SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
[ Section II.
I.—STATISTICS OF PROVINCES, 1867—76.
TABLE showing in the Aggregate the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS composing the
CENTRAL INDIA FORCE during the Ten-year period 1867—76, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases
in each Month of the period.
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 ( 1 8 7 2 - 7 6 ) .
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 .
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 . . .
42,741
1,390 32.5
44 1.03
. . .
. . . . . .
7
4
. . .
1 1 1
. . .
20
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2 1 7
. . .
36 .86
. . .
. . . . . .
1
4
. . . 1 5 1 1
13 1 2
. . .
. . . 1 . . . 4 2
41,743 1,296 31.0
February . . .
41,231
1,199 29.1
60
1 . 4 6
2 1 . . .
7
5
. . . 2 1 1
. . . 18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 2 19
. . .
March . . .
39,806 1,166 29.3
42 1.06
4
. . . . . .
5
4
. . . 1 3
. . .
. . . 11 1 3
. . .
. . . 1 . . . 6
3
April . . .
1,140 28.8
37 .94
7 1
. . . 9
6 1 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 3
. . .
39,538
May . . .
1,160 28.7
39 .96 16
. . . . . . 3
2
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2 1
5
3
40,415
June . . .
31.0 37 .89
15
. . . . . .
. . .
4
. . . 2 1
. . .
. . .
3 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2 6 3
1,283
July
. . . . . .
41,415
1,455 34.6 32 .76
5
. . .
. . . 1
4
. . .
4
3
. . .
. . .
8
. . . 1
1
. . . . . . 1 4
. . .
42,109
August . . .
42,101
1,670 39.7
21 .50
1
. . . . . . 5
1
1 4 1 1
. . .
4
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
September . . .
41,876 2,058 49.1
31 .74
. . .
. . . . . .
7
5
. . . 3 1 1
. . .
4
. . . 1
1
. . . . . . . . .
5
3
October . . .
42,501
1,917 45.1
40 .94
5
. . . . . . 10
4 1 4 1 2
. . .
3
. . . 2 1
. . . . . . . . .
6
1
November . . .
1,541 36.1
42 .98
. . .
. . . . . . 3
1
. . . 2 1 1
. . . 16
. . . 2 1
. . . 4 . . . 8 3
42,734
December . . .
55
2
. . . 58
44 4 28 18 8 1 109 4 12 4
. . . 12
8
76
1 8
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years . . .
41,517
1,440 34.7 461 11.10 1.32 .05
2. 46
.10 .67 .43 .19 .02 2.63 .10 .29 .10
. . . .29 .19 1.83 .43
Absent Deaths, 156. Ratio of 617 Deaths, 11.56 per 1,000 of the Total Regimental Strength.
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.
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
32
44
7
3
. . .
8
. . .
109
2.6
50. 46
Cholera . . .
. . .
1
3
4
7
Small pox . . .
4
4
12
7
5
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
36
.9
5.56
Enteric Fever (1872—76) . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
845
909 1,032
883
704
845 1,383 2,249 3,892 2,701 1,368
17,841
429'7
'33
1,030
Fever, Intermittent . . .
Fevers, Remittent and Con
-tinued . . .
40
56
40
52
58
41
31
47
38
35
56
32
526
12.7
8.36
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
10
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
15
. 4
26.67
87
169
290
147
110
147
123
1,511
36.4
1.59
Dysenery . . .
95
60
98
94
91
Diarrhœa . . .
52
44
66
95
102
161
203
243
154
85
83
8 9
1,377
33.2
Hepatitis . . .
11
5
7
7
6
. . .
5
4
4
8
8
7
75
1.8
10. 67
Spleen Disease . . .
17
15
13
14
13
7
7
13
8
28
18
22
175
4.2
.57
Respiratory Diseases . .
198
216
208 130
86
57
66
79
83
86
148
163
1,520
36.6
7.17
.Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
3
6
4
1
2
. . .
3
6
2
4
1
32
.8
37.50
Dropsy . . .
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
4
1
22
.5
18.18
3
1
2
4
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
27
. 6
. . .
Scurvy . . .
1
130
139 163
146 164
169
159
167
182
1,968
47.4
.52
Rheumatism . . .
195
180
174
1,496
Venereal Diseases
124
144
112
118
137
138
123
113
128
152
114
93
36.0
Eye Diseases . . .
121 111
178
221
196
193
218
381
392
243
188
155
2,597
62.6
328
271
256
201
244
321
399
368
317
318
314
355
3,692
88.9
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
267
253
275
290
362
374
382
360
442
4,201
101.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
506
356 334
467
526 532
562
492
449 390
301
5,147
124.0
390
All other Causes . . .
322
333
383
3,046 2,648 2,802 2,769 2,703 2,718 3,084 4,023 4,569 5,955 4,713 3,337
42,367
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
71.3
63.4 68.0
69.6 68.4 67.3
74.5 95.5 108.5 142.2 110.9 78.1
1020.5
114