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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
III.—STATISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL STATIONS—MALLIAPOORUM, 1870-79.
CLXXVIII.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying
MALLIAPOORUM daring the TEN YEARS from 1870 to 1879, and the Prevalence of the Principal Diseases in each Month.
MONTHS.
Aggregate
Strength
for each
Month of
the Ten
Years.
Average
Number
Daily
Sick.
Number
Daily
Sick per
1,000 of
Strength.
Number
of
Deaths.
Died per
1,000 of
Strength.
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
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 .
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 .
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 .
January
946
39
41.2
2 ...
...
. . .
2
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ... ...
. . . . . .
February
936
34
36.3
1
...
... ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . . ... . . .
... ...
. . .
. . .
March
925
28
30.3
1
... ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . ... ...
1 ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
...
. . . ...
. . .
April
923
30
32.5
1
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . 1 ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . . . .
. . .
May
931
46
49.4
2
... ...
. . . . . .
. . . ...
2 ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
...
. . .
. . .
June
930
48
51.6
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
July
919
53
57.7
2
. . .
. . . ... ... ...
1 ... ... ... ...
1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
August
901
45
49.9
2
. . . ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . ...
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
September
899
40
44.5 ...
. . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
October
909
36
39.6 ...
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
November
884
34
38.5
4
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
December
945
35
37.0
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . 2
. . . 1 2 ...
3
. . . 2
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . . . . . ... ...
. . .
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the Ten Years
921
39
42.3
15 16.29 2.17 ... 2.17 1.09 2.17 ... 3.26 ... 2.17 ... ... 2.17 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.09
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during the
Ten Years.
Admitted per 1,000
of Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred cases treated.
JAN.FEB.MAR.APRIL.MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.AUG.SEPT.OCT.NOV.DEC.
Dengue (of 1872)
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
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. . .
. . .
C h o l e r a
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
2
...
2
2 . 2
1 0 0 . 0 0
S m a l l p o x
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
E n t e r i c F e v e r
2
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
3
3 . 3
6 6 . 6 7
F e v e r , I n t e r m i t t e n t
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
2
1
3
2 ...
1
...
1 1
1 1 . 9
. . .
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
1 1
6 3
4
1 5
4
9
2
2 1
9
5
7 1
7 7 . 1
1 . 4 1
A p o p l e x y
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
1 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1 3
1 4 . 1
1 5 . 3 8
D e l i r i u m T r e m e n s
. . .
1 ...
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
1
5
5 . 4
. . .
D y s e n t e r y
1 1
9 5
1 0
1 4
1 2
2 1
1 4
1 4
8
10
7
1 3 5
1 4 6 . 6
2 . 2 2
D i a r r h œ a
1 0
2 5
6
2
7
5
4
4 1
4
5
5 5
5 9 . 7
. . .
H e p a t i t i s
2
6 5
6
7
5
8
1 4
4 8
5
9
7 9
8 5 . 8
2 . 5 3
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
1
2 1
5
5
5
4
. . .
2 6
3
3
3 6
3 9 . 1
. . .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s
1
1 ...
. . .
4
1
1
2
. . .
...
...
2
1 2
1 3 . 0
. . .
S c u r v y
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
R h e u m a t i s m
2
. . .
1
2
3
4
4
6
2 ...
2
2
2 7
2 0 . 3
. 5 0
V e n e r e a l d i s e a s e s
5
3 2
2
8
1 3
2
4
7 7
5
5
6 3
6 8 . 4
E y e d i s e a s e s
. . .
1 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
3
3 . 3
A b s c e s s a n d U l c e r
7
9 7
1 1
1 0
8
3
3
8 3
6
9
8 4
9 1 . 2
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s
3
1 2
2
5
5
3
3
5
1 6
5
4
5 4
5 8 . 6
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s
1 4
4 8
1 3
1 7
1 9
1 2
1 1
7 20 19
24
1 6 8
1 8 2 . 4
6 9
5 6
40
6 5
1 0 5
8 5
7 3
6 8
5 3
60 72
75
8 2 1
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
7 2 . 9
5 9 . 8
43.2
7 0 . 4
1 1 2 . 8
9 1 . 4
79.4
7 5 . 5
5 9 . 0
66.0 81.4 79.4
891.4