AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
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X.—WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF THE EUROPEAN ARMY, 1870-79.
CCCXXXVII.
TABLE showing the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY for the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN ARMY of the
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY in each YEAR and for the TEN-YEAR PERIOD, 1870-79.
YEAR.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h
Y e a r .
D a i l y S i c k p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f
S t r e n g t h .
DIED PER
1,000.
DIED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
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 .
C h o l e r a .
Smal l pox.
M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h .
S c a r l e t F e v e r .
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 .
Fe v e r s , Re mi t t e n t a n d
Conti nued.
A p o p l e x y .
D e n t i t i o n .
C o n v u l s i o n s .
M e n i n g i t i s a n d H y d r o -
c ephal us .
T a b e s M e s e n t e r i c a .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
A n æ m i a a n d A t r o p h y .
B r o n c h i t i s a n d p n e u -
moni a.
C r o u p a n d D i p h t h e r i a .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
1870
. . .
1,975
*
73.42 73.42 ...
...
.51 1.52 1.52 .51 2.53 5.57 ... 4.05 11.65 3.04 6.07 ... 3.04 12.65 11.65 3.54 1.52 4.05
1871
. . .
2,127
29.1
69.11
69.11 ... ...
1 . 4 1 ... 1.41 .47 .94 1.88 ... 4.70 23.04 1.88 1.41 ... 3.76 11.76 7.52 3.76 .94 4.23
1872
. . .
2,303
33.9
96.83 92.92 3.91 .43
2 . 6 1 .43 .43
.43 3.48 4.78 ... 5.21 16.94 4.78 4.78 ... 3.91
1 9 . 5 4
14.76 3.48 .43 6.51
1873
. . .
2,227
25.1
48.50 48.50 ...
.90 .45 .45 ...
...
.90 .90 ... 4.49 11.23 2.25 1.34 ... 1.80 9.43 5.39 4.94 1.34 2.69
1874
. . .
2,392
31.4
51.84 51.84 ...
.42 .84 ...
...
1.25 .42 2.09
. 8 4 8.78 9.20 2.09 2.51
.42 2.92 5.43 7.52 2.51 2.09 2.51
1875
...
2,303
32.6
76.42 73 . 38 3.04 ... 5.21 .43 ...
.43 .43 1.74 ... 7.82 14.76 3.47 5.21 ... 3.91 15.63 8.25 1.30 2.61 2.17
1876
. . .
2,360
27.5
44.49 44.49 ...
. . .
... ... ...
.42 .42 2.55 ... 9.74 6.36 .85 1.69 ... 2.97 8.05 3.39 4.24 .42 3.39
1877
. . .
2,203
26.3
53.11
50.39 2.72 ... ... ... ... ...
.91 2.72 .45 7.72 7.72 1.36 2.27 ...
.45 14.53 6.81 2.27 1.36 1.82
1878
...
1,991
43.2 90.91 89.40 1.51 ... 6.53 .50 ...
.50 2.51 6.03 .50 12.56 12.56 3.01 2.51 ... 4.52 23.61 9.04 3.01 1.51 .50
1879
...
1,524
39.4
78.08 78.08 ... ...
.65 .65 ...
... 3.94 6.56 ... 10.50 15.10 3.94 1.31 ...
3 . 2 8
10.50 13.12 3.94 .65 3.94
TEN YEARS
. . .
21,405 † 31.7
67.51
66.34 1.17 .19 1.82 .37 .33
.42 1.54 3.31 .19 7.48 12.71 2.62 2.94
. 05 3.03 13.03 8.55 3.27 1.31 3.18
CAUSES OF ADMI SSI ONS.
ADMITTED PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH IN EACH Y E A R .
Admitted
p e r 1 , 0 0 0
o n
t h e A v e r a g e o f
the
Ten Years.
1870.
1 8 7 1 . 1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Dengue
. . .
. . .
. . .
133.7
.9
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
...
14.5
Cholera
. . .
. . .
. . .
4.8
...
...
4.8
.4
2.7
1.5
...
1.5
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.7
3.6
2.9
...
.8
8.2
1 . 0
2.0
2.1
Measles
. . .
2 . 5
24.5
27.8
10.8
28.8
62.5
2.1
11.3
76.8
17.1
26.5
Hooping Cough
. . .
15.2
7.1
3.4
8.5
7.9
9.6
2.6
5.0
14.1
28.2
9.4
Scarlet Fever
. . .
7.6
13.2
.9
1.8
...
...
.4
3.6
1.5
. . .
2.9
Enteric Fever
. . .
.5
1.8
.8
.9
2.5
1.3
2.1
...
2.0
. . .
1.2
Intermittent Fever
. . .
175.2
169.7
222.3
130.7
139.6
165.9
118.2
112.1
243.1
336.0
175.1
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
95.7
63.5
73.8
35.5
73.2
78.6
64.4
51.3
91.9
72.8
69.5
Apoplexy
...
...
.5
.9
.9
.8
. 9
. . .
.9
1.0
...
.6
Dysentery
...
14. 7
18.3
26.1
9.4
15.9
23.9
16.5
1 3 . 6
25.6
19.7
18.3
Diarrhœa
. . .
107.9
98.2
135.0
72.7
76.9
99.0
65.7
82.6
106.5
75.5
92.1
Hepatitis
. . .
1 . 0
1.8
1.3
1 . 8
3.3
2. 6
2.6
. 9
.5
2.0
1.8
Spleen disease
. . .
...
.9
. 9
.4
1.2
. 9
1.7
. . .
...
7.2
1.2
Respiratory diseases
...
43.5
41.4.
30.0
36.8
47.3
45.6
39.8
36.8
48.2
70.2
43.0
Eye diseases
. . .
57.7
138.7
86.9
108.2
117.5
128.1
81.4
128.9
102.0
72.8
103.5
Anæmia and Atrophy
...
50.6
41.4
89.0
46.7
62.7
73.8
72.9
93.1
114.5
100.4
73.6
Tubercular diseases
. . .
8.6
7.1
10.9
7.6
7.9
9.6
6.4
3.6
8.5
5.2
7.6
Meningitis and Hydrocephalus
...
4.1
2.8
6.1
2.7
3.3
4.8
.8
2.7
3.5
4.6
3.5
Convulsions
. . .
12.7
24.0
20.4
15.3
11.7
17.8
8.1
11.8
16.1
22.3
15.7
Dentition
. . .
34.4
42.8
33.0
31.9
49.3
50.8
42.8
44.5
54.7
55.8
43.6
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
12.2
12.2
15.2
11.7
17.1
16.9
19.5
19.1
15.1
9 . 8
15.1
Injuries
. . .
15.7
16.0
18.2
13.9
14.6
17.8
22.0
12.3
16.6
11.8
16.1
All other Causes
. . .
41.5
35.3
39.5
31.0
56.4
54.3
35.6
34.5
23.1
31.5
38.8
701.3
761.2
982.6
583.7
740.8
869.3
606.8
679.5
967.8
944.9
777.2
* See Note at foot of Table CCCXXII.
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