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7. Details as to the causes and number of deaths in each corps and station are
given in table 2 in appendix, and table 3 contrasts the prevalence and mortality
from the different classes of diseases in each of the administrative circles.
8. Officers .—The average annual strength was 295, compared with 286 for the
previous year. There were 246 attacks of illness among them. Deaths 3, and
invalided 29, giving a ratio per mille of 833.90, 10.17, and 98.30, respectively,
compared with the previous year a decrease in the rate of sickness is observed of
124. 14, and of deaths 0.32, and in that of invaliding 3.10.
The chief diseases from which officers suffered were simple continued fever 3,
ague 38, diarrhœa 15, enteric fever 9, congestion of liver 10, and hepatitis 6.
Two deaths were due to enteric fever and 1 to compression of brain.
Lieutenant Coney, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment, Secunderabad, was
reported sick on 20th August for enteric fever and died on 2nd September from
collapse and peritonitis following perforation of bowel.
Lieutenant H. J. Crofton was reported sick on the 13th June for enteric fever
and died from asthenia on 26th.
Captain J. J. Hewson, G Battery, 2nd Brigade, Royal Artillery, died at Bellary
from compression of the brain, caused by a fall from his horse while off duty.
There was considerable effusion of blood found in both lateral ventricles. Blood
was also effused around pons and medulla.
9. Women.—Out of an average annual strength of 856, there were 858
admissions and 15 deaths, being a ratio per mille of 1002.33 admissions and 17.52
deaths, showing an increased rate of 107.18 admissions and 5.12 deaths per mille
over the previous year.
The chief causes of admissions were debility 278, ague 63, dyspepsia 75,
diarrhœa 39, conjunctivitis 32, bronchitis 25, simple continued fever 24,
dysentery 13, enteric fever caused 2 deaths, tubercle of lung 2, and dysentery,
pyæmia, septicæmia (puerperal) debility, carcinoma tetanus, hydrathorax, obstruc-
tion of bowels, hepatitis, peritonitis, and Bright's disease, 1 each.
10. Children .—An average strength of 1,738 gave 1,487 admissions and 94
deaths, or a ratio per mile of 855.58 admissions and 54.08 deaths, giving an increased
rate over the previous year of 64.36 in admissions and 9.62 in deaths.
The following diseases caused the greater number of admissions and
mortality :—
Admissions.
Deaths.
Conjunctivitis ...
... ...
...
...
...
208
...
Diarrhœa
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
167
20
Bronchitis
... ...
...
...
... 102
3
Measles
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
92
3
Debility . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
85
12
Ague
...
...
. . . ... ... ... ...
77
1
Teething ...
...
.. . ... ... ... ...
55
7
Dysentery
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
49
6
Remittent fever ...
.. . ... ... ... ... ...
23
6
Infantile convulsions
...
...
...
...
18
8
Croup
...
...
...
...
...
...
6
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SANITARY REMARKS.
11. The following remarks give an abstract of matters which received
attention during the year :
—
Bangalore Division including Belgaum and Ceded Districts .—The Belgaum
District was transferred to the medical administration of the Bangalore Division on
the 1st January 1887, while Trichinopoly and Wellington, which were previously
included in this division, are now in the Southern District.
The general health of the troops in the division has been good. The sanitary
state of the barracks and buildings connected with them is reported as having been