EUROPEAN
TROOPS,
1872.
XVI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BURMAH and PEGU
during the Year 1872, 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 .
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.
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 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 .
Dropsy.
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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January ...
1,948
54 27.7
1
...
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . . ... . . . . . . ......1
February
... 1,539
58 37.7
3
... . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . .
. . .
. . . ... . . . 1
. . . ... . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . ... 1 1
March
... 1,880
68
36.2 ...
...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... . . .
. . . ... ...
. . . ...
. . . ... ... . . . ... . . . ... ... ... ...
April ...
2,055
68 33.1
3
... . . . . . .
... . . . ... . . . 1 1 ... ...
1
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
May ...
2,063
85
41.2
3
... ...
. . .
... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... . . .
1 . . .
... . . . . . . ... . . .
. . . ... 1 1
June ... 2,055
98
47.7
2
... ... ... ... . . . ... . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... 1 ...
July ... 2,035
89
43.7
3
... ...
. . . ... ... ... . . .
. . . ... 1
. . . . . .
. . .
... 1 . . . ... . . . . . . ... ... 1
August
... 2,015
76
37.7
1 ... ... ... ...
. . . ...
. . . 1 ... ... . . . . . .
. . .
... ... ... ...
. . . ... .........
September ... 1,995
66 33.1
2
... . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . ... ... 1
. . . . . .
. . .
... 1 . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
October
... 1,996
67
33.6
1 ... . . . . . . ... . . .
... . . . ...
...... . . . . . .
. . .
... 1 . . . ... . . . . . . ... ... ...
November ... 1,997
68
34.1
1
... . . . . . . ... . . .
... . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 ... ... . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
December
... 2,385
62
26.0
1
... . . . . . . ... . . .
... . . . ... ... ... . . .
. . . . . .
... . . .
. . . ... ... . . . ...... 1
... ... ...
. . . ... ...
2
2
2
. . .
4 . . .
... 3 . . . ... . . . . . . ...
5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 1,998
72 36.0
2 1 *
10.50 ... ... ...
...
1.00 1.00 1.00 ... 2.00 ... ... 1.50 ... ... ... ... ... 1.50 2.50
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during -
the Year.
Admitted
p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May.
J u n e . July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue ...
. . .
1
...
18
124
111
73
24
30
11
4
1
397
1 9 8 . 7 ...
Cholera
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
... ...
...
...
...
. . . . . .
. . . ...
...
...
. . . ...
...
. . .
...
Enteric Fever
...
1
1 ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . .
2
1.0
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
8
7
8
3
6
16
17
5
2
4
1
6
83
41.5
...
„ Remittent ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
1
24.0
...
„ Continued
...
„
8
3
2
2 ...
5
4
. . .
3
4
4
12
47
Apoplexy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
...
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
...
2
1.0
100.00
Delirium Tremens ...
. . . ...
...
1
1
1 ...
...
1
. . .
1
. . .
5
2 . 5
40.00
Dysentery
...
10
8
9
4
11
17
23
17
8
14
9
5
135
67.6
1.48
Diarrhœa ...
1
3
. . .
2
6
8
9
10
5
4
3
16
67
33.5
...
Hepatitis ...
14
8
10
5
5
8
17
15
17
12
13
10
134
67.1
3.00
Spleen Disease
... ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . .
...
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
10
4
5
5
4
6
3
3
5
6
4
15
70
35.0
...
Phthisis Pulmonalis ... ...
1 ...
1 ...
...
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
6
3.0
. . .
Scurvy ...
...
1
3
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . . ...
...
...
1
5
2.5
...
Rheumatism
...
6
3
6
6
3
3
8
2
1
8
4
5
55
27.5
. 6 4
Venereal Diseases
...
18
28
20
36
14
9
16
15
16
17
22
24
235
1 1 7 . 6
Eye Diseases
...
1
. . .
2
2
. . .
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
21
10.5
Abscess and Ulcer
...
8
12
11
17
22
19
18
16
11
11
13
12
170
85.1
Wounds and Accidents ...
13
16
14
17
17
13
12
15
10
6
5
18
156
78.1
All other Causes
11
19
12
33
22
37
39
15
20
20
30
35
302
151.2
109
115
102
153
235
256
244
140
132
127
116
164
1 , 8 9 3
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
5 6 . 0 74.7
54.3 74.5 113.9 124.6 119.9
69.5 66.2
63.6
5 8 . 1
6 8 . 8
947.4
* Besides these 21 deaths, 10 deaths occurred in Depôt Hospitals among men invalided from Burmah. The ratio for 31 deaths is 15.52 per 1,000.