AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
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I . —STATI STI CS OF PROVI NCES, 1870- 79.
XXX.
GENERAL STATISTICS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the HILL
STATIONS and CONVALESCENT DEPOTS in MADRAS and BOMBAY PRESIDENCIES 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
650
86.1
78.7
85.4
82.4
84.2
98.7
100.9
88.9
82.9 101.4
92.1
69.9
87.7
1871 . . .
"
681
51.0
54.4
36.6
63.4
78.1
83.4
73.4
76.6
77.9
70.1
75.7
77.8
69.0
1872 . . .
"
685
69.6
55.0
28.0
47.0
65.4
61.0
66.7
59.4
54.9
60.9
73.3
76.6
59.9
1873 . . .
"
790
98.6
67.2
73.7
81.9
91.5
86.3
86.7
69.4
67.7
65.9
73.3
63.3
78.5
1874 . . .
"
880
44.6
44.7
51.9
72.8
74.0
93.4
92.3
85.1
88.9
87.8
75.1 100.2
79.5
1875 . . .
"
891
87.8
81.6
60.0
61.9
68.5
62.8
62.0
48.5
54.5
50.8
36.5
38.7
58.4
1876 . . .
"
874
35.4
43.3
71.4
88.8
80.8
79.5
80.6
75.5
77.6
77.5
71.7
69.8
74.4
1877 . . .
"
992
58.9
57.2
40.6
67.9
83.3
82.5
107.8
131.5
104.9
80.6
57.5
60.3
81.7
1878 . . .
"
829
50.5
43.5
45.5
53.0
60.1
65.9
68.4
63.5
54.5
63.3
54.4
51.0
57.9
1879 . . .
"
908
48.3
50.3
48.4
57.7
73.5
62.4
61.4
65.8
53.1
64.7
57.6
62.3
60.6
Ten Years, 1870-79 . . .
8,178
62.6
58.0
54.1
68.0
75.9
77.4
80.0
77.4
72.3
71.9
64.7
66.4
70.9
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD.
YEAR.
ADMITTED INTO HOSPITAL PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH IN EACH YEAR.
Admission-
rate of each
Year and of
the Period.
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 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 s .
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 c e s s a n d U l e 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 .
1870 . . .
. . . 3.1 581.5
1.5 16.9 46.2 53.9
46.2
4.6 101.5
9.2 138.5 126.2
20.0
81.5
104.6 501.5
1,836.9
1871 . . .
. . . 1.4 703.4
. . . 2.9 57.3 58.7
74.9
5.9
83.7
10.3
92.5 211.5
23.5 120.4
73.4 368.6
1,888.4
1872 . . .
1.5 2.9 848.2
2.9 2.9 38.0 78.8
52.6
1.5
68.6
7.3
80.3 156.2
19.0
93.4
58.4 281.7
1,794.2
1873 . . .
. . . 5.1 654.5
. . . 1.3 30.4 63.3
82.3
12.6
81.0
11.4 102.5 141.8
25.3 108.8
72.1 360.8
1,753.2
1874 . . .
. . .
1.1 358.0
3.4 1.1 33.0 37.5
26.1
8.0
94. 3
20.5
88.6 163.6
37.5 115.9
9 2 . 1 336.3
1,417.0
1875 . . .
. . . 3.4 268.3
4.5 1.1 38.2 34.8
41.5
9.0
46.0
7.9
38.2 240.2
12.3
65.1
4 4 . 9 193.0
1,048.3
1876 . . .
1.1
5.7 470.3
8.0 8.0 45.8 75.5
66.4
4.6 139.6
13.7
75.5 145.3
20.6 101.8
84.7 302.0
1,568.6
1877 . . .
2.0 12.1 515.2
3.0 4.0 62.5 77.6
85.7
3.0 107.9
30.2
59.5 187.5
16.1
97.8
90.7 323.6
1,678.4
1878 . . .
. . . 4.8 600.8
1.2 1.2 59.1 41.0
67.5
8.4
27.7
6.0
36.2 171.3
12.1
78.4
70.0 339.0
1,524.7
1879 . . .
. . .
2.2 763.2
5.5 2.2 50.7 30.8
34.2
14.3
73.8
7.7
28.6 239.0
17.6
95.8
84.8 159.7
1,610.1
Ten Years, 1870-79 . .
.5
4.4 565.1
3.2 3.9 46.3 54.8
57.7
7.3
82.8
13.0
71.2 180.4
20.3
95.8
77.7 309.8
1,594.2
III.—DEATH-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE PERIOD, AND THE CHIEF CAUSES OF MORTALITY.
YEAR.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGH.
Total
Deaths.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
A.
Cholera.
B .
All other Causes.
C.
All
Causes.
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 e 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 .
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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
V i o l e n t D e a t h s .
a
Violent
Deaths.
b
Diseases.
1870 . . .
. . .
. . .
13.85
13.85
9
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
1871 . . .
. . .
1.47
13.22
14.69
10
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1872 . . .
1.46
1.46
14.60
17.52
12
1
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
1
1873 . . .
. . .
1.27
18.98
20.25
1 6
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
4
. . .
2
3
1
2
1
1874 . . .
. . .
1.14
10.23
11.37
10
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
3
1
1875 . . .
. . .
1.12
13.47
14.59
13
. . . . . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
2
4
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . . 1
1876 . . .
. . .
2.28
12.59
14.87
1 3
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
2
1 8 7 7 . . .
1.01
2.02
14.11
17.14
17
1
. . .
3
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
5
2
1878 . . .
. . .
1.21
13.27
14.48
1 2
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
1
1 8 7 9 . . .
. . .
1.10
12.12
13.22
12
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
2
2
2
1
Ten Years, 1870-79 . . .
.25
1.35
13.56
15.16
124
2
. . . 18
4
7
2
15
15
. . .
8
15
6
21
11
IV.—PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH DURING THE TEN YEARS.
YEAR.
ADMISSIONS FROM CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH OF THE TEN YEARS, 1870-79.
Total
Admissions.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
1870 . . .
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1871 . . .
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1 8 7 2 . . .
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1
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1
1873 . . .
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1874 . . .
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1875 . . .
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1876 . . .
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1
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1
1 8 7 7 . . .
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1
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1
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2
1 8 7 8 . . .
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1879 . . .
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Ten Years, 1870-79 . . .
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1
1
. . .
1
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1
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4
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