MILITARY DEPARTMENT, 18TH SEPTEMBER 1878, No. 4838.
E.
Circles and Stations.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
A v e r a g e D a i l y S i c k .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d i n a n d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
I n v a l i d e d .
Ratio per 1,000 of Strength.
A v e r a g e D a i l y S i c k .
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d ( i n a n d o u t )
I n v a l i d e d .
Average of
previous Perio
d
of ten Years.
A d m i t t e d .
D i e d .
Presidency —
Fort St. George . . .
646
33
618 13
26
51.08 956.66
20.12
40.25 1379.40
20.21
Pallavaram . . .
41
1
13
. . .
. . .
24.39
3 1 7 . 0 7
. . .
. . .
478.38
11.86
St. Thomas' Mount . . .
321
18
474
7
12
56.07 1476.64
2 1 . 8 1
37.38 1290.97
22.39
Trichinopoly . . .
285
21
445
4
25
73.68 1561.40
14.04
87.72 1328.68
18.35
Bellary . . .
845
65 1,243
8
37
76.92 1471.01
9.47
43.79 1121.43
9.18
Total . . . 2,138
138 2,793
32
100
64.54 1306.36
14.96
46.77
. . .
. . .
Mysore
—
Bangalore . . .
1,730
84 1,459
24
67
48.55 843.35
13.87
38.73 1192.54
12.22
Cannanore . . .
634
33
652
8
25
52.05 1028.39
12.62
39.43 1160.76
15.80
Calicut . . .
97
4
94
2
4
41.24 969.07
20.62
41.24 1022.57
16.88
Malliapooram . . .
94
3
84
1
4
31.91 893.62
10.64
42.55 949.37
15.00
Total . . . 2,555
124 2,289
35
100
48.53 895.89
13.70
39.13
. . .
. . .
Hyderabad —
Secunderabad. . .
2,401
139 2,896
37
83
57.89 1206.16
15.41
34.57 1263.52
25.64
Kamptee . . .
830
37 1,001
5
40
44.58 1206.02
6.02
48.19 1712.69
17.05
Seetabuldee . . .
49
2
84
1
. . .
40.82 1714.29
20.41
. . .
1611.30
10.57
Total . . . 3,280
178 3,981
43
123
54.27 1213.72
13.11
37.50
. . .
. . .
Burmah—
Rangoon . . .
749
41
850
18
73
54.74 1134.85
24.03
97.46 1264.11
12.72
Thayetmyo . . .
572
23
640
12
19
40.21 1118.88
20.98
33.22 1223.90
20.85
Tonghoo . . .
417
19
450
7
50
45.56 1079.14
16.78 119.90 1004.13
16.19
Port Blair . . .
134
4
85
2
4
29.85 634.33
14.92
29.85 884.62
10.66
Total . . . 1,872
87 2,025
39
146
46.47 1081.73
20.83
77.99
. . .
. . .
Troops treated at Conva
-
lescent Depots and other
Hospitals.
Poonamallee . . .
155
41
392
10
3
264.52 2529.03
64.52
19.35 2856.74
58.48
Wellington . . .
523
53
923
16
37
101.34 1764.82
30.59
70.75 1329.75
15.76
Ramandroog . . .
58
4
63
. . .
1
68.97 1086 21
. . . 17.24 1273.09
11.93
Elsewhere . . .
14
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 142.86
. . .
. . .
. . .
Total . . .
750
98 1,378
28
41
130.67 1837.33
37.33
54.66
. . .
. . .
On the march . . . 187
8
173
11
. . .
42.78 925.13
58.82
. . .
567.52
29.38
In Table E are shown the average strength, average daily sick, admissions and
deaths at the several stations and circles; and the average admission and death rate
for the preceding ten years is also exhibited, for comparison.
Presidency Circle.—At all stations—Fort St. George and Palaveram excepted
— t h e a d m i s s i o n r a t i o i s i n e x c e s s o f t h e a v e r a g e o f t h e p r e v i o u s t e n y e a r s . A t F o r t S t .
George, the decrease is marked. The death rate, compared with the average quoted,
shows but little change. Trichinopoly furnished the highest admission rate in the
circle—1561.40, which was much in excess of the previous year. This increase was
attributed to the prevalence of simple continued fever, venereal affections and
diarrhœa. The death rate (14.04) is much reduced, the decrease being due to the
absence of sunstroke. At St. Thomas' Mount, the admission and death rates are
both in excess of the previous year. Bellary shows a much higher admission rate
than in 1876; the death rate is not much altered. There were eight deaths against six
in that year. The increased admission rate is attributed to the presence of febrile
affections (simple continued fever and ague), venereal affections and their sequel
—inflammations of the inguinal lymphatic glands. Fevers prevailed most in Novem
- b e r a n d D e c e m b e r a f t e r t h e h e a v y O c t o b e r r a i n s .
The admission rates at Fort St. George show a decrease as compared with
previous year, and occurred chiefly in admissions from hepatitis and dyspepsia.
The death ratio has increased
.