Chapter IV.]
THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE ARMY OF INDIA.
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Comparative Statement showing the Ratios of Sickness and Mortality among the Children of
the Army of India in each year from 1871 to 1875, and the Children of the Armies of
the Three Presidencies o n the Average of the five-year period.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
ARMY OF INDIA, 1871-75.
AVERAGE OF FIVE YEARS,
1871-75.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
Army
of
India.
Army
of
Bengal.
Army
of
Madras.
Army
of
Bombay.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF
EACH MONTH.
January . . . 22.2
22.6
21.3
22.0
20.4
21.7
24.9
14.4
21.3
February . . . 24.0
23.0
20.5
21.4
18.5
21.4
24.3
14.7
21.3
March . . .
28.9
23.8
24.8
21.0
23.7
24.3
27.3
16.1
25.8
April . . .
35.0
31.5
35.6
29.7
31.7
32.6
39.5
20.1
28.1
May . . . 50.4
42.1
39.4
32.6
32.5
39.1
48.6
24.5
29.5
June . . .
51.6
42.5
40.3
36.3
34.4
40.7
50.3
26.8
30.4
July . . .
59.5
46.3
40.0
45.0
37.7
45.4
55.7
29.8
34.9
August . . .
57.8
63.0
44.6
47.9
43.0
51.0
63.1
29.0
43.9
September . . . 52.1
64.1
47.1
38.8 41.7
48.5
60.9
26.1
40.5
October . . .
40.0
50.1
38.9
34.9
36.1
39.9
48.2
22.1
37.8
November . . .
29.4
36.7
26.5
29.0
28.8
30.0
36.0
17.0
28.9
December . . . 23.5
24.8
22.8
25.4
19.1
23.1
26.8
16.0
21.2
Annual average . . .
39.7
39.4
33.6
32.0
30.7
34.9
42.2
21.4
30.5
II.—ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
January . . . 40.6
41.2
30.4
37.2
36.0
37.0
34.7
38.5
42.0
February . . . 37.6
36.5
31.6
33.1
35.0
34.7
34.3
35.9
34.2
March . . . 57.2
48.7
41.9
50.6
66.7
53.1
51.5
49.3
6 2 . 8
April . . . 73.1
82.7
75.7
66.0
69.9
73.4
84.7
54.5
64.0
May . . . 109.4
82.5
57.0
69.1
62.7
75.3
85.6
65.5
67.6
June . . .
87.9
67.4
61.1
69.9
77.2
72.4
80.6
64.1
59.0
July . . . 101.5
103.6
74.2
117.1
76.3
94.4
105.5
79.0
81.7
August . . . 107.6
132.1
83.4
91.0
109.4
104.5
118.6
72.8
103.4
September . . . 70.6
117.9
113.5
80.8
81.8
92.9
106.1
63.8
91.4
October . . . 68.8
119.0
72.7
62.8
71.0
78.6
85.4
58.5
84.0
November . . . 47.5
64.1
50.9
57.6
68.7
58.0
65.2
41.1
58.1
December . . . 40.7
47.3
46.6
57.7
38.8
46.4
49.9
38.1
4 6 . 6
Admission-rate of the year . . . 846.3
946.4
741.1
795.0
794.7
823.4
904.0
662.8
788.9
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
1.8
13.2
1.3
.2
6.7
4.7
6.8
1.8
1.9
Measles . . . 52.6
31.9
21.1
53.2
55.3
42.9
46.8
43.2
31.1_
Hooping Cough . . . 20.2
4.4
8.3
10.8
11.2
10.8
13.9
6.6
7.3
Intermittent Fevers . . . 109.6
118.2
105.0
100.6
99.7
106.4
119.6
28.7
165.6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . . 73.3
105.5
77.3
95.7
74.4
85.4
102.2
61.4
6 6 . 6
23.8
27.6
22.3
17.3
24.0
22.9
20.8
31.2
1 8 . 8
Dysentery . . .
Diarrhœa . . . 109.1
127.3
89.8
74.6
104.1
100.5
112.5
75.8
96.4
Spleen Disease . . .
2.5
1.2
2.3
1.7
2.3
2.0
3.3
. . .
.9
Respiratory Diseases . . . 51.2
49.2
46.9
53.7
53.0
50.8
51.1
58.6
40.2
Eye Diseases . . . 167.4
134.0
144.7
141.9
136.4
144.4
168.3
111.5
115.6
Anæmia and Debility . . . 77.9
109.7
87.9
96.9
85.8
91.9
102.1
90.8
63.1.
Tubercular Diseases . . . 10.8
9.9
7.2
6.3
7.5
8.2
8.1
8.1
8 . 6
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus . . .
4.3
4.9
2.6
2.7
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.1
4.0
Convulsions . . . 14.6
19.3
13.9
12.5
15.0
15.1
14.8
13.4
17.7
Dentition . . . 38.7
34.4
40.3
43.8
39.9
39.5
40.7
35.1
41.7
Abscess and Ulcer . . . 14.0
14.4
14.1
15.7
15.5
14.8
14.5
15.5
14.7
Injuries . . . 15.8
14.1
14.7
16.2
14.2
15.0
14.5
15.0
16.1
All other Causes . . . 58.7 127.2*
41.4
51.2
46.4
64.6
60.5
63.0
78.6
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f t h e y e a r . . . 846.3
946.4
741.1
795.0
I
794.7
823.4
904.0
662.8
788.9
IV.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
DEATH-RATE.
Cholera . . .
.93
10.12
.93
.16
5.10
3.46
5.19
1.05
1.41
3.96
2.73
3.24
2.03
2.50
2.11
Measles . . .
3.18
2.32
1.69
.68
99
.28
.26
.57
Hooping Cough . . .
1.78
.26
.59
.32
Intermittent Fever . . .
6.36
7.81
5.39
3.95
3.80
5.41
7.02
2.73
4.05
Remittent and Continued Fevers. . . .
7.89
5.39
7.50
6.96
6.77
7.11
6.37
6.25
5.98
Dentition . . .
12.71
14.67
9.70
8.96
11.09
11.36
11.08
9.23
14.89
Convulsions . . .
3.18
3.26
1.94
1.70
2.02
2.39
2.31
2.17
2.91
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus . . .
2.80
4.20
2.79
2.34
2.35
2.88
3.12
2.09
3.17
Tabes Mesenterica . . .
2.52
3.77
3.37
2.82
2.99
3.10
2.91
3.43
3.26
Dysentery . . .
13.93
19.04
11.21
9.36
14.48
13.55
16.39
7.90
12.33
D i a r r h œ a . . .
8.22
12.10
7.50
6.30
7.04
8.19
8.86
6.23
8.72
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
3.01
3.17
4.68
Bronchitis and Pneumonia . . .
4.11
5.15
3.63
3.79
3.32
3.99
2.37
2.03
1.50
Croup and Diphtheria . . .
1.68
2.32
2.53
2.02
2.02
2.12
3.63
4.04
4.80
5.34
3.78
4.50
3.63
All other Causes . . .
6.83
6.17
Death-rate of the year.
74.21
90.08
60.29
55.35
69.75
71.43
80.61
52.33
68.53
* The Admission-rate for Dengue in the epidemic of 1872 was 75 per 1,000.