AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79. ccclxxxvii
X.—WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY, 1870-79.
CCCXXIX.
TABLE showing the RATIO of SICKNESS and MORTALITY for the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN ARMY of the
BENGAL PRESIDENCY in each YEAR and for the TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
YEAR.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h
Y e a 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 . DIED PER 1,000.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
A l l C a u s e s .
E x c l u d i n g C h o l e r a .
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 t a n d
Co n t i n u e d .
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 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 -
m o n i 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 .
1870
...
5,644 42.0 81.68 80.09 1.59 ... ...
. 53 ... ... 5.67 8.86 . 18 8.86 9.39 2.13 2.66 .35 3.37 17.89 12.23 3.01 1.77 3.19
1871
...
6,039 50.0 86.11 85.11 1.00 ... 4.80 2.65 2.00 . 6 2 1.49 7.16 . 66 6.46 10.10 3.64 2.98 ... 2.15 17.88 9.61 4.64 2.48 5.79
1872
...
6,560 47.4 112.95 96.34 16.61 . 46 1.98 . 30 .61 . 15 . 30 7.94 . 30 10.06 14.48 2.90 4.58 .30 3.9621.80 13.11 5.94 2.59 4.58
1873
...
6,753 41.2 67.97 67.23 .74 . 74 1.48 . 89
. 1 5 ...
. 89 6.51 . 45 5.63 10.51 2.08 3.11
. 1 5 3.11 13.92 7.85 3.99 2.66 3.11
1874
.. .
6,953 38.1 61.56 61.27 .29 ... 3.31 . 43 ...
. 29 1.29 3.74 . 43 7.05 9.64 1.58 2.16 .29 2.4412.08 6.33 4.60 2.16 3.45
1875
...
7,017 35.8 76.67
69. 40 7.27 ... 4.70 . 86 ... ...
. 43 4.70 1.71 6.41 10.69 1.57 2.14 ... 2.85 16.67 7.70 4.28 2.00 2.71
1876
...
6,602 33.9 59.83 58.01 1.82 ... 3.18 . 6 1 ... ...
. 45 3.35 . 15 6.06 10.45 1.51 2.73 .45 2.42 12.27 7.12 3.63 1.06 2.57
1877
...
6,183 25.4 44.64
44. 64 ...
. 16 .32 . 65 ... ...
. 16 3.07 . 32 5.01 9.71 .97 1.94 ... 1.62 9.22 3.72 4.37 .49 2.91
1878
...
5,773 34.8 81.07 77.26 3.81 1.04 2.25 . 52 ...
. 5 2 1.04 4.85 . 35 10.22 11.61 2.77 4.33 ... 2.9413.16 9.88 5.20 3.29 3.29
1879
...
5,196 36.8 87.37 84.87 2.50 ... 11.55 . 58 .77 . 5 8 2.89 5.00 . 19 8.28 11.36 2.50 1.92 ... 3.8512.89 9.43 4.81 4.04 4.23
TEN YEARS
... 62,720 38.5 75.57 71.92 3.65 . 24 3.25 . 8 0 .33 . 1 6 1.37 5.52 . 49 7.33 10.79 2.14 2.85 .16 2.85 14.80 8.61 4.45 2.22 3.56
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
ADMITTED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH IN EACH YEAR.
Admitted per
1,000 on the
Average of
the Ten
Years.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Dengue
...
...
...
65.6
.5
...
...
2 . 6
.2
. . . ...
7.2
Cholera
. . .
1.6
1.5
21.6
.9
. 4
9 . 4
2.3 ...
5.7
2.9
4.8
Smallpox
. . .
. 4
.5
1.2
3.1
2.4
.3
...
1.8
3.5
1.7
1.5
Measles
. . .
6.4
60.9
31.3
11.6
65.7
64.1
69. 2
25.9
25.1
107.4
46.5
Hooping Cough
...
6.0
27.0
5.0
10.4
12.0
16. 1
7 . 0
17.1
5.2
2.5
11.0
Scarlet Fever
...
...
11.8
2.0
.6
. 3
...
.3
.8
.3
3.3
1.9
Enteric Fever
...
...
. 8
1.2
.3
.9
.1
.6
.3
2.8
1.7
.8
Intermittent Fever
...
169.4 116.4 116.5
131.2
124.6
109. 2
104. 4
59.8
120.7
172.4
121.0
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
105.9
83.8 127.0
98.0
119.5
78. 5
89. 4
68.6
107.6
83.7
96.5
Apoplexy
...
.9
1.2
1.2
.9
1. 1
2 . 6
.8
.5
.7
. 8
1. 1
Dysentery
...
27.1
18.2
27.8
19.4
15.3
23. 2
16. 8
12.8
21.0
18.1
19.9
Diarrhœa
...
120.3 124.0 138.1
103.6
7 9 . 6
119. 9
95. 4
70.5
95.4
87.2
103.6
Hepatitis
...
1.6
2.3
1.5
1.3
. 4
1 . 1
. 9
1.1
.9
1.9
1.3
Spleen disease
...
1.1
4.1
1.8
4.0
2.6
3 . 8
1 . 8
1.3
3.1
6.9
3.0
Respiratory diseases
. . . 35.4
44.2
45.7
47.4
56.4
60. 6
51. 3
54.5
65.8
62.4
52.4
Eye diseases
...
140.3 199.4 137.8 162.6
187.7
156. 2
142. 7
94.0
199.2
122.0
154.8
Anæmia and Atrophy
...
71.2
89.1
129.9
91.2
105.7
94. 2
84. 2
62.0
169.1
116.6
95.3
Tubercular diseases
...
10.5
9.9
10.1
7.7
6.3
7 . 1
8 . 0
7.0
9.5
8.7
8 . 4
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus
...
3.9
4.5
5.0
3.0
2.6
2 . 7
2 . 4
2.3
2.9
2.9
3.2
Convulsions
...
10.8
11.6
18.3
14.9
13.8
15. 2
15. 5
13.6
17.0
16.7
14.8
Dentition
...
48.4
37.9
39.0
48.9
42.1
35. 2
41. 2
37.8
55.1
42.5
42.6
Abscess and Ulcer
...
12.2
13.6
11.9
13.8
17.4
15. 4
13. 3
12.1
15.4
13.7
13.9
Injuries
...
12.2
15.2
13.4
13.9
16.1
1 4 . 1
14. 5
14.5
14.0
15.0
14.3
All other Causes
...
28.0
48.9
37.2
33.4
45.3
38. 8
38. 2
35.4
32.6
46.0
38.4
813.6
926.8 990.1 822.6
918.2
867. 9
802. 8
593.9 912.6
937.0
858.2