SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE NATIVE ARMY OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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III.—STATISTICS OF SELECTED STATIONS,—DERA GHAZI KHAN, 1867—76.
XLVI.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS occupying
DERA GHAZI KHAN during the TEN YEARS from 1867 to 1876, and the prevalence of the principal 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 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 i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
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 , I n t e r m i t t e n t .
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 .
Dysent ery.
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 .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
17,146
836 48.8
47
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
6 1 1 1
. . . 1
32 1 2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
16,314
756 46.3
37
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 31
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
March . . .
16,062
612 38.1
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
9 1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
April . . .
14,192
394 27.8
10
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . 2
. . .
. . . . . .
3
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
May . . .
13,251
354 26.7
3
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 1
June . . .
13,317
363 27.3
6
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
2 1 . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
July . . .
12,964
369 28.5
9
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 2 . . . 1
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2
1
August . . .
13,335
537 40.3
6
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
1 1
. . .
September . . .
13,182
867 65.8
10
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
4
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
October . . .
13,092 1,083 82.7
11
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
2
. . .
4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
November . . .
14,869
1,103 74.2
24
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
6
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 10
. . . . . . 2
. . . 1
. . . 1 1
December . . .
15,803
838 53.0
33
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 4
4
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
1 9
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 16 30 5 10 3 1 2 109 2 5 2
. . . 5 2 13 3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years . . . 14,461
678 46.9 208 14.38
. . .
. . .
3.18
.34 .69 .21 .07 .14 7.54 .14 .34 .14
. . . .34 .14 .90 .21
CAUSES OF ADM1SSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
admitted
during the
ten years.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out of
each hundred
cases treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Ch olera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
.3
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
. 2
. . .
Enter ic Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
643
471
423
431
494
498
424 1,206 2,772 3,640 2,474 1,111
14,587
1008.7
.11
Fevers, Remittent and Con -
tinued . . .
43
13
22
14
12
5
2
9
11
15
45
22
213
14.7
14.08
Apoplexy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
2
. . .
1
1
10
.7
50.00
Dysentery . . .
55
32
33
56
47
41
24
44 165
195
135
66
893
61.8
1.07
Diarrhœa . . .
36
20
24
21
25
21
22
24
36
27
41
24
321
22.2
Hepatitis . . .
2
3
2
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
2
15
1.0
6.67
Spleen Disease . . .
27
8
14
15
9
12
10
6
21
19
35
24
200
13.8
1.00
Respiratory Diseases . . .
308
160
146
66
27
25
17
26
16
33
105
121
1,050
72.6
10.38
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
2
2
3
3
. . . . . .
1
1
3
1
1
2
19
1.3
26.32
Dropsy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
4
.3
50.00
scurvy . . .
3
3
2
3
4
1
4
4
5
5
4
5
43
3 . 0
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
108
90
71
57
42
53
46
54
64
59
92
92
828
57.3
. 3 0
Venereal Diseases . . .
23
21
19
12
26
13
22
18
16
25
12
27
234
16.2
Eye Diseases . . .
16
15
31
36
34
29
28
58
51
36
28
16
378
26.1
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
231
145
155
114
133
167
324
357
179
128
187
179
2,299
159.0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
198 168
165
172
139
127
150
189
129 171
152
170
1,930
133.5
All other Causes . . .
168
156 155
112
125
136
144
153
141
94
133
132
1,649
114.0
1,865 1,309 1,265 1,112 1,117 1,133 1,222 2,151 3,614 4,451 3,446 1,995
24,680
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
108.8 80.2 78.8 78.4 84.3 85.1 94.3 161.3 274.2 340.0 231.8 126.2
1706.7