NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
X.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY for the Year 1871.
1.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH
MONTH.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal Proper
and Assam.
Gangetic
Provinces.
Rohileund
and Meerut.
Agra and
Central India. Punjab.
Regular
Native Army.
Punjab
Frontier
Force.
Central India
Irregular
Force.
January
4 7 . 4
3 6 . 8
30.6
52.3
49.4
44.4
6 6 . 3
36.7
February
4 5 . 2
34.3
2 5 . 0
45.3
39.1
3 7 . 9
51.5
34.1
March
46.9
34.2
2 4 . 3
48.4
3 0 . 7
35.1
4 0 . 1
34.5
Ap r i l
4 9 . 3
34.3
23.5
70.7
2 9 . 3
3 7 . 1
3 2 . 6
32.0
May
53.8
31.8
23.6
66.3
26.5
36.2
38.0
34.2
June
61.3
2 9 . 9
2 4 . 4
37.1
2 4 . 8
3 3 . 9
40. 9
30.1
July
60.8
30.7
28.0
42.6
27.9
3 6 . 2
4 0 . 4
32.4
August
6 4 . 6
38.1
3 2 . 4
56.9
35.7
43.3
47.4
34.7
September
6 5 . 7
4 6 . 5
37.6
92.3
35.1
49.0
48. 9
28.0
October
62. 6
49.8
37.5
93.0
37.1
4 9 . 7
56.8
37.7
November
71.7
44.2
32.8
74.0
40.7
47. 5
6 2 . 8
3 5 . 4
December
6 1 . 4
40.8
31.7
75.2
3 8 . 4
4 8 . 6
5 9 . 3
29.6
AVERAGE Of THE YEAR
57.2
37.7
29.0
62.4
34. 9
41.7
49.1
33.3
2.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE
O F T H E Y E A R .
Cholera
2.0
1. 4
.7
. . .
. 1
1.3
.3
. 7
Intermittent Fevers
740.8
520.8
428.6
1317.3
462.3
614.0
820.0
427.7
Remittent and Continued Fevers
24. 3
11.0
20.1
3.1
7.5
12.5
19.7
11.2
Apoplexy
...
.5
.2
. 3.2
.2
.5
. . .
Dysentery
164. 7
51. 6
36.9
35.7
58.2
79.0
87.4
30.6
Diarrhœa
109.7
28. 9
19.0
23.3
27. 7
46.8
55.0
28.2
Hepatitis
2 . 9
1. 4
1.8
1.0
1.3
1.7
1.2
1.7
Spleen Disease
19. 6
9 . 6
4 . 6
9.8
12.3
11.6
15.3
4.7
Respiratory Diseases
78.9
42.9
33.2
43.7
56.8
54.6
72. 4
36.0
Phthisis Pulmonalis
4 . 7
4. 4
4 . 6
2.1
1.5
3.0
1 . 8
...
Scurvy
10. 5
4. 0
.7
1.0
1.6
3.4
1.7
.7
Rheumatism
69.1
62.9
3 8 . 2
72.2
51.4
57.4
55.5
38.7
Venereal Diseases
35.5
33.8
25.7
44.8
2 2 . 1
3 0 . 1
2 7 . 3
26.8
Eye Diseases
2 2 . 2
32.5
25. 0
24.3
26.9
26. 1
25. 7
53.4
Abscess and Ulcer
9 3 . 4
106.3
6 8 . 1
138. 2
118.8
106.2
172.5
76.5
Wounds and Accidents
176.6
120.5
94.7
173.7
121.1
134.8
152.7
97.9
All other causes
176.1
108.2
68.1
89.8
8 5 . 7
1 0 4 . 5
1 1 9 . 3
104.3
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1731.0
1140.7
870. 2
1980.3
1055.5
1287.2
1628.3
939.1
3.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF
THE YE A R .
Cholera
1 . 2 5
.61
.55
. . . .07
.84
.10
. . .
Fevers
3 . 3 3
. 9 2
3.65
3.88
2.43
2.64
4. 82
4.22
Apoplexy
. . .
. 3 1
.18
. . ..07
.13
.39
. . .
Dysentery
2.09
1. 68
1.46
. 5 2 .39
1.09
1.47
.99
Diarrhœa
2.09
.31
.73
1.55
1.31
1.30
.30
1.49
Hepatitis
...
.15
.73
...
.13
.20
.10
. . .
Spleen Disease
.83
.77
. 3 7
. . . .26
. 4 3
. 1 0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases
2 . 0 9
1. 84
3 . 1 0
1.29
7.29
4. 19
7.09
2.98
Heart Diseases
. 4
1
. . .
.37
...
. 2 0
.20
. 3 0
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonal is
1.53
1.38
2.00
. 5 2 .52
1.04
.59
. . .
Atrophy and Anæmia
.83
.15
...
.52
.66
.48
.49
.25
All other causes
2.22
1.07
.36
1.55
1.44
1.43
1. 68
3.23
... ...
. 7 3
. . . .26
. 2 6
.10
. . .
1 . 6 6
.15
.55
. 2 6 .59
.81
.30
. 5 0
DEATH-RATE OF T
Wounds and Accidents
Deaths out of Hospital
HE
YEAR
18.33
9.34
14. 78
10.09
15.62
15. 04
17.83
13.66
" INCLUDING ABSENT DEATHS
25.03
13.75
16.13
11.82
18.53
17.81
20.90
14.64
DIED OUT OFE A C H H U N D R E D C A S E S T R E A T E D .
4.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER
TREATED.
Cholera
64.29
44.44
75.00
...
...
64.71
33. 33
. . .
Intermittent Fevers
.15
.09
.13
.22
.28
.19
.17
. 5 8
Remittent and Continued Fevers
9.14
4.17
15.45
33.33
14. 91
11.81
17. 50
15.55
Apoplexy
. . .
66.67
. . .
...
33.33
62.50
80.00
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
1.52
2.47
3.92
3.51
1.99
1.90
1.24
4 . 2 4
Hepat i t i s
. . .
11.11
...
...
10.00
11.77
8.33
...
Spleen Disease
4.26
7.94
8.00
...
2.14
3.73
. 6 5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases
2.64
4.29
9.34
2.96
12.82
7.67
9. 80
8.28
Phthisis Pulmonalis
32.35
31.03
44.00
25.00
34.78
34.45
33.33
. . .
Scurvy
2.63
...
. . .
...
...
2.22
5. 88
. . .