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SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
IV.—MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF DISEASE, 1870-79.
CCLII.
TABLE showing the RATIO in which the EUROPEAN ARMY of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY has been affected by the
CHIEF CAUSES of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in each MONTH of the YEAR.
MONTH.
A g g r e g a t e S t r e n g t h o f t h e T e n Y e a r s , 1 8 7 0 - 7 9 .
D a i l y S i c k - r a t e p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
D E T H - R A T E O F E A C H M O N T H P E R 1 , 0 0 0 O F S T R E N G T H
D E A T H - R A T E P E R 1 , 0 0 0 O F S T R A N G T H I N E A C H M O N T H .
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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 .
OTHER
FEVERS.
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 s .
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 .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t 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 s .
I n t e r m i t t e n t .
R e mi t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d .
A l l C a u s e s .
Excl udi n Chol era.
January ... 360,136 54.2 1.27
1 . 2 6
.01
.01
.09
.01
.06
. 0 2 .01
.09
.00
.14
.01
. 2 9
. 1 1 .11
.00
. 0 0
.01
.14
.02
.14
February ... 362,146 53.9
.93
. 9 3 .00
.01
. 0 9 .01
.03
.01
.01
.03
.00
.14
.00
. 1 4
. 0 7
. 1 1
. 0 0
. 0 0 .01 .14
.01
.12
March
... 360,950 52.0 1.04 1.00
.04
. 0 2 .09
.01
.08
.02
.00
.07
.00
.13
.00
.09
. 1 0 .09
. 0 0
. 0 0
.01
.14
.02
.13
April
... 366,552 54.0
1.31 1.19
.12
.03 .20
.00
.11
. 0 5
. 0 1 .07
.00
.11
.01
.06
. 0 8 .09
. 0 0
. 0 0
.01
.11
.02
.23
May
... 365,415 59.5 1.92 1.46
.46
.02
.34
.01
.17
.17
.01
.11
.01
.13
. 0 0
. 0 8
. 1 0 .07
. 0 0
. 0 0
. 0 1
.13
.01
. 09
June
... 364,931 62.4 2.66 1.86
.80
. 0 1 .31
.01
.18
. 5 6 .01
. 1 1 .01
.13
.00
.05
. 0 8 .09
. 0 0
. 0 0
.01
.13
.02
.12
July
... 363,616 64.4
2.07 1.59
.48
. 0 0
. 2 3 .00
.14
.37
.02
. 1 1
. 0 1
. 1 8 .00
.05
. 1 0 .12
. 0 0
. 0 0 .00
.14
.00
.12
August ... 362,848
6 7 . 5 2.48 1.50
.98
.00
. 2 8 .01
.17
.13
.02
.13
.01
.22
.01
.02
. 1 0 .11
. 0 0
. 0 0 .02
.14
. 0 0 .13
September... 361,856 70.9
2.36 1.52
.84
.00
. 2 7 .03
.21
. 1 1 .02
.15
.02
.21
.01
.04
. 0 9
. 0 8
. 0 0
. 0 0
. 0 0
.16
. 0 0
.12
October ... 358,599 69.9
1.93 1.57
.36
.00
.19
.02
.21
. 0 4 .02
.18
.01
. 2 4 .00
.07
. 1 1 .10
. 0 0
. 0 0 .01
.19
.01
.17
November... 364,619 64.2
1.47 1.39
. 0 8
. 0 0
.10 .03
.15
.02
.01
.17
.02
.24
.00
. 1 1
. 0 9 .10
. 0 0
. 0 0 .01
.18
.01
.15
December... 363,509 57.8
1.55 1.53
.02
. 0 1
.09
.03
.07
.03
.00
.14
.01
.16
.00
.25
. 1 5 .14
. 0 0
. 0 0
.01
.15
.03
.26
TOTAL ... 363,431
60.9
21.00 16.82
4.18
.12 2.28
1.74
1.53
.17 1.37
.12 2.04
.04
1.25
1.14
1.20
.01
.01
.10 1.77
.15
1.78
MONTH.
ADMISSION-RATE PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH IN EACH MONTH
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e o f e a c h M o n t h f r o m a l l C a u s e s p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
D e n g u 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 .
OTHER
FEVERS.
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 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 .
S c u r v y . R h c u m a t i s m .
Ve n e r e 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 .
I nt er mi t t ent .
R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d
January
...
.0
.0
. 1
.3 23.3
4.2
.0
.2
2.2
3.1
2.8
.5 10.3
.6
.0
5.6 21.6
1.3
6 . 4 8.0
1 1 . 0 101.5.
February
...
.0
. 0
. 1
.2
16.6
4.4
.0
.2
1.6
2.7
2.9
.5
8.8
.4
.0
5.2 20.3
1.3
6.0
7.8
1 1 . 4
90.4
March
..
.0
.0
.1
.3 15.8
7.0
. 1
.2
1.9
3.8
3.1
.5
7.7
.5
.0
5.4 21.1
1.8
6.6
8.9 13.3 98.1
April
...
.5
.2
.2
. 6
21.3 15.0
.2
.2
2.8 6.1
3.5
.5
7.3
.5
.0
5.3 21.0
2.2
7.1
8.7 14.6 117.8
May
...
.9
. 6
.1
.9 27.3 22.2
.4
.3
2.8
5.5
4.1
. 6 7 . 0
.5
.0
5.3 17.3
2.1
6.7
8.0 15.8 128.4
June
...
.3
1.1
.1
.6 27.9 21.1
1.3
.2
2.3
4.6
4.6
.6
5.2
.6
.0
5.2 14.9
1.6
7.2
6.8 16.0 122.2
July
...
.7
.7
.0
.5 32.6 22.5
1.1
.3
2.6
7.7
5.0
.7
5.3
.8
.0
5.7 16.3
1.7
9.4
6.8 18.9 139.3
August
...
1.3
1.5
.0
.5 39.3 21.7
.4
.3
3.7
9.4
5.0
.6
5.3
. 8
.1
5.5 15.0
2.1
8.4
6.4 18.1 145.4
September
...
3.6
1.1
.0
.7 55.3 25.2
.3
.4
3.9
6.7
5.0
.6
4.9
.8
.0
5.0 13.7
1.9
7.0
6.'6 17.3
1 6 0 . 0
October
...
3.8
.5
.0
. 4 68.2 20.7
.1
.3
3.6
4.5
4.5
.8
5.6
.9
.0
4.8 15.2
1.7
5.9
7.1 15.4 164.0
November
...
1.5
. 1
.0
. 2 59.0 11.5
. 1
.2
3.0
3.9
3.5
.6
7.0
1.0
.1
4.4 15.0
1.1
5.8
6.6 13.1 137.7
December
...
.5
.0
.1
.3 39.7
6.4
.0
.2
2.8
4.3
3.1
.7
9.9
. 7
.0
4.6 17.1
1.2
5.4 9.1 11.7 117.8
T O T A L . . .
13.1
5.9
. 8 5.3 425.4 181.9
4.0
3.0 33.1 62.4 47.1
7.1 84.1
8.2
.5 62.0 208.6 20.1
81.9 90.8 176.7 1,522.0