SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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III.—STATISTICS OF SELECTED STATIONS,—LUCKNOW, 1867—76.
XXX.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS occupying
LUCKNOW 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 .
Dys e nt 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 a e 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 . . .
15,668
490
31.3
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
February . . .
16,694
569
34.1
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
16,622
653
39.3
18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
4
. . . 5
. . . . . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
1
April . . .
14,954
568
38.0
17
. . .
5
3
. . .
1
1
. . . 2
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
May . . .
15,007
509
33.9
13
. . . 4
3
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
2 2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
15,230
465
30.5
15
. . .
4
3
. . .
1
2
. . .. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
July . . .
15,495
516
33.3
8
. . . 5
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
15,486
594
38.4
13
. . .
6
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 3
. . .
September . . .
15,492
593
3 8 . 3
7
. . . 2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
15,826
601
38.0
1 9
. . . 3
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .4
1
1
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
November . . .
15,640
600
38.4
14
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
2
3
. . .. . .
1
1
. . .
2
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . .
December . . .
15,254
516
33.8
9
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1 . . .
1
1
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
31
9 . . . 14
11
2 16
4
4
7
20
1
7
1
. . .
. . .
2 13
3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years . . .
15,614
556
35.6
145 9.29 1.99 .58
1.60
.13 1.02 .26 .26 .45 1.28 .06 .45 .06
. . .
. . . .13 .83 .19
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
admitted
during the
ten 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
. . .
9
5
4
6
7
2
7
3
. . .
4 4
2.8
70.45
Smallpox . . .
3
7
11
10
4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
39
2.5
23.08
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
281
339
571
451
443
389
623
812
747
864
672
313
6,505
416.6
.22
Fevers, Remittent and Con
-
t i n u e d . . .
2
2
6
13
5
5
6
6
21
14
8
4
92
5.9
11.96
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
6
.4
33.33
Dysentery . . .
47
55
78
61
46
46
28
69
68
67
90
55
710
45.5
1.51
Diarrhœa . . .
30
40
91
82
51
47
41
78
59
27
38
31
615
39.4
Hepatitis . . .
1
1
. . .
3
3
3
5
2
1
3
4
2
28
1.8
14.29
Spleen Disease . . .
5
5
9
2
8
2
7
10
9
6
4
11
78
5.0
8.97
Respiratory Diseases . . .
49
53
59
33
49
19
26
25
33
39
49
36
470
30.1
4. 26
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
2
1
1
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
2 5
1.6
28.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.1
50.00
Scurvy . . .
2
1
. . .
1
1
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
10
.6
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
133
101
92
57
58
55
90
64
67
80
98
109
1,004
64.3
. 2 0
Venereal Diseases . . .
51
58
82
66
72
67
59
53
54
46
61
61
730
46.8
Eye Diseases . . .
26
10
31
50
46
46
66
67
44
36
31
23
476
30.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
145
118
127
129
126
157
241
220
156
167
161
154
1,901
121.7
Wounds and Accidents . . .
181
1 8 6
196
154
218
190
204
216
206
194
200
184
2,329
1 4 9 . 2
All other Causes . . .
114
112
172
110
115
143
130
157
110
136
109
93
1,501
9 6 . 1
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
179
43
27
13
. . .
262
1 6 . 8
. . .
1,071
1,091
1,526 1,233
1,256
1,185
1,535
1,968
1,622
1,715
1,544
1,081
16,827
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Mouth.
68.4
65.4
91.8
82.5
83.7
77.8
99.1
127.1
104.7
108.4
98.7
70.9
1077.7