T h e s e f i g u r e s a r e b a s e d o n t h e t a b l e w h i c h f o l l o w s , s h o w i n g h o w 4 , 0 7 6 c h i l d r e n d i e d a t t h e s e a g e s , a n d i n w h a t r a t i o . I t i s a g g r e g a t e f r o m w h i c h m a n y m o s t i m p o r t a n t l e s s o n s m a y b e l e a r n e d ; a n d r e g a r d e d s i m p l y i n i t s a s p e c t , i t i s o b v i o u s l y a n i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e n a t u r a l h i s t o r y o f d i s e a s e , a s m a n i f e s t e d a m o n g E u r o p e a n c h i l d r e n i n t h i s c o u n t r y : —
S T A T I S T I C S O F T H E B R I T I S H A R M Y I N I N D I A F R O M 1 8 7 1 T O 1 8 7 6 .
Section I.
Deaths and Death-rates from the Chief Causes of Mortality of the Children of the Army of India, shown in relation to Age, on the results of the years from 1872 to 1876.
AGES.
Aggregate
of the annual
strengths,
1872—76.
Total
Deaths.
DEATHS OF THE ARMY OF INDIA, 1872 TO 1876.
Died
per 1,000 of
Strength.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l - p o x .
M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h .
S c a r l e t F e v e r .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
A g u e .
R e m i t t e n t F e v e r s .
S u n s t r o k e .
D e n t i t i o n .
C o n v u l - s i o n s .
M e n i n g i t i s .
T a b e s .
P h t h i s i s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
A n æ m i a .
B r o n c h i t i s .
C r o u p .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
Under 6 months
. . .
3,964
1,011
4
7
5
6
1
1
5
44
1
29
295
17
21
1
14
170
252
69
5
64
255.05
Between 6 months and 1 year . . .
4,714
944
5
1
26
9
. . .
. . .
9
44
5
204
153
49
24
1
43
211
73
56
12
19
200.25
" 12 " and 18 months . . .
4,256
726
13
2
32
2
1
. . .
5
23
. . .
143
82
21
37
1
36
181
66
43
16
22
170.58
" 18 " and 2 years . . .
4,079
343
14
. . .
19
1
. . .
. . .
2
16
. . .
35
38
7
32
2
22
90
28
22
5
10
84.09
" 2 and 3 years
. . .
5,983
372
37
. . .
37
4
. . .
. . .
6
29
2
10
32
7
27
2
29
69
19
22
21
19
62.18
" 3 and 4
"
. . .
5,506
236
38
. . .
15
3
1
2
1
27
3
. . .
22
9
10
1
21
30
15
3
17
18
42.86
" 4 a n d 5 "
. . .
5,083
122
20
. . .
6
. . .
1
3
2
11
1
. . .
13
6
9
1
8
6
5
5
18
7
24.00
" 5 and 6 "
. . .
4,679
79
13
1
6
1
1
2
1
9
5
. . .
7
3
2
. . .
4
4
1
3
10
6
16.88
" 6 and 7 " . . . .
4,082
66
14
. . .
2
. . .
2
2
4
10
. . .
. . .
6
3
2
. . .
1
4
2
3
4
7
16.17
Above
7 years
. . .
18,080
177
55
3
6
. . .
. . .
2 1
1
28
7
. . .
4
4
3
2
9
6
3
5
13
26
9.79
TOTAL
. . .
60,426
4,076
213
14
154
26
7
12
36
241
24
421
652
126
167
11
187
771
464
231
121
198
67.45
COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE AT THE DIFFERENT AGES, ARMY OF INDIA, 1872 to 1876.
AGES.
Death-rate
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Cholera.
Measles.
Fevers.
DIED PER 1,000 FROM THE VARIOUS CAUSES OF MORTALITY.
Croup and
Bronchitis.
All other
Causes.
Dentition. Convulsions.
Meningitis.
Tabes.
Diarrhœa and
Dysentery.
Anæmia and
Debility.
Under 6 months
. . .
255.05
1.01
1.26
12.61
7.32
74.42
4.29
5.30
46.42
63.57
18.67
2 0 . 1 8
Between 6 months and 1 year
. . .
200.25
1.06
5.52
11.24
43.28
32.46
10.39
5.09
53.88
15.49
14.42
7.42
" 12 and 18 months . . .
170.58
3.05
7.52
6.58
33.60
19.27
4.93
8.69
50.99
15.51
13.86
6.58
" 1 8 m o n t h s a n d 2 y e a r s . . .
84.09
3.43
4.66
4.41
8.58
9.32
1.72
7.84
27.46
6.36
6.62
3.19
" 2 and 3 years. . .
62.18
6.19
6.19
5.85
1.67
5.35
1.17
4.51
16.38
3.17
7.19
4.51
" 3 and 4 ". . .
42.86
6.90
2.72
5.45
. . .
4.00
1.64
1.82
9.26
2.72
3.83
4.72
"4 and 5 ". . .
24.00
3.93
1.18 .
3. 15
. . .
2. 56
1.18
1.77
2.76
.98
4.52
1.97
" 5 and 6 ". . .
16.88
2.78
1.28
2.56
. . .
1.50
.64
.43
1.71
.21
2.78
2.99
" 6 and 7 ". . .
.
16.17
3.43
.49
3.92
. . .
1.47
.74
.49
1.22
..49
1.72
2.20
Above 7 years
. . .
9.79
3.04
.33
1.71
. . .
.22
.22
.17
.83
.17
1.00
2.10