SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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III.—STATISTICS OF SELECTED STATIONS,—FEROZEPORE, 1867—76.
XXXVI.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE or the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS occupying
FEROZEPORE during the TEN YEARS from 1867 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 o 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 . . .
6,732
270
40.1
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
February . . .
6,716
271
40.4
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
6,844
269
39.3
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
April . . .
6,056
197
32.5
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
May . . .
5,582
135
24.2
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
June . . .
5,668
142
25.1
5
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . 1
July . . .
5,582
159
28.5
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
August . . .
5,496
203
37.0
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
September . . .
5,702
284
49.8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
October . . .
5,900
370
62.7
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
November . . .
5,605
254
45.3
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 3 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
December . . .
5,450
203
37.2
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 3 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . 7
8
. . . 1 2 . . .
1 12 . . . 3
. . .
. . . . . . 2 4
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years
5,944
230
38.7
42 7.07 .17
. . .
2.52
. . . .17 .34
. . .
.17 2.02 . . . .50
. . .
. . . . . . .34 .67
.17
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN BACH MONTH.
Total
admitted
during the
ten years.
Admitted
per l.000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each hundred
cases treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Ch ol era . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
1.0
16.67
Smallpox . . .
. . . 1
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
6
1 . 0
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
416
378
296
242
261
306
342
600
870 1,001
521
413
5, 646
949.9
. 1 2
Fevers, Remittent and Con-
t i nued . . .
2
2
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
2
1
2
2
. . .
15
2.5
53.33
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
8
6
4
19
16
6
10
17
33
31
35
19
2 0 4
34.3
. 8 2
Diarrhœa . . .
13
7
13
21
16
8
8
19
19
9
13
15
161
27.1
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
5
. 8
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
4
1
7
. . .
10
6
4
5
7
9
5
5
63
10.6
1.59
Respiratory Diseases . . .
31
26
23
14
12
3
7
14
5
15
23
22
195
32.8
6.15
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
1
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
1
. . .
10
1.7
30.00
Dropsy . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
3
. 5
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
29
4 1 24
6
17
18
19
15
26
22
24
28
269
45.3
.29
Venereal Disease . . .
8
13
6
8
5
7
9
7
12
6
8
4
93
15.7
Eye Diseases . . .
11
9
15
25
32
18
26
26
24
21
12
10
2 2 9
38.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
87
69
38
76
52
76
83
91
62
78
80
58
850
143.0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
18
24
17
24
25
15
35
31
27
23
21
26
286
48.1
All other Causes . . .
23
35
45
29
31
21
50
35
34
35
21
18
377
63.4
650
615
493
470
480
490 594
864 1,122 1,252
770
619
8,419
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month
.
96.6 91.6 72.0
77.6
86.0 86.5 106.4 157.2 196.8 212.2 137.4 113.6
1416.4