Chapter III.] MEDICAL HISTORY OF REGIMENTS AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF SERVICE.
Comparative Statement showing the Ratios of Sickness and Mortality of the Regiments new to India
in each year from 1871 to 1876.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1871-75.
1876.
I.-DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January . . .
50.3
56.8
50.1
59.1
46.8
52.3
59.5
February . . .
43.1
54.6
50.8
54.8
58.0
52.3
55.7
March . . .
39.6
54.3
57.7
56.5
41.0
49.5
52.7
April
.
.
.
42.7
58.6
62.8
70.1
46.7
55.6
61.5
May
.
.
.
53.6
65.9
67.9
69.4
42.8
59.2
56.8
June
.
.
.
55.9
64.0
67.7
74.1
45.9
60.9
62.8
July
.
.
.
67.3
58.8
66.6
77.2
56.6
64.9
60.4
August . . .
62.1
64.8
68.3
92.2
54.6
67.7
67.1
September . . .
50.5
78.0
76.3
81.7
56.6
67.9
78.2
October . . .
49.1
73.1
65.8
76.3
54.0
63.0
72.8
November . . .
51.0
61.9
53.9
73.5
56.2
58.8
67.1
December . . .
48.4
56.1
47.8
55.3
50.4
51.4
61.4
Annual daily sick-rate . . .
51.0
62.0
61.2
69.9
50.8
58.5
63.0
II.—ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January . . .
101.7
111.0
108.8
101.0
85.9
101.3
97.5
February . . .
70.6
84.8
95.9
96.2
92.6
88.1
101.4
March . . .
74.2
90.5
128.9
195.4
112.0
118.9
108.0
April
.
.
.
109.0
183.4
188.1
168.2
106.1
149.0
116.8
May . . .
138.7
145.1
144.4
133.8
92.4
129.6
131.6
June
.
.
.
124.8
122.7
138.5
163.3
137.0
137.0
120.8
July
.
.
.
157.2
146.5
154.8
190.8
118.8
152.0
104.9
August . . .
150.4
147.3
131.5
171.7
136.7
146.6
148.5
September . . .
89.1
180.0
161.9
212.8
110.7
148.2
152.6
October . . .
103.6
198.4
120.6
146.7
96.6
130.6
165.0
November . . .
91.8
126.8
104.5
123.3
131.7
115.4
106.8
December . . .
80.7
101.2
102.5
117.2
79.0
95.3
93.5
Admission-rate of the year . . .
1289.6
1629.2
1576.9
1818.0
1299.3
1509.5
1444.9
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera . . .
.5
9.8
.7
.8
5.9
3.5
5.1
Enteric Fever . . .
11.0
5.8
25.2
18.6
6.8
13.5
16.3
Intermittent Fever . . .
98.4
343.5
66.0
233.6
165.1
175.8
162.9
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
386.1
262.2
321.0
426.3
200.0
314.8
270.4
Apoplexy . . .
1.6
7.0
5.4
4.3
6.7
5.0
15.6
Delirium Tremens . . .
5.5
2.2 . . .
2.3
3.8
2.8
4.2
Dysentery . . .
60.8
32.8
98.3
48.8
23.4
52.9
50.9
Diarrhœa . . .
57.9
89.5
145.0
133.7
90.6
103.1
71.6
Hepatitis . . .
21.9
41.2
67.1
34.8
12.9
35.2
29.5
Spleen Disease . . .
.9
1.5
.4
2.5
. 6
1.1
4.4
Respiratory Diseases . . .
42.5
77.8
96.0
107.8
101.6
85.4
87.4
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
13.5
11.0
11.4
7.6
7.1
10.1
13.0
Rheumatism . . .
35.5
67.8
52.1
43.5
62.3
52.4
48.3
Venereal Diseases . . .
201.7
170.5
197.0
228.8
160.3
190.5
213.0
Eye Diseases . . .
48.3
20.5
21.7
44.2
30.5
32.8
19.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
89.4
107.0
115.4
136.5
110.1
111.3
119.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
71.8
82.5
89.0
108.8
119.6
94.9
76.2
All other Causes . . .
142.3
165.4
265.2
235.1
192.0
200.4
237.4
Dengue . . .
. . .
131.2
. . .
. . .
. . .
24.0
. . .
Admission-rate of the year . . .
1289.6
1629.2
1576.9
1818.0
1299.3
1509.5
1444.9
IV.—COMPOSITION OF THE ANNUAL
DEATH-RATE.
Cholera . . .
. . .
9.25
.43
.51
3.83
2.74
3.48
Enteric Fever . . .
5.26
3.00
8.25
10.17
4.84
6.26
7.20
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
3.20
2.75
.43
.76
1.41
1.70
.93
Apoplexy . . .
.68
3.75
2.17
2.80
2.82
2.42
5.58
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.40
.09
. . .
Dysentery . . .
2.74
1 . 7 5
1 . 3 0
2 . 0 3
1.21
1.78
2. 32
Diarrhœa . . .
. . .
. . .
.22
. . .
. . .
.05
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
.68
1.50
3.91
2.80
.81
1.92
.93
Spleen Disease . . .
.46
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.09
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
.46
.50
.22
. . .
2.42
.78
.70
1.15
1.25
1.30
.51
.81
1.00
.70
Heart Diseases . . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1.60
2.25
1.30
.76
1.41
1.46
1.63
Injuries . . .
.46
1.25
1.74
2.79
1.21
1.60
1.16
Suicidal Deaths . . .
1.15
2.25
.87
3.05
2.42
1.79
2.09
All other Causes . . .
Annual death-rate . . .
17.84
29.50
22.14
26.18
23.59
23.68
26.72
53
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