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MILITARY DEPARTMENT, 4TH OCTOBER 1882, No. 5251.
No.
TABLE showing the PREVALENCE and MORTALITY of the DIFFERENT CLASSES
O r d e r .
MILITARY DIVISIONS.
CENTRE
AND
NORTHERN
DISTRICTS.
SOUTHERN
AND
MALABAR
AND
CANARA
DISTRICTS.
MYSORE
DIVISION
AND
CEDED
DISTRICTS. RICTS.
H. S. F.
AND
HYDERA-
BAD CON-
TINGENT.
NAGP ORE
FORCE AND
CENTRAL
INDIA
REGIMENTS.
BRITISH
BURMAH
DIVISION.
DEPOTS.
ON THE
MARCH.
Average Strength
..
854
782
1,834
2,401
896
2,640
685
165
Diseases.
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
A d m i t t e d .
Died.
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
F e r b r i l e g r o u p . Eruptive Fevers
..
. .
. .
..
8
1
. .
. .
..
. .
3
. .
..
..
. .
..
Continued do.
. .
92
. .
12 ..
58
2
116 ....
39
2
405
2
6
...
2
..
Yellow fever
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
..
..
..
. .
..
. .
. .
. . . .
. . ..
Paroxysmal Fevers ..
38 ..
9 ..
755 ..
184 ..
505 ..
430
1
226 ..
1
Cholera
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
. .
3 ..
25 13
7
4
..
..
..
Other diseases
..
2
. .
..
8 ..
4
1
2
1
..
..
3
1
Total of Febrile Group.. . . 133 ..
21 ..
829
3
307
1
571 16
845
7
234
1
6
1
.
C o n s t i t u t i o n a l g r o u p .
Rheumatism
..
29 ..
20 ..
65 ..
79 ..
41 ..
64 ..
29 ..
2
. .
Primary Syphilis ..
123 ..
57 ..
295 ..
191
..
34 ..
169 ..
36 ..
4
. .
Secondary do.
..
35
..
1
..
58 ..
65 ..
17 ..
26
..
24 ..
..
Tubercular diseases ..
2 ..
4
1
15
2
10
1
7 ..
20
2
13
2
2
. .
Scurvy and Purpura. . .
. . . . ...
. .
..
..
..
.. ....
..
..
..
..
1
..
. . . ..
Other diseases
..
2 ..
19 ..
3 . .
1
..
. .
..
3 ..
1 ..
. .
Total of Constitutional
Group ..
191 ..
112
1
436
2
346
1
99 ..
282
2
104
2
8
. .
II. LOCAL DISEASES.
1
Diseases of the-
Nervous System
..
12
3
3
1
44
2
40
2
12 ..
48
1
8
1
2
..
2
Eye ..
..
. .
10
..
2
..
34
. .
40 ..
16 . ,
36 ..
10
..
1
..
3
Ear ..
.. . .
..
22 ..
6 ..
18
. .
21 ..
4 . ,
24 ..
4
Nose ..
.. . .
. .
. . ..
. .
. . .
1
, ,
. .
5
Circulatory System
„
10
1
12 ..
50
14
3
6
..
54
1
9 ..
..
1
6
Absorbent
do.
. . .
22 ...
34
. . .
63
. .
103
..
11
..
37 ..
23 ...
4
. .
7
Ductless Glands
...
. . . ...
. .
. .
. .
..
..
. .
..
. .
. .
8
Respiratory System
. .
10
. .
25
. .
54
. .
78
1
18
. .
123 ..
18
1
2
2
9
Digestive
do.
. . 173
4
112
2
384
3
661
7
190
4
609
6
175
7
20
4
10
Urinary
do.
143
.
70 ..
278
.
368 ..
83
. .
190 ..
54 ..
9
1
11
Generative
do
...
15 ..
10
..
28
. .
44
. .
13 ..
34 ..
11
..
. .
. .
12
Organs of Locomotion
. .
9 ..
1
. .
6 ...
13
..
5 ..
16 ..
9 ..
1
..
13
Cellular Tissue
...
23 ..
17 ..
20
. .
33 ..
26 ..
55 ..
12
..
..
..
14
Cutaneous System
. .
119
. .
101
. .
143
. .
126 ..
102
. .
232 ..
51 ..
2
..
III. DIBILITY
..
..
21 ..
36
. .
25
..
47
1
36 ..
99 1 ..
8
..
1
IV. POISONS
..
..
8
..
5 ..
. .
11
„
4 ..
17
2
V. INJURIES.
1 General ..
. .
..
..
..
. .
. .
..
..
1
4
1
2
2 Local
..
. .
. . .
101
1
66 .,
182
1
343
2
60 ..
268
4
38 ..
5 ..
3 In Action
..
. .
..
..
. .
..
..
..
. .
. .
..
. .
. .
. .
. .
..
..
..
No Appreciable Disease
. .
4
..
2 ..
4
..
2 ..
..
..
14
..
3 ..
1
..
Cause unknown ..
..
..
. . .
General Total .. 1,026 10
638
4 2,606 11 2,598 19 1,257 24 2,988 25
775 12
62
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Surgeon-General's Office, Her Majesty's Forces,
Madras, 6th Septemb er 1882.