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per mile of strength. On the whole, considering that these men were in their native
climate, while the Madras troops were exposed to the depressing influences and
diseases of tropical service, their health state in 1882 does not contrast unfavor
-
ably with that of men serving in Great Britain. It may safely be said, therefore,
that the constant attention which has for years been devoted to the sanitation of
military buildings and to everything likely to improve the health of the European
force in this command, has been productive of good results.
5. As regards the Native troops of this presidency, their admission-rate per
mile was 357.86 less than, while their death and invaliding rates were, respectively,
2.96 and 13.71 in excess of, the corresponding ratios for Europeans.
6. The table (No. 1) contrasts in detail the health statistics of British troops
in the command in 1882 with the figures for 1881.
7. The annexed statement shows briefly the sickness, mortality, and invalid-
ing under the chief diseases and groups of diseases
—
B.
Average strength (10,817).
A d m i s s i o n s i n t o h o s p i t a l .
D e a t h s i n t h e c o m m a n d .
I n v a l i d s .
Av e r a g e n u mb e r c o n - s t a n t l y s i c k . RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
A d m i s s i o n s i n t o h o s - p i t a l .
D e a t h s i n t h e c o m - m a n d .
I n v a l i d s .
A v e r a g e n u m b e r c o n s t a n t l y s i c k .
Diseases.
I. General Diséases
—
F e b r i l e G r o u p .
Eruptive fevers . . .
12
. . .
. . .
0.95
1.11 . . .
. . . 0.09
Continued fevers . . .
558
23
. . .
19.76
51.59 2.13
. . . 1.83
Yellow fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Paroxysmal fevers . . .
1,370
3
2
40.30
126.65 0.28 0.18 3.73
Cholera . . .
15
9
. . .
0.26
1.39 0.8
. . . 0.02
Other diseases . . .
12
1
. . .
0.47
1.10 0.09
. . .
0.04
Total of Febrile Group . . .
1,967
36
2
61.74 181.84 3.33 0.18 5.71
C o n s t i t n - t i o n a l G r o u p .
Rheumatism . . .
328
. . .
8
18.15
30.32
. . .
0.74 1.68
Primary syphilis . . .
1,187
. . .
. . . 95.31
109.74
. . .
. . . 8.81
Secondary do . . .
251
. . .
12
24.69
23.20
. . . 1.10 2.28
Tubercular diseases . . .
67
6
19
10.07
6.19 0.56 1.76 0.93
Scurvy and puerpura . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
Other Other diseases . . .
28
2
3
1.69
2.59 0.18 0.28 0.16
Total of Constitutional Group . . .
1,861
8
42 149.91
172.04 0.74 3.88 13.86
II. Local Diseases
—
Diseases of the
—
1. Nervous system . . .
149
15
38
10.18
13.77 1.39 3.51 0.93
2. Eye . . .
152
. . .
6
7.04
14.05
. . .
0.55 0.65
3..Ear . . .
119
. . .
6
5.36
11.00
. . . 0.55 0.50
4. Nose . . .
7
. . .
1
0.27
0.6
. . . 0.09 0.02
5. Circulatory system . . .
231
9
63
20.00
21.36 0..83 5.82 1.85
6. Absorbent do . . .
305
. . .
2
35.72
28.20
. . .
0.18 3.30
7. D uctless glands . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
8. Respiratory system . . .
333
3
9
16.24
30.79 0.28 0.83 1.50
9. Digestive
do . . .
2,430
26
70 123.27 224.65 2.41 6.47 11.40
10. Urinary system.
Gonorrhœa . . .
1,183
. . .
. . .
81.36 109.37
. . .
. . . 7.52
Sequelæ of gonorrhœa
. . .
153
. . .
5
11.79
14.14
. . .
0.46 1.09
Other diseases . . .
85
. . .
3
2.14
7.86
. . . 0.28 0.20
11. Generative system . . .
187
. . .
3
8.45
17.29
. . .
0.28 0.78
12. Organs of locomotion . . .
68
. . .
6
5.89
6.28
. . . 0.55 0.54
13. Cellular tissue . . .
177
. . .
3
9.55
16.36
. . .
0.28 0.88
14. Cutaneous system . . .
776
. . .
4
33.35
71.74
. . . 0.37 3.09
III. Debility . . .
206
. . .
47
13.90
19.0
4.35 1.29
IV. Poisons . . .
29
1
. . .
1.19
2.68 0.09
. . . 0.11
V. Injuries —
1. General . . .
1
4
. . .
0.14
0.09. 0.37
. . . 0.01
2. Local . . .
1,121
12
11
43.23
103.63 1.10 1.02 3.99
3. In action . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
No appreciable disease . . .
24
. . .
. . .
1.16
2.22
. . .. . .
0.11
General Total . . . 11,564
114
321 641.88 1069.06 10.51 29.67 59.34