Return showing the Admissions and Deaths among the Troops during the several months of the year 1888.
Average strength 14,073.
Diseases.
January.
February.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
A d m i t t e d .
Died
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I n h o s p i - t a l .
O u t o f h o s p i t a l .
I.—GENERAL DISEASES.
Group "A."
Sub-Group I.
Small-pox
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
2
...
...
1 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Other eruptive fevers
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric fever
5
1
. . .
5
2
...
3
1 ...
4
3
. . .
4
3
. . .
10
2
. . .
26
5
. . .
Other continued fevers
44
. . .
...
43
. . .
...
46
...
...
67
1
. . .
...
77
. . .
...
116
...
79
. . .
...
Yellow fever
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
Cholera
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
22
13
5
4
1
. . .
16
11
. . .
6
5
. . .
Dysentery
37
1
...
35 ...
. . .
49
1
...
70
1
. . .
64
. . .
...
113
3
...
97
5
...
Other diseases
. . .
...
...
1
1
...
2
...
...
1
1
. . .
1
...
...
1
...
...
. . .
...
...
Total
87
2
. . .
84
3 ...
101
3
...
164
19
5
156
4 ...
258
16
...
208
15
...
Sub-Group II.—Malarial fevers
137 ...
...
114 ...
...
136
2 ...
203
1
. . .
246
1
...
318
2
...
418
8
...
Sub-Group III.—Septic diseases
2
. . .
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
2 ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Sub-Group IV.
Syphilis, primary
62
...
...
76 ...
...
83
...
...
78
. . .
. . .
78
. . .
. . .
96
. . .
. . .
61
. . .
. . .
Do. secondary
34
. . .
...
29
. . .
...
48
. . .
...
52
. . .
...
63
1
...
40
...
...
41
...
. . .
Gonorrhœa
123
. . .
. . .
140 ...
. . .
187 ...
...
220 ...
...
190 ...
. . .
183
...
...
172 ...
. . .
Total
219
...
...
245
...
. . .
318
...
...
350
...
. . .
331
1
. . .
319
...
. . .
274 ...
. . .
Sub-Group V.—Hydrophobia, &c.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
Group "B."
Sub-Group I.—Parasitic diseases
3
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
. . .
11
. . .
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
Sub-Group II.
Ef f ect s of cl i mat e
. . .
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
Alcoholism
10
...
. . .
3
. . .
...
...
19
...
...
20
...
...
24 ...
...
19
. . .
...
21 ...
...
Group "C."
Debility, &c.
26 ...
...
44
. . .
. . .
38
...
. . .
39 ...
. . .
45
. . .
. . .
40
...
...
41 ...
...
Group "D."
Rheumatism
20
. . .
. . .
23
. . .
. . .
31
. . .
. . .
27
. . .
. . .
34
. . .
. . .
48
. . .
. . .
3 7
. . .
. . .
Tubercular diseases
3
1
...
4
3
...
4
1
...
2
...
. . .
4
...
. . .
3
...
. . .
8
...
. . .
Other diseases
15
. . .
. . .
17
...
...
15
...
. . .
19
...
. . .
22 ...
. . .
17 ...
. . .
13
1
. . .
II.—LOCAL DISEASES.
D i s e a s e s o f t h e
1. Nervous
system.
Nervous diseases
5
. . .
. . .
15
. . .
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
16
. . .
. . .
11
. . .
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
1 3
. . .
. . .
Mental
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
3
. . .
...
1
...
. . .
1
...
. . .
2
...
...
2
...
. . .
2. Eye
5
. . .
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
15
...
...
13
...
. . .
13
...
...
16
. . .
...
23 ...
. . .
3. Other organs of special senses
5
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
...
16 ...
. . .
24 ...
...
23
...
...
21
...
...
12
...
...
4.
5. Circulatory system
9
2
...
11
. . .
. . .
10
1
. . .
11
1
. . .
10
. . .
. . .
11
. . .
. . .
1 1
. . .
. . .
6. Respiratory do.
23
1
...
21
...
...
23
1
...
31
3
. . .
35
...
. . .
38
...
. . .
2 8
1
. . .
7. Digestive
do.
121
3
. . .
97
...
...
193
3
...
228
3
. . .
225
3
. . .
226
3
. . .
237
2
. . .
8. Lymphatic and glandular system
36
...
...
43
...
. . .
45
. . .
. . .
52
. . .
. . .
45
. . .
. . .
51
. . .
. . .
48
. . .
. . .
9. Urinary system
1
...
...
4
...
. . .
7
...
...
9
...
. . .
6
. . .
...
7
...
...
6
. . .
. . .
10. Generative system
106 ...
...
101
. . .
. . .
106
...
. . .
141
...
. . .
112
. . .
. . .
129
...
. . .
1 2 1
. . .
. . .
11. Organs of locomotion
4 ...
...
4
. . .
...
3
...
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
13
...
...
9
. . .
...
5
. . .
. . .
12. Connective tissues
15
. . .
. . .
23 ...
. . .
17 ...
...
28 ...
. . .
29
...
...
39
. . .
...
26
. . .
. . .
13. Skin
61
. . .
. . .
35
. . .
...
66
...
...
96 ...
...
127 .. .
...
135
...
...
129
...
...
III.—POISONS
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
6 ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
IV.—INJURIES.
1. General
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1
3
. . .
. . .
6
3
1
7
1
3
5
2
1
. . .
. . .
1
2. Local
85 ...
1
97
1
1
157
1
...
152
1
1
149
. . .
. . .
154
. . .
. . .
138
1
. . .
3. In action
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
...
2
. . .
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
No appreciable disease
1 ...
...
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
...
...
2
...
. . .
1
. . .
...
3
. . .
. . .
Cause unknown (refers to deaths only)
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . .
General Total
1,000
9
1 1 , 0 1 3
7
2 1,342
12 ... 1,654
31
7 1,683
10
5 1,885
23
1 1,830
28
1