SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
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IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, 1870-79.
CCIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the EUROPEAN ARMY of INDIA in each FEBRUARY of the
TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1870-79.
YEAR.
Average
Strength.
Average
Number
Daily Sick.
N u mb e r D a i l y S i c k p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Number of
Deaths (ex-
cluding
Deaths from
injuries and
• Sudden
Deaths out
o
f H o s p i t a l ) .
DIED PER 1,000 OF
STRENGTH I N FEBRUARY
OF EACH YEAR
CAUSES OF 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 .
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 . Di a r r h œa . 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 .
Dr o p s y .
S e 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 .
All Causes. Excluding Cholera.
1870
5 1 , 9 7 5
3 , 0 3 6
5 8 . 4
5 9
1 . 1 4
1 . 1 0
2
. . .
9 2
5
1 ...
6
1
1 1 ...
8 4 6
. . . ...
1 3
1871
5 6 , 1 8 9
2 , 9 7 7
5 3 . 0
5 2
. 9 3
. 9 3
. . .
. . . 8 ...
2
2 ...
3 ...
1 4 ...
4 4 10
. . . ... ...
5
1872
5 8 , 0 2 8
2 , 8 8 9
4 9 . 8
5 3
. 9 1
. 9 1
. . .
1
2 ...
5
1 2
5 ...
9 ... 7 3 7
. . . ...
...
11
1873
5 8 , 7 0 2
2 , 8 0 4
4 7 . 8
4 9
. 8 3
. 8 3
. . .
1
6 ...
2
1 ...
6 ...
1 0 ... 2 8
4
. . . 1
1 7
1874
5 9 , 1 2 1
3 , 0 0 5
5 0 . 8
4 9
. 8 3
. 8 3
. . .
1
3 ...
. . .
1 ...
4 ...
1 6 ...
4
6
6
. . .
...
1 7
1875
5 8 , 7 3 3
3 , 2 1 4
5 4 . 7
5 4
. 9 2
. 9 2
. . .
. . .
2 ...
2
2 ...
5 ...
1 2 ...
5
8
8
. . . ... ... 10
1876
5 8 , 1 0 7
2 , 9 7 8
5 1 . 3
3 5
. 6 0
. 6 0
. . .
. . .
7 ...
1
. . . . . .
1 ...
6 ... 6 5
5
. . .
... ... 4
1877
5 8 , 3 7 9
2 , 9 6 9
5 0 . 9
4 1
. 7 0
. 6 3
4
. . .
4 ...
1
. . . 1
1 ...
4 ...
3
7
5
. . . ...
... 11
1878
5 5 , 7 7 6
3 , 3 2 0
5 9 . 5
2 7
. 4 8
. 4 7
1
1
6 ...
1
1 ...
3 ...
1 ...
3 5 3
. . . ... ...
2
1879
5 7 , 5 7 2
3 , 9 4 3
6 8 . 5
6 0
1 . 0 4
1 . 0 4
. . .
1
8
2
2
. . . ...
4 ...
8 ... 15
2
7
. . . ...
1 10
7
5
5 5
4
2 1
9
3
3 8
1
9 1 ... 57 52 61
. . .
1
4 70
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
For the Month
5 7 2 , 5 8 2
3 1 , 1 3 5
5 4 . 4
4 7 9
. 8 4
. 8 3
. 0 1
. 0 1
. 1 0 .01
. 0 4
. 0 1 .01
. 0 6 .00
. 1 6 ... .10 .10 .10
. . . .00 .01 .12
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH FEBRUARY.
Total
Admitted
during the
Month.
Admitted
per 1,000
of
Strength.
Died out
of each hundred cases t reat ed.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Dengue (of 1872 and 1873)
. . .
. . .
2
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 0
. 0
. . .
Cholera
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
7
2
. . .
1 6
. 0
4 3 . 7 5
Sma l l pox
3
. . .
6
1 1
1
2
3
2
1 0
8
4 6
.1
1 0 . 8 7
E n t e r i c F e v e r
1 2
1 6
1 3
1 4
9
7
1 2
1 4
1 0
1 5
1 2 2
. 2
4 5 . 0 8
Fever, Intermittent
1 , 7 5 7
1 , 1 6 8
5 9 2
7 6 7
6 9 3
6 8 5
1 , 0 8 5
5 8 1
7 1 8
1 , 4 0 1
9 , 4 4 7
1 6 . 6
. 0 4
Fevers, Remittent and Continued
2 7 3
2 9 3
2 9 9
3 0 3
2 5 2
2 5 6
3 1 5
2 2 2
2 5 9
3 7 0
2 , 8 4 2
5 . 0
. 7 4
Apoplexy
5
4
6
2
3
3
6
2
3
3
3 7
. 1
2 4 . 3 2
Delirium Tremens
1 4
1 6
2 0
1 4
9
5
1 3
1 3
4
9
1 1 7
.2
2 . 5 6
Dys e nt e r y
1 3 1
1 3 7
1 1 6
1 4 9
1 4 7
1 0 8
1 1 6
8 9
1 3 3
2 2 2
1 , 3 4 8
2 . 4
2 . 8 2
Diarrhœa
2 0 4
1 8 2
1 5 9
1 5 7
1 1 9
1 4 9
1 7 1
1 5 0
1 9 8
2 3 8
1 , 7 2 7
3 . 0
. 0 6
Hepatitis
1 7 0
2 4 6
1 9 2
2 2 8
2 3 0
1 8 4
2 1 1
1 6 2
1 4 6
1 3 6
1 , 9 0 5
3.3
4 . 7 8
Spleen disease
1 3
2 3
3 4
2 3
3 5
2 9
2 3
3 0
1 2
2 5
2 4 7
. 4
. . .
Respiratory diseases
3 5 3
4 0 9
3 8 6
4 3 1
4 5 8
4 9 7
5 0 9
4 0 6
3 8 3
6 1 8
4 , 4 5 0
7 . 6
1 . 2 8
Phthisis Pulmonalis
3 1
3 6
3 4
3 5
2 9
3 1
3 3
2 3
1 8
2 2
2 9 2
. 5
2 0 . 8 9
Seurvy
5
1
2
1
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
4
1 6
. 0
6 . 2 5
Rheumatism
2 4 4
2 7 5
2 6 2
2 6 0
3 1 0
2 3 9
3 1 4
3 1 3
2 4 2
2 4 2
2 , 7 0 1
4.7 . 4 2
Veneral diseases
9 6 1
1 , 0 0 5
1 , 0 2 3
8 5 2
1 , 0 2 7
1 , 1 0 1
1 , 3 5 9
9 9 4
1 , 4 1 7
1 , 1 5 2
1 0 , 8 9 1
1 9 . 0
Eye diseases
8 2
8 2
9 4
6 6
8 2
5 7
6 9
5 0
6 8
5 6
7 0 6
1 . 2
Abscess and Ulcer
3 3 3
3 8 9
4 2 6
3 7 4
4 2 8
3 6 2
4 4 1
3 4 0
3 7 0
3 7 2
3 , 8 3 5
6.7
Wounds and Accidents
3 8 2
4 7 8
4 4 5
4 5 2
4 3 2
4 4 6
5 8 7
5 0 7
4 5 4
4 0 5
4 , 5 8 8
8.1
All other Causes
6 2 1
7 0 4
6 4 5
7 2 8
6 6 2
7 1 1
8 2 4
6 7 0
7 2 6
7 4 4
7 , 0 3 5
1 2 . 4
5 , 5 9 7
5 , 4 6 4
4 , 7 5 6
4 , 8 7 5
4 , 9 2 6
4 , 8 7 3
6 , 0 9 7
4 , 5 7 5
5 , 1 7 3
6 , 0 4 2
5 2 , 3 7 8
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h F e b r u a r y .
1 0 7 . 7
9 7 . 2
8 2 . 0
8 3 . 0
8 3 . 3
8 3 . 0
1 0 4 . 9
7 8 . 4
9 2 . 7
1 0 4 . 9 9 1 . 5
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