MILITARY DEPARTMENT, 8TH SEPTEMBER 1879, No. 5000.
Diseases of the nervous system were less prevalent, but the proportion of deaths
was greater. There were three deaths against four in 1877. The chief diseases
classed under the heading of local diseases all show reduced admission rates.
Diseases of the digestive system give admission and death rates of 432.88 and 11.74
per mille against 622.28 and 13.59 in the preceding year. Dysentery, diarrhœa,
and hepatitis gave a combined admission ratio of 327.18 per mille against 442.93 in
1877 ; the death rate, 11.74, shows an increase of .88 per mille. All of these diseases
have decreased, especially hepatitis and diarrhœa. Dysentery has been more and
hepatitis less fatal than in 1877.
Troops on the march .—The admission rate from all causes, 401.32, shows a
decrease of 523.81 per mille as compared with 1877. The death rate, 92.11, shows
an increase of 33.29 per mille. There were 14 deaths against 11 in the previous
year. Of these three were due to sunstroke ; phthisis, dysentery, general debility,
and asphyxia by drowning each caused two deaths ; hypertrophy of heart, diarrhœa,
and abscess of the liver, each caused one. Of the deaths by drowning one was
accidental, the other suicidal.
G.
Ratio per 1,000 of Strength.
1878.
1877.
Average of previous Period
of nine years (1869 to
1877).
Stations.
Admitted for
Dysentery,
Diarrhœa,
Hepatitis,
including
Abscess of
Liver.
Died from
these Dis.
eases.
Admitted for
Dysentery,
Diarrhœa,
Hepatitis,
including
Abscess of
Liver.
Died from
these Dis-
eases.
Admitted for
Dysentery,
Diarrhœa,
Hepatitis,
including
Abscess of
Liver.
Died from
these Dis-
eases.
P r e s i d e n c y .
Fort St. George and
Pallavaram.
144.48
4.87
131.00
8.73
128.4
4.58
St. Thomas' Mount . . .
143.77
6.39
236.76
6.23
222.5
8.74
Trichinopoly . . .
167.29
7.43
214.04
3.51
189.3
6.76
Bellary . . .
74.80
2.30
118.34
2.36
118.3
1.89
M y s o r e .
Bangalore . . .
126.71
3.11
120.81
1.73
143.4
3.40
Cannanore . . .
250.00
7.81
250.79
3.15
296.1
7.06
Calicut . . .
336.73
20.41
288.66
20.62
234.8
8.39
Maliyapuram . . .
157.89
. . .
180.85
10. 64
288.3
4.92
H y d e r - a b e d .
Secunderabad . . .
364.63
8.90
219.08
3.75
274.2
9.39
Kamptee and Seeta-
buldee.
103 . 02
1.12
91.01
. . .
125.3
2.22
B u r m a h .
Rangoon . . .
310.67
12.00
308.41
14 . 68
240.6
6.34
Thayetmyo . . .
192.56
1.62
181.82
3.50
180.1
1.89
Tonghoo . . .
314.07
17.59
290.17
2.40
310.5
5.28
Port Blair . . .
146.15
. . .
97.02
. . .
97.7
1.01
Table G shows the ratios per mille of strength of the admissions and deaths
resulting from the more important diseases of the digestive system in each station
of the four circles, the ratios being contrasted with those of 1877 and with the
average of the nine years preceding, 1869—77. During 1878, 974 admissions were
recorded from dysentery and 758 from diarrhœa. Hepatitis (including abscess of
the liver) caused 40 deaths ; dysentery 28. Of circles, Hyderabad furnished the
highest admission rate for dysentery (128.42) per mille ; the Presidency the lowest
(38.22). Burmah contributes the highest admission rate for hepatitis (including
abscess of the liver) (79.11) ; the Presidency the lowest (30.96). Burmah
contributes the highest death rate for diseases of the digestive system (9.49) ; the
Presidency the lowest (4.35).
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