WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS 1872.
V III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY during the Year 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 i n e a c h M o n t h .
D e a t h - r a t e o f e a c h M o n t h p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
Me 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 .
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 F e v e r s .
H e a t 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 e p h a l u s .
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 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 m o n i 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 .
January
2,245
34
15.1
8 3.56
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1 ...
. . . 1
1
3 1
. . . . . .
February
2,241
40
17.8
7 3.12
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . . 1
2 1
. . . 1
March
2,337
56
24.0
22
9.41
. . . 1 3 ... 1 ... ... 2 ... 1
2 2 1 ... ...
2
3 1 ... 3
April
2,338
66
28.2
22
9.41 2
. . . 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
5 4 ... ... 1
4
1
. . .
. . . 2
May
2,339
78
33.4
20
8.55 5 ... ... ... ... ... ...
2 . . .
. . .
3
. . . 2 ... 2
2
2 ... ... 2
June
2,339
86
36.7
8
3.42
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
... ... ... ... ... 1
1 ... ... ... 1
3
1 ... ... 1
July
2,353
88
37.4
2 2
9.35
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . . ...
1 . . .
. . .
8 ... 2 ...
1
2
5 1 ... 2
August
2,376
108
45.5
32 13.47
. . . ... ... ... ... ... 5 1 ... 3
3 ... 1 ... 1
12
4 1
. . . 1
September
2,373
132
55.6
31
13.06 2
. . . ...
. . . ... ... ... 2
. . . 2
8 2 2 ... 1
6
3 2 ... 1
October
2,359
113
47.9
25
10.60 ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...
2 . . .
4
3
1 ...
. . .
. . .
9
5 ...
. . . . . .
November
2,228
81
36.4
15
6.73 ... ... ... 1 ...
. . . 2
. . . . . .
. . .
3 ... 2 ... 1
1
4 ... 1
. . .
December
2,106
51
24.2
11
5.22
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 1 1
. . .
. . .
1
1 1
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
. . .
2
9 1 6 1 1 1 8 11 ... 12
39 11 11 ... 9
45
34 8 1 15
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year
2,303
78
33.9
223
96.83 3.91 .43 2.61 .43
8.68
5.21 16.94 4.78 4.78 ... 3.91 19.54 14.76 3.48 .43 6.51
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 h u n d r e d
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May.
June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
. . . ...
...
2
7
. . .
. . .
...
2
. . .
...
...
11
4.8
81.81
Smallpox
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
4
1.7
25.00
Dengue
. . .
...
19
54
43
62
77
21
15
6
5
6
308
133.7
1.62
Measles
19
6
23
6
3
. . .
. . .
2
4
...
. . .
1
64
27.8
9.37
H o o p i n g C o u g h
. . . ...
. . .
1
...
...
2
1
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
8
3.4
12.50
S c a r l e t F e v e r
...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
1
2
.9
50.00
Enteric Fever
. . . . . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
1
1
...
...
...
2
.8
. . .
Intermittent Fevers
13
16
15
18
23
15
23
55
81
135
65
53
512
222.3
1 . 5 6
Remittent and Continued
Fevers
5
9
23
12
12
15
7
9
14
33
22
9
170
73.8
6.47
H e at
A
p o p l e x y
. . .
. . .
2
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
2
.9
. . .
Dysentery
4
3
2
7
2
2
6
7
10
6
5
6
6 0
26.1
15.00
Diarrhœa.
14
8
19
32
34
20
39
51
42
27
17
8
311
135.0
14.47
Hepatitis
...
...
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1.3
. . .
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
...
2
.9
...
Respiratory Diseases
6
5
4
4
3
2
5
5
15
10
6
4
69
30.0
13.04
E y e D i s e a s e s
9
5
2
15
14
1
15
67
53
9
6
4
200
86.9
...
Anæmia and Debility
8
6
11
11
14
23
29
16
17
33
22
15
205
89.0
16.59
Tubercular Diseases
. . . ...
1
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
1
25
10.9
44.00
Meningitis and Hydro-cephalus
1
. . .
2
4
. . .
2
. . .
1
2
1
. . .
1
14
6.1
78.57
Convulsions
1
1
3
6
3
1
10
4
9
4
4
1
47
20.4
82.98
Dentition
2
2
6
6
5
6
8
13
10
16
...
2
76
33.0
15.79
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
2
2
. . .
2
8
8
2
4
2
1
4
35
15.2
5.92
Injuries
5
3
4
. . .
2
5
5
5
3
6
1
3
42
18.2
All other Causes
5
10
10
10
9
7
10
6
9
5
2
8
91
39.5
92
77
149
191
182
173
248
269
294
297
164
127
2,263
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
41.0
34.4
63.8
81.7
77.8
74.0
105.4 113.2
123.9
125.9
73.6
60.3
982.6
1872.
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