ccxciv SICKNESS AND MORTALITY OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION
CCL
STATEMENT contrasting in the different PRESIDENCIES the LIABILITY in each MONTH
A.—DAILY SICK RATE AND ADMISSION-RATES FOR THE CHIEF DISEASES.
DISEASES
CONTRASTED IN
THE DIFFERENT
PRESIDENCIES.
PRESIDENCIES.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Ratio per
1,000 of
Strength for
the Year.
JAN. FEB. MAR. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.
DAILY SICK-RATE
(All Causes).
Army of Bengal
... 54.2 53.9 52. 0
54.0 59.5 62.4 64.4 67.5 70.9 69.9 64.2 57.8
60.9
Army of Madras
. . . 59.4 59.8 53.0 54.1 56.7 56.9 62.7 65.2 65.9 65.3 62.0 58.8
60.2
Army of Bombay
... 52.8 50.2 49.9 50.3 53.0 55.3 58.5 62.0 66.9 69.4 64.4 55.7
57.4
Army of India ... 55.0 54.4 51.8 53.3 57.8 60.6 63.0 66.0 69.3 69.0 63.8 57.7
60.1
ADMISSION-RATE (All Causes).
Army of Bengal
... 101.5 90.4 98.1 117.8 128.4 122.2 139.3 145.4 160.0
1 6 4 . 0 137.7 117.8
1, 522. 0
Army of Madras
... 98.5 95.0 98.1 104.5 106.7 108.5 122.4 114.9 109.4 111.7 96.8 97.6
1, 264. 4
Army of Bombay
... 102.7 91.7 104.4 115.5 117.2 121.4 141.4 144.0 154.9 170.4 144.4 124.1
1,533.5
Army of India ... 101.2 91.5 99.2 114.9 122.2 119.4 136.4 139.3 149.3 155.2 131.1 115.1
1, 474. 8
CHOLERA
... Army of Bengal
...
.0
.0
.0
. 2
.6 1.1
. 7
1.5
1.1
.5
.1
. 0 5.9
Army of Madras
...
.1
.1
. 1
. 6
.7
.3
. 6 .2
.2
.1
.1
. 1 2.9
Army of Bombay
...
.0
.0
.0
. 1
.2
.2
. 3 .8
.2
.1
.1
. 0 2 . 1
Army of India ...
.0
.0
.0
. 3
.5
.8
. 6
1.1
.8
.3
.1
. 0 4 . 7
SMALLPOX . . . Army of Bengal
...
.1
.1
.1
. 2
.1
.1
. 0 .0
.0
.0
.0
. 1 .8
Army of Madras
...
.1
.0
.1
. 1
.1
.0
. 0.0
.0
.0
.0
. 0 .5
Army of Bombay
. . .
.1
.1
.1
. 2
.1
.0
. 0 .0
.0
.0
.0
. 0 .6
Army of India ...
.1
.1
.1
. 2
.1
.0
. 0.0
.0
.0
.0
. 1 .7
ENTERIC FEVER... Army of Bengal
...
.3
.2
.3
. 6
.9
.6
. 5 .5
.7
.4
.2
. 3 5.3
Army of Madras
. . .
.4
.3
.2
. 3
.3
.2
. 4.4
.6
.2
.1
. 3 3.9
Army of Bombay
. . .
.2
.2
.2
. 3 . 2 .1
. 1 .3
.6
.4
.2
. 2 3.1
Army of India ...
.3
.2
.2
. 5 . 7 .4
. 4.5
.6
.3
.2
. 3 4 . 6
INTERMITTENT FEVER Army of Bengal
... 23.3 16.6 15.8 21.3 27.3 27.9 32.6 39.3 55.3 66.2 59.0 39.7
425.4
Army of Madras
...
7.8 11.4 8.9 8.6
9.8 12.1 13.3 13.5 15.2 15.8 11.6 12.0
140.2
Army of Bombay
... 30.6 21.7 23.2 25.3 30.7 35.7 45.3 52.3 68.9 82.0 65.5 46.8
528. 5
Army of India ... 21.7 16.5 15.8 19.6 24.5 26.3 31.1 36.7 50.0 60.7 51.2 35.7
389.4
REMITTENT AND CON-
TINUED FEVERS. Army of Bengal
...
4.2 4.4 7.0 15.0 22.2 21.1 22.5 21.7 25.2 20.7 11.5 6.4
181.9
Army of Madras
...
7.2 7.1
9 5 11.7 12.3 12.3 12.6 11.0 11.5 12.2 10.1
8. 7
126.3
Army of Bombay
...
4.1 4.6 8.4 11.0 12.0 13.3 12.0 13.3 15.2 16.7 12.0 8.3
131.4
Army of India ...
4.8
5.0
7.7 13.6 18.4 18.0 18.7 18.1 20.7 18.4 11.3 7.2
162.2
APOPLEXY
... Army of Bengal
. . .
.0
.0
.1
. 2
.4
1.3
1.1 .4
.3
.1
.1
. 0 4. 0
Army of Madras
...
.1
.1
.2
. 41.1
. 6
. 1 .1
.1
.1
.1
. 1 3.3
Army of Bombay
. . .
.1
.1
.1
. 3
.6
1.6
. 4.1
.3
.2
.1
. 1 4.2
Army of India ...
.1
.1
. 1
. 3
.6
1.2
. 8 .3
.2
.1
.1
. 0 3.9
DELIRIUM TREMENS Army of Bengal
. . .
.2
.2
.2
. 2
.3
.2
. 3.3
.4
.3
.2
. 2 3. 0
Army of Madras
...
.5
.3
. 4
. 4
.3
.4
. 5 .4
.4
.4
. 4
. 3 4.6
Army of Bombay
...
. 4 .2
.3
. 4 .4
.3
. 5 .7
.5
.5
.3
. 3 4. 7
Army of India ...
.3
.2
.3
.3
.3
.3
. 4 . 4
.4
.4
.2
. 2 3. 6
DYSENTERY
... Army of Bengal
...
2.2
1.6
1 . 9 2.8 2.8
2.3 2.6 3.7
3.9
3.6
3.0 2.8
33.1
Army of Madras
...
6.7 5.5
4.4
4 . 7 5.1
6.2 8.4 8.8
8.1
7.0
5.8 6.3
76.9
Army of Bombay
...
2.0 1.7
1.8
1.8 1.4 1.6 2.9 3. 7
3.0 2.6 2.3 2.6
27.6
Army of India ...
3.0 2.4 2.4 3.0 3.0
2.9 3.8 4.7
4.5 4.0 3.4 3.4
40.4
DIARRHŒA ... Army of Bengal
... 3.1
2.7
3.8 6.1 5.5 4.6 7.7 9.4
6.7 4.5 3.9 4.3
62.4
Army of Madras
...
4.3 4.2 4.7 5.0 5.2 6.2 9.6 7.8 5.1
4.2 3.9
4 . 6 64.8
Army of Bombay
...
3.7
3.0 3.6 4.7 4.2 4.8 8.1
8.7
5.5 5.0 4.7 4.7
60.8
Army of India ...
3.4
3.0
3.9 5.6 5.2 4.9 8.1 9.0 6.2
4.6 4.1 4.5
62.6
HEPATITIS
. . . Army of Bengal
...
2.8 2.9
3.1
3.5 4.1
4.6
5 . 0 5. 0
5.0 4.5 3.5 3.1
47.1
Army of Madras
...
6.3 5.3
4.6
4 . 6 5.1
5.1 6.2 6.1
6.4 6.4 5.8 5.4
67.2
Army of Bombay
...
3.2
2.8
3.3
3.3 3.5 3.4 3.8
3. 5
3.8
3.7
3.5
3 . 1 40.9
Army of India ...
3.5 3.3
3.4 3.7 4.2 4.5
5.0
5. 0
5 . 0
4.7 3.9 3.5
49.8
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Army of Bengal
. . . 10.3 8.8
7.7
7.3 7.0 5.2
5.3 5.3
4.9 5.6
7.0 9.9
84.1
Army of Madras
. . . 5.6 5.2
5.3 5.0 4.8
4.0
4 . 6 4.5
4.2 5.1
4.6 4.6
57.4
Army of Bombay
...
7.7 6.8
6.1
5.3 4.6 4.5
4 . 4 4.1
3.7
4.3
5.7 7.0
63.9
Army of India ...
8.9 7.8
6.9 6.5 6.2 4 . 8
5.0 4.9 4.6 5.2
6.3 8 . 4
75.4
PHTHISIS PULMO-
NALIS.
Army of Bengal
...
.6
. 4 .5
.5
.5
.6
.8
.8
.8
.9
1.0
.7
8.2
Army of Madras
...
.9
.7
.7
.5
.6
.7
.8
.9
.7
.9
.9
1.0
9.3
Army of Bombay
...
.7
.7
.6
.3
.6
.7
.8
.7
.7
.8
. 6 .7
7.7
Army of India ...
.7
.5
.6
.5
. 6 .7
. 8 .8
.8
.9 .9
.8
8.3
RHEUMATISM
. . . Army of Bengal
...
5.6 5.2
5 . 4
5.3 5.3 5.2 5.7
5.5 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6
62.0
Army of Madras
...
3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 4.1
4.9 4.2 4.1 4.4 3.6 3.2
46.4
Army of Bombay
. . . 3.8 4.1
4.4 4.6 4.7 4.3 4.9 4.5 4.1
3.8 3.3 3.2
49.5
Army of India
. . . 4.9 4.7 4.9
4 . 8 4.8
4 . 8 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.1
4.1
56. 8
EYE DISEASES
. . . Army of Bengal
...
1.3
1.3 1.8
2.2 2.1 1.6 1.7
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.1
1.2
20.1
Army of Madras
...
1 . 0
.9
1.2
1.1
1.2 1.6 2.1
2.1
1.6 1.9
1.6 1.3
17.4
Army of Bombay
...
1.4
1.4
2.0
2.1 2.0
1.7
1.6 1.9
2.1 1.9
1.6 1.2
21.0
Army of India ...
1.3
1.3
1.7
2.0 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.1 1.9
1.8
1.4 1.2
19.8
ALL OTHER CAUSES ... Army of Bengal
... 47.5 46.0 50.4 52.4 49.3 45.8 52.8 49.9 48.8 48.2 42.7 44.5
578.7
Army of Madras
... 53.9 50.3 54.2 57.9 56.4 54.7 58.3 54.9 51.2 53.0 48.2 49.7
643.3
Army of Bombay
... 44.7 44.3 50.3 55.8 52.0 49.2 55.9 49.4 46.3 48.4 44.5
4 5 . 9 587.5
Army of India ... 48.2 46.4 51.2 54.0 51.2 48.2 54.5 50.7 48.9 49.3 43.9 45.7
592.6