EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XIV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DECCAN and in NAGPORE
during the Year 1874, 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 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 , Co n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
De l i r i u m T r e me 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 .
Dropsy. S c u r v y .
At r o p h y a n d An 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 . . .
8,448
462
54.7
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
8,293
452
54.5
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .2
1
March . . .
8,300
397
47.8
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
April . . .
8 , 0 8 4
358
44.3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
May . . .
7,977
310
38.9
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1 1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .2
2
J une . . .
8,158
349
42.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .3
. . .
July . . .
8,167
435
53.3
9
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 5 . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . . 1 . . .
August . . .
8,172
428
52.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
September . . .
8,189
4 4 1
53.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
1
October . . .
8,130
4 4 9
55.2
6
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1 . . . . . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
November . . .
7,210
425
58.9
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
5
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
December . . .
7,142
377
52.8
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
4
1
2
1
5
. . .
4
. . .
23
. . . 1 10
5 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
9
4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
8,022
407
50.7
71
8.85
.25
. . . .50
.50
. 6 2 . . . .50
. . . 2.86
. . . .12 1.25 .62 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1.13 .50
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
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
c a s e s t r e a t e d
.
Jan
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.4
66.67
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 3
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
4
. . .
. . .
2
14
1.7
28.57
Fever, Intermittent . . .
135
121
198
68
54
96
148
138
296
218
136
141
1,749
218.0
.06
" R e m i t t e n t . . .
6
6
4 0
36
6
4
13
14
2 7
29
18
7
206
121.9
" Continued . . .
69
58
133
8 9
66
47
64
4 4
40
65
61
36
772
.31
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
1
2
2
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
.9
71.43
Delirium Tremens . . .
3
2
3
1
2
6
5
4
5
3
2
. . .
36
4.5
. . .
Dysentery . . .
23
17
15
13
10
19
36
39
45
23
29
43
312
38.9
1.28
Diarrhœa . . .
36
18
18
18
27
43
102
25
31
30
25
43
4 1 6
51.9
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
3 4
4 1
27
27
29
26
37
23
42
37
40
41
404
50.4
5.69
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
4
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
2
2
. . .
1
14
1.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
120
84
72
24
20
26
43
36
45
24
41
52
587
73.2
.17
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . ..
2
6
3
3
3
3
5
2
7
9
2
9
5 4
6.7
9.26
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. 1
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
34
62
51
30
21
39
31
36
42
33
30
4 2
451
56.2 . 3 5
Venereal Diseases . . .
1 8 9
1 9 5
2 0 8 119
107
1 0 0
161
120
149
139
119
1 2 6
1,732
215.9
Eye Diseases . . .
11
6
17
11
7
9
17
12
10
8
8
3
119
14.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
80
76
87
55
66
6 6
67
57
72
53
47
67
793
98.8
Wounds and Accidents . . .
8 8
68
8 6
5 1
58
6 4
77
48
63
63
70
77
813
101.4
All other Causes . . .
134
136
118
103
135
113
176
126
155
135
114
120
1,565
195.1
964
901
1,079
651
615
662
984
735
1,035
872
742
810
10,050
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
114.1
108.6
130.0
8 0 . 5
77.1
81.1
1 2 0 . 5
89.9
126.4
107.3
102.9
113.4
125
2.8