EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying HILL STATIONS during the
Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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 .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 .
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 .
January
... 2,262
85 37.6
4
. . .
...
. . . ... ... ... ...
. . .
. . . ...
... ... ...
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
February
2,829 137 48.4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
March.
... 3,056 150 49.1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
April
... 3,174 182 57.3
. . .
. . .
... ... ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
May
... 4,551 241 53.0
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ... ...
... ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
1
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
June
... 4,568 252 55.2
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1 ...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
...
July
... 4,532 258 56.9
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
1 ... 2
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . . ...
August
... 4,587 214 46.6
6 ...
... ... ... 1
. . .
...
. . . . . .
1 ... 1
. . .
. . .
2 ...
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . .
...
September ... 4,599 206 44.8
2 ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . .
1
October
... 4,425 182 41.1
1
...
... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . .
...
. . . ...
...
November ... 3,000 109 36.3
4
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 2 ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
1 ...
December ... 2,245 106 47.2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
... ... ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 1
. . . . . .
5 2 6
. . .
6
5
3 ... 1 ... 1
1
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
3,652 177 48.5
33 9.04 ...
. . .
.27
. 2 7
. . . ... 1.37 .55 1.65 ... 1.65 1.37
. 8 3 ... .27 ... .27 .27
. 2 7
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
Smallpox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
...
44
41
35
53
170
140
119
133
61
54
16
15
881
241.2
. . .
„ Remittent
...
. . .
...
...
1
3
6
1
1
2
2
. . . ...
16
32.3
85
„ Continued
...
3
3
3
3
13
15
12
13
14
17
2
4
102
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . ...
1
.3
. . .
Apoplexy
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Delirium Tremens
. . .
...
...
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
. . .
10
2.7
...
Dysentery
3
2
2
8
16
18
5
10
12
6
4
3
89
24.4
5.62
Diarrhœa
...
6
11
14
17
27
46
82
19
34
23
15
11
305
83.5
.66
Hepatitis
...
5
7
12
12
18
18
16
16
13
15
8
5
145
39.7
4.14
Spleen Disease
...
1
2
. . .
3
1
1
2
...
1
2
. . .
. . .
13
3.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases
...
50
61
47
21
43
23
23
22
20
27
15
21
373
102.1
1.61
Phthisis Pulmonalis ... ...
3
2
2
. . .
5
4
3
3
2
3
. . .
27
7.4
11.11
Scurvy
...
...
...
...
...
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1
.3
...
Rheumatism
...
8
23
35
27
65
43
40
27
15
29
14
15
341
93.4
.3 8
Venereal Diseases
44
64
93
86
81
55
46
50
34
53
33
49
688
188.4
Eye Diseases
...
1
...
1
5
7
4
1
6
4
3
3
1
36
9.9
Abscess and Ulcer
...
8
19
18
20
25
23
25
34
26
29
11
13
251
68.7
Wounds and Accidents ...
14
23
38
27
42
24
22
29
32
33
22
17
323
88.4
All other causes
22
32
29
31
61
65
58
45
43
44
25
13
468
128.1
209
291
329
318
574
489
458
409
315
340
172
167
4,071
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
92.4
102.8
107.7
100.2
126.1
107.1
101.1
89.2
68.5
76.8
57.3
74.4
1114.7