EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER during
the Year 1874, 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 .
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 , 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 o m e n s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
Hepat 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 .
Scurvy.
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 . . .
1,702
62
36.4
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
February . . .
1,672
61
36.5
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
March . . .
2,035
70
34.4
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
April . . .
2,093
99
47.3
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
May . . .
2,087
102
48.9
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
June . . .
2,122
122
57.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
2 1
July . . .
2,115
135
63.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
August . . .
2,110
143
67.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
September . . .
2,084
137
65.7
6
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
October . . .
2,078
127
61.1
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
2 . . .
November . . .
2,008
107
53.3
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
December . . .
1,978
93
47.0
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
6
. . .
3
. . . . . .
4
5
. . .. . . . . .
. . . 7 4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
2,007
105
52.3
40
19.93
. 5 0
. . . 2.99
. . .
1.99
. . . 2.99
. . . 1.50
. . .
. . . 1.99 2.49
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3 . 4 9
1.99
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
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
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.5
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
1
4
. . .
. . .
1
10
5.0
60.00
Fever, Intermittent . . .
10
4
6
9
2
7
14
7
16
6
8
10
99
49.3
. . .
" Remittent . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
2
1
4
. . .
1
1
12
316.8
. . .
" Continued . . .
11
11
31
25
33
203
116
68
69
19
18
20
624
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
2.0
100.00
Delirium Tremens . . .
1
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
2
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
1 1
5.5
. . .
Dysentery . . .
3
7
8
8
6
3
16
14
24
13
7
11
120
59.8
5.00
Diarrhœa . . .
3
3
7
9
6
5
20
13
22
10
6
10
114
56.8
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
1
4
3
3
2
4
9
4
6
7
6
2
51
25.4
5.88
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1
6
19
4
8
5
9
9
5
8
7
9
90
44.9
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
1
2
. . .
2
2
4
1
4
2
3
2
24
12.0
20.83
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
5
6
10
16
7
7
11
8
8
6
1
5
90
44.9 .99
Venereal Diseases . . .
29
18
35
39
21
17
28
25
28
26
21
21
308
153.4
Eye Diseases . . .
2
3
6
2
1
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
20
10.0
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
14
11
34
12
13
16
17
22
25
8
7
6
185
92.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
5
10
12
10
24
16
12
15
15
14
15
12
160
79.7
All other Causes . . .
14
16
27
26
24
27
46
38
46
39
31
18
352
175.3
100
100
203
166
153
315
311
230
278
159
132
129
2,276
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
58.8
59.8
99.7
79.3
73.3
148.4
147.0
109.0
133.4
76.5
65.7
65.2
1134.0