SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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II.—GENERAL STATISTICS OF STATIONS
1867—76.
XVIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the ANNUAL RATIOS of SICKNESS and MOR--
TALITY on the AVERAGE of the TEN YEARS, of the NINE CHIEF STATIONS of
BENGAL PROPER and ASSAM occupied by NATIVE TROOPS during the TEN-YEAR
PERIOD, 1867—76.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Fort
William. Alipore. Barrack-
pore .
Dacca.
Cachar
and
out-posts.
Shillong
and
out-posts.
Gauhati.
Dibru-
garh.
B a x a .
I. DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January . . .
61.2
60.6
56.4
50.3
55.8
42.3
44.0
37.9
42.1
February . . .
62.3
58.8
50.8
49.7
57.8
41.6
40.4
34.4
43.5
March . . .
59.3
57.6
56.0
42.4
58.3
41.4
34.0
27.8
43.9
April . . .
54.6
49.8
58.3
44.2
59.6
49.1
29.1
31.8
54.5
May . . .
49.4
47.5
49.3
49.9
48.1
51.8
34.5
36.5
69.6
June . . .
48.2
49.9
44.1
50.2
56.3
56.4
41.9
41.7
74.5
July . . .
55.4
59.7
44.2
50.2
57.9
58.3
51.2
46.2
73.1
August . . .
58.4
64.4
49.6
53.5
68.3
53.0
53.0
51.5
67.2
September . . .
63.5
66.5
53.4
49.4
69.2
49.5
57.5
55.6
65.0
October . . .
66.8
65.4
71.7
51.1
67.9
42.6
63.3
56.2
65.7
November . . .
66.2
72.7
87.6
59.6
75.0
44.9
67.7
53.9
63.0
December . . .
54.6
80.1
71.0
43.5
66.2
42.6
53.4
41.4
56.1
AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY SICK -
RATE . . .
58.4
61.0
57.6
49.4
61.6
47.9
47.5
42.8
59.2
II. ADMISSION RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January . . .
122.6
144.5
90.6
124.9
111.9
90.9
113.9
105.2
86.6
February . . .
107.6
117.5
79.1
113.0
114.4
80.2
88.9
73.9
79.6
March . . .
105.5
126.3
96.3
106.2
117.2
84.9
91.7
75.2
96.5
April . . .
112.7
120.0
146.8
135.2
133.8
110.9
77.8
91.3
120.1
May . . .
125.7
125.4
119.5
135.9
141.7
128.8
103.6
123.5
149.6
June . . .
118.3
138.4
91.5
116.9
140.6
127.0
111.4
140.0
1 3 5 . 0
July . . .
154.4
192.8
113.4
146.9
159.3
127.0
164.8
160.1
112.5
August . . .
151.9
196.6
136.2
152.8
190.1
114.1
162.8
192.3
99.3
September . . .
148.5
166.9
125.4
153.8
161.2
92.5
164.0
201.4
80.9
October . . .
137.7
176.8
162.5
147.5
165.2
89.8
200.6
196.1
104.7
November . . .
118.5
180.8
157.3
146.4
147.0
93.0
194.0
171.6
128.1
December . . .
100.8
164.9
143.1
100.8
128.3
87.3
136.3
115.3
106.6
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-
RATE . . .
1497.1
1838.0
1452.2
1577.0
1700.2
1230.0
1612.0
1639.9
1292.6
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
4.5
8.1
3.4
14.1
4.1
6.0
13.1
5.1
.3
Intermittent Fever . . .
545.2
747.7
685.2
535.0
908.3
442.7
883.0
802.1
409.8
Remittent and Continued Fever . . .
7.3
44.1
13.4
48.7
14.8
21.3
10.2
6.6
27.4
Apoplexy . . .
. 6
.6
.2
.3
. 2
.1
.4
.4
. . .
Dysentery . . .
147.0
253.1
112.1
190.7
119.5
101.8
9 4 . 6
111.2
1 2 9 . 8
Diarrhœa . . .
98.3
142.6
69.8
103.2
65.4
59.2
6 4 . 3
7 6 . 1
8 0 . 4
Hepatitis . . .
1.4
. 8
1.6
3.4
2.6
9.2
2.6
1.4
2.1
Spleen Diseases . . .
9.6
12.1
32.7
11.8
12.2
40.2
14.4
1 1 . 6
5.3
Respiratory Disease . . .
97.3
67.0
44.9
80.4
64.0
57.5
57.8
6 1 . 0
67.0
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
5.9
3.4
2.2
2.0
3.7
3.7
6.1
1.7
1.5
Dropsy . . .
.2
.1
.4
. . .
.6
9
1.3
1.4
1.0
Scurvy . . .
20.9
9.1
11.3
.7
1.0
5 . 4
.8
1.7
22.3
Rheumatism . . .
83.5
51.6
56.7
71.6
85.7
55.3
34.9
79.7
53.2
Venereal Diseases . . .
47.6
39.5
34.0
33.9
34.2
45.4
36.2
20.9
16.7
Eye Diseases . . .
20.1
16.7
10.9
12.8
25.5
13.8
24.0
20.1
33.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
69.1
77.8
53.0
63.5
76.0
94.7
99.8
132.2
8 4 . 0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
91.7
118.8
98.8
93.8
143.6
144.6
117.7
146.3
1 5 7 . 8
All other Causes . . .
246.9
244.6
221.6
311.1
138.8
128.2
150.8
160.4
220.4
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION -
RATE . . .
1497.1
1838.0
1452.2
1577.0
1700.2
1230.0
1612.0
1639.9
1292.6
IV. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE.
Cholera . . .
3.22
3.49
2.60
7.73
2.57
1.62
9.15
2.29
. . .
Fevers . . .
2.25
3.60
5.31
1.01
3.75
3.11
4.14
1.78
4.86
Apoplexy . . .
.48
.34
.24
.67
.20
.11 .22
. 1 3
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa . . .
3.38
5.74
4.60
3.02
3.96
3.11
3.92
1.91
7 . 1 2
Hepatitis . . .
.16
.11
. . .
.34
. . .
.54
.44
. 2 5 .16
Spleen Disease . . .
.80
. 9 0
2.24
.67
.39
.41
.44
.13
.16
Respiratory Diseases . . .
2.09
1.69
1.53
2.01
1.58
1.62
3.49
1.15
2.91
Heart Diseases . . .
.16
. . .
.12
.34
.39
.54
. 2 2
. 5 1
1.13
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1.45
.45
1.18
.34
1.19
1.62
2.83
1.53
.81
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
.12
.34
.39
.14
. 2 2
.13
.49
Scurvy . . .
1.29
.79
1.30
. . .
.39
. . .
. . .
. . .
2.43
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
1.29
.57
2.01
.34
.79
.27
2.83
.25
.65
All other Causes . . .
2.09
.57
.83
1.01
1.58
1.76
3.27
1.27
3.72
Violent Deaths . . .
.48
.56
.59
.34
2.37
.54
1.31
3.19
.97
AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE . . .
19.14
18.81
22.67
18.16 19.55
15.42
32.48
14.52
25.41