52 STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876. [Section I.
Table showing the Sickness and Mortality in the First Twelve Months of Indian Service of the Regiments which, arrived
in India between 1871 and 1875, and the Prevalence of the Chief 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 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 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 e a t h s f r o m V i o l e n c e .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s .
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 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 e l i r i u m T r e m e n s .
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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . . 22,429
1,172 52.3 35 1.56
. . .
. . . 12
4
1
. . .
1 . . .
1
1
5
2
5 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
22,318
1,168 52.3
20
.90 . . .
1
2 . . .
2 . . .
2 . . .
3
. . . 1
1
2 . . .
1 . . .
1
2
2
February . . .
22,354
1,106 49.5
27 1.21 . . .
1
7
1
2 . . .
1 . . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2
9
. . .
March . . .
21,977
1,222 55.6
44 2.00 . . .
. . . 17
8
2 . . .
5 . . .
4
. . . 2
3 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
2
. . .
April . . .
21,759
1,287 59.2
65 2.85
3
3 19
4 17
1
7
. . . 1 . . .
1
4
1 . . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
1
May . . .
2 1 , 7 3 1
1,322 60.9
6 0 2.71
1
2 15
4 20 . . .
1
. . . 4
. . . 1
2
5 . . .
. . .
1
3
1
. . .
.June . . .
21,622
1,404 64.9
48 1.94
6 . . . 11
5
6 . . .
3
. . . 4 . . . . . .
2
1 . . .
1 . . .
5
3
1
July. . .
21,580
1,460 67.7
72 1.85 32 . . .
11
2
3
. . .
3
. . . 8 . . .
1
1
3
. . . 1 . . .
4
3
. . .
August . . .
21,462
1,458 67.9
62 2.28 13 . . .
25
6 . . .
. . .
4 . . .
4
1
. . .
. . . 6
. . .. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
September . . .
21,486
1,354 63.0
27 1.12
3 . . .
6
2
. . .
. . .
7
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .. . .
. . .
1 2
. . .
October . . .
21,857
1,285 58.8
32 1.37
2 . . .
7
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
6
. . . 1
1
5
. . .. . .
. . .
3 4
1
N o v e m b e r . . .
21,892
1,124 51.4
26
1.19 . . .
1
5
1 . . .
1
4 . . .
2
. . .
5
2
3
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
December . . .
60
8 137 37 53
2 39
1 42
2 17 22 32 . . .
3
1 27 30
5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the 5-year period 21,872
1,280 58.5
518 23.68* 2.74 .36 6.26 1.70 2.42 .09 1.78 .05 1.92 .09 .78 1.00 1.46 . . .
.14.05 1.24 1.37 .23
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during the
Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out of
each
Hundred
Cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue (1872) . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
258
94
21
32
33
50
32
5
. . .
525
24.0
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1
9
41
13
3
4
. . .
76
3.5
78.95
Cholera . . .
2
4
4
4
4
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
22
1.0
36.36
Smallpox . . .
41
14
11
38
33
21
22
22
38
15
14
25
294
13.5
46.60
Enteric Fever . . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
165
183
165
124
104
172
285
363
653
776
537
319
3,846
175.8
.3 4
Fevers, Remittent and Con-
tinued . . . 186
155
549
837
842
935
835
814
684
486
375
187
6,885
314.8
3
1
8
5
24
47
12
7
2
. . .
1
. . .
110
5.0
48.18
Apoplexy . . .
5
1
2
4
3
. . .
7
12
6
9
7
5
61
2.8
3.28
Delirium Tremens . . .
73
45
42
74
80
94
139
176
139
111
81
104
1,158
52.9
3.37
Dysentery . . .
128
107
206
282
177
216
337
276
173
115
120
117
2,254
103.1
. . .
Diarrhœa . . .
46
59
31
39
49
73
86
72
98
77
77
64
7 7 1
35.2
5.45
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
4
9
25
1.1
8.00
Spleen Disease . . .
274
157
190
189
169
144
146
132
113
102
114
137
1,867
85.4
.91
Respiratory Diseases . . .
13
13
11
15
12
37
25
17
21
16
29
12
221
10.1
14.48
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
8
4
37.50
Scurvy . . .
104
55
99
118
111
92
104
93
105
85
76
74
1,146
52.4
.34
Rheumatism . . .
489
452
435
337
295
297
302
303
284
267
319
387
4,167
190.5
Venereal Diseases . . .
53
46
51
84
68
51
61
81
76
53
43
51
718
32.8
Eye Diseases . . .
196
146
239
232
214
229
257
218
202
162
199
140
2,431
111.3
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
181
175
248
227
194
146
153
108
155
139
161
188
2,075
94.9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
313
323
366
405
342
395
473
392
369
354
355
266
4,353
199.0
All other Causes . . .
2,272 1,967 2,658 3,274 2,821 2,977 3,287 3,164 3,182 2,806 2,522 2,086
33,016
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
101-3 88.1 118.9 149.0 129.6 137.0 152.0 146.6 148.2 130.6 115.4 95.3
1509.5
* The monthly details of this ratio are given exclusive of Cholera.