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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION
CCL
STATEMENT contrasting in the different PROVINCES the LIABILITY in each MONTH
A.—DAILY SICK-RATE AND ADMISSION-RATES FOR THE CHIEF DISEASES.
DISEASES
CONTRASTED IN
THE DIFFERENT
PROVINCES.
PROVINCES.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Ratio per
1,000 of
Strength for
the Year.
JAN. FEB. MAR. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUG. SEPT. OCT.
NOV. DEC.
DYSENTERY
...
Bengal Proper
...
4.0
2.9
2.7
3.3
3.7
3.1
4.9
6.0
5.0
4.8
3.6
4.1
48.0
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
2.6
1.7
2.4
3.4
2.7
2.1
3.2
4.8
4.2
3.6
3.0
3.1
36.8
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
2.3
1.1
1.5
2.4
2.7
2.0
2.2
4.0
5.4
4.6
4.2
3.9
36.0
Agra and Central India
...
1 . 3 1.3
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
4.5
4.5
3.5
2.7
1.4
26.6
Punjab
...
1.7
1.2
1.2
2.0
2.4
1.8
2.0
2.7
4.0
4.0
3.0
2.1
27.5
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
2.1
1.6
1.9
1.7
1.2
1.3
2.3
3.9
3.5
3.1
2.2
2.0
26.9
Deccan and Nagpore
...
4 . 5 3.5
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.6
5.0
6.4
6.2
5.6
4.5
5.1
51.3
Southern India
...
4.8
4.2
3.3
4.3
4.5
5.3
7.1
6.4
4.9
4.9
4.4
5.5
59.7
British Burmah and Pegu
...
8 . 5 6.1
4.3
4.0
6.8 10.2 13.3
10.1
8.7
6.0
5.6
6.3
90.2
DIARRHŒA
...
Bengal Proper
. . .
3 . 7
2.2
2.3
2.8
3.2
2.9
6.4
6.8
5.1
4.7
3.8
3.7
47.5
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
3.3
3.0
5.9
6.5
5.4
3.5
7.0
9.8
7.0
4 . 0 4.6
5.6
65.7
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
2.7
2.6
3.8
7.2
5.2
4.0
4.9
9.7
9.5
6.0
4.3
3.3
63.3
Agra and Central India
...
2 . 5 2.2
3.5
3.4
2.8
2.6
5.6
9.9
6.1
3.7
3.0
3.0
48.4
Punjab
...
2.8
2.4
2.7
6.6
6.7
4.6
5.8
8.9
7.0
5.3
4.2
4.0
58.7
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
4.3
3.7
4.0
5.3
4.2
4 . 0
6 . 0
9.6
6.7
5.7
4.3
4.4
62.4
Deccan and Nagpore
...
3.9
3.4
3.7
4.2
4.2
5.2 11.5
9.6
5.7
5.0
3.8
5.2
66.1
Southern India
...
3 . 8 3.7
4.9
4.6
3.8
5.1
6.0
4.4
3.3
3.0
3.8
4.4
50.8
British Burmah and Pegu
. .
3 . 4 3.9
4.0
4.2
7.2
9.6 13.0
7.2
4.9
4.1
3.3
4.3
70.0
HEPATITIS
...
Bengal Proper
...
4.4
3.6
3.9
3.2
4.8
6.0
5.6
6.2
5.4
5.8
4.4
4.2
57.6
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.7
4.5
4.9
5.3
5.2
5.7
5.0
3.9
3.6
52.2
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
2.7
3.1
3.1
3.6
4.7
4.8
4.6
5.6
5.5
5.2
4.5
3.3
50.7
Agra and Central India
. . . 2.4
2.9
2.8
3.4
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.4
5.0
5.0
3.9
3.5
45.5
Punjab
...
2.7
2.7
3.0
2.9
3.2
4 . 0 4.6
4.4
4.2
4.1
3.5
3.0
41.4
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
2.5
2.7
3.3
3.1
4.2
3.8
4.2
4.1
4.3
4.4
3.7
2.7
43.0
Deccan and Nagpore
...
4 . 4 3.3
2.9
3.1
2.9
2.8
3.0
3.1
4 . 0
4.5
4 . 0
3.8
41.5
Southern India
...
5.6
4.8
4.5
4.3 4.3
4.6
5.1
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.6
60.1
British Burmah and Pegu
. . .
6.5
5.2
4.8
4.6
6.3
6.6
8.2
7.5
8.2
6.5
5.4
4.3
74.2
RESPIRATORY DIS-
EASES.
Bengal Proper
...
3 . 7
4.8
4.4
3.0
3.9
3.5
4.5
5.0
3.2
3.5
4.7
4.8
48.8
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
6.9
6.3
6.4
6.1
4.8
3 . 8
4.6
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.7
7.2
65.6
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
7.4
7.2
7.7
6.7
6.3
5.1
6.0
6.6
6.1
5.2
6.9
7.6
78.8
Agra and Central India
...
7 . 0 7.2
6.7
6.5
7.8
4.4
4.9
4.8
4.2
5.1
5.4
7.4
71.5
Punjab
...
13.5 11.3
8.9
7.0
7.1
5.8
5.6
5.8
4.8
6.1
8.6 12.5
100.7
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
8.7
7.4
6 . 6
5.5
4.6
4.7
4.7
3.8
3.6
4.3
5.9
7.8
67.2
Deccan and Nagpore
...
6.9
6.2
5.9
4.7
4 . 4 3.6
3.9
4.3
4.1
4.5
5.1
5.6
59.0
Southern India
...
3.4
4.4
4.8
5.3
4.9 4.2
4.7
4.2
3.7
4.4
4.3
3.9
52.3
British Burmah and Pegu
...
5 . 5 3.7
4.0
3.7
3.1
3.6
3.9
3.6
4.6
6.0
4.4
5.1
51.0
PHTHISIS PULMON-
ALIS.
Bengal Proper
...
.9
.4
.6
.5
.8
8
1.4
1.1
1.3
.9
1.3
.9
10.8
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
.6
. 4
.4
. 6
.5
.7
.8
.8
.9
1.1
1.2
1.0
8.9
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
. 4
.3
.4
.4
.3
.5
.7
1.0
.8
.9
1.0
.9
7.5
Agra and Central India
...
.5
. 4
.4
. 4
. 6
.4
.6
.5
.7
.7
.6
.5
6.1
Punjab
...
.6
. 4
. 4
.4
.5
.5
.8
.7
.7
. 8
1.1
.7
7.5
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
. 6
. 4
.5
.2
. 6
.4
.8
.6
.6
.6
.6
.7
6. 7
Deccan and Nagpore
...
. 5
.6
.4
.2
.4
.6
.5
.6
.6
.8
.6
.7
6.6
Southern India
...
. 9
.7
.6
.5
. 6
.9
.9
.9
.7
1.1
1.0
1.2
9.8
British Burmah and Pegu
...
. 4
.3
.6
.5
.3
.5
.6
.5
.4
.6
.6
.4
5. 6
RHEUMATISM
...
Bengal Proper
. . .
3.2
2.6
3.1
3.3
4.7
4.2
5.1
4.2
3.6
3.8
3.4
3.2
44.4
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh
. . . 4.9
4.6
4.9
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.9
5.8
4.9
4.8
4.1
3.6
55.7
Rohilcund and Meerut
. . . 5.3
5.3
5.0
4.0
4.7
4.9
5.9
5.3
4.0
5.3
4.3
4.1
58.1
Agra and Central India
...
5 . 2 5.2
5.0
4.3
4.4
4.3
4.7
5.1
4.8
3.7
3 . 9
3.9
54.6
Punjab
...
6.5
6.0
6.0
5.5
5.3
4.9
5.4
5.3
5.0
5.3
5.2
5.6
66.5
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
4.1
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.9
4.2
5.6
4.7
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
52.0
Deccan and Nagpore
...
3.9
4.1
3.6
3.4
3.5
3.6
4.5
3.7
4 . 0 3.6
3.1
3.1
44.3
Southern India
...
3.2
2.9
3.6
3.9
3.7
4.3
3.9
4.7
3.7
4.0
3.3
2.9
44.3
British Burmah and Pegu
. . .
2.7
3.5
3.4
2.8
3.8
4.0
4.4
2.8
3.7
4.5
3.7
2.3
41.7
EYE DISEASES
...
Bengal Proper
...
. 6
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.3
.8
.7
.9
.7
.9
1.1
1.3
12.5
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh ...
1.9
1.7
2.7
2.8
2.8
2.7
3.0
3.5
2.7
2 . 2
1.8
1.4
29.4
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
1.7
1.5
1.5
2.4
2.6
1.3
1.6
2.1
2.2
1.5
1.3
1 . 2
20.8
Agra and Central India
Punjab
... . . .
1.5
1.2
1.2
1.2
2.1
1.7
2.0
2.1
1.4
2.2
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.6
2.4
2.3
2 . 0
2.2
2 . 5
1.7
1 . 2
1.2
1 . 4
1.0
2 0 . 0
19.6
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden
1.7
1.7
2.2
2.2
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.4
1.9
1.7
1.5
22.4
Deccan and Nagpore
. . . 1.2
.9
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.7
2.3
1.9
2.1
1.4
1.1
19.1
Southern India
...
.8
. 9
1 . 0
1.1
1.3
1.8
2.8
2.2
1.9
2.0
1.9
1.3
18.9
British Burmah and Pegu
. . . 1.0
. 8
.9
.6
. 6
1.1
.9
.9
.7
1.1
1.0
.8
10.5
ALL OTHER CAUSES
...
Bengal Proper
...
46.5
45.4 54.0
56.7 64.7 49.0
56.7 58.8 52.5 53.1 44.7 42.2
625.3
Gangetic Provinces and Oudh
. . . 58.3
59.5 63.1
58.4 58.5 56.5 67.5 62.7 68.4 69.7 56.0 52.7
732.7
Rohilcund and Meerut
...
49.4
46.4 49.8 49.7 48.3 44.5 50.3 49.0 50.6 48.0 43.2 46.1
575.9
Agra and Central India
... 43.9
47.2 49.3 47.9 47.8 45.3 49.9 45.7 44.7 45.4 39.6 42.9
550.6
Punjab
...
45.4 42.6 46.8 49.6 44.9 44.2
51.7
48.6 42.0 40.5 41.3 43.5
540.3
Rajpootana, Malwa, Sind, and Aden 45.8
43.6 45.7 50.6 53.0 51.8
64.1 52.5 46.6 46.8 42.3 48.0
592.2
Deccan and Nagpore
...
51.2
50.6 56.9 58.7 53.0 47.6 50.0 47.4 46.1 51.3 47.1
49.5
609.1
Southern India
...
55.4
50.6 54.0 60.1 58.7
57.6 62.1 57.1
55.2 57.1
53.7 55.0
677.4
British Burmah and Pegu
...
4 1 . 0 40.1 44.6 52.3 54.1 55.4 54.4 51.1
47.9 43.1
42.7 39.5
568.5