EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
XIV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DECCAN and in NAGPORE
during the Year 1876, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(The Garrison of Bombay, drawn chiefly from Regiments serving in the Deccan, is included 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 .
CAUSES OP DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
_
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 v e r e s , R e m i t t e n t .
F e v e r e s , 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 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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
... 7,009
404
57.6
6
...
... ...
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
... 1
February
...
,
6,979
397
56.9
4
. . . ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . 1
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
March
... 7,385
365
49.4
7
. . . ..
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 . . . 2 2
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
April
... 7,637
370
48.5
9
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . .
. . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
1
May
... 7,568
347
45'9
11
...
...
. . .
2 ... ...
. . . 4 . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . 3
. . .
June
... 7,617
380
49.9
9
...
...
. . .
. . . ... ... ... 6
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . ... ... 1 1
July
... 7,628
415
54.4
4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . 1 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
August
... 7,606
421
55'4
15 ...
1
. . .
3 . . . 2
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
4 . . . 1 . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
2
September
... 7,588
420
55.4
11
. . .
1 . . .
6 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
2 . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
October
... 7,461
435
58.3
10
...
. . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . .
3 . . . 1 . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
November
. . . 7,006
411
58.2
3
. . . ...
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ...
December
... 7,060
386
54.7
10
...
... ...
2 ... . ... ...
. . . 1 ... 2 ... 1 1
1
. . .
. . .
.......... . . . . . .
2
3 ...
19 ... 2 1 15 ... 8 ... 16 ... 7 7 5 ...
. . .
. . . . . . 7 9
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
. . . 7,384
396
53.6
99 13.41
. 4 1 ... 2.57
.41
2.03 ... 1.08 ... 2.16 ... .95 .95 .68 ... ... ... ... .95 1.22
CAUSES OF
A MISSIONS.
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
...
1
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
...
...
8
1.1
37.50
Smallpox
. . . ...
2
2
3
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
10
1.4
. . .
Enteric Fever
. . .
5
1
. . .
1
4
1
2
8
14
9
1
3
49
6.6
38. 77
Fever, Intermittent
. . . 136
150
111
118
155
177
28S
265
215
390
250
118
2,373
321.4
...
„ Remi t t ent t ent
...
3
1
2
5
5
4
5
8
3
7
2
2
47
108.6
.37
„ Continued
. . .
30
56
57
65
108
108
39
57
82
70
39
44
755
Apoplexy
...
. . .
...
1
3
10
18
1
. . .
1
1
...
1
36
4.9
41.67
Delirium Tremens
...
4
1
2
6
2
2
1
2
3
7
. . .
3
33
4.5
...
Dysentery
...
32
27
9
13
14
15
31
48
31
47
27
31
325
44.0
2. 46
Diarrhœa
. . .
17
34
9
33
27
31
60
65
34
21
20
32
383
51.9
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
34
32
28
25
25
25
14
24
27
33
34
19
320
43.3
5. 00
Spleen Disease
...
. . .
2
1
2
2
4
. . .
2
1
4
2
2
22
3.0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
49
54
45
47
53
33
25
23
21
36
28
28
442
59.9
1.58
Pht hi si s Pul monal i s
. . .
2
5
4
4
2
4
4
3
4
3
5
5
45
6.1
11.11
S c u r v y
. . .
. . .
...
..
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
. . .
27
31
21
28
20
17
30
30
17
30
12
20
283
38.3
30
Venereal Diseases
. . . 159
191
145
154
149
124
125
137
124
127
102
95
1,632
221.0
Eye Diseases
. . .
9
6
10
8
12
8
8
15
7
19
11
13
126
17.0
Abscess and Ulcer
...
55
68
67
71
74
59
41
45
40
39
45
46
650
88.0
Wounds and Accidents ...
81
77
6 0
54
65
54
49
70
55
74
45
64
748
101.3
All other Causes
...
99
121
99
125
149
98
101
112
94
115
91
8 0
1,281
173.9
743
862
673
766
878
782
824
916
774 1,032
714
607
9,571
dmitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
106.0 123.5 91.1 100'3 116'0 102.7 108'0 120.4 102.0 138'3
1 0 1 . 0
86.0
1296.2