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(Section I.
STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
WOMEN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1871—75.
Table showing the Aggregate of the Sickness and Mortality among the Women of the European Regiments composing the
Army of India during the Years from 1871 to 1875, and the Prevalence of the Principal Diseases in each
Month.
MONTHS.
A g g r e g a t e S t r e n g t h o f t h e f i v e y e a r s .
A v e r a g e N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k .
N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k P e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
N u m b e r o f D e a t h s i n t h e f i v e y e a r s .
D e a t h - r a t e P e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
C h o l e r a .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
R e m i t t e n t a n d c o n t i n u - e d F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y .
D y s e n t e r y a n d D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
R e s p i r a t o r y D i s e a s e s .
H e a r t D i s e a s e s .
A n æ m i a a n d D e b i l i t y .
C h i l d - b i r t h .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . . 32,094
858
26.7
51
. . .
1
2
2
. . .
12
4
7
4
1
3
8
7
February . . . 32,597
828 25.4
38
. . .
. . .
1
8
. . .
3
1
3
4
2
1
11
4
March . . . 32,933
936
28.4
45
. . .
1
2
4
1
4
1
7
4
2
4
12
3
April . . . 33,030 1,174 35.5
59
. . .
3
1
7
2
10
4
7
2
2
3
9
9
May . . . 32,933 1,392 42.3
76
. . .
13
2
6
5
9
4
11
3
2
5
5
11
June . . . 32,859 1,505 45.8
68
. . .
2
3
10
15
10
6
6
. . .
3
2
3
8
July . . . 32,810 1,592 48.5
73
. . .
13
2
12
1
10
2
11
1
3
2
8
4
August . . . 32,661 1,760 53.9
102
. . .
35
3
6
. . . 22
6
15
2
1
1
3
8
September . . . 32,527 1,794 55.2 112
. . .
36
6
18
1
13
5
13
1
5
2
6
6
October . . . 32,250 1,488 46.1
67
. . .
9
3
13
. . .
12
4
8
3
2
3
5
5
November . . . 32,611 1,166 35.8
70
. . .
7
. . .
9
. . .
18
5
5
3
1
2
14
6
December . . .
32,153
876
27.2
61
. . .
3
2
15
. . .
10
5
7
2
. . .
4
'7
6
123
27
110
25
137
47
100
29
24
32
9 1 *
77
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
Five years, 1871—75 . . . 32,621 1,281
39.3 822
25.20 3.77
.83
3.37
. 7 7 4.20
1.44
3.07 .89
.73
.98
2.79
2.36
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l A d m i s s i o n s o f t h e f i v e y e a r s .
A d m i s s i o n p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
D i e d o u t o f e a c h h u n d r e d t r e a t e d .
Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June
July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
1
. . .
3
4
20
4
22
51
47
14
10
2
178
5.5
69.10
Intermittent Fevers . . .
270
221
295
383
463
580
547
640
757
917
653
420
6,146
188.4
1.10
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
121
130
184
359
432
484
436
385
464
403
287
186
3,871
118.7
Enteric Fever . . .
5
2
2
4
6
4
2
7
8
3
2
3
48
1.5
56.25
Apoplexy . . .
1
. . .
3
3
10
20
5
1
1
4
1
. . .
49
1.5
51.02
Dysentery . . .
64
42
70
90
73
100
133
157
141
106
90
73
1,139
34.9
4.33
Diarrhœa . . .
71
81
111
171
136
156
303
341
262
157
126
111
2,026
62.1
Hepatitis . . .
29
52
33
65
67
70
60
62
62
58
45
55
658
20.2
7.14
Spleen Disease . . .
4
2
8
8
5
7
9
11
10
14
2
6
86
2.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
127
89
100
132
96
69
95
86
82
97
98
101
1,172
35.9
2.48
.Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
25
20
36
23
3 8
28
32
35
23
17
25
29
331
10.2
30.21
General Debility . . .
361
339
494
640
686
692
717
792
740
566
449
371
6,847
209.9
.47
Rheumatism . . .
51
49
45
70
70
51
66
64
62
45
37
28
638
19.5
. . .
Eye Diseases . . .
34
18
38
118
179
151
406
469
365
214
98
41
2,131
65.3
. . .
Abortion . . .
36
55
64
62
75
71
66
55
62
42
43
42
673
20.6
1.63
Diseases peculiar to women . . .
82
85
110
112
117
120
123
122
112
98
70
56
1,207
37.0
2.64
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
73
42
60
79
79
96
101
93
84
67
34
50
858
26.3
Injuries . . .
25
23
29
37
35
38
34
42
17
22
31
16
349
10.7
All other Causes . . .
246
231
317
449
395
414
516
499
486
373
275
228
4,429
135.8
1,626 1,481 2,002 2,809 2,982 3,155 3,673 3,912 3,785 3,217 2,376 1,818 32,836
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
50.7
45.4
60.8 85.0
90.6
96.0 111.9 119.8 116.4 99.8 72.9
56.5
1006.6
* Returned thus: Child-birth, 23; Abortion, 11; Metritis and Peritonitis, 30 ; Puerperal Fever, 13 ; Hæmorrhage, 8; Retained Placenta, 2;
Pyæmia, after operation, 1; Phlegmasia Dolens, 1; Puerperal Mania, 1; Convulsions, 1.