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AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN -YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
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I.—STATISTICS OF PROVINCES, 1870-79.
X.
GENERAL STATISTICS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER
in each Year of the TEN YEARS from 1870 to 1879.
I.—DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH OF THE TEN YEARS.
YEAR.
Period of
Occupation.
Average
Strength of
each Year
and for the
Period.
NUMBER DAILY SICK PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Average
Daily Sick-
rate for each
Year and the
Period.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR. APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE. JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
1870
...
For the Year
1,995
40.8
45.3
53.5
56.2
63.9
66.9
71.0
71.1
67.5
69.0
51.0
50.8
59.1
1871
...
,,
1,975
48.6
54.0
42.3
44.0
44.9
49.3
52.3
52.3
56.3
51.5
55.4
51.8
50.1
1872,,
1,974
61.6
62.2
55.5
60.6
74 0
71.2
71.7
74.6
72.9
61.9
53.9
56.5
64.8
1873 ...
,,
1,900
61.4
57.7
46.3
49.6
55.9
59.7
70.5
68.6
66.5
55.1
54.1
49.4
58.4
1874 ... ,,
2,007
36.4
36.5
34.4
47.3
48.6
57.5
63.8
67.8
65.7
61.1
53.3
47.0
52.3
1875
...
,,
1,978
40.7
38.2
36.5
32.9
37.7
46.1
54.4
63.0
59.4
51.5
45.1
35.9
45.0
1876
...
,,
2,008
56.1
49.7
52.1
51.2
42.7
43.5
51.7
62.7
60.5
70.2
67.9
69.1
56.3
1877
..
, ,
1,867
50.9
40.5
44.5
46.1
48.6
46.9
45.6
47.7
56.9
63.8
65. 6
59.2
50.9
1878
...
,,
1,898
50.3
52.1
44.6
38.7
34.0
47.8
52.1
58.8
59.6
53.2
58.6
51.8
50.1
1879
..
, ,
1,308
46.2
40.1
54.7
44.9
67.3
54.8
68.1
73.0
69.3
73.3
57.2
51.2
57.3
t
Ten Years, 1870-79
...
18,914
49.3
47.8
46.1
47.3
51.3
54.5
59.9
63.7
63.3
60.6
55.8 52.1
54.3
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD.
ADM ITTED INTO HOSPITAL PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH IN EACH YEAR.
YEAR.
C h o l e r a .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
O t h e r F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y .
D e l i r i n 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 .
P h t h i s i s P u l - m o n a l i s .
R h e u m a t i s m .
V e n e r e a l d i s - e a s e s .
E y e d i s e a s e s .
A b s e 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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
A dmission-
rate of each
Year and of
the Period.
1870...
1.5
2.0
303.2
3.0
3.0
67.7
43.6
71.2
6.5
34.6
4.0
48.1 209.5
21.6
80.7
86.2
193.0
1,179.4
1871
...
1.0
4.1 366.1
2.0
2.5 47.1
62.8
101.3
7.1
39.0
6.1
47.1
154.9
10.6
87.1
108.3
244.1
1,291.2
1872
1.5
1.0 434.2 6.1
2.0
62.3
62.3
104.4
7.1
72.4
24.3
63.3
187.9
13.7
78.0
124.1 582.6
1,827.2
1873...
1.6
.5
296.3
1.6
2.6 53.7 43.7
85.8
2.1
52.1
23.2
50.5
143.7
8.4
75.3
109.5
245.7
1,196.3
1874
...
. 5 5.0
366.1
2.0
5.5
59.8
56.8
25.4
.5
44.9
12.0
44.9
153.4
10.0
92.2
79.7
175.3
1,134.0
1875
. . . 3.5
274.5
1.5
3.5
34.9
45.0
37.9
2.0
45.0
8.6
26.8
179.5
14.2
118.3
79.4
172.9
1,047.5
1876
..
2.5
2.5
531.4
2.0 2.0 50.8 50.8
48.8
2.5
75.2
10.0
37.8
210.6
12.4
68.2
83.2
236.1
1,426.8
1877 ...
1.6
. . . 472.4
3.7
3.7
23.0
25.2
34.3
4.3
46.1
5.9
46.6
219.1
9.1
57.8
79.8
214.3
1,246.9
1878
.. . 1.1
.5
527.9
1.1
2.6 29.0 33.7
23.2
2.1
31.1
6.8
36.9
206.0
10.0
95.4
82.2
218.1
1,307.7
1879 ...
. 7 .7 548.2
.7
3.8
50.5
50.5
35.9
4.6
45.9
6.1
41.3
278.3
16.1
84.1
109.3
240.1
1,516.8
Ten Years, 1870-79
...
1.2
2.1 406.8
2.5
3.1
48.0
47.5
57.6
3.9
48.8
10.8
44.4
191.3
12.5
83.8
93.6
252.8
1,310.7
III.—DEATH-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE PERIOD, AND THE CHIEF CAUSES OF MORTALITY.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
B,
YEAR.
A.
Cholera.
All other
a
Violent
Deaths,
Causes,
b
Diseases.
c.
All
Causes.
Total
Deaths.
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 .
O t h e r F e v e r s .
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 r y a n d 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 .
Heart diseases.
Phthisis Pul-monalis.
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
Violent Deaths.
1870
1.00
1.51
14.03
16.54
33
2
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
5
9
. . .
1
2
1
7
3
1871...
.51
2.02
16.19
18.72
37
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
1
16
...
. . .
5
2
4
4
1872
1.01
2.53
14.69
18.23
36
2
...
...
5
3
. . .
3
5 ...
3
4
3
3
5
1873
...
.53
1.58
12.10
14.21
27
1
. . .
1
5
...
. . .
3
6
1
. . .
2
4
1
3
1874
...
.50
1. 99
17.44
19.93
40
1 ...
6
. . .
4
. . .
6 3
. . .
. . .
4
5
7
4
1875
...
...
2.53
9.10
11.63
23
...
...
2
2
1
. . .
1
5
3
. . .
1
2
1
5
1876
...
2.49
1.99
9.96
14.44
29
5
. . .
2
2
1
2
3 2
. . .
1
. . . 5
2
4
1877
...
1.07
2.68
5.36
9.11
17
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
1
2 1
3
5
1878
1.05
1.59
6.84
9.48
18
2
. . .
1
2
1
. . .
2 2
. . .
. . .
2 1
2
3
1879
. . .
1.53
8.41
9.94
13
. . .
. . .
1
2
1 ...
3 . . .
. . .
. . .
1 1
2
2
.85
2.00
11.58
14.43
273
16
1
15
20
13
3
27
Ten Years, 1870-79
...
50
4
6
23
25
32
38
IV.—PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH DURING THE TEN YEARS.
ADMISSIONS FROM CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH OF THE TEN YEARS, 1870-79.
Total
YEAR.
Admissions.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
1870
...
. . .
. . .
1
1
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
1871
.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
1
2
1872
...
...
...
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
...
1
. . .
3
1873
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1
. . .
...
1
...
...
1
3
1874
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
1
1875
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1876
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1877
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
1
3
1878
...
1
...
1
. . .
. . . . . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
2
1879
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
Ten Years, 1870-79
2
...
5
1 3
2
2
...
2
1
2
3
23
5