EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1872.
XVII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN SOLDIERS occupying the HILL STATIONS and HILL
CONVALESCENT DEPOTS of the MADRAS and BOMBAY PRESIDENCIES during the Year 1872, and the prevalence of the
principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(The Statisties of Wellington, Ramandroog, Puchmurree, Poorundhur, Taraghur and Mount Aboo are aggregated in this Statement.)
M O N T H S .
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 .
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 , 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 .
Diarrhœa.
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 .
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 . 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
...
359
25
69.6 ...
...
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
...
... ...
...
... ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
February
...
309
17
55.0
1 ... ...
. . . . . . ... . . . ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ......... . . .
March
...
608
17
28.0 ...
... ... . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ...
. . .
April
...
852
40
4 7 . 0
. . .
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... ... ... ...... ...
May
1,070
70
6 5 . 4
1 ...
... ... ... ... ... .. . . . ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
June
...
853
52
6 1 . 0
2
. . .
... ...
1
... . . . ... ...... . . . ... ... ...... . . . ... ... ... ... ...
1 . . .
July
795
53 66.7
3 ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ... ... . . . ... ... ...
. . . ...... ... ... 1 1
. . .
August
...
775
46
59.4
1 ...
... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... . . . ... ... ...
. . .
September ...
747
41
5 4 . 9 ...
...
... . . . ...... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
October
755
46 60.9
3
... 1 ...
1 ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ...
1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
November ...
600
4 4 73.3
1 ...
... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . 1 ... ... ......... . . .
December
...
496
38
76.6 ...
...
... ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... . . .
1 ... 2 ... . . .
... 2
... . . . .
...2
. . .
... 1 1
. . .
. . . ...1 2 . . .
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
685
41
59.9
12
17.52 1.46
. . . 2.92 ...
2.92 ... ... ... 2.92 ... ... 1.46 1.46 ... ... ... 1.46 2.92 ...
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
N U M B E R O F A D M I S S I O N S I N T O H O S P I T A L I N E A C H M O N T H .
Total
Admitted
durin
g the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
...
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
Cholera ...
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
... . ...
...
1
. . .
. . .
1
1.5
. . .
Smallpox ... ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
...
1 ...
...
2
2.9
100.00
Fever, Intermittent ...
48
11
14
47
57
36
76
29
29
72
71
66
556
811.7
. . .
„
Remittent ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 ...
1
. . .
5
36. 5
. . .
„ Continued
...
...
...
1
2
8
1
3
1
3 ...
1
20
Apoplexy ...
...
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
2
2.9
100.00
Delirium Tremens
...
...
. . . ...
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . ...
. . . ...
...
2
2.9
. . .
Dysentery ...
. . . ...
2
4
7
2
4
2
2
2
1
. . .
26
38.0
D i a r r h œ a . . .
5
2
1
7
7
5
9
4
4
5
2
3
54
78.8
. . .
Hepatitis
... 4
. . .
2
4
4
4
5
3
1
4
4
1
36
52.0
5 . 5 8
Spleen Disease ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
...
1
1
1.5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
1
3
6
9
8
7
4
2
2
2
1
2
47
68.6
...
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1 ...
...
2
. . .
5
7.3
20.00
Scurvy ...
... ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism ...
4
3 10
6
6
5
3
4
2
3
4
5
55
80.3
.85
Venereal Diseases
...
. . .
2
8
25
8
10
22
4
9
12
2
5
107
156.2
Eve Diseases ...
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
. . .
13
19.0
Abscess and Ulcer ...
1
3
5
13
7
10
6
2
6
7
. . .
4
64
93.4
Wounds and Accidents ...
2
2
3
7
2
4
5
5
3
4
1
2
40
58.4
All other Causes ...
7
4
4
14
43
21
32
16
11
17
8
16
193
281.7
72
30
59
139
154
116
169
78
74
134
98
100
1,229
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
200.6 9 7 . 1
97.0 163.1 143.9 136.0 212.6 100.6 99.1 177.5 163.3 213.7
1794.2
1872.
3 A