SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
Section II.
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III.—STATISTICS OF SELECTED STATIONS,—JHELUM, 1869—76.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS occupying
JHELUM during the EIGHT YEARS from 1869 to 1876, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each
Month.
MONTHS.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
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 .
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
F e v e r , I n t e r m i t t e n t .
F e v e r s , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n -
t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
S p l e e n D i s e a s e .
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 .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D r o p s y .
S c u r v y .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
11,529 283
24.5
8 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
February . . .
11,627 278
23.9
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1 2
. . .
March . . .
13,386 280
20.9
8 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
1
April . . .
11,566 235
20.3
6 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
M a y . . .
11,722 280
23.9
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
June . . .
11,288 251
22.2
7 . . .
2
. . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
July . . .
11,614 276
23.8
7
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
5
A ugust . . .
11,814 326
27.6
3
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
11,525 443
38.4
3 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
October . . .
11,302 550
48.7
6
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
November . . .
11,672 567
48.6
7
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 3
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
December . . .
12,981 426
32.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
5
. . . . . .
6
7
. . . 4
. . . 1
. . . 25
2 3 1
. . . 2 1
12
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the eight years . . . 11,836 350
29.6
76
6.42
. 4 2
. . .
1.10
. . . .34
. . . .08
. . . 2.11 .17 .26 .08
. . . .17 .08 .59 1 . 0
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN BACH MONTH.
Total
admitted
during the
eight years.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out of
each hundred
cases treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
2
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
. 8
50.00
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.3
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . . 227
166
198
201
286
239
321
641 1,198 1,904 1,257
503
7,141
603.3
. 0 8
Fevers, Remittent and Con
-
tinued . . .
3
1
6
1 1
9
4
4
5
7
29
16
3
98
8.3
7.14
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Dysentery . . .
26
16
28
70
59
45
53
82
79
86
96
8 9
729
61.6
. 4 1
Diarrhœa . . .
8
6
14
18
31
20
19
33
32
19
21
16
237
20.0
Hepatitis . . .
1
. . .
4
1
3
2
4
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
18
1.5
5.56
Spleen Disease . . .
1
1
7
1
2
1
1
. . .
5
4
10
2
35
3.0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
51
47
57
37
40
21
32
21
17
25
64
62
474
4 0 . 0
5.27
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
7
. 6
42.86
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. 3
33.33
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
3
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
8
.7
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
44
32
24
20
26
28
29
35
32
34
49
51
404
34.1
. 2
9
Venereal Diseases . . .
31
33
35
22
32
33
35
27
22
23
35
23
351
29. 6
Eve Diseases . . .
12
6
15
28
36
30
39
45
50
42
16
19
338
28. 6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
98
6 6
68
52
60
79
129
126
81
97
104
1 1 0 1,070
90.4
Wounds and Accidents . . .
78
67
86
74
9 9
99
103
79
74
45
84
112
1,000
84.5
All other Causes . . .
78
62
63
77
99
88
87
99
90
57
86
73
959
81.0
660
503
609
615
786
694
8 6 0
1,200 1,688 2,366 1,839 1,006
12,886
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
57.2
43.3 45.5
53.2 67.1 61.5
74.0
101.6 146.5 209.3 157.6 82.1
1 0 8 8 . 7