Surgeon-General's Office, Her Majesty's Forces,
CHARLES D. MADDEN, Surgeon-General,
Fort St. George, 15th September 1884.
H e r M a j e s t y ' s F o r c e s .
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No. 3.
TABLE showing the PREVALENCE and MORTALITY of the DIFFERENT CLASSES of DISEASES in each of the MILITARY DIVISIONS in the MADRAS COMMAND with the RATIOS per 1,000 of the STRENGTH.
Or der .
MILITARY DIVISIONS.
EASTERN
DISTRICT.
WESTERN DISTRICT.
BANGALORE
DIVISION
AND
CEDED
DISTRICTS.
HYDER-
ABAD SUB-
SIDIARY
FORCE.
NAGPORE
FORCE.
BRITISH
BURMAH
DIVISION.
DEP ÔTS .
ON THE
MARCH. TOTAL.
EASTERN
DISTRICT.
WESTERN
DISTRICT.
BANGALORE
DIVISION
AND
CEDED
DISTRICTS.
HYDERABAD
SUBSIDIARY
FORCE.
NAGPORE FORCE.
BRITISH
BURMAH
DIVISION.
DEPÔTS.
ON
THE MARCH.
TOTAL.
Average Strength ..
..
941.
874.
2,830.
2,276.
743.
2,033.
775.
140.
10,612.
Ratio per 1,000 of Mean Strength.
Diseases.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t e d.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t e d.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
Admi t t ed.
Died.
I. GENERAL DISEASES.
F e b r i l e G r o u p .
Eruptive
F e v e r s .
Small-pox.
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3
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4 1
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1
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. . 9 1
1 . 0 6
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1 . 7 6
0 . 4 4
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0 . 4 9
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0.85
0 . 0 9
Others ..
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1 . 0 6 ..
0.44 ..
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1 . 2 9 ..
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0 . 4 7 ..
C o n t i n u e d
Fevers.
Enteric ..
1 .. .. ..
4 9 16
28 7
11 5
1 .. 4 1 .. ..
94 29
1 . 0 6
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. . 17.31 5.65 12.30
3 . 0 7
1 4 . 8 1 6.73
0.49 ..
5.16 1.29
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8.86 2.74
Other ..
39 .. 33 ..
82 ..
107 ..
21 ..
144
. . 10 .. 1 .. 437 ..
4 1 . 4 4 ..
37.76 ..
28.98 .. 47.01 ..
2 8 . 2 6 ..
70.83 ..
1 2 . 9 0 ..
7 . 1 4 ..
41.18 ..
paroxysmal Fevers ..
1 8 .. 12 ..
284 1 143 ..
273 1
94 1 29 .. .. ..
853 3
19.13 ..
13.73 .. 100.35
0 . 3 5
6 2 . 8 3 .. 367.43 1.34 46.23
0 . 4 9
3 7 . 4 2 ..
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8 0 . 3 8 0.28
Cholera ..
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. . 1 1
5 5
10 3
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3 1
19 10
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. . 0.35 0.35 2.20
2 . 2 0 13.46 4.04
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21.42 7.14
1.79 0.94
Other diseases
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3
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3
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2.29 1.14 1.06 ..
1.32 ..
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0.49
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0.85 0.09
Total of Febrile Group ..
59 .. 47 1 425 18 291 13 315
9
241 1 44 1 4 1 1,426 44
62.70 ..
53.78 1.14 150.186.36 127.86 5.71 423.96
1 2 . 1 1
118.54 0.49
56.77 1.29 28.56 7.14 134.38 4.14
C o n s t i t u -
t i o n a l G r o u p . Rhenmatism
..
11 .. 23 ..
100
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30
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13 ..
69 .. 13 .. .. ..
259 ..
11.69 ..
26.32 ..
35.34 .. 13.18 ..
17.49 ..
33.93 ..
16.7
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24.41 ..
Primary Syphilis
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76 .. 39 ..
464 ..
320 ..
12 ..
161 .. 91 ..
5
. . 1,168 ..
80.77 ..
44.62 .. 163.96 .. 140.60 ..
16.15 ..
79.19 ..
117.42 ..
35.71
. . 110.06 ..
Secondary do.
..
14 .. 22 ..
77 ..
33 ..
12 ..
13 1 44 .. .. ..
215 1
14.88 ..
25.17 ..
27.21 .. 14.50 ..
16.15 ..
6.39 0.49
56.77 ..
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20.26 0.09
Tubercular diseases ..
5 1 .. ..
9 1
8 1
4
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1 6 1
1 5
1
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5 7 6
5.31 1.06 ..
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3.18 0.35 3 .51 0.44
5.39 ..
7 .87 0.49
19.36 1 .29
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7.14
5.37 0.57
Scurvy and Purpura ..
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Other diseases ..
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4 ..
8 2
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33 2
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4.58 ..
2.83 0.70 0.44 ..
18.84 ..
0.49 ..
6.45
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3.11 0.19
Total of Constitutional
Group .. 106 1 88 ..
658 3 392 1
55 ..
260
2
1 6 8
1 5 1 1,732 9 112.65 1.06 100.69 .. 232.51 1.06 172.23 0.44 74.02 .. 127.88 0.98 216.77 1.29 35.71 7.14 163.21 0.85
II. LOCAL DISEASES.
Diseases of the
―
1 Ne r vous Sys t e m . .
9 1 19 ..
38 2
22 2
4 1
21 2 9 1 1 ..
123 9
9.56 1.06 21.74 ..
13.43 0.70 9.67 0.88
5.39 1.34 10.33 0.98
11.61 1.29
7.14 ..
11.59 0.85
2 Eye ..
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17 ..
9 ..
54 ..
25 ..
14 ..
28 .. 12
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. . 159 ..
18.07 ..
10.30 ..
19.08 .. 10.98 ..
18.84 ..
13.77 ..
15.49 ..
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14.98 ..
3 Ear..
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18 .. 13 ..
29 ..
20 ..
12 ..
33 ..
3 ..
2 ..
130 ..
19.13 ..
14.87 ..
10.25 ..
8.79 ..
16.15 ..
16.23 ..
3.87 ..
14.29 ..
12.25 ..
4 Nose ..
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1.34
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5 Circulatory System
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15 .. 23 ..
67 ..
26 ..
11 ..
47 ..
9 ..
1 1 199 1
15.94 ..
26.32 ..
23.68 .. 11.42 ..
14.81 ..
23.12 ..
11.61 ..
7.14 7.14
18.75 0.09
6 Absorbent do.
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51 .. 49 ..
103 ..
77 ..
6 ..
57 .. 32 ..
5 ..
380 ..
54.20
. . 56.06 ..
36.40 .. 33.83 ..
8.07 ..
28.04 ..
41.29 ..
35.72 ..
35.81 ..
7 Ductless Glands
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0.35
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0.09 ..
8 Respiratory System
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21 .. 35 ..
92 2
28 ..
19 1
65 1 19 ..
1 ..
280 4
22.31 .. 40.05 ..
32.51 0.70 12.30 ..
25.57 1.34 31.97 0.49
24.52 ..
7.14 ..
26.39 0.38
9 Digestive
do.
.. 213 4 218 3 691 1 287 1 144 3 564 7 221 2 9 2 2,347 23 226.35 4.25 249.43 3.43 244.17 0.35 126.10 0.44 193.81 4.04 277.42 3.44 285.16 2.58 64.29 14.29 221.16 2.17
10 U r i n a r y S y s t e m .
Gonorrhœa
.. 133 .. 39 .. 404 ..
253 ..
60
. . 90
. . 58 ..
3 .. 1,040 .. 141.34 ..
44.62 .. 142.76 .. 111.16 ..
80.75 ..
44.27 ..
74.84 ..
21.43 ..
98.00 ..
Sequelæ of Gonor-
rhœa
..
21 .. 17 ..
38 ..
41
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8 ..
23 ..
9 ..
1 ..
158 ..
22.31 ..
19.45 ..
13.43 .. 18.01 ..
10.77 ..
11.31 ..
11.61 ..
7.14 ..
14.89 ..
Other diseases ..
7 .. 6 ..
18 1
12 1
3 ..
11 ..
7 1
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. . 64 3
7.44
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6.86 ..
6.36 0.35 5.27 0.44
4.04 ..
5.41 ..
9.03 1.29
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6.03 0.28
11 Generative System
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17
. . 12 ..
38 ..
24 ..
7 ..
26 ..
6
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. . 130 ..
18.07
. . 13.73 ..
13.43 .. 10.55 ..
9.42 ..
12.79 ..
7.74
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. . 12.25 ..
12 Organs of Locomotion ..
4 . . 3 ..
21
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4 3 . .
4.25
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3.43 ..
7.42 ..
3.52 ..
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3.44 ..
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. . 4.05 ..
13 Cellular Tissue ..
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18 .. 26 ..
53 ..
15 ..
14 ..
56
1 9 .. .. ..
191
1
19.13 ..
29.74 ..
18.73 ..
6.59 ..
18.84 ..
27.55 0.49
11.61 ..
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18.00 0.09
14 Cutaneous System
.. 102 .. 73 ..
257 ..
83 ..
30 ..
171 .. 28 .. ..
. . 744 .. 108.40 ..
83.52 ..
90.81 .. 36.47 ..
40.38 ..
84.11 ..
36.13
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70.11
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III. DEBILITY
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13 .. 31 ..
90 ..
35 ..
18 ..
55 .. 16 ..
1 ..
259 ..
13.82
. . 35.47 ..
31.80 .. 15.38 ..
24.22 ..
27.05 ..
20.65 ..
7.14 ..
24.41 ..
IV. POISONS
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5.31 ..
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2.20 ..
4.04 ..
1.97 0.98
1.29
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V. INJURIES.
1 General ..
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0.49
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0.09 0.57
2 Local
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90 .. 94 1 407 ..
189 1
49 ..
190 3 43 1 5 .. 1,067 6
95.65 .. 107.55 1.14 143.81 .. 83.04 0.44 65.95 ..
93.46 1.48
55.48 1.29 35.72 ..
100.55 0.56
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No Appreciable Disease.
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16 ..
8.50
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General Total .. 927 7 803 5 3,495 28 1,833 2
773 14 1,953 20 695 7 38 7 10,517 108 985.12 7.44 918.76
5 . 7 2 1,234.98 9.89 805.37
8 . 7 9 1,040.37 18.83
9 6 0 . 6 4 9.83 896.77 9.03 271.42 50.00 991.05 10.18