Causes of
mortality.
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10. Causes of mortality. —The marginal table records the casualties debitable
to the several groups of disease, as well as
the percentage of mortality to strength
for the year under review, and in com-
parison with the corresponding results
of 1874 and 1875. The prominence of
malaria as a cause of mortality as well as
a prominent factor in the causation of
disease constitutes a very significant fact.
Y e a r .
Deaths in Hospital.
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c D i s e a s e s
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s .
D i a r r h œ a .
D y s e n t e r y .
1876
2
5
59
4
33
12 14
Years.
Percentage of Mortality to Strength.
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c A f f e c t i o n s .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s .
D i a r r h œ a . Dy s e n t e r y .
1874
.007 .02 .14
.003 .10
. 0 4 .06
1875
...
.03 .16
.009 .16
. 0 6 .04
Average .003 .02 .15
.006 .13
. 0 5 .05
1876
.007 .01
.21
.01
.11
. 0 4 .05
To say that malarial diseases cause
50 per cent. of the mortality of the army
is probably within the mark. These
causes were more active during 1876
than during the two preceding years.
Chief causes
of invalid-
ing.
Rates of
invaliding
to strength
compared
with pre-
vious years.
11. Chief causes of invaliding. —The following table shows at a glance, firstly,
the diseases which have led to the discharge of soldiers from the service, and
secondly, those which have necessitated absence from their regiments "for change
of climate;" rheumatic affections head the former list, malarial diseases the latter.
Rheumatic affections are most frequently simulated by malingerers scheming to
secure their pensions.
Year.
Invalided.
For Discharge the Service.
For Change of Climate.
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c A f f e c t i o n s . D i s e a s e s o f t h e E y e .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s . D i a r r h œ a .
D y s e n t e r y .
S k i n D i s e a s e s .
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c A f f e c t i o n s .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e E y e .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s . D i a r r h œ a .
D y s e n t e r y .
S k i n D i s e a s e s .
1876
...
2
9
57 52 20 1 2
24
1
2 102
49
23 28 32 38 7
12. Rates of invaliding to strength compared with previous years. —The subjoined
table converts the totals of the preceding table to percentages of invalided to
strength, comparing these results with the corresponding averages of the antecedent
two years. The table requires no comment.
Years.
Invalided per Cent. to Strength.
For Discharge the Service.
For Change of Climate.
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
Co n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c A f f e c t i o n s .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e E y e .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s .
Di a r r h œa . D y s e n t e r y .
S k i n D i s e a s e s .
E r u p t i v e F e v e r s .
C o n t i n u e d F e v e r s .
M a l a r i o u s F e v e r s .
R h e u m a t i c A f f e c t i o n s .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e E y e .
D i s e a s e s o f t h e L u n g s .
D i a r r h œ a .
D y s e n t e r y .
S k i n D i s e a s e s .
1874
. . .
... .02 .22
.11 .10 .01 .003
. 03
...
.05
.27 .34
.02 .16 .09
. 0 6 .05
1875
.003 .003 .06 .22
.15 .09 .00 .006
. 0 3
.003 .03
.62 .22 .02
.20 .13
. 0 7 .02
Average. .001 .001 .04
. 2 2 .13 .09 .00 .004
. 03 .001 .04
.44 .28
.02 .18 .11 .06 .03
1876
. . . .007 .03
. 2 0 .18 .07 .003 .007
. 0 8 .003 .007. .36 .17 .08 .13 .11 .13 .02