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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
I.—STATISTICS OF PROVINCES, 1870-79.
XXXI.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the GENERAL RATIOS of SICKNESS and in the different
PRESIDENCIES on the AVERAGE of the TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
I.—DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
ARMIES.
NUMBER DAILY SICK PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Average Daily
Sick-rate of
the
Period.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR.
APRIL.
MAY.
JUNE.
JULY.
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Army of Bengal . . .
5 4 . 2
5 3 . 9
52.0
54.0
59.5
62.4
64.4
67.5
70.9
69.9
64.2
57.8
60.9
" o f M a d r a s . . .
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
" of Bombay . . .
5 2 . 8
5 0 . 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
5 4 . 4
51.8
53.3
57.8
60.6
63.0
66.0
69.3
69.0
63.8
57.7
60.1
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE.
ARMIES .
ADMITTED INTO HOSPITAL PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Admission-
rate of the
Period.
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 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 .
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 - m o n u l i s .
E y e d i s e a s e 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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
Army of Bengal . . .
5.9
5.3
607.3
4.0
33.1
62.4
47.1
84.1
8.2
20.1
62.0
208.6
373.9
1,522.0
" of Madras . . .
2.9
3.9
266.5
3.3
76.9
64.8
67.2
57.4
9.3
17.4
46.4
198.1
4 5 0 . 3
1,264.4
" of Bombay . . .
2.1
3.1
659.9
4.2
27.6
60.8
40.9
63.9
7.7
21.0
49.5
191.1
4 0 1 . 7
1,533.5
Army of India . . .
4.7
4.6
551.6
3.9
40.4
62.6
49.8
75.4
8.3
19.8
56.8
203.5
393.4
1,474.8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE.
ARMIES.
DIED PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH.
TOTAL
D E A T H - R A T E .
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 .
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 .
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 - m o n a l i s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
S u i c i d a l , D e a t h s a n d o t h e r D e a t h s o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
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 .
Army of Bengal. . . .
4.18
.12
2.28
. 1 7 1.57
1.53
.17
1.37
.12
2.04
1.25
1.20
3.22
1.78
21.00
16.82
" o f M a d r a s . . .
1.68
. 0 9
1.42
. 0 2 .60
1.42
.24
2.32
.04
3.16
.32
1.18
3.34
1.86
17.69
16.01
" o f B o m b a y . . .
1.53
.05
1.75
. 1 6 .98
1.56
.19
. 9 8
.17
1 . 7 1
.70
1.09
2.83
1.57
15.27
13.74
A r m y o f I n d i a . . .
3.22
.10
2.03
. 1 3 1.29
1.52
.18
1.48
.12
2.19
.97
1.18
3.17
1.76
19.34
16.12
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
ARMIES.
NUMBER OF DEATHS OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
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 .
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 .
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 - m o n a l i s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
Army of Bengal . . .
70.26
15.31
43.39
.04
. 8 6
38.66
5.58
4.13
.19
4.33
1.49
14.64
.49
58.49
18.18
36.43
.01
. 4 8
43.85
5.09
3.02
.07
4.71
.55
12.62
.47
" o f M a d r a s . . .
37.59
4.07
3.53
.29
4.18
1.09
14.14
.43
. 7 4
" of Bombay . . .
73.27
8.47
56.39
.03
A r m y o f I n d i a . . .
69.11
14.71
43.83
. 0 4
. 7 9
39.29
5.10
3.65
.19
4.40
1.29
14.12
.47