AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
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X.—WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY, 1870-79.
CCCXIX.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN ARMY of the MADRAS PRE-
SIDENCY during the TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1870-79, and the prevalence of the PRINCIPAL DISEASES in each MONTH.
MONTHS.
A g g r e g a t e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h
M o n t h o f t h e T e n Y e a r s .
A v e r a g e N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k .
N u m b 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 .
N u m b e r o f D e a t h s i n e a c h
M o n t h .
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
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 d a n d
Cont i nued.
A p o p l e x y .
D e n t i t i o n .
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 -
moni 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 .
January
...
27,351
385
14.1
68
2.49
...
. . .
3
1
. . . ...
1
1
1 10 14
1
5 ...
5
6
8
5
3
4
February ...
27,495
431
15.7
79
2.87
4
1
1
1
. . . ...
. . .
2
. . . 8 17
1
9
... 3 11
8
5
4
5
March
...
27,725
448
16.2
110
3.96
1 ...
8
. . .
1
. . . ...
6
1 15 16
7
4
. . . 5 11 16 9
4
6
April
. . .
27,458
577
21.0
129
4.70
4
1
4
1
. . .
2
2
9
1 16 30
6
5 ...
6 17
9
5
4
6
May
...
27,352
655
23.9
179
6.54
5 ...
11
. . . 1 ...
1
7
2 27 55 11
4
1
6
14 19
8
1
6
J u n e
...
27,464
709
25.8
153
5.57
7 1
7 ...
...
1 ...
7 ... 19 30
6 10 ...
9 20 19
9
3
5
July
...
27,633
847
30.6
193
6.98
4
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 7
. . . 28 32
5 10 ... 16 41 29
5
5
7
August
...
27,711
854
30.8
185
6.68
5 ...
3
3 ...
1 ...
7 ... 27 18
3 13 ... 18 46 17 10
5
9
September ...
27,784
721
26.0
148
5.33
10
...
...
...
. . . 2 ...
3
... 20 23
6
7 ... 13 27 13 10
5
9
October
. . .
27,499
653
23.7
99
3.60
... ...
1
. . .
. . . 1
2
4
. . . 9 24
2
9
1
6 12 12
6
4
6
November ...
27,366
499
1 8 . 2 85
3.11
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
6
1
8 21
6
5 ...
4 13
4
6
4
5
December ...
27,062
423
15.6
93
3.44
...
...
3 ...
1
. . . ...
4
. . . 9 18 ...
2 ...
4
8 13
8 10 13
41
3 45
6
3
7
7 63
6 196 298 54 83
2 95 226 167 86 52 81
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
TEN YEARS ...
27,493
599
21.8 1,521
55.32 1.49
.11 1.64 .22 .11 .25 .25 2.29 .22 7.13 10.84 1.96 3.02
. 0 7 3.46 8.22 6.07 3.13 1.89 2.95
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.
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Dengue
...
11
2
4
20
37
13
28
13
21
7
...
2
158
5.8
...
Cholera
...
...
5
1
6
10
9
7
8
13
...
1
2
62
2.3
66.13
Smallpox
...
1
5
10
8
1
1
1
...
. . .
1
...
...
28
1.0
10.71
Measles
...
47
43
141
237
244
123
67
43
30
47
17
44
1,083
39.4
4.16
Hooping Cough
...
16
11
17
21
9
22
18
8
9
18
13
23
185
6.7
3.24
Scarlet Fever
...
3
4
3
2
4
2
...
...
...
...
...
3
21
.8
14.29
Enteric Fever
...
1
...
...
4
2
4
2
5
2
1
...
1
22
. 8
31.82
Intermittent Fever
...
83
53
80
62
51
86
111
120
121
121
129
78
1,095
39.8
.64
Remittent and Continued Fevers ...
102
103
147
175
204
177
187
153
162
201
145
109
1,865
67.8
3.38
Apoplexy
...
1
...
3
2
2
..
...
1
...
1
1
1
12
.4
50.00
Dysentery
...
50
43
38
74
60
86
116
128
96
84
53
67
895
32.6
10.61
Diarrhœa.
...
99
145
128
158
182
248
346
292
182
139
129
95
2,143
78.0
10.55
Hepatitis
...
2
2
3
1
5
3
1
3
5
7
1
2
35
1.3
...
Spleen diseases
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
3
...
3
...
8
.3
...
Respiratory diseases
...
107
108
113
129
121
127
138
142
168
193
154
148
1,648
59.9
8.37
Eye diseases
...
39
47
4 4
80
95
258
628
714
448
505
164
47
3,069
111.6
...
Anæmia and Atrophy
...
151
120
159
186
233
209
255
205
176
175
162
153
2,184
79.4
7.65
Tubercular Diseases
...
17
27
10
19
34
16
31
18
25
20
12
15
244
8.9
34.84
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus
...
1
2
10
10
13
9
13
6
8
2
8
...
82
3.0
65.85
Convulsions
...
22
2 4
26
39
70
37
51
31
29
34
29
21
413
15.0
72.15
Dentition
...
64
50
95
109
136
116
105
96
83
66
60
50
1,030
37.5
19.03
Abscess and Ulcer
...
22
28
44
50
77
53
51
40
42
43
32
29
511
18.6
3.41
Injuries
...
35
45
31
37
22
22
34
39
40
38
37
36
416
15.1
All other Causes
...
111
141
145
149
130
91
112
111
105
133
86
89
1,403
51.0
9 8 5
1,008
1,253
1,578
1,742
1,712
2,303
2,176
1,768
1,836
1,236
1,015
18,612
. . .
. . .
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
36.0
36.7
45.2
57.5
63.7
62.3
83.3
78.5
63.6
66.8
45.2
37.5
677.0
95