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

No. II.—ADEN.

G. G. O. No. 568, of Au-
gust 8th 1872.

       The supervision of the medical arrangements, civil and military, at Aden, was in the
month of August 1872 added to the duties of the Deputy Inspector
General of Hospitals, Indian Medical Department, Presidency Divi-
sion, and the appointment of Superintendent, Medical Department,
Aden, was then abolished.

Troops.

       The native troops employed at Aden and Perim during the year 1872 were—

       H. M.'s 2nd Company Sappers and Miners.

          "        1st        "         Native Artillery.

          "        Aden Troop of Horse.

          "        5th Regiment N.L.I.

          "        5th        "         N.L.I. Detachment to Perim.

Station and movement.

       The 2nd Company Sappers and Miners, Aden Troop and 5th Regiment N. I., were quar-
tered in Aden during the year. The 1st Company Native Artillery
arrived at Aden on the 20th February 1872 from Bombay, having
relieved the 2nd Company, which returned to India. H. M.'s Regiment N. I. gave off a small
detachment to Perim. This was relieved every second month.

Detachment.

Average.

       The following table gives the average strength of fighting men, included in the annual
returns of corps, &c.:—

Strength.

Table I.

against 953 of the preceding year.

Regimental Officers.

       Of the European regimental officers the strength was as follows:—

Table. II.

Remained in 1871.

       At the end of the year 1871 there were remaining on the sick
report of all corps and detachments 32 cases.

Admissions.

       The admissions during 1872 amounted to 1,005 against 1,412 of
the previous year.

Mortality.

       The mortality amounted to 8 against 20 of the previous year. One case only appears to
have been transferred, though 8 cases were returned from Perim detach-
ment on relief, of the regimental hospital.

Remaining.

       There were remaining, at the close of the year, 23, being 9 less
than were shown at the end of the year 1871.

Sickness in European
officers of Native Troops.

       There were 6 European regimental officers admitted on the sick list; 4 of these
admissions were in 2 officers, one twice for ague and dysentery,
and one twice for dengue and meloena. One of these cases, the
former, was sent on sick certificate for fever contracted while on
continuous patrol duty in Arabia.

       The total admissions, as above stated, were 1,005, made up from the various charges as
follows:—

Admissions of each charge.

Table III.