SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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II.—GENERAL STATISTICS OF STATIONS, 1867—76.
XXII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the ANNUAL RATIOS of SICKNESS and MOR
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TALITY, on the AVERAGE of the TEN YEARS, of the CHIEF STATIONS of the
PUNJAB from JHELUM to PESHAWAR, and the THREE HILL STATIONS occupied by
GOORKHA REGIMENTS during the TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867—76.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Higher Punjab Stations.
Hill Stations—Goorkha Regiments.
Jhelum.
Rawalpindi. Talagaon.
Nowshera. Peshawar.
Almora.
Bakloh.
Dharmsala.
I.—DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
January . . .
24.5
33.6
25.0
52.7
42.6
40.3
29.2
28.9
February . . .
23.9
29.6
19.0
40.7
34.5
40.1
26.7
27.3
March . . .
20. 9
29.5
18.0
36.7
27.5
38.5
25.7
29.2
April . . .
20.3
30.6
17.9
25.6
23.8
38.1
33.6
35.0
May . . .
23.9
27.9
18.6
21.8
25.5
35.3
32.9
38.1
June . . .
22.2
27.0
17.6
24.7
28.2
38.6
30.9
3 6 . 7
July . . .
23.8
26.6
18.9
33.7
29.8
42.3
30.0
39.0
August . . .
27. 6
29.4
22.7
37.3
39. 7
42.2
35.7
3 6 . 4
September . . .
38. 4
38.1
25.3
54.7
71.4
42.4
47.4
46.6
October . . .
48.7
41.7
27. 6
74.2
118.2
39.5
36.5
5 3 . 1
November . . .
48.6
41.2
33.8
89.0
109.3
39.1
39.7
45.7
December . . .
32.8
33.1
28.0
66.1
67.4
34.7
38.0
32.7
AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY SICK-RATE
29.6
32.5
23.1
46.5
51.2
39.2
33.5
37.3
II.—ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH
M O N T H .
January . . .
57.2
63.9
81.4
114.6
102.7
64.0
59.5
64.9
February . . .
43.3
42.3
56.6
65.2
73.9
51.1
43.5
44.7
March . . .
45.5
52.4
54.4
68.1
65.2
60. 2
69.4
60.3
April . . .
53.2
54.2
56.7
65.7
69.8
75.1
93.5
86.3
May . . .
67.1
65.4
72.4
63.0
89.0
69.4
85.0
97.1
June . . .
61.5
73.5
64.7
88.9
103.4
91.1
76.8
1 0 4 . 2
July . . .
74.0
75.3
73.5
117.0
114.2
89. 6
81.8
107.8
August . . .
101.6
85.3
97.4
129.3
165.2
95.2
106.4
102.7
September . . .
146.5
125.1
117.2
183.4
322.4
88. 6
131.0
141.9
October . . .
209.3
117.6
138.8
239.4
451.6
81.8
102.3
156.0
November . . .
157.6
87.5
120.6
247.4
317.9
75.7
95.1
105.3
December . . .
82.1
58.7
75.6
148.2
170.4
71.0
77.5
8 1 . 7
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE
1088.7
883.8
1018.2
1516.5
2010.4
914.0
1009.3
1156.4
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
.8
.6
.2
. . .
8.9
1.5
. . .
9.7
Intermittent. Fever . . .
603.3
369.8
448.0
956.2
1337.9
326.2
355.0
5 8 8 . 6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
8.3
6.9
16.3
1.1
16.8
12.5
3.3
24.8
Apoplexy . . .
. 1
.4
.2
.2
.4
. . .
1.0
. . .
Dysentcry . . .
61.6
45.1
35.5
92. 1
95.7
40.9
17.4
29.5
Diarrhœa . . .
20.0
31.8
23. 8
17.8
68.5
16.5
23.8
29.8
Hepatitis . . .
1.5
2.1
.5
2.5
1 . 8
1.5
1.0
2.2
Spleen Diseases . . .
3.0
5.2
7.6
8.4
28.6
2.5
9.7
4 . 6
Respiratory Disease . . .
40.0
45.6
55.6
42.4
64.1
39.6
38.7
25.3
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
.6
1.3
2.1
.6
1 . 4
3.0
1.3
4.2
Dropsy . . .
.3
.3
.5
.2
.4
.2
.6
.7
Scurvy . . .
.7
2 . 0
2.5
1.1
1.6
1.3
.4
2.9
Rheumatism . . .
34.1
51.7
52. 8
45.8
54.5
89. 8
69 3
71.2
Venereal Diseases . . .
2 0 . 6
27.4
20. 8
19.4
23.8
98. 3
24.2
29.5
Eye Diseases . . .
28.6
23.1
25.2
24.4
24.1
28.2
34.1
39.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
90. 4
84. 4
88.4
109.4
91.3
69. 1
50' . 3
66.5
Wounds and Accident . . .
84.5
102.1
118.2
106.7
93.0
81.5
269.6
143.1
All other Causes . . .
81.3
84.0
120.0
88.2
97.6
101.4
109.6
8 4 . 3
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
1088.7
883.8
1018.2
1516.5
2010.4
914.0
1009.3
1156.4
IV.—COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE.
Cholera . . .
.42
.21
. . .
. . .
5.18
.50
. . .
4.00
Fevers . . .
1.10
2.60
. 9 2
3.57
5.18
1. 34
1.16
2.91
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
.14
. 2 3
.16
.28
. . .
. 3 9
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa . . .
.34
1.47
. . .
1.40
3.17
.83
. 3 8
2.37
Hepatitis . . .
. 08
.07
. . .
. . .
.03
.17
. . .
.36
Spleen Diseases . . .
. . .
. 1 4
. . .
. . .
.28
.33
. . .
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
2.11
3.65
2.31
4.35
5.15
2.17
1.36
3.28
Heart Diseases . . .
.17
.14
. . .
. . .
.41
.17
. 5 8
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
.26
.56
. 4 6
.62
.52
1.67
. 9 7
2.55
Dropsy . . .
. 0 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
.05
. . .
. . .
. 1 8
Scurvy . . .
. . .
.07
. . .
. . .
.11
.17
. . .
.55
Atrophy and Anaæmia . . .
.17
.84
.23
. . .
.72
. . .
. 5 8
.55
All other Causes . . .
.59
1.33
.46
.62
1.12
1.00
. 9 7
2.91
Violent Deaths . . .
1 . 1 0
.49
.46
.62
.74
.33
.77
.36
AVRRAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE . . .
6.42
11.71
5.07
11.34
22.94
8.68
7.16
20.02