WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1873.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the WOMEN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the MADRAS
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1873, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
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 i n e a c h M o n t h .
D e a t h - r a t e o f t h e y e a r p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
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 .
I n t e r m i t t e n t F e v e r s .
R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i - n u e d F e v e r .
H e a t A p o p l e x y .
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 .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
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 .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a . C h i l d b i r t h a n d A b o r - t i o n .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
1,500
29
19.3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
1,526
25
16.4
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
March . . .
1,570
34
21.6
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
April . . .
1,557
39
25.0
4
. . .
2
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
May . . .
1,563
55
35.2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
June . . .
1,556
48
30.8
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
July . . .
1,547
49
31.7
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
August . . .
1, 544
56
36.3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
1,527
60
39.3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
1,516
51
33.6
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
November . . .
1,526
39
25.6
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
December . . .
1,560
31
19.9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
4
2
1
3
. . .
. . .
1
4
2
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year . . .
1,541
43
27.9
23
14.92 1.29
. . .
1.95
.65
2.60
1.29
.65
1.95
. . .
. . .
.65
2.60 1.29
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
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1.3
100.00
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.6
. . .
Dengue . . .
2
6
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
5
. . .
. . .
18
11.6
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1 . 3
50.00
Intermittent Fevers . . .
5
5
8
4
7
5
11
8
11
5
4
4
77
50.0
. . .
Remittent and Continued
Fevers
. . .
7
8
6
11
3
4
13
16
14
13
12
4
111
72.0
1.80
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1.9
33.33
Dysentery . . .
5
3
5
6
2
4
5
9
9
5
4
1
58
37.7
6.90
Diarrhœa . . .
2
5
2
8
8
3
11
15
12
4
3
10
83
53.9
2.41
Hepatitis . . .
3
4
1
1
6
1
4
5
4
5
2
4
40
25.9
2.50
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
2
4
5
9
6
1
7
3
4
2
1
6
50
32.5
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
3
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
2
12
7.8
25.00
Debility and Anæmia . . .
18
20
31
49
51
32
37
26
47
26
33
35
405
262.8
.25
Rheumatism . . .
1
2
3
1
3
. . .
1
4
7
5
. . .
1
28
18.2
. . .
Eye Diseases . . .
2
1
1
2
4
2
11
12
16
15
13
4
83
53.9
. . .
Childbirth
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Abortion
. . .
. . .
3
3
2
3
. . .
4
1
1
2
2
1
22
14.3
. . .
Diseases peculiar to
Women . . .
8
6
4
8
5
7
5
5
8
5
3
4
68
44.1
1 . 4 0
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
1
. . .
1
4
3
2
6
4
5
1
1
. . .
27
17.5
Injuries . . .
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
4
2
2
. . .
3
. . .
1
16
10.4
All other Causes . . .
11
17
13
16
15
12
22
29
29
21
17
4
206
133.7
69
84
90
125
119
78
141
139
171
119
96
81
1,312
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
46.0
55.0
57.3
80.3
76.1
50.1
91.1
90.0
112.0
78.5
62.9
51.9
851.4