EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873. III
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS composing the ARMY of the MADRAS
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1 8 7 3 , 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.
Di e d o u t o f Ho s p i t a l .
S c i c i d a l D e a t h s .
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 d .
F e v e r , R e m i t t e d .
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 Di 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 o p h y a n d A n æ mi 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 . . .
11,375
703
61.8 15
1.32
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
3
. . .
5 . . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .1
1
February . . .
11,316
611 54.0 17
1.50
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
4
. . .
4 . . .
. . .
3
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
March . . .
11,563
645 55.8 16 1.38
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
4 . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1
1
3
. . .
April . . .
11,596
622
53.7 15
1.29
5
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
3
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
May . . .
11,562
624
54.0 16
1.38
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
2
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
1
1
June . . .
11,565
634
54.8 18
1.56
2
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
6 . . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
July . . .
11,497
698 60.7 20
1.74 4
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
5 . . .
1
2
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
August . . .
11,473
750 65.4 15
1.31
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
September . . .
11,381
771
67.7 17
1.49
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
3
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
October . . .
11,404
762 66.8 14
1.23
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
1 . . .
1
3
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .1
1
November . . .
11,322
701 61.9 17
1.50
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
6 . . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
3
1
December . . .
11,793
663
56.2 30
2.54
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
9
. . .
5 . . .
1
2
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
2
5 1
14
1 9
. . .
4
4 11
1
42
. . .
4 6 . . .
4 25 13
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
9 21
5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
11,487
682 59.4 210 18.29
1.22 .09 .78
.70
.96 .09
3.65
. . . 4.00 . . .
. 35 2.18 1.13
. . .
. . .
. . .
.09
.78 1.83 .44
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died
ed out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue . . .
73
6
36
2
1
6
25
84
47
21
2
8
311
27
. . .
Choler . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
12
1
4
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
25
2.2
56.00
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
3
2
2
8
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
9
.8
1 1. 11
Enteric Fever . . .
8
8
8
6
4
1
2
3
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
49
4.2
18.37
Fever, Intermittent . . .
151
93
84
113
151
184
218
156
151
87
58
77
1,523
132.6
. . .
" Remittent . . .
7
5
9
2
4
6
. . .
7
7
4
6
8
65
10 4 . 2
.67
" Continued . . .
1 2 0
91
139
157
105
58
86
43
82
90
92
69
1,132
Apopl exy . . .
1
1
4
7
6
4
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
25
2 . 2
4 4 . 0 0
Delirium Tremens . . .
3
3
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
. . .
8
4
33
2.9
3 . 0 3
Dysentery . . .
1 0 0
61
54
76
63
70
117
113
128
88
94
91
1,055
91.8
3 . 9 8
Diarrhœa. . .
64
64
76
91
72
77
99
89
6 6
48
77
56
879
76.5
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
60
58
71
77
6 8
67
106
80
102
81
76
92
938
81.7
4 . 9 0
Spleen Disease . . .
1
. . .
2
4
1
6
5
2
2
1
4
3
31
2.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
70
56
53
72
72
47
42
41
67
75
51
38
684
59.6
. 5 9
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
8
7
9
4
10
12
7
11
12
10
25
9
124
10.8
1 0 . 4 8
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
44
40
41
48
53
45
61
58
6 4
58
33
53
598
52.1
4 5
Venereal Diseases . . .
1 3 7
118
146
158
111
123
164
137
218
133
133
170
1,748
152.2
EyeDiseases . . .
10
8
20
17
10
23
19
23
24
26
2 5
26
236
20.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
. 8 8
85
102
157
126
130
139
85
116
64
77
80
1,249
108.7
Wounds and Accidents . . .
71
92
125
104
79
94
96
70
95
91
69
122
1,114
96.9
All other Causes . . .
201
195 229
300
218
224
272
211
287
228
187
213
2,765
240.7
1,217
991
1,215
1,412
1,167
1,183
1,466
1,221
1,479
1,106
1,018
1,120
14,595
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
107.0
87.6
105.1
121.8
100.9
102.3
127.5
106.4
129.9
97.0
90.0
94.9
1270.6