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Group B.
Sub-Group I.—Of 51 admissions under this head, tœnia solium caused 36. Of
these, 13 cases occurred at Bellary, 10 at Secunderabad, and 4 at Malapuram.
Sub-Group II .—Two cases of scurvy occurred both at Secunderabad. There
were 187 admissions for alcoholism, 7 of which were for delirium tremens. The
ratio of admissions for these diseases was 16.2 per mille, compared with 12.5
for 1886.
Group C.
Debility occasioned 327 admissions, but no deaths, compared with 320 and 1
death for 1886, or a decreased ratio in admissions of .7 per 1000.
Group D.
Rheumatism gave 295 admissions and 1 death, being a rate per 1000 of 25.1
against 31.6 for 1886.
Tubercular Diseases. —There were 40 admissions and 7 deaths for tubercle, or
a ratio per mille of 3.4 admissions and .60 deaths, compared with 4.8 and 0.54
respectively for the previous year.
Of the different circles, the Southern and Eastern Districts furnished the
largest number of cases, the former giving a ratio of 5.69 and the latter 3.28.
Nagpore Force shows a rate of 3.21, Hyderabad Subsidiary Force 2.46, Bangalore
1.59, and lastly the British Burma Division 1.11. The depôt gives a rate of 33.10
per mille.
Of the 7 deaths, 6 took place at the depôt and 1 in the Southern District.
II. LOCAL DISEASES.
There were 142 admissions and 4 deaths for diseases of the nervous system.
Of these, nervous diseases caused 126 admissions and 4 deaths, and mental diseases
16 admissions and no deaths, or a ratio of 10.7 admissions and .34 deaths for the
former and 1.4 and nil for the latter. Neuralgia gave 74 admissions, epilepsy 12,
paralysis 5. Inflammation of cerebral membranes caused 2 deaths, abscess of
drain 1, and hemiplegia 1. Of mental diseases, 10 admissions were for dementia,
4 melancholia, 1 mania, and 1 toxic insanity.
Diseases of the Eye.—These caused 159 admissions, giving a ratio of 13.6,
compared with 169, or a ratio of 15.1 for 1886. The chief eye affections were
conjunctivitis 97, purulent conjunctivitis 9, iritis 18, and opacity of cornea 4.
Diseases of the Ear and Nose occasioned 155 admissions, or a ratio of 13.2,
exactly the same as the previous year.
Diseases of the circulatory system .—These furnished 118 admissions and 3
deaths, being a ratio of 10.1 admissions and .26 deaths, compared with 10.9 and
0.71 respectively for 1886. Of these, palpitation caused 69 admissions, valve,
disease of heart 28, dilatation of heart 3, hypertrophy of heart 3, and aneurism of
aorta 2. Dilatation of heart, fatty degeneration of heart, and valve disease of heart
caused 1 death each.
Respiratory system.—Under this heading there were 324 admissions and 9
deaths, giving a ratio of admissions 27.6 and deaths .77 per mille, compared with
31.8 and 0.71, respectively, for the previous year.
Pneumonia was the cause of 20 admissions and 5 deaths, bronchitis 231, and no
deaths, asthma 26 admissions, pleurisy 22, with 1 death, abscess of lung 2, both fatal.
Digestive system.— Diseases of the digestive system gave 1,852 admissions and
37 deaths, or a ratio of 157.8 admissions and 3.15 deaths per mille. Of these,
diarrhœa caused 418 admissions, dyspepsia 382, hepatitis 306 with 22 deaths,
abscess of liver 14, all fatal, congestion of liver 109, sore-throat 100, quinsy 105,
hœmorrhoids 95, colic 82, and hernia 31.
The depôt furnished the highest ratio of admissions and deaths for diseases of
this class, the ratio being 375.89 admissions and 26.00 deaths per mille. Of the
several circles of medical administration, the Eastern District gave a ratio per 1000
of 209.84 admissions and 6.56 deaths, the Southern 229.81 admissions and 3.41
deaths, Hyderabad 178.50 and 2.81 deaths, Bangalore Division 105.00 and 1.32
deaths, Nagpore 87.61 and no deaths.