EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
v.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the ARMIES of the THREE PRESIDENCIES
for the Year 1876.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE. OF EACH MONTH.
Army
of Bengal.
Army
of Madras.
Army
of Bombay.
Army
of India.
January
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
51.2
52.9
44. 6
5 0 . 3
February
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
52.1
52. 9
46.8
51.3
March
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
49. 9
47. 8
46.9
4 9 . 0
April
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
5 0 . 8
49.7
48.5
50.2
May
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
56.2
50. 1
51. 3
54.1
June
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
59.2
52. 5
54. 2
57.0
July
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
59. 3
57.2
55.9
58.3
August
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
60.2
60.8
56. 3
59.6
September
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
67.8
63. 4
59.9
65.5
October
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
69.4
58.9
61.6
6 6 . 0
November
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
63. 3
59.5
58.1
61.7
December
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
55.8
58.6
52.7
5 5 . 8
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
...
5 8 . 0
55. 4
53.0
56.6
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Dengue
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
18.3
.5
...
11.7
Cholera
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
4 . 5
3.1
.5
3.5
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
...
...
4 . 7
4.4
4 . 3
4 . 6
Intermittent Fever ...
...
. . .
...
...
3 9 8 . 3
53.9
411.8
3 3 5 . 0
Remittent and Continued Fevers...
...
. . .
...
159.4
146.2
95.4
145.5
Apoplexy
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4 . 6
4.4
3 . 2
4 . 3
Delirium Tremens ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
2.5
4.6
4 . 7
3.3
Dysentery
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
26.7
63. 9
27.5
33.9
Diarrhœa
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
48. 5
60.5
46.8
50.5
Hepatitis
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
46.3
63.3
44.1
49.1
Spleen Disease
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7 . 4
1.5
4.6
5.8
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
. . .
...
...
81.3
60.4
53.2
72.4
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
8.3
9.2
6.2
8.1
Rheumatism
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
65.0
43.2
43.3
57.0
Venereal Disease ...
...
...
...
. ..
1 9 4 . 7
184.4
178.8
189.9
Eye Diseases
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
17.1
14.1
21.4
17.4
Abscess and Ulcer ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
77.2
91.9
91. 6
83.1
Wounds and Accident
. . .
...
. . .
...
98.4
93.9
97.9
97.5
All other Causes
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
180.2
227.6
178.7
188.9
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
1 4 4 3 . 4
1131.0
1317.0
1361.5
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATII-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
3 . 1 4
1.54
.19
2 . 3 2
Enteric Fever
...
...
. . .
...
...
1.75
1.99
1.86
1.82
Intermittent Fever... ..
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.71
.46
.29
.59
Remittent and Continued Fevers ...
...
. . .
...
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
...
1 . 7 7
1.90
.78
1.63
Delirium Tremens ...
. . .
...
...
. . .
.11
.18
...
.10
Dysentery
...
. . .
...
...
...
1.04
1.72
.98
1.16
Diarrhœa
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
.08
...
...
. 05
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
...
1.42
2.00
2. 24
1 . 6 8
Spleen Disease
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
.03
...
...
.02
Respiratory Diseases
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
.79
.09
.78
. 6 6
Heart Disease
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1 . 0 1
1.27
.93
1.05
Phthisis Pulmonalis ..
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.12
100
.98
1.07
Injuries
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. 8 0
1.45
1.75
1.09
Suicidal Deaths
...
...
...
...
. . .
. 5 5
.36
.59
.52
All other Causes ...
. . .
...
. . .
...
1 . 7 0
1.81
.88
1 5 6
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR
.....
1 6 . 0 2
15.77
12.30
15.32
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
70.55
50.00
40. 00
6 6 . 3 4
Enteric Fever
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
37.43
44.90
43.18
39.77
Remittent and Continued Fevers ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
.41
.31
.30
.38
Apoplexy
...
. . .
...
...
...
38.92
42.80
24.24
3 7 . 7 5
Delirium Tremens
. . .
...
. . .
...
4. 44
3.92
...
3.17
Dysentery
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
3 . 9 0
2.70
3.55
3 . 4 1
Hepatitis
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
3 . 0 7
3.15
5.09
3.41
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
...
...
...
.97
.15
1.47
.91
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
... 13.53
10. 89
15.62
13.25