STATISTICS OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA FROM 1871 TO 1876.
[Section I.
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CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1871—75.
Table showing the Aggregate of the Sickness and Mortality among the Children, of the European Regiments composing the
Army of India during the years from 1871 to 1875, and the Prevalence of the Principal Diseases in each Month.
M O N T H S .
A g g r e g a t e S t r e n g t h o f t h e f i v e y e a r s .
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 i n t h e f i v e y e a r s .
DIED PER
1,000 IN
EACH
MONTH.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
A l l C a u s e s
.
E x c l u d i n g C h o l e r a .
C h o l e r a .
M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h .
F e v e r s .
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 a n d h y d r o - c e p h a l u s .
T a b e s M e s e n t e r i c a .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a . B r o n c h i t i s a n d P n e u - m o n i a .
C r o u p a n d D i p h t e r i a .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
S c a r l e t F e v e r ( i m p o r t - e d . )
January . . .
57,134
1,238
21.7
202
3.54
3.54
. . .
12
3
10 12
32
7
10
9
24 27 24 16
15
1
February . . .
58,164
1,243
21.4
161
2.77
2.73
2
8
3
8
8
32
6
9
7
15 19
24
6 13
1
March . . .
58,914
1,431
24.3
287
4.87
4.87
. . .
32
6 18
23
48
13
9
10
42 32
25
5 20
4
April . . .
58,983
1,924
32.6
399
6.76
6.71
3
22
3 32 43
68 21
10 15
82 47
17
6 28
2
May . . .
58,985
2,304
39.1
410
6.95
6.68 16 30
3 27
38
72 20
21
9
71 49 11
12 27
4
June . . .
59,236
2,412
40.7
360
6.08
5.98
6
26
2 35 35
60 21
13 15
62 38 16
7
22
2
July . . .
59,453
2,698
45.4
452
7.60
7.11
29
13
6
30 43
69
14 14 22
103 64 16
11
17
1
August . . .
59,589
3,041
51.0
597 10.02
8.78 74
4
5 41
78
68
6
20
28
158 53 19
12 24
7
September . . .
59,668
2,893
48.5
477
8.00
7.17
49
. . .
1
40
58
69
12
24 27
104 38 23
10 22
. . .
October . . .
59,467
2.371
39.9
311
5.23
4.93
18
. . .
3
26
18
61
6 12
18
58 39
15
12
25
. . .
November . . .
59,580
1,790
30.0
277
4.65
4.53
7
4
1
35
25
47
9
12
14
41 36 19
7
19
1
December . . .
58,427
1,351
23.1
279
4.78
4.78
. . .
10
4 17
18
4 4 6
16
9
39 41
26
21 27
1
204 161 40 319 399
670 141 170 183
799 483 235 125 259
24
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
Five years, 1871-75.
58,967
2,058
34.9
4,212 71.43 67.97 3.46 2.73 .68 5.41 6.77 11.36 2.39 2.88 3.10 13.55 8.19 3.99 2.12 4.39 .41
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS
.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l A d m i s - s i o n s o f t h e f i v e y e a r .
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f s t r e n g t h .
D i e d o u t o f e a c h h u n d r e d t r e a t e d .
Jan.
Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
2
. . .
4
25
7
46
98
59
24
10
. . .
275
4.7
74.18
Measles . . .
180
267
404
353
417
359
132
67
41
19
66
223
2,528
42.9
6.37
Hooping Cough . . .
49
46
52
57
54
90
85
43
31
43
25
64
639
10.8
6.26
Intermittent Fevers . . .
274
170
266
379
411
438
492
648
773 1,078
878
468
6,275
106.4
2.82
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
160
143
310
427
499
516
461
491
626
645
482
279
5,039
85.4
Dysentery . . .
70
44
72
115
97
113
150
206
194
124
81
85
1,351
22.9
13.54
Diarrhœa . . .
209
201
403
632
559
514
796
987
662
351
318
245
5,927
100.5
13.48
Spleen Disease . . .
7
7
5
10
14
13
12
14
12
9
9
7
119
2.0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
252
236
290
214
221
188
215
260
311
285
260
266
2,998
50.8
12.01
Eye Diseases . . .
84
73
186
629
690
602 1,650 1,975 1,383
799
314
128
8,513
144.4
. . .
Anæmia and Debility . . .
346
296
372
443
495
526
573
493
498
517
434
424
5,417
91.9
8.92
Tubercular Diseases . . .
29
30
29
52
62
43
49
39
48
39
35
31
486
8.2
34.98
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus . . .
8
10
17
33
24
29
24
14
13
14
14
7
207
3.5
68.12
Convulsions . . .
42
43
60
98
97
78
94
8 0
88
88
66
53
887
15.1
75.53
Dentition . . .
98
81
157
257
232
271
241
305
242
172
147
126
2,329
39.5
17.13
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
35
38
53
76
101
113
100
97
87
66
54
50
870
14.8
4.98
injuries . . .
69
59
82
73
64
73
79
82
89
8 8
56
69
883
15.0
All other Causes . . .
201
271
370
425
382
318
416
327
389
315
208
187
3,809
64.6
2,113 2,017 3,128 4,327 4,444 4,291 5,615 6,226 5,546 4,676 3,457 2,712
48,552
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
37.0
34.7
53.1
73.4
75.3
72.4
94.4 104.5
92.9
78.6
58.0
46.4
823.4