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AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
I.—STATISTICS OF PROVINCES, 1870-79.
XX.
GENERAL STATISTICS' of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the HILL STATIONS
of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY in each Year of the TEN YEARS from 1870 to 1879.
I.—DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH OF THE TEN YEARS.
YEAR.
Period of
Occupation.
Average
Strength of
each Year
and for the
Period.
NUMBER DAILY SICK PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Average
Daily Sick-rate
for each Year
and the
Period.
J A N .
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL. MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
Nov.
DEC.
1870
. . .
For the Year
3,402
38.0
33.5
31.4
35.3
45.5
45.1
46.4
49.7
42.5
31.4
44.8
34.2
40.9
3,652
37.6
48.4
49.1
57.3
53.0
55.2
56.9
46.6
44.8
41.1
36.3
47.2
48.5
1871 . . .
"
"
3,379
44.4
40.2
46.0
39.1
45.0
44.9
49.9
44.0
42.1
40.0
37.3
33.5
42.9
1872
. . .
"
4,149
45,2
34.0
43.3
51.7
54.3
57.5
60.4
6 4 . 8
55.6
46.6
38.2
40.7
51.3
1873 . . .
"
4,511
40.2
38.8
36.5
43.7
40.9
46.1
50.2
49.4
4 4 . 6
40.9
41.4
38.2
43.5
1874 . . .
"
4,450
39.7
40.6
42.3
44.1
50.8
48.4
48.6
44.0
38.5
34.0
35.0
38.7
42.9
1875 . . .
"
5,393
33.1
32.7
42.6
46.7
52.3
49.5
52.4
49.4
45.7
45.1
39.8
38.2
45.6
1876 . . .
"
5,082
33.9
35.1
36.6
38.6
41.0
44.5
45.9
45.5
50.0
43.8
38.5
37.6
42.5
1877
. . .
"
4,470
29.1
39.7
36.1
59.4
58.9
60.6
60.2
60.1
56.6
56.5
57.6
70.6
56.2
1873
. . .
"
3,299
76.2
63.2
52.3
62.5
75.3
63.6
67.1
68.5
69.2
76.7
76.0
66.9
69.4
1879
. . .
Ten Years, 1870-79
. . .
41,787
39.0
38.9
41.0
46.8
50.6
51.3
53.9
52.5
49.5
46.1
43.7
41.9
47.9
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD.
ADMITTED INTO HOSPITAL PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH IN EACH YEAR.
Admission-
rate of each
Year and of
the Period.
YEAR.
C h o l e r a .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
O t h e r F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y . D e l i r i u m T r e - me n s .
Dy s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
Hepat i t i s .
S p l e e n d i s - e a s e s .
R e s p i r a t o r y d i s e a s e s .
P h t h i s i s P u l - mo n a l i s .
R h e u m a t i s m .
V e n e r e a l d i s - e a s e s .
E y e d i s e a s e s .
A b s c e s s a n d U l c e r .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
1870 . . .
. 3 . . .
371.8
. . .
4.4 14.1
52.3
40.6
1.4
96.7
6.1
74.4
120.8
11.5
46.5
89.4
112.3
1,042.9
. . .
.3
273.5
.3
2.7 24.4 83.5
39.7
3.6
102.1
7.4
9 3 . 4
188.4
9.9
68.7
88.4
128.4
1,114.7
1871 . . .
10.4
2.1
115.1
.3
2.4
22.2 88.5 31.1
2.6
72.8
5 . 4
65.4
161.3
10.0
50.0
84.6
122.5
816.7
1872 . . .
. . .
2.9
384.9
.7
1.0 20.2
44.1
37.1
3.6
102.7
4.8
59.3
143.2
12.8
50.6
83.2
129.9
1,081.0
1873 . . .
. . .
1.6 194.7
.2
1.3
10.6
32.6
32.1
4.0
100.9
5.5
80.0
145.0
11.8
62.5
104.4
124.6
911.8
1874
. . .
1.6
.9
250.4
. . .
.4 14.8
61.3
30.3
3.4
69.0
5.4
78.1
169.7
17.8
53.7
104.9
134.2
996.2
1875
. . .
3.0
5.9
296.7
.6
1.3
23.2
41.7 40.8
9.4
72.9
9.4
58.8
177.8
12.6
46.0
81.8
131.1
1,016.0
1876
. . .
. . . 6.1 178.4
1.6
1.2 20.8
45.6 35.8
4.5
56.9
3.7
50.0
197.6
12.0
41.7
100.5
121.8
878.2
1877 . . .
. . .
13.9
255.1
.4
.7
28.9 60.4 36.7
3.1
85.9
5.4
60.6
273.8
12.5
61.3
91.5
133.7
1,123.9
1878 . . .
11.8
16.7
554.4
.3
1.2 40.0 113.0
53.9
12.7
75.2
6.6
67.0
220.4
10.3
67.0
101.2
208.5
1,560.2
1879
. . .
Ten Years, 1870-79
. . .
2.3
5.0
280.4
.5
1.6 21.6
59.5 37.5
4.9
82.6
6.0
67.8
180.9
12.3
54.2
93.1
133.8
1,044.0
III.—DEATH-RATE OF EACH YEAR AND OF THE PERIOD, AND THE CHIEF CAUSES OF MORTALITY.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Total
Deaths.
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
YEAR.
A.
Cholera.
B.
All other Causes.
C.
All
Causes.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
O t h e r F e v e r .
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 a n d 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 .
Al l o t h e r C a u s e s .
V i o l e n t d e a t h s .
a
Violent
Deaths.
b
Diseases.
1870 . . .
. . .
2.65
8.52
11.17
3 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1
2
5
. . .
3
9
. . .
5
9
1871 . . .
. . .
. 5 5
8.49
9.04
33
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
7
6
. . .
6
5
3
2
2
1872 . . .
6.22
.59
11.25
18.06
61
21
. . .
8
2
. . .
. . .
12
2
. . .
2
1
1
10
2
1873. . .
. . .
1 . 6 9
8.19
9.88
4 1
. . .
. . .
3
5
1
1.
5
4
. . .
6
6
1
2
7
1874 . . .
. . .
1.33
8.20
9.53
43
. . .
. . .
3
3
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
4
6
5
12
6
1 8 7 5 . . .
.90
1.57
5.84,
8.31
37
4
. . .
3
2
. . .
. . .
3
4
1
1
3
1
8
7
1 8 7 6 . . .
2.23
. 7 4
10.38
13.35
72
12
. . .
9
3
1
. . .
8
7
. . .
6
6
4
12
4
1877
. . .
. . .
.59
5.90
6.49
33
. . .
. . .
11
1 . . .
. . .
4
2
1
. . .
6
. . .
5
3
1878 . . .
. . .
.67
12.97
13.04
61
. . .
. . .
22
2
. . .
. . .
2
11
. . .
5
4
2
9
3
1 8 7 9 . . .
9 . 0 9
.91
17.88
27.88
9 2
30
. . .
14
8
. . .
1
11
8
. . .
2
4
3
8
3
Ten Years, 1870-79 . . .
1.60
1.10
9.53
12.23
511
67
. . .
7 4
. . .
. . .
4
54
52
2
35
50
20
73
46
IV.—PREVALENCE OF CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH DURING THE TEN YEARS.
YEAR.
ADMISSIONS FROM CHOLERA IN EACH MONTH OF THE TEN YEARS, 1870-79.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
Nov.
DEC.
Total
Admissions.
1870 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1871
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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1872 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
2 8
1
3
. . .
. . .
3 5
1873 . . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
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1874 . . .
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. . .
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1875 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
5
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
7
1876 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 6
1877
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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1878
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1879 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
6
7
5
9
11
. . .
. . .
. . .
39
Ten Years, 1870-79
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
6
8
9
58
12
3
1
. . .
9 8