EUROPEAN TROOPS 1874.
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 1874, and the prevalence of the
principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(The Statistics of Wellington, Ramandroog, Pachmarhi, Poorundhur, Taraghur and Mount Aboo are aggregated in this Statement.)
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 .
C A U S E S O F D R A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
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 e 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 .
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 . 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
16
44.6
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. . .
. . .
February . . .
313
14
44.7
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. . . . . .
March . . .
616
32
51.9
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
April . . .
1,140
83
72.8
1
. . .
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. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
May . . .
1,310
97
74.0 . . .
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. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . .
June . . .
1.146
107
93.4
1
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. . . 1
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July . . .
1,008
93
92.3
2
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. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
August . . .
1,010
86
85.1
1
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. . . . . .
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. . .
. . . . . . 1
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
September . . .
1,012
90
88.9
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October . . .
1,071
94
87.8
1
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. . . 1
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November . . .
972
73
75.1
2
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. . . 1 . . . . . .
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. . .
. . . 1 . . .
December . . .
599
60
100.2
1
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. . . . . . 1
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. . . 1
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. . . . . . 1
. . . 1 . . . 2
1
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. . . 3
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
880
70
79.5
10 11.37 . . . . . .
1 . 1 4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1.14 . . . 1.14
. . .
2.27
1 . 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.40 1.14
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
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.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
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Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1.1
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1.1
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
3
5
20
19
15
31
28
35
19
36
28
14
253
287.5
. . .
" Remittent . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
3
70.5
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" C o n t i n u e d . . . .
1
2
1
4
7
5
7
4
12
9
6
1
59
Apoplexy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
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. . .
3
3.4
. . .
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1.1 . . .
Dysentery . . .
1
1
4
7
3
3
4
3
2
. . .
1
. . .
29
33.0
3.45
Diarrhœa . . .
. . .
1
3
7
7
2
7
2
1
2
1
. . .
33
37.5 . . .
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
2
2
3
1
3
4
1
3
3
1
. . .
23
26.1
4.35
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
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. . .
. . .
7
8 . 0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
5
2
3
12
9
10
8
11
5
6
10
2
83
94.3
2.41
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
. . .
18
20.5
. . .
Scurvy . . .
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. . .
1
. . .
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. . .
1
1.1
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Rheumatism . . .
3
2
7
8
9
5
14
5
10
6
4
5
78
88.6
.55
Venereal Diseases . . ..
3
1
26
9
17
11
21
9
18
14
3
12
144
163.6
Eve Diseases . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
10
2
5
4
3
2
3
33
37.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
2
1
14
12
13
13
10
2
11
7
5
12
102
115.9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
. . .
1
5
6
9
4
12
14
11
7
6
6
81
92.1
All other Causes . . .
8
2
16
26
45
24
34
26
35
26
38
14
294
334.1
26
20
102
121
144
124
157
120
136
121
106
70
1,247
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
72.4 63.9
165.6
106.1
109.9
108.2
155.8
118.9
134.4
113.0 109.1
116.9
1 4 1 7 . 0
1874.
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