STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
[Section I,
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Table showing the Aggregate of Sickness and Mortality in the Army of India during the Five Years from,1871 to 1875,
and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month.
MONT HS .
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 .
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.
V i o l e n t D e a t h s .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s .
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 .
Al l o t h e r F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y .
Del i ri um Tremens.
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 .
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 .
A l l o t h e r D i s e a s e s .
January. . .
287,900 15,077
52.4
354
1.23
. . .
4 28 21
8
1
25 55
2 51
36 42
1
1
. . . 33
40
6
February . . .
290,773 14,889
51.2
301
1.03
. . .
3 21
11
7
2
23 61
. . . 22
29 35
. . .
1
2 40 35
9
March
. . .
294,839
14,538
49.3
293
.99
6
5
15 17
13
1
21
44
. . . 24 35 21
. . .
1
2 40
36
12
April . . .
295,244 15,309
51.9
309
1.05
24
7 42 29
28
6 19
33
1 16
24 22
. . .
. . . 1
25
17
15
May . . .
294,352
16,196
55.0
436
1.48
67
7
53 30
60
5
29 48
1
13
28 21
. . .
. . .
1
37
21
15
June . . .
293,820 16,949
57.7
510
1.73 44
4 57
36 142
7
20 49
. . . 11
24 30
. . .
. . .
2 46
31
7
July
. . .
292,981
17,718
60.5
461
1.57
59
2 50 28
61
9
31
59
. . . 15
34 29
1
2
1
37
21
22
August
. . . 292,328
18,513
63.3
644
2.20 260
. . . 48 37
29
5 45
59
3
6
31
30
1
1
2 49
22
16
September.
. . .
291,274 18,937
65.0
642
2.20 181
. . . 77
57
25
6
59
78
2
7
37
24
. . .
. . .
. . . 56 25
8
October
. . .
289,079 18,410
63.7
459
1.59
67
. . . 34 41
7
8 49
75
1
14 37
36
. . .
2
. . . 40
36
12
November . . .
292,970 16,876
57.6
387
1.32 30
. . . 21
32
6
3 47
63
1
17
37
35
. . . 1
. . . 51
25
18
December . . .
290,409
15,417
53.1
351
1.21
3
1
20
18
8
1
49 48
. . . . 42 40 37
. . .
1
. . .
35
40
8
741
33 466 357 394 54 417*
672
11 238 392 362
3 10 11 489 349 148
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the five years
. . .
292,162
16,569
56.7 5,147 17.62 2.54 .11 1.59 1.22 1.35 .18 1.43 2.30 .04 .82 1.34 1.24 .01 .03 .04 1.67 1.20 .51
* In the five years, 33 deaths were returned under the head of Diarrhœa.
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
To t a l a d mi t t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of st r engt h.
D i e d o u t o f e a c h H u n d r e d C a s e s t r e a t e d .
Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . .
. . .
. . .
9
37
130
56
87
415
250
87
51
7
1,129
3.9
65.63
Small-pox .
. . .
17
20
28
65
39
16
11
. . .
2
1
5
3
207
.7
15.94
Enteric fever
. . .
91
59
59
110
116
88
91
100
151
65
46
71
1,047
3.6
44.51
Fever, Intermittent . . . 5,605 3,905 4,159 5,390 6,355 6,894 7,709 9,204 11,072 13,605 11,448 8,089 93,435
319.8
. 2 6
Fevers, Remittent and Continued . . . 1,444 1,403 2,476 4,211 4,803 4,974 5,000 4,825 5,754 4,689 3,038 2,013 44,630
152.7
Apoplexy
. . .
19
18
46
79
127
311
164
75
56
26
17
12
950
3.3
41.47
Delirium Tremens
. . .
87
64
80
80
88
72
124
130
115
99
81
60
1,080
3.7
5.00
Dysentery
. . .
874
657
706
785
819
830 1,063 1,357 1,358 1,158
957
982 11,546
39.5
3.33
Diarrhœa . . .
985
766 1,115 1,467 1,292 1,389 2,515 2,733 1,857 1,245 1,144 1,215 17,723
60.7
.19
Hepatitis
. . . 1,094 1,080 1,120 1,174 1,255 1,388 1,576 1,541 1,597 1,447 1,214 1,116 15,602
53.4
4.31
Spleen disease . . .
112
144
134
145
152
169
183
156
146
187
152
163
1,843
6.3
.60
Respiratory diseases
. . . 2,420 2,181. 2,173! 2,011 1,705 1,479 1,632 1,544 1,407 1,518 1,734 2,126 21,930
75.0
1.09
Phthisis Puhmonalis . . .
225
165
202
141
162
218
269
249
261
265
281
245
2,683
9.2
13.49
Scurvy
. . .
8
5
8
7
9
15
9
10
5
9
11
10
106
.4
9.43
Rheumatism
. . . 1,484 1,346 1,482 1,443 1,424 1,515 1,588 1,531 1,456 1,405 1,189 1,236 17,099
58.5
Venereal diseases
. . . 5,666 5,008 5,805 5,431 4,328 4,117 4,371 4,055 3,823 3,811 3,904 4,603 54.922
188.0
Eye diseases
. . .
.423
381
561
635
567
527
569
650
630
527
419
388
6,277
21.5
.46
Abscess and Ulcer
. . . 2,089 1,979 2,300 2,526 2,388 2,576 2,724 2,361 2,130 1,893 1,907 1,832 26,705
91.4
Wounds and accidents
. . . 2,341 2,253 2,640 2,477 2,268 2,11.7 2,1.54 1,968 1,973 2,127 2,074 2,663 27,055
92.6
All other causes
. . . 3,707 3,460 4,496 5,285 5,421 5,470 6,721 6,202 6,283 5,745 4,500 3,931 61,221*
209.5
28,691 24,894 29,599 33,499 33,448 34,221 38,560 39,106 40,326 39,909 34,172 30,765 407,190
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
99.7
85.6 100.4 113.5 113.6 116.5 131.6
133.8 138.4 138.1 116.6 105.9
1393.7
* Out of this total the Epidemic Dengue of 1872 gave 7,486 admissions, a ratio of 25.6 per 1,000.