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1884, yet the mortality rate has fallen from 2.12 to 1.67, and the deaths to treated
from 479.17 to 134.33. Bangalore, Secunderabad and Kamptee head the list, the
first with sixty admissions, the second with thirty-nine, and the third with fifteen.
Cannanore follows with four admissions, and in three of these cases the disease
was apparently contracted on the line of march. Bellary and Port Blair contribute
three each. These are the first cases which have been treated at Port Blair.
St. Thomas' Mount, Malapuram, Wellington and Thayetmyo contribute one case
each, and one occurred on the line of march.
Paroxysmal Fevers.— There was a slight decline in these fevers, the average
constantly sick having been .09 per 1,000 of strength less, and the admission rate .28
less, than in 1883. There were no deaths in 1884, whereas three occurred in 1883.
Cholera.— This disease was very prevalent in most parts of Southern India,
and there was a very high mortality amongst the civil population. Twelve cases
with ten deaths occurred amongst the British Troops, as compared with nineteen
and ten, respectively, in 1883 :—
Stations.
Admissions. De a t h s .
Madras
.
.
.
3
3
St. Thomas' Mount . . .
1
1
Poonamallee . . .
1
1
Bangalore . . .
4
3
Secunderabad . . .
2
1
Kamptee . . .
1
1
Total . . .
12
10
The admissions were at the rate of 1.10 and deaths 0.92 per 1,000 of strength.
Tubercular Diseases.— The rates of admissions and deaths per mile from these
diseases were 5.45 and 0.37, respectively, as compared with 5.37 and 0.57 the
previous year. These affections were most prevalent in British Burma, at the
depôts, Nagpore, Hyderabad and Bangalore Districts. Of four deaths, three
occurred in Burma and one at the depôts.
Sunstroke .—There were thirteen admissions and seven deaths (four in and three
out of hospital), compared with five admissions and three deaths in 1883. Six of
these cases, two of which proved fatal, occurred in Kamptee, two in Madras with
one death out of hospital, one at St. Thomas' Mount, one at Cannanore which
ended fatally, and one in Bangalore. In Bellary there were two fatal cases, in
Sitabuldi one admission, and one fatal case on the line of march.
Diseases of the Circulatory System.— There were 158 admissions and one death
compared with 199 admissions and one death in 1883. Of the total admissions, 108
were due to palpitation, and twenty-three to valvular disease of the heart. The ratio
per 1,000 of strength was 4.81 of invalids and 1.11 of average number constantly
sick, the corresponding figures for 1883 being 4.90 and 1.74, respectively. The
single death was due to rupture of an aneurism of the thoracic aorta.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.— The admissions under this head were .03
per mile and the mortality rate .29 lower than in 1883. The chief diseases causing
admissions were bronchial catarrh and bronchitis, and the death was attributable
to pneumonia.
Diseases of the Digestive System.— The admission rate was 8.03 and death
rate .51 per 1,000 higher than in 1883. These affections contributed over one
-fifth of the entire admissions from all diseases. The admissions consisted chiefly of
dysentery 602, dyspepsia 528, diarrhœa 452, hepatitis (including abscess of liver)
310, tonsollitis 199, simple enlargement of liver seventy-five, hæmorrhoids seventy
-four, and jaundice fifty-five, and the deaths were due to dysentery four, diarrhœa
one, hepatitis (including abscess of liver) twenty-three, and jaundice one. The
Eastern District was the most unhealthy as regards these diseases ; the next most
unhealthy being Secunderabad, which is closely followed by British Burma.
Venereal Diseases.—The
constantly sick from primary syphilis was 7.31 per
m i l l e o f s t r e n g t h a g a i n s t 8 . 9 3 i n 1 8 8 3 , a n d o f g o n o r r h œ a 7 . 7 0 a g a i n s t 6 . 7 7