Statistical reports on the sickness, mortality, & invaliding, among the troops in Western Africa, St. Helena, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Mauritius / prepared from the records [by A.M. Tulloch, H. Marshall, and T.G. Balfour] of the Army Medical Department and War Office returns.

Great Britain. Army Medical Services

Date:: 1840

Credit: Statistical reports on the sickness, mortality, & invaliding, among the troops in Western Africa, St. Helena, the Cape of Good Hope, and the Mauritius / prepared from the records [by A.M. Tulloch, H. Marshall, and T.G. Balfour] of the Army Medical Department and War Office returns. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$I c o 0 C ABSTRACT No. IV. \ OP APPENDIX. [Mauritius ({Ucr the Number Sick in Hospital of the Troops serving in the Mauritius, on the Muster-Day of each Month, from 1818 to, ° 1836 inclusive. NTIIS. 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 Aggregate Sick. Average Monthly Sick. ■ 7 •> 73 96 75 97 113 97 91 81 115 128 109 118 130 176 179 202 159 145 2256 119 jary. 92 69 99 71 114 80 88 81 86 121 125 130 110 109 167 177 185 162 128 2194 116 95 6.8 110 94 96 94 88 109 99 106 159 149 12 1 106 187 134 197 149 124 2288 120 1 99 78 101 92 85 73 113 109 88 109 158 114 99 119 178 183 242 149 112 2o0 1 121 !l * * 97 66 97 80 99 84 87 92 82- 90 130 96 121 110 147 180 157 158 96 2069 109 80 71 78 82 80 67 81 91 61 80 109 93 95 137 106 178 162 158 85 1894 160 68 46 73 81 87 81 82 89 65 117 96 102 110 116 no 182 159 162 72 lb98 100 •ist . , 66 80 84 94 •88 71 82 79 90 65 94 103 98 177 125 144 149 141 63 1893 1 (JO ;p|Y»her t 66 51 64 86 81 60 73 73 83 70 98 82 117 107 139 163 165 106 68 1755 92 i(}pr , # 71 67 79 93 93 80 92 72 101 97 93 91 101 132 145 186 142 117 74 1926 101 pniher , 88 74 77 84 89 95 101 81 148 98 123 111 98 121 150 194 161 136 95 2119 112 jmber . 72 104 67 90 80 92 100 88 168 93 118 80 137 C 169 165 186 183 137 116 224a 117 jtal . . 961 847 1025 1022 1092 990 1084 1055 1152 1161 1431 1260 1328 1533 1795 2086 2104 1734 1178 GC CO 00 1307 verage . 80 71 85' 85 91 82 90 88 96 •97 119 105 111 128 150 174 175 144 98 2069 109 . ABSTRACT No. V. OF APPENDIX. Showing the Ages of the Troops composing the Service Companies ol Corps stationed in the Mau¬ ritius and the Deaths at each Ag’e, from 1st January 1830 to 31st March 183/. YEARS. CORPS. Under 18 Years. 18 to 25. 25 to 33. 33 to 40. 40 to 50. Total of all Ages. Strength Died Strength Died I Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died f 29th Foot • « • 1 209 2 166 5 122 4 17 2 515 13 1830 ^ 82nd ,, 4 No ret ams. 523 16 99th j • • • 2 4 4 331 10 143 6 13 • ■ 4 • • Total • • 4 3 4 • 570 12 309 11 135 4 21 2 1033 29 j I 29th Foot • • 4 J 4 4 227 5 163 6 119 9 45 3 525 23 1831 / 82nd ,, Return s not availab e. 507 99th ,, • • • 2 • 4 350 8 138 7 13 '2 4 1 18 Total • • 4 3 • 4 577 13 301 13 132 11 19 4 1032 41 , 29th Foot 4 • 4 4 • 201 7 160 9 111 6 19 6 491 28 1832 i 87th ,, 13 4 4 279 5 248 8 37 4 4 2 4 4 579 13 1 99th ,, • • • 4 4 • • 303 7 172 8 23 2 6 4 4 504 17 Total • • • 13 4 4 783 19 580 25 171 8 27 6 1574 58 H From 1st Jan. [ 9th Foot 29th ,, • • • 11 4 4 266 160 11 5 229 239 11 12 37 89 2 7 9 35 1 o O 552 523 25 27 1833 to 31st < March 1834. [ 87th ,, 99th ,, • • • • * 4 3 5 * • 1 206 255 5 1 305 2 44 7 13 47 25 1 2 4 4 1 4 4 565 533 14 17 | Total • • 4 19 1 887 22 1017 43 198 12 52 5 2173 83 9th Foot 11 255 6 218 12 35 1 8 4 4 527 19 8 From 1st April 1834 to 31st < | March 1835 [ 29th ,, 87th ,, • • 4 • 6 3 • • • • 181 134 2 1 213 337 7 13 74 52 6 4 35 6 1 1 509 532 16 19 99th ,, • • 4 10 4 • 70 3 402 13 37 3 8 4 4 527 19 1 g From 1st April ( Total • « 4 30 • • 640 12 1170 45 198 14 57 2 2095 73 29th Foot • 4 3 4 4 154 1 207 9 78 6 44 2 486 18 1835 to 31st } 87th ,, • 4 • 2 « 4 65 4 • 380 13 53 3 7 • 4 507 16 1 March 1836. [ 99th ,, • 4 • 8 4 4 55 2 396 18 38 2 10 1 507 23 Total i • • • 13 4 4 274 3 983 40 169 11 61 3 1500 57! From 1st April ( 29th Foot ■ 4 4 4 • 4 73 4 4 255 5 96 1 48 2 476 8 1836 to 31st \ 87th ,, • 4 4 1 • * 37 1 373 16 67 3 8 4 4 486 20 March 1837. ( 99th ,, • • • 3 4 4 51 2 373 13 j 49 2 7 3 483 20 Total • • 4 5 8 0 4 161 3 1001 34 212 6 63 5 1445 48 General Results from 1st January 1830 to 31st March 1837. PERIOD. Under 18 Years. 18 to 25. . 25 to 33. 33 to 40. 40 to 50. Total of all 1 Ages. Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died Strength Died I 1st January to 31st December 1830 . ,, ,, 1831. 1832 ,, 1833 to 31st March 1834. 1 1st. April 1834 ,, 1835 . i ' A 1835 ,, 1836 . ,, 1836 ,, 1837 . Total for 7£ Years Deduct a twenty-ninth part of the] deaths to ascertain the mortality!- of 7 years exactly . . . . .J Total for 7 Years. . 3 3 13 19 30 13 8 4 4 • • 4 • 1 4 • 4 4 4 • 570 5 77 783 887 640 274 161 12 13 19 22 12 3 t 3 ! 309 301 580 1017 1170 983 1001 11 13 25 43 45 40 34 135 132 171 198 198 169 212 4 11 8 12 14 11 6 21 19 27 52 57 61 63 2 4 6 5 2 3 5 1038 1032 1574 2173 2095 1500 1445 29 41 g 58 1 83 I 73 57 48 89 1 3892 84 1 5361 211 1215 66 300 27 10857 389 • 4 4 • 4 4 I 3 i 4 4 7 4 4 2 • 4 1 • » 13 89 1 3892 81 5361 204 1215 64 • ? 300 26 10857 376 Of the above there died at Chatham, or on their passage home, the following numbers of each class:_ PERIOD. 18 to 25 Years. 25 to 33. 33 to 40. 40 to 50. Total. 1st Jan. to 31st Dec. 1831 . . 4 4 1 2 3 ), ,, 1832 . . . 1 1 4 . <2 1st April 1834 to 31st March 1835 . 4 4 4 4 1 1 2 1st „ 1385 9, 1836 . . 4 4 2 • 4 4 4 2 Total . 1 4 3 1 9 indlZdmtids AbsUact87^ Regiment and f°Ur of the 99th lost at Sea> 011 their passage home in 1836, have not been$