SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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II.—GENERAL STATISTICS OF STATIONS, 1867—76.
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COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the ANNUAL RATIOS of SICKNESS and MOR
-TALITY on the AVERAGE of the TEN YEARS, of the EIGHT CHIEF STATIONS of
ROHILCUND, MEERUT, AGRA and CENTRAL INDIA, occupied by NATIVE TROOPS
during the TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867-76.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bareilly. Debra Dun.
Roorkee.
Meerut.
Delhi.
Agra.
Morar.
J h a n s i .
I. DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
January . . .
20.8
36.9
25.8
28.4
30.6
58.3
49.2
37.3
26.0
34.5
22.1
28.8
30.9
53.7
44.5
41.2
February . . .
21.7
35.0
20.8
30.3
33.1
47.9
42.7
34.0
March . . .
24.8
38.1
23.5
26.2
24.6
44.9
52.6
28.3
April . . .
26.1
40.0
28.9
24.4
34.9
34.1
53.9
30.7
M a y . . .
25.4
33.5
27.2
23.6
36.5
33.2
43.4
29.6
June . . .
23.0
32.2
21.9
2 1 . 5
29.0
32.6
40.5
30.6
July . . .
August . . .
24.0
40.9
33.9
3 5 . 3
49.7
38.4
48.2
38.7
September . . .
26.9
42.1
48.0
55.6
84.0
64.2
60.8
61.5
28.1
41.7
43.7
45.2
82.3
53.6
71.9
7 4 . 0
October . . .
22.5
41.9
28.9
35.7
57.1
47.8
67.4
65.0
November . . .
18.4
43.2
25.3
32.5
43.2
55.2
55.5
39.9
December . . .
AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY SICK -
RATE . . .
24.1
38.3
28.9
32.4
44.3
46.9
52.4
42.7
II. ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
January . . .
43.2
73.6
71.8
65. 8
77.4
112.8
118.1
82.8
February . . .
48.7
47.4
51.2
63.2
68.0
82.4
84.7
75.5
M a r c h . . .
42.4
64.6
55.2
59.1
60.6
99.4
98.2
66.0
April . . .
55.4
72.3
79.1
65.3
66.8
99.0
167.0
65.8
M A Y . . .
62.5
82.3
79.2
72.1
117.6
83.3
161.4
63.2
J u n e . . .
54.1
71.7
57.6
67.2
105.4
86.7
108.3
67.1
July . . .
52.2
67.2
81.3
73.5
82.5
77.8
113.8
84.7
August . . .
62.5
84.4
125.3
165.4
193.6
126.6
171.7
123.3
September .. . .
64.9
86.0
160.1
229.5
295.5
203.5
192.8
215.3
October . . .
75.8
83.1
124.3
171.9
242.3
165.0
243.5
2 4 0 . 2
November . . .
53.9
76.3
77.7
124.5
170.1
130.3
221.3
192.8
December . . .
36.2
72.6
64.4
90.6
103.6
112.7
102.7
96.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION -
RATE . . .
651.0
879.7
1014.1
1247.7
1556.9
1374.1
1804.8
1367.2
III. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
.3
3.2
1.1
1.0
1.2
2.1
2.4
.3
I n t e r m i t t e n t F e v e r . . . .
1 9 3 . 6
268.2
342.2
710.9
1042.1
549.1
1140.0
7 3 1 . 6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
8.4
5.9
38.4
20.4
11.0
12.1
8 . 7
6.7
Apoplexy . . .
.7
. . .
. . .
. 6
.8
1.1
2.0
.2
Dysentery . . .
23.7
23.7
20.8
58.9
56.4
56.7
62.4
44.9
Diarrhœa . . .
14.2
31. 7
41.1
19.0
34.1
47.8
40.6
16.2
Hepatitis . . .
.8
13.7
.7
1.9
.8
1.5
1.9
1.2
Spleen Disease . . .
2.1
46.5
4.6
11. 6
13.1
4.3
11.1
1 9 . 4
Respiratory Diseases . . .
25.9
28.6
55.5
55.3
34.7
39.0
42.5
31.9
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1 . 5
8.7
2.4
1.5
1.l
2.4
2.4
.3
Dropsy . . .
.1
.6
.2
.2
.6
.2
.3
.4
Scurvy . . .
.7
. 6
.2
1.5
.9
.5
4.6
1.1
Rheumatism . . .
28.8
46.1
44. 0
39.2
40.8
71.2
61.9
54.8
Venereal Diseases . . .
28.3
44.2
32.0
29.2
18.9
54.3
54.7
75.0
Eve Diseases . . .
28.7
71.1
21.2
23.2
6.3
28.0
26. 4
27.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
84.6
55.9
85.4
78.9
103.8
138.1
109.0
135.3
Wounds and Accidents . . .
133.5
151.0
172.2
92.2
61.5
139.1
136.5
133.4
All other Causes . . .
75.1
80.0
152.1
102.2
125 8
226.6
97. 4
86.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL
A D M I S S I O N - R A T E . . .
651.0
879.7
1014.1
1247.7
1556.9
1374.1
1804.8
1367.2
IV. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE..
Cholera . . .
.11
2.65
.55
.56
.61
1.08
1.61
.31
1.43
1.89
1.28
3.84
5.79
4.00
2.13
1.83
Fevers . . .
Apoplexy . . .
.22
. . .
. . .
.45
.46
.54
.65
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa . . .
.55
.76
.73
1.69
1.83
.76
1.42
1.22
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
1.33
. . .
.34
.15
.21
.06
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
.11
1.14
.18
. . .
.46
.32
. . .
.15
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1.43
1 . 1 4
1.47
2.60
2.75
2.16
2.07
1.98
Heart Diseases . . .
.33
.38
.73
.23
. . .
. . .
.06
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
.55
4.93
.73
.90
.30
.86
.65
.15
Dropsy . . .
. . .
.38
. . .
. . .
.30
.11
.06
.15
S c u r v y . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.06
. . .
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
.55
.19
.73
1.13
1.37
.76
.13
.46
All other Causes . . .
1.20
2.47
1.28
.90
.91
1.40
.58
1.38
Violent Deaths . . .
.55
.76
.36
. . .
. 3 0
. 5 4
.52
.76
AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE . . .
7.03
18.02
8.04
12.64
15.23
12.74
10.00
8.39