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80. The fatal Dysentery cases were 187.
The destruction of life since our occupation of Hong Kong has been momentous. The deaths among the troops in the Year Retrenchment amounted to 1 in 3½; at Chutan to 1 in 27½ and at Noolungsoo to 1 in 19.72. H.M. 98th Regiment lost at Hong Kong in 18 months 257 men by death.
But in this and other ways it is not the deaths which indicate disease, newly arrived in a pernicious climate it is the number of men invalided and constantly unfit for duty. One half of the men of a company are frequently unable to attend the Parade: out of 100 men sometimes not more than 20 are fit for duty.
The Royal Artillery, the finest Corps in the world, lost in two years 51 by death (of whom 35 died at Hong Kong) and 45 by invaliding. That Hong Kong was the cause of their death will be seen from the fact that Colonel Knowles' detachment of the Royal Artillery was through the whole of the war at Canton and on the Keang river; it never landed at Hong Kong; one man was killed, and another died of dropsy, but the whole of the remainder of the Detachment returned to England except the Commanding Officer, Colonel Knowles, who landed at Hong Kong, and died of fever.
The Officers of the Royal Artillery, who came out with the original detachment, died in the same proportion as the men; not one escaped disease or death.
Last year there were severe losses in the ships of War. H.M.S. "Agincourt" lost 183...
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80 . The fatal Dysenting
cased were 187.
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the deaths among
Year
Retloud.
the troops in
the
ounted to 1 iw 3/2; At Chutan
to 1 in 27/1⁄2 and at Noolungsoo tot in 19.72. M. M. 981ry ? lost at Hong Kong It mouths 257 men- by death.
But in this and other Ney it is not
the deaths which vidicate disease. newly aird a pernicious climate it is the
men invalided and
cruber of:
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of u
a company
are
frequently
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there
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The Royal Artillery the finest.
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Military Works in
135 men......
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of
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- from the fact that Wolonel Kunots detachment of the Royal Certilling struough the whole of the war at Canton and at the Gang. We Keang river, detachment wat out here is yours; it siever landed at Hong Kong ; was killed, and another died of dropsy but the whole of the vemainder of the Detachment returned to England
except the comme
commanding
one saw
standing officer
Prent Coll Knowles, who landed at
Hong Kong, and died of fever.
The Offices of the Royal Auditlery,
died in the Donne proportion as the
out of of offices who
with the or
Came
out
riginal detachment, but
one escaped desease-
death.
Past year
there i
were severe
losses
in the ships of War. Ht. M. I'"'Agirecent
183 lost
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