STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
[Section I.
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REGIMENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF INDIAN SERVICE, 1876.
Table showing the Sickness and Mortality in Newly-arrived Regiments during 1876, and the Prevalence of the Principal
Diseases in each Month of the Year.
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.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
En 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 e l i r i u m T r e m e n s .
Dy 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 .
Al l o t h e r Ca u s e s .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s .
January . . . 4,367
260
59.5
7
. . .
. . . . . . 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . 1
. . .
February . . . 4,361
243
55.7
7
. . .
1
. . . 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
March . . . 4.363
230
52.7
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
April . . . 4,357
268
61.5
13
. . .
6 . . .
1
. . .
. . .2
. . .1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
May . . . 4,347
247
56.8
16
. . .
1 . . .
5
. . .
. . .6
. . .1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
1
June . . . 4,331
272
62.8
2 0
. . .
3 . . .
6
. . .
. . .9
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . 1
. . .
July . . . 4,288
259
60.4
8
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .4
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . . 1
August . . . 4,275
287
67.1
14
. . .
3 . . .
4
. . .
. . .2
. . .1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2 . . .
September . . . 4,233
331
78.2
11
. . .
1 . . .
2
. . .
4
1 . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1 . . .
October . . . 4,189
305 72.8
7
. . .
. . . . . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . 1
. . .
November . . . 4,204
282
67.1
6
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
1
. . . . . .. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . . . . .
December . . . 4,332
266
61.4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
1
15 . . .
31
. . .
4
24
. . . 10
. . .
4
. . . 3 3
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
9
3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the Year . . . . 4,304
271
63.0
115 26.72 3.48
. . .
7.20
. . . .93 5.58
. . . 2.32
. . . .93
. . . .70
70 1.63
. . .
. . .
. . . .46 2.09
. 7 0
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l a d m i 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 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
13
1
2
. . .
4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
22
5.1
6 8 . 1 8
Small-pox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. 2
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
13
6
3
4
11
8
3
8
4
6
2
2
70
16.3
44.29
Fever, Intermittent . . .
16
10
18
8
19
31
26
40
121
219
106
87
701
162.9
. . .
" Remittent and Continued . . .
36
28
50
78
117
137
122
127
197
137
100
35
1,164
270.4
. 3 4
Apoplexy . . .
. . . 1
. . .
4
9
36
10
4
2
1
. . .
. . .
67
15.6
35.82
Delirium Tremens . . .
2
2
1
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
2
2
3
18
4.2
. . .
Dysentery . . .
6
5
8
18
16
13
18
48
24
29
19
15
219
50.9
4.57
Diarrhœa . . .
13
19
33
57
35
19
18
43
25
20
12
14
308
71.6
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
9
1
1.
7
13
11
12
14
16
18
12
13
127
29.5
3.15
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
1
5
6
19
4 . 4 .
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
28
49
60
50
54
23
18
20
19
21
9
25
376
87.4
. 8 0
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
6
5
4
. . .
3
2
5
. . .
11
9
10
56
13.0
12.50
S c u r v y . . .. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
11
17
18
27
22
16
21
23
9
23
7
14
208
48.3
.46
Venereal Diseases . . .
137
127
97
61
81
51
39
66
53
69
46
90
917
213.0
Eye Diseases . . .
13
6
10
4
11
2
3
22
5
3
1
4
84
19.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
40
44
43
38
34
66
49
64
49
34
33
19
513
119.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
33
43
38
33
24
20
17
34
20
1 8
25
23
328
76.2
All other Causes . . .
68
75
8 4
101
124
84
8 9
112
99
79
61
44
1,020
237.0
426
442
471
509
572
523
450
635
646
691
449
405
6,219
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
97.5 101.4 108.0 116.8 131.6 120.8 104.9 148.5 152.6 165.0
1 0 6 . 8
93.5
1444.9