EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1872.
XII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN SOLDIERS occupying the HILL CONVALESCENT DEPOTS
of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the HOT SEASON of 1872, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
MONTHS
.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
A v e r a g e N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k .
N u m b e 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 .
N u m b e r o f D e a t h s .
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
C h o l e r a .
Smallpox.
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 , R e m i t t e n t .
F e v e r , 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 .
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 .
Dropsy.
Scurvy.
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
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 .
January
419
39
...
2 ...
...
... ...
...
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...
1
...............
... ... ...
February
223
13
...
2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...
1 ............ ... ...
... ...
March...
9 6
12
...
... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
April
..
1,774
169
95.3
3 ...
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
2 ...
1 ......... ... ... ...
... ...
May
... 2,198
233
106.0
6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...
2 ...
1 ...
1 .........1 ... ...
June
2,318
230
99.2
2 ...
... ... ...... ... ... ... ...
1 ...... ...... ..................
1 ...
July
... 2,328
226
97.1
13 ...
6 ...............
1 ... ... ...
2 ...... ...
1 ... ... ... ...
1 2
August
... 2,325
231
99.4
17
...
15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...... ...... ..................
1 ...
September
2,296
212
92.3
20 ...
15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
4 ...... ............ ... ...
1 ...
October
... 2,115
183
86.5
2 ... ... .........2 .................. ...... ..................... ...
November
... 1,684
136
...
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ... ...... ...
December
... 1,131
77
...
2
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...
... ......
1
............
...
... ...
36 ...... ...
2 ...
1 ...
4 ...
1 2
...
4 1
2 ... ... ... 1
4 2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the season... 2,320*
212
96.7
6 9 29.74† 15.51 ... ... .86
. 4 3 ... 1.73 ... 5.17 ... 1.73
. 4 3
. 8 6 ... ... ...
. 4 3 1.73
. 8 6
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength
(April to
October, 7
months).
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
...
...
Cholera ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
26
23
...
...
...
60
25.9
60.00
Smallpox...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Enteric Fever...
... ... ...
... ...
... ... ...
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
Fever, Intermittent ...
1 ...
7
101
79
8 4
67
4 9
30
34
12
16
480
191.4
...
„ Remittent
... ...
...
...
4
2
4
10
1
4
2
2
1
30
32.3
2.27
„ Continued
...
3
1 ...
16
20
4
3
5 ...
...
1
5
58
Apoplexy ...
...
...
...
...
... ...
1 ...
...
... ...
...
1
.4 ...
Delirium Tremens
...
1
. . ....
... ...
1
3 ...
3 ...
...
...
8
3.0
...
Dysentery...
1 ...
3
11
6
10
4
3
4
2 ...
2
46
17.2
8.70
Diarrhœa
...
2 ...
1
20
7
13
122
47
33
2 2
5
1
273
113.8 ...
Hepatitis
...
3
1
2
39
21
21
28
28
22
25
12
6
208
79.3
5.77
Spleen Disease ...
...
. . . ...
1
2
1
4
3
1
. . .
2
1
15
5.2 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
10
4
1
35
18
17
13
22
17
21
16
12
186
61.7
2.15
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
1
... ...
5
2
4
5 ...
3
4
3
1
28
9.9
7.14
Scurvy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... ...
... ...
...
...
Rheumatism ...
7
1
1
25
9
20
1 9
9
16
13
8
15
143
47.8
. 4 6
Venereal Diseases
...
7
1
7
126
58
41
54
39
34
51
18
9
445
173.7
Eye Diseases ...
. . . ...
1
11
4
. . .
3
1
6
4
3
2
35
12.5
Abscess and Ulcer
...
3
. . .
5
32
23
16
17
10
11
14
11
7
149
53.0
Wounds and Accidents ...
. . .
1
2
13
9
12
11
10
9
14
11
8
100
33.6
All other Causes
...
10
5
. . .
64
40
47
52
64
65
60
30
15
452
169.0
49
14
30
503
300
295
427
317
281
266
134
101
2,717
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
...
...
...
283.5 136.5 127.3 183.4 136.3 122.4 125.8 ...
...
1029.7
* The average strength of the season of full occupation—June, July, and August.
† The ratio for all deaths which occurred during the year, calculated on the strength for the season of occupation.