AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79. cccxci
X.—WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY, 1870-79.
CCCXXXIII.
TABLE showing the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY for the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN ARMY of the
MADRAS PRESIDENCY in each YEAR and for the TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
YEAR.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h Y e a r .
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 .
DIED PER 1,000.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
A l l C a u s e s .
E x c l u d i n g C h o l e r a .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x . M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h . S c a r l e t F e v e r .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
F e v e r , I n t e r m i t t e n t .
F e v e r s , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
Dentition.
C o n v u l s i o n s .
M e n i n g i t i s a n d H y d r o - c e p h a l u s .
T a b e s M e s e n t e r i c a .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D y s e n t e r y . D i a r r h œ a .
A n æ m i a a n d A t r o p h y .
B r o n c h i t i s a n d P n e u - m o n i a .
C r o u p a n d D i p h t h e r i a . A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
1870
. . .
2,467 24.3 61.21 59.59 1.62 ... .81 ... ... .81 .81 2.03 ... 10.54 10.13 2.03 4.87 ... 2.84 10.13 7.70 3.24 1.62 2.03
1871
...
2,534 24.1 50.12 48.54 1.58 ... .79 1.19 .79 ... ... 1.97 . 39 5.92 10.26 3.16 3.55 ... 2.37 6.31 5.53 3.16 .39 2.76
1872
...
2,794 25.1 68.36 68.36 ... .72 2.86 ... .36 1.08 ... 4.65 . 36 5.01 13.24 2.86 1.79 .36 3.22 12.17 7.52 4.65 3.22 4.29
1873
...
2,880 22.2 51.39
49. 30 2.09 ... 3.12 ... ... ...
. . . 3.47 ... 5.55 6.60 1.39 2.78 ... 5.21 6.25 8.33 1.74 3.12 1.74
1874
...
3,048 18.7 43.96 43.96 ... ... 1.97 . 33 ... ...
. . . .98 ... 7.55 7.22 1.64 1.64
. . . 3.61 6.23 5.25 2.95 1.64 2.95
1875
. . . 3,039 17.8 48.70 47.05 1.65 ... 1.32 ... ... ... ... 1.65
. . . 7.57 9.21 1.97 .66 ... 2.63 8.56 4.61 2.63 1.65 4.61
1876
...
2,920 17.5 56.16 53.76 2.40 ... 2.06 .34 ... ... ... 1.71 ... 8.22 11.64 2.40 4.79 .34 2.74 7.19 4.79 2.74 2.06 2.74
1877
...
2,880 22.6 60.42 56.25 4.17 .35 ... ...
. . . .69 .69 2.78 ... 6.95 11.11 1.04 4.17 ... 3.12 10.42 9.38 1.74 .69 3.12
1878
...
2,658 24.1 68.47 68.47 ... ... 2.26 ...
. . . ... ... 2.26 . 38 5.64 2 3 . 3 2 1.88 4.89 ... 5.27 9. 78 3.76 5.27 1.50 2.26
1879
. . . 2,273 23.3 44.88 43.56 1.32 ... .88 .4 4
. . . ... 1.32 1.32 1.32 8.80 5.72 1.32 1.32 ... 3.52 4.84 3.52 3.52 3.08 2.64
TEN YEARS
... 27,493 21.8 55.32 53.83 1.49 .11 1.64 .22 .11 .25 .25 2.29 . 22 7.13 10.84 1.96 3.02 .07 3.46 8.22 6.07 3.13 1.89 2.95
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
ADMITTED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH IN EACH YEAR.
Admitted per
1,000 on the
Average of
the Ten
Years.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1 8 7 7 .
1878.
1879.
Dengue
. . .
. . .
...
50.1
5. 6
...
...
.7
. . .
...
. . .
5.8
Cholera
...
2.0
3.9
. . .
3.5 ...
2. 0
3.4
5.6
.8
1.3
2.3
Smallpox
...
...
...
3.2
1. 4
1.3
...
.3
2. 4
.4
.9
1. 0
Measles
...
24.7
56.4
36.9
51.4
43.6
29. 6
43.5
6. 9
77.5
22.9
39.4
Hooping Cough
...
2.4
15.0
3.6
3.5
10.5
1. 3
12.0
1. 7
9.4
8.8
6.7
Scarlet Fever
...
...
4.3
2.9 ...
...
. . .
.3
.4
...
...
.8
Enteric Fever
. . .
2.0 ...
2.1
.3
...
.3
1.0
2. 1
...
...
.8
Intermittent Fever
...
81.1
43.0
36.5
23.6
15.4
27. 6
14.4
32. 3
58.3
85.8
39.8
Remittent and Continued Fevers
. . .
47.0
53.3
75.9
59.3
55.5
60.2
61.3
76. 0
116.2
75.7
67.8
Apoplexy
...
...
. 4
.3
...
...
.3
.3
...
1.9
1.3
.4
Dysentery
...
38.1
41.8
28.6
38.9
23.0
25. 7
25.0
39. 2
44. 0
22.9
32.6
Diarrhœa
...
81.5
82.5
95.6
70.5
61.4
71.7
64.1
90. 3
101.6
62.0
78.0
Hepatitis
. . .
.4
2.8
. 7
1.0
1.6
1. 0
2.1
1.4
1.1
.4
1.3
Spleen disease
...
1.2 ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
.7
. . .
.4
.9
.3
Respiratory diseases
...
58.4
76.2
73.0
53.5
52.8
41. 1
49.3 55. 6
70. 3
77.4
59.9
Eye diseases
...
152.4
115.2 163.9
130.9
56.4
97. 1
82.5
168.7
43.3
113.1
111.6
Anæmia and Atrophy
...
68.9
81.7
79.4
112.1
103.7
75. 7
67.8
66.7
48.9
86.2
79.4
Tubercular diseases
...
11.0
15.8
8.6
5.6
4.9
6. 9
10.6
6. 9
11.3
8.8
8.9
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus
. . .
2.0
5.1
3.6
1.7
2.6
3.0
3.1
2.1
2.6
4.4
3.0
Convulsions
...
11.0
13.8
20.8
10.4
10.2
12. 5
17.1
14. 6
27.8
12.3
15.0
Dentition
. . .
4 6 . 6
37.1
24.7
26.8
43.3
42.4
44.9
43.1
34.6
29.5
37.5
Abscess and Ulcer
...
22.7
16.2
19.7
16.7
10.8
14. 5
20.9
22. 9
24. 1
18.9
18.6
Injuries
. . .
2 0 . 3
17.0
12.2
17.0
17.7
11.5
14.7
10.1
14.3
18.0
15.1
All other Causes
...
42.2
44.2
71.2
38.2
42.0
44. 8
52.8
62. 1
60. 6
52.8
51.0
715.9
725.7
813.5
671.9
556.7
569.3
592.8
711.1
749. 4
704.3
677.0