AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
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IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, 1870-79.
CCLXXXI.
TABLE showing the NUMBER of DEATHS out of each HUNDRED CASES treated in each MONTH in the EUROPEAN
ARMY of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY on the TOTALS for the PERIOD 1870-79.
DISEASES.
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED IN EACH MONTH.
Annual
Average.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR. APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY. AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Cholera
. . . 100.00
33.33
76.47
60.81
79.52
70.87
66.67
65.15
74.15
77.11
59.18
70.00
70. 26
Smallpox
. . . 17.86
14.71
14.63
15.07
13.73
26.32
7.69
...
50.00
...
...
17.39
15. 31
Enteric Fever
. . . 35.79
42.47
36.67
36.76
37.85
56.10
48.02
55.25
40.57
50.00
40.70
33.33
43. 39
Fever, Intermittent
. . . .06
.07
.03
.01
.02
.03
.01
.02
.05
.03
.06
.07
.04
Fevers, Remittent and Continued
. . . 1.31
.75
1.09
.71
.78
.83
.60
.80
.84
1.02
1.27
1.17
.86
Apoplexy
. . . 46.15
50.00
23.53
23.61
43.88
44.35
34.46
33.11
46.51
30.43
28.57
76.92
38.66
Delirium Tremens
. . . 5.41
3.33
1.20
4.23
4.12
14.61
7.32
4.13
6.56
6.60
4.55
1.56
5.58
Dysentery
. . . 4.11
1.74
3.72
2.53
3.75
4.58
4.29
3.72
4.04
5.09
5.46
5.29
4.13
Diarrhœa
. . . .09
...
...
.05
.15
.36
.14
.15
.25
.31
.49
.38
.19
Hepatitis
. . . 5.33
4.77
4.28
3.19
3.17
2.81
3.70
4.27
4.27
5.33
6.76
5.18
4.33
Respiratory diseases
. . . 2.78
1.63
1.17
. 8 6
1.09
.95
.89
.37
.79
1.25
1.69
2.56
1.49
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . . 18.01
25.50
17.30
16.75
14.14
13.56
14.38
13.77
9.90
11.80
10.43
19.25
14.64
All other Causes*
. . . .53
.43
.48
.36
.47
.46
.40
.47
.47
.59
.61
. 6 4
.49
ACTUALS UPON WHICH THE RATIOS ABOVE SHOWN ARE CALCULATED.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS AND DEATHS FROM THE CHIEF DISEASES IN EACH MONTH.
TOTAL.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL. MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Cholera
. . . Cases ...
2
3
17
74
210
412
261
548
410
166
49
10
2,162
Deaths ...
2
1
13
45
167
292
174
357
304
128
29
7
1,519
Smallpox
. . . Cases ...
28
34
41
73
51
19
13
1
2
. . .
9
23
294
Deaths ...
5
5
6
11
7
5
1
...
1
...
...
4
45
Enteric Fever
. . .
Cases ...
95
73
90
204
325
205
177
181
244
134
86
99
1,913
Deaths ...
34
31
33
75
123
115
85
100
99
67
35
33
830
Fever, Intermittent
. . . Cases ...
8,398
5,999
5,802
7,796
9,966 10,188 11,802 14,256 19,994 24,451
21,526 14,427 154,605
Deaths ...
5
4
2
1
2
3
1
3
10
7
12
10
6 0
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued.
Cases ...
1,524
1,595
2,561
5,508
8,100
7,710
8,189
7,883
9,127
7,421
4,183
2,311 66,112
Deaths ...
20
12
28
39
63
64
49
63
77
76
53
27
571
Apoplexy
. . . Cases
. . .
13
10
34
72
139
460
386
151
86
46
28
13
1,438
Deaths ...
6
5
8
17
61
204
133
50
40
14
8
10
556
Delirium Tremens ...
Cases ...
74
6 0
83
71
97
89
123
121
122
106
66
6 4
1,076
Deaths ...
4
2
1
3
4
13
9
5
8
7
3
1
6 0
Dysentery
. . .
Cases ...
802
576
698
1,027
1,014
829
932
1,343
1,411
1,277
1,099
1,001
12,009
Deaths ...
33
10
26
26
38
38
40
50
57
65
6 0
53
496
Diarrhœa
. . .
Cases ...
1,109
966
1,383
2,224
2,024
1,686
2,792
3,422
2,425
1,626
1,438
1,588 22,683
Deaths ...
1
...
...
1
3
6
4
5
6
5
7
6
44
Hepatitis
. . .
Cases ...
1,013
1,049
1,146
1,285
1,513
1,675
1,810
1,828
1,804
1,613
1,273
1,120
17,129
Deaths ...
54
50
49
41
48
47
67
78
77
86
86
58
741
Respiratory diseases . . . Cases ...
3,702
3,193
2,809
2,671
2,571
1,894
1,920
1,906
1,773
1,997
2,548
3,594 30,578
Deaths ...
103
52
33
23
28
18
17
7
14
25
43
92
455
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
Cases ...
211
149
185
197
191
236
299
276
303
322
345
265
2,979
Deaths . . .
38
38
32
33
27
32
43
38
30
38
36
51
436
All other Causes*
.. .
Cases ...
19,589
19,015
21,166
21,993 20,712 19,192 21,956 20,857
20,179
19,637 17,560 18,301 240,157
Deaths ...
104
82
101
79
98
89
87
98
94
115
107
118
1,172
* Excluding Suicidal Deaths and other Deaths by Violence out of Hospital.