ccii SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE EUROPEAN ARMY OF INDIA.
III.—STATISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL STATIONS—MADRAS, 1870-79.
CLXXXVI.
TABLE showing the AGGREGATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying
MADRAS during the TEN YEARS from 1870 to 1879, and the Prevalence of the Principal Diseases in each Month.
MONTHS.
Ag g r e g a t e S t r e n g t h f o r e a c h Mo n t h o f t h e Te n Ye a r s .
Aver age Number Dai l y Si ck.
Nu mb e r Da i l y Si c k p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f St r e n g t h .
Number of Deaths. Di ed per 1, 000 of St rengt h.
CAUSES OF DEATHS I N HOSPI TAL.
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 .
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 .
Di a r r hœa .
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 .
Dr o p s y .
Se ur vy.
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 .
January
6 , 8 8 7
4 3 0
6 2 . 4
1 1
. . .
2
. . . ... ...
1
... ...
. . . ...
1
. . .
...
...
3
. . .
...
. . . 1 ...
3
February
6 , 8 6 9
4 0 5
5 9 . 0
9 ... 1
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
2 ...
1
. . .
...
...
1
. . .
...
. . .
1 ...
3
March
7 , 1 8 4
3 9 2
5 4 . 6
1 0
. . . 5
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
2
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
1 ...
2
April
7 , 1 2 2
4 1 3
5 8 . 0
6 . . . 2
. . . ... ...
. . . 1 ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... 1
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
2
May
6 , 8 2 9
4 3 4
6 3 . 6
7 . . .
1
. . . ... ...
. . .
2 ...
. . . ... 1
. . . ... 1
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
June
6 , 7 2 6
4 3 0
6 3 . 9
1 1
. . . 3
. . . ... ...
1
4 ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
1
1
1
July
6 , 5 1 2
4 4 6
6 8 . 5
6 . . . ...
. . .
... ...
. . . 3
...
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . ... ...
1 ...
1
August
6 , 6 9 7
4 5 7
6 8 . 2
7 . . .
1
. . . ... ...
. . .
1
...
1 ... 1
. . .
...
1
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
1
September
6 , 4 8 1
4 2 4
6 5 . 4
8
...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
4 ...
4
October
6 , 6 3 8
4 0 4
6 0 . 9
2
...
. . . . . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
1 ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
November
6 , 7 9 1
4 4 8
6 6 . 0
2
...
. . . . . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
1
1
. . . ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
December
7 , 1 6 0
4 4 9
6 2 . 7
8
...
1
. . .
1
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . .
... 4
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 1 ...
. . .
1 6 . . .
1 ...
2
1 1
1
4
...
6
. . .
2
8
6
. . .
... ...
1 0
2
1 8
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
For the Ten Years
6 , 8 2 5
4 2 8
6 2 . 7
8 7
1 2 . 7 5
2 . 3 4 . . .
. 1 5
. 2 9
1 . 6 1
. 1 5
. 5 9
. . .
. 8 8
. . .
. 2 9
1 . 1 7
. 8 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . 4 7
. 2 9
2 . 6 4
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l Ad mi t t e d d u r i n g t h e T e n Ye a r s .
Admi tted per 1, 000 of Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
JAN.
FEB.
MAR. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUG. SEPT.
OCT.
NOV.
DEC.
Dengue (of 1872)
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
5
4 3
1 1 8
5 8
5 1
1 6
1
. . .
2 9 5
4 3 . 2
. . .
Ch o l e r a
3
1
7
5
2
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2 2
3 . 2
7 2 . 7 2
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. 3
5 0 . 0 0
Fever, Intermittent
2 6
3 1
1 9
2 1
3 4
2 5
1 9
2 1
1 3
1 8
2 0
2 4
2 7 1
3 9 . 7
. . .
Fevers, Remittent and Continued
3 4
2 5
3 0
5 3
8 9
1 3 4
1 7 2
7 5
6 0
5 0
5 2
2 2
7 9 6
1 1 6 . 6
. 2 5
Apoplexy
3
. . .
1
1
3
4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 6
2 . 3
6 8 . 7 5
Delirium Tremens
5
5
2
3
2
. . .
2
3
3
6
6
3
4 0
5 . 9
2 . 5 0
Dysentery
1 6
1 9
2 6
2 0
1 1
1 2
2 1
2 4
1 8
1 7
2 6
2 8
2 3 8
3 4 . 9
1 . 6 8
Diarrhœa
2 2
2 3
2 4
2 4
1 7
2 1
3 1
2 8
1 4
2 0
2 2
2 6
2 7 2
3 9 . 9
. . .
Hepat i t i s
3 7
2 7
2 7
2 9
3 0
2 8
3 1
3 1
3 2
3 6
3 7
3 0
3 7 5
5 5 . 0
1 . 6 0
Spleen disease
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
1
1 8
2 . 6
. . .
Respiratory diseases
2 4
4 2
4 7
3 8
5 4
4 3
5 4
5 9
3 6
4 3
4 7
3 4
5 2 1
7 6 . 3
. 3 8
Phthisis Pulmonalis
1 1
3
6
4
1
6
7
1 2
4
1 1
1 5
9
8 9
1 3 . 0
6 . 7 4
Seurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 1
. . .
Rheumatism
2 4
1 9
3 1
3 0
3 2
2 2
3 4
4 4
3 5
2 5
3 2
3 0
3 5 8
5 2 . 5
. 3 6
Venereal diseases
1 3 7
1 4 2
1 5 8
1 4 3
1 3 3
1 0 3
1 1 2
1 2 1
1 2 2
1 1 5
1 2 8
1 2 7
1 , 5 4 1
2 2 5 . 8
Eye diseases
6
4
9
1 1
8
3
1 4
6
8
1 4
4
1 1
9 8
1 4 . 4
Abscess and Ulcer
3 7
4 9
4 6
8 2
1 0 3
9 3
6 6
7 1
4 4
5 9
4 2
4 2
7 3 4
1 0 7 . 6
Wounds and Accidents
5 0
6 4
6 1
7 3
5 9
5 2
3 6
5 9
3 9
4 7
4 5
8 4
6 6 9
9 8 . 0
All other Causes
1 3 1
1 1 8
1 4 7
1 7 9
1 6 9
1 4 7
1 9 3
1 8 6
1 6 7
1 7 0
1 6 1
1 3 7
1 , 9 0 5
2 7 9 . 1
5 6 7
5 7 2
6 4 1
7 2 1
7 5 3
7 4 0
9 1 7
8 0 2
6 4 9
6 4 8
6 4 2
6 0 9
8 , 2 6 1
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
8 2 . 3
8 3 . 3
8 9 . 2
1 0 1 . 2
1 1 0 . 3
1 1 0 . 0
1 4 0 . 8
1 1 9 . 8
1 0 0 . 1
9 7 . 6
9 4 . 5
8 5 . 1
1 , 2 1 0 4