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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY. [ Section II.
III—STATISTICS OF SELECTED STATIONS,—BARRACKPORE, 1867—76.
XXIV.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS occupying
BARRACKPORE 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.
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 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 s .
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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January . . .
9,474
534
56.4 33
. . .
2
. . .
. . . 5
3
. . . 2
3 . . .
2
5
1
2 . . .
3
4 . . .
1
. . .
9,098
462
50.8
14
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 2
2
. . . 4
1
. . .
1
. . . 1
1
1
. . .
. . .
February . . .
9,155 513
56.0
25
. . .
6
. . .
. . . 4
1
. . . 2
3 . . .
3
2
. . .
1
. . . 1
1
. . .
1
. . .
March . . .
April . . .
8,520
497
58.3
17
. . .
6
. . . . . . 1
. . .
1
2
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
May . . .
8,107
400
49.3
8
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1 . . . . . .
1
June. . .
8,022
354
44.1
15
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 4
3
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
8,198
362
44.2
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
1
. . . 2
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
8 333
413
49.6
10
. . . 1
. . .
. . .2
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
8,483
453
53.4
9
. . .
2
. . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
September . . .
8,885
637
71.7
1 6
. . .
2
. . .
. . .1
. . .
. . .
5
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
. . .
October. . .
November . . .
8,044
705
87.6
19
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 5
2
. . .
2
. . . . . .
2
1
. . .
. . . . . .
2
2
1
1
. . .
December. . .
7,326
520
71.0
19
. . .
1
. . .
. . .2
2
. . .
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
5
. . .
1
. . .
22
. . .
1 27
17
2 23 16
. . . 19
13
1 10
1 11 17
3
7
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years . . .
8,470
488
57.6 192
22.67 2.60 . . .
5.31
.24 2.71 1.89 . . . 2.24 1.53 .12 1.18 .12 1.30 2.01 .35 .83 .24
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
admitted d u r i n g t h e
ten years.
.Admitted p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Died out of
each hundred
cases treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July.
Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2
4
1
1
29
3.4
7 . 5 8 6
Cholera . . .
3
1
6
6
. . .
1
3
1
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.2
5 0 . 0 0
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
641
6 0 6
743
644
550
5,804
685.2
.47
295
200
321
754
360
280
410
Fever, Intermittent . . .
Fevers, Remittent and Conti-
nued . . .
1 2
5
6
11
12
10
15
12
5
9
8
7
112
13.2
15.18
2
. 2
100.00
Apoplex . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
78
105
83
92
949
112.1
2.53
7 3
Dysentery . . .
132
69
70
75
60
46
66
50
6 9
67
60
591
6 9 . 8
46
Diarrhœa . . .
6 9
4 4
40
42
33
25
55
1
1
1
. . .
1
13
1.6
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
1
2
. . .
1
1
2
2
25
29
26
30
23
277
32.7
6 . 8 6
Spleen Disease. . .
18
20
21
25
21
19
20
26
32
49
31
380
44.9
3 . 4 2
15
Respiratory Diseases . . .
5 4
53
34
23
26
21
16
. . .
2
. . .
3
19
2.2
5 2 . 6 3
3
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
3
. . .
2
2
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. 4
3 3 . 3 3
2
D r o p s y . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
16
31
14
96
11.3
1 1 . 4 6
3
Scurvy . . .
5
6
4
11
1
1
4
. . .
29
36
32
41
480
56.7
. 7 6
48
62
51
43
27
27
.46
35
Rheumatism . . .
24
29
16
288
34.0
15
21
23
17
Venereal Diseases . . .
31
27
34
33
18
4
3
92
10.9
6
7
11
7
9
Eye Diseases . . .
8
10
13
8
6
42
37
41
32
449
53.0
44
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
34
38
34
25
33
43
46
76
77
71
837
98.8
68
58
39
79
86
Wounds and Accidents . . .
59
67
103
54
266
169
103
1,538
181.6
99
All other Causes . . .
8 8
113
142
122
105
102
110
119
339
40.0
. . .
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
15
203
92
25
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
858
720
882
1,251
969
734
930 1,135
1,064
1,444 1,265
1,048
12,300
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
90.6
79.1
96.3
146.8 119.5
91.5
113.4 136.2
125.4
162.5
157.3
143.1
1452.2