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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OP INDIA.
IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, 1870-79.
CCXXVI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the EUROPEAN ARMY of the MADRAS PRESIDENCY in each
JANUARY of the TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1870-79.
YEAR.
Average
Strength.
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 ( e x - c l u d i n g D e a t h s f r o m I n j u r i e s a n d s u d d e n D e a t h s o u t o f H o s p i t a l s . )
DIED PER 1,000 OF
STRENGTH IN
JANUARY
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 e 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 .
All Causes. '
Excluding
Cholera.
1870
. . .
9 , 6 2 1
575
59.8
13
1.35
1 . 3 5
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
2
. . .
. . . 2 1
. . .
. . .
... 2
1871
. . .
1 0 , 7 6 4
579
53.8
22
2.04
2 . 0 4
. . .
. . . .6 ... 3 1
. . . 2
. . . 4 ... 1 2 1
. . .
. . . ... 2
1872
. . .
11,149
639
57.3
10
.90
. 9 0
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . . 1 3
. . .
. . .
... 1
1 8 7 3
. . .
11,375
703
61.8
13
1.14
1 . 1 4
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . 1
. . .
3
. . .
5
. . .
. . . 2 1
. . .
. . .
... ...
1874
. . .
11,809
639
54.1
14
1.19
1 . 1 9
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
7
. . .
. . . ... 1
. . .
. . .
... 1
1875
. . .
11,377
749
65.8
15
1.32
1 . 3 2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
. . . 3 4
. . .
. . .
... 2
1876
. . .
10,616
561
52.9
8
. 7 5
. 6 6
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1 ... 2
. . .
. . .
... ...
1877
. . .
10,815
579
53.4
13
9 2
. 9 2
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
. . . 1 3
. . .
. . .
... ...
1878
. . .
10,763
717
6 6 . 6
22
2 . 0 4
1.95 1
. . . 1
. . . 2 ...
1 7
. . . 5 1 1
... 1 1
. . .
...
1
1879
. . .
9,756
674
69.1
11
1.13
1 . 1 3
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
2 ... 1
. . .
. . .
... 2
5 ... 12 ...
1 2 4 2 22 ... 37 1 5 11 18 1 ... ... 11
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the Month
108, 075
6,415
59.4
141
1.31
1.26 .05 ... .11 ... .11
. 0 4 .02 .20 ... .3 4 .01 .05 .10 .17 .01 ... ... .10
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH JANUARY.
T o t a l A d m i t t e d d u r i n g t h e Mo n t h .
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
D i e d o u t o f e a c h h u n d r e d c a s e s t r e a t e d .
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1871.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Dengue (of 1872 and 1873)
. . .
...
. . .
30
37
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
103
1.0
. . .
Cholera
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
5
1
. . .
8
.1
62.50
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
5
. 0
. . .
Enteric Fever
. . .
. . .
16
5
8
. . .
4
5
2
6
1
47
.4
25.53
Fever, Intermittent
. . .
127
87
59
151
71
43
29
42
83
191
883
8.2
. . .
Fevers, Remittent and Continued... . . .
.45
79
61
127
75
79
63
62
93
90
774
7.2
1.55
Apoplexy
. . .
2
3
1
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
2
12
.1
33.33
Delirium Tremens
. . .
3
7
7
3
4
5
8
7
8
. . .
52
.5
3.85
Dysentery
. . .
50
69
81
100
79
78
47
44
100
7 4
722
6.7
3.05
Diarrhœa
. . .
31
38
60
6 4
50
53
19
32
66
45
458
4.2
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
63
79
63
6 0
89
74
52
84
61
56
681
6.3
5.43
Spleen disease
. . .
3
2
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
1
4
. . .
13
.1
7.69
Respiratory diseases
. . .
36
56
94
70
60
48
68
60
53
53
598
5 . 5
.84
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . .
7
8
20
8
6
1 7
6
9
6
7
94
.9
19.15
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
Rheumatism
. . .
3 6
54
55
44
41
30
3 0
3 5
2 6
4 1
3 9 2
3 . 6
Venereal diseases
. . .
169
189
186
137
202
244
216
199
282
2 4 5
2,069
19.1
Eye diseases
. . .
16
9
17
10
5
5
9
12
17
8
108
1.0
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
100
109
117
88
73
90
74
86
92
79
908
8.4
.36
Wounds and Accidents
. . .
81
100
104
71
98
77
90
9 4
91
83
889
8.2
All other Causes
. . .
171
204
212
201
180
210
138
184
176
158
1,831
17.0
940
1,109
1,176
1,217
1,034
1,059
857
960
1,165
1,133
10,650
Admitted per 1,000 oft h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h J a n u a r y .
97.7
103.0
105.5
107.0
87.6
93.1
80.7
88.5
108.2
116.1
9 8 . 5