IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, 1870-79.
CCLVI.
TABLE showing the RATIO in which the EUROPEAN ARMY of the BOMBAY PRESIDENCY has been affected by the CHIEF
CAUSES of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in each MONTH of the YEAR.
MONTH.
A v e r a g e s t r e n g t h o f t h e T e n Y e a r s , 1 8 7 0 - 7 9 .
D a i l y S i c k - r a t e p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h
DEATH-
RATE OF
EACH
MONTH
PER 1,000
O F
STRENGTH
D E A T H R A T E P E R 1 , 0 0 0 O F S T R E N G T H I N E A C H M O N T H .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s a n d o t h e r D e a t h s o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
Other Fevers.
A p o p l e x y .
D e l i r i u m T r e m e n s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
S p l e e n d i s e a s e .
R e s p i r a t o r y d i s e a s e s .
H e a r t d i s e a s e s .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D r o p s y .
S c u r v y .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
I n t e r m i t t e n t .
R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d .
A l l C a u s e s .
Excluding
Cholera.
January
101,278
52.8
1.18
1.18
.00
. 0 0 .09
.01
.09
.04
.01
.10
.00
.18
.00
.13
.09
.21
.00
.00
.00
.10
.01
.12
February
101,571
50.2
.88
.88
.00
. 0 0 .09
.00
.05
.02
.00
.06
.01
.12
.00
.03
.07
.11
.00
.01
.02
.11
.00
.18
I
March
101,499
49.9
1.06
1.06
.00
. 0 1 .05
.00
.05
.03
.00
.11
.00
.20
.00
.09
.12
.12
.00
.00
.01
.15
.03
.09
April
105,428
50.3
.98
.89
.09
. 0 3 .14
.02
.10
.09
.01
.05
.00
.14
.00
.02
.04
.06
-00
.00
. 00
.09
.00
.11
May
105,328
53.0
1.04
.93
.11
. 0 1 .15
.01
.02
.30
.02
.01
.00
.08
.00
.03
.08
.04
.00
.00
.00
.08
.00
.10
June
105,204
55.3
1.52
1.38
.14
. 0 0 .12
.00
.08
.61
.02
.03
.00
.12
.00
. 05
.03
.06
.00
.00
.00
.11
.03
.12
July
104,982
58.5
1.40
1.13
.27
. 0 0 .07
.01
.06
.18
.05
.10
.05
.07
.00
.03
. 12
.08
.00
.02
.00
.14
.03
.12
August
104,574
62.0
1.78
1.18
.60
. 0 0 .13
.01
.14
.06
.01
.12
.02
.12
.01
.04
.06
.10
.00
.00
.00
.21
.01
.14
September
104,296
66.9
1.66
1.53
.13
. 0 0 .44
.04
.11
. 08
.03
.14
.01
.20
.00
.03
.07
.07
.00
.00
.00
.14
.02
.15
October
103,166
69.4
1.39
1.31
. 08
. 0 0 .22
.04
.11
.05
.02
.09
.04
.08
.00
.05
.10
.09
.00
.02
.00
.17
.01
.22
November.
104,200
64.4
1.39
1.32
.07
. 0 0 .12
.02
.11
.08
.02
.11
.05
.21
.00
.11
. 08
.13
.01
.00
.00
.16
.00
.11
December
101,520
55.7
.97
.95
.02
. 0 0
.11
.01
.06
.02
.01
.07
.00
.16
.00
.11
.12
.04
.01
.00
.00
.13
.01
.09
TOTAL
...
103,587
57.4
15.27
13.74
1.53
. 0 5 1.75
1.14
1.56
.19
.98
.17
1.71
.01
.70
.97
1.09
.02
.05
.03
1.61
.14
1.57
ADMISSION-RATE PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH IN EACH
MONTH.
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f e a c h M o n t h f r o m a l l c a u s e s p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
MONTH.
D e n g u e .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
OTHER
FEVERS.
A p o p l e x y .
Del i r i um Tr emens.
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
S p l e e n d i s e a s e .
R e s p i r a t o r y d i s e a s e s .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
S c u r v y
Rheumatism
Vener eal di seases
E y e d i s e a s e s
A b s c e s s a n d U l c e r
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s
Al l ot her Causes
Int ermi t t ent .
Re mi t t e n t a n d Co n t i n u e d .
January
...
.2
.0
.1
.2
30.6
4.1
.1
. 4 2.0
3.7
3.2
.3
7.7
.7
.0
3.8
17.2
1.4
7.2
7.7
12.1
102.7
February
...
.0
.0
.1
.2
21.7
4.6
.1
. 2 1.7
3.0
2.8
.4
6.8
.7
.1
4.1
17.1
1.4
7.1
7.9
11.7
91.7
March
...
2. 6
.0
.1
.2
23.2
8.4
.1
. 3 1.8
3.6
3.3
.4
6.1
.6
.0
4.4
17.7
2.0
8.3
8.6
12.7
104.4
April
...
4.5
.1
.2
.3
25.3
11.0
.3
. 4
1.8
4.7
3.3
.5
5.3
.3
.0
4.6
18.0
2.1
9.0
9 . 1
14.7
115.5
M a y
...
3.3
.2
.1
.2
30.7
12.0
.6
. 4 1.4
4.2
3.5
.6
4.6
.6
.0
4.7
15.9
2.0
8.7
8.3
15.2
117.2
June
...
2.5
.2
.0
.1
35.7
13.3
1.6
. 3 1.6
4.8
3.4
.5
4.5
.7
.0
4.3
14.8
1.7
9.6
7.1
14.7
121.4
July
...
5.7
.3
.0
.1
45.3
12.0
.4
. 5 2.9
8.1
3.8
.7
4.4
.8
.0
4.9
15.6
1.6
9.3
7.8
16.8
141.0
August
...
1.4
.8
.0
.3
52.3
13.3
.1
. 7 3.7
8.7
3.5
.5
4.1
.7
.0
4.5
15.1
1.9
8.3
7.1
17.0
144.0
September
...
.8
.2
.0
.6
68.9
15.2
.3
. 5 3.0
5.5
3.8
.5
3.7
.7
.1
4.1
14.7
2.1
7.7
7.3
15.2
154.9
October
...
1. 0
.1
.0
.4
82.0
16.7
.2
. 5 2.6
5.0
3.7
.6
4.3
.8
.0
3.8
15.2
1.9
7.9
8.2
15.5
170.4
November
...
1. 0
1
.0
.2
65.5
12.0
.1
. 3 2.3
4.7
3.5
.4
5.7
.6
.0
3.3
15.0
1.6
7.1
7.4
13.6
144.4
December
...
1.2
.0
.0
.2
46.8
8.3
.1
. 3 2.6
4.7
3.1
.5
7.0
.7
.0
3.2
14.9
1.2
7.1
8.9
13.3
124.1
TOTAL
...
24.5
2.1
.6
3.1
528.5
131.4
4.2
4.7
27.6
60.8
40.9
6.0
63.9
7.7
.4
49.5
191.1
21.0
97.4
95.4
172.7
1533.5