixt 4 and o 3 — 6 and 7 4 — 3 and 4 5 — 7 and 8 () — 5 and 6 7 — 9 and IQ 8 — 1 and 2 {) — 8 and 9