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Twelve were invalided-three Europeans, six Indians and two Chinese. causes were phthisis (four), bronchitis (two), epilepsy (two), rheumatism (two), malarial cachexia and deafness one each.

Table I gives the admissions and deaths in the Government Civil Hospital during each month of the year.

year.

Table II shows the rate of sickness and the mortality in the Force during the

Table III gives the admissions to the Hospital for malarial fever from each Station during the year.

The following Table gives the total admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Force for the last ten years :-

Year.

Admissions.

Deaths.

1893,

..522

6

1894.

..505

15

1895,.

...466

8

1896.

...588

14

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1897

..526

7

1898..

..488

19

1899,

....692

16

1900,..

.920

1901.

.937

7

1902,-

.938

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TROOPS.

There was a considerable increase in the number of admissions to Hospital notwithstanding that the number of Troops was somewhat less.

From Table IV it will be seen that the mortality was higher amongst the Eu- ropeans and much lower amongst the Indians than in the previous year.

The average daily rate of sickness was less in both European and Indian Troops. The following Table gives the sickness and mortality amongst the Troops for the past ten years:

Year.

1893,

1894.

1895,

1896,

1897.

1898..

1899,..............

1900..

1901,

1902,

Admissions.

Deaths.

.2,927

28

.2,905

39

.3,099

28

.4,274

19

.4,455

15

.3,896

21

4,714

29

.3,938

40

.5,359

67

.6,340

38

Amongst the deaths in 1902 were ten from malarial fever, three from plague, two from dysentery and one from liver abscess.

GAOL STAFF,

Eighty-six members of the Gaol Staff were admitted to the Hospital during the year out of a total staff of 91. Three were invalided-two for rheumatism, and one for phthisis.

There were no deaths.

SANITARY Department.

There was a large increase in the number of admissions during the year, the figures being sixty-four, as against thirty in 1901. This is accounted for by the increased number of men employed in this Department, more particularly in rat extermination. There were four deaths--one foreman and a disinfecting coolie having died from cholera and two others from natural causes. No members of the staff were invalided.