Chapter IV.]
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE ARMY OF INDIA.
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Comparative Statement showing the Ratios of Sickness and Mortality among the Women of the
Regiments composing the Army of India in each year from 1871 to 1875, and for the Women
of the Armies of the Three Presidencies on the Average of the Five-year period.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
ARMY OF INDIA, 1871—75.
AVERAGE OF THE FIVE YEARS,
1871—75.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
Army
of
India.
Army
of
Bengal.
Army
of
Madras.
Army
of
Bombay.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF
EACH MONTH.
January . . .
25.7
24.0
27.3
25.1
31.7
26.7
29.5
22.4
23.5
February . . .
23.7
28.2
24.6
23.1
27.5
25.4
27.5
21.9
23.3
March . . .
32.1
26.4
31.5
21.0
31.4
28.4
30.8
23.8
26.6
April . . .
37.5
35.8
39.1
30.3
35.1
35.5
40.1
26.3
32.5
May . . .
48.8
44.2
42.4
34.5
41.6
42.3
49.0
30.9
35.4
June . . .
50.4
46.2
44.2
41.5
46.9
45.8
54.1
31.7
37.1
July . . .
56.6
48.0
42.3
47.4
48.5
48.5
55.7
36.3
41.0
A u g u s t . . .
58.1
63.9
43.6
49.7
54.3
53.9
62.8
37.9
45.8
September . . .
53.4
68.1
50.2
46.2
57.9
55.2
66.3
35.2
45.0
October . . .
46.1
54.3
39.8
41.6
49.1
46.1
54.0
31.7
39.3
November . . .
36.1
38.9
39.4
36.3
38.0
35.8
41.8
25.1
30.5
December . . .
26.4
28.3
24.7
29.0
27.7
27.2
31.0
20.9
23.4
Annual average . . .
41.4
42.1
36.7
35.5
40.9
39.3
45.2
28.7
3 3 . 7
II.—ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
January . . .
60.2
52.6
46.7
44.3
50.0
50.7
49.0
54.1
51.8
February . . .
52.7
51.4
44.4
40.0
38.8
45.4
41.9
46.7
45.6
March . . .
70.4
57.1
54.2
53.1
70.2
60.8
59.3
62.4
63.6
April . . .
86.6
99.3
94.0
67.9
76.9
85.0
94.7
65.3
79.1
May . . .
120.9
97.8
76.1
80.5
77.7
90.6
101.8
75.4
74.2
June . . .
103.6
98.5
83.7
88.0
107.0
96.0
108.9
73.9
83.1
July . . .
112.3
127.8
101.8
122.4
94.5
111.9
120.9
95.8
103.9
August . . .
136.4
144.5
93.1
101.9
123.5
119.8
135.3
89.3
108.7
S eptember . . .
89.5
145.7
127.9
108.3
109.4
116.4
134.6
82.9
100.6
October . . .
96.7
147.7
85.2
83.5
85.2
99.8
112.3
74.4
91.4
November . . .
66.5
79.8
62.2
72.6
83.3
72.9
81.0
55.6
68.9
December . . .
52.6
62.7
55.5
62.7
48.6
56.5
59.7
51.0
53.4
Admission-rate of the year
. . . 1050.8
1164.1
925.3
926.7
965.3
1006.6
1103.3
826.3
927.8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
3.0
15.0
1.1
.1
8.1
5.5
7.9
1.5
2.7
Intermittent Fever . . .
218.8
192.8
167.9
174.0
189.6
188.4
217.1
55.9
259.1
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
118.9
134.3
117.9
125.5
95.7
118.7
151.8
71.3
74.2
Enteric Fever . . .
1.4
1.4
1.7
.9
2.1
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.0
Apoplexy . . .
.9
2.9
1.3
.3
2.1
1.5
1.7
.7
1.8
Dysentery . . .
39.6
41.9
34.2
28.5
30.1
34.9
36.1
38.5
27.1
Diarrhœa . . .
57.6
78.3
55.1
51.3
68.2
62.1
71.7
46.6
51.5
Hepatitis . . .
21.2
21.4
21.7
17.7
18.9
20.2
21.4
20.0
16.5
Spleen Disease . . .
1.1
2.1
3.0
3.0
3.9
2.6
3.5
.5
2.6
Respiratory Diseases . . .
42.3
33.4
34.7
41.5
27.6
35.9
36.3
35.4
35.5
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
10.8
11.7
9.1
8.6
10.6
10.2
11.2
8.1
9.3
General Debility . . .
213.2
231.7
193.3
186.5
225.6
209.9
224.8
237.8
131.5
Rheumatism . . .
16.8
25.3
19.5
19.0
17.0
19.5
21.3
17.0
17.3
Eye Diseases . . .
81.8
65.7
59.6
64.9
54.8
65.3
75.1
49.8
53.9
Abortion . . .
24.4
20.9
19.0
19.0
19.9
20.6
22.5
16.7
19.8
Diseases peculiar to women . . .
38.2
32.8
36.8
34.9
42.6
37.0
36.3
38.5
37.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
26.0
26.0
25.2
29.7
24.5
26.3
27.4
24.9
24.6
Injuries . . .
11.0
11.3
10.4
11.5
9.3
10.7
10.3
11.8
10.6
All other Causes . . .
123.8
215.2*
113.8
109.8
114.7
135.8
125.3
149.8
150.9
Admission-rate of the year . . .
1050.8
1164.1
925.3
926.7
965.3
1006.6
1103.3
826.3
927.3
IV.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
DEATH-RATE.
Cholera . . .
1.88
10.53
.91
.15
5.37
3.77
5.38
.94
2.25
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
4.23
3.61
3.02
2.56
3.48
3.37
4.32
1.62
2.57
Enteric Fever . . .
.63
1.05
.75
.61
1.10
.83
1.00
.67
.48
Apoplexy . . .
.47
1.65
.60
.30
.79
.77
.74
.40
1.28
Dysentery. and Diarrhœa . . .
4.54
6.32
3.47
2.87
3.79
4.20
4.75
3.50
3.37
Hepatitis . . .
1.56
1.35
1.36
1.81
1.10
1.44
1.69
1.08
1.12
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
3.29
4.21
2.72
2.87
2.21
3.07
3.32
2.96
2.41
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1.56
.30
.30
1.21
1.10
.89
1.05
1.08
.16
Heart Disease . . .
.63
1.51
.60
.45
.47
.73
.95
. . .
.97
Anæmia and Debility . . .
.47
1.35
.45
1.66
.95
.98
1.21
. 8 1
.48
Child-birth . . .
2.51
2.71
2.42
3.02
3.31
2.79
3.06
2.02
2.89
All other Causes . . .
2.35
1.95
3.32
1.96
2.21
2.36
2.27
2.29
2.73
Death-rate of the year . . . 24.12
36.54
19.92
19.47
25.89
25.20
29.74
17.37
20.71
* Out of this, dengue gave a ratio of 98 per 1,000.