EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
X I I .
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN SOLDIERS occupying the HILL CONVALESCENT
DEPOTS of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the HOT SEASON of 1876, and the prevalence of the principal diseases in each
Month of the Period.
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
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 e s , 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 s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D r o p s y .
S c u r v y .
A t r o p h y a n d
A n æmi a .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t .
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
...
6 8 8
33
48.0
2
. . .
... ... ... ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
... ... . . . ...
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
February
...
594
29
48.8
1
...
... ... ...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
. . . ... . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
March
...
550
27
49.1
...
...
... ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . ... ...
April
... 1,813
128
70.6
1
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
May
... 2,174
214 98.4
2
...
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
June
. . . 2,184
206 94.3
3
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . ...
1
. . . 1 . . . . . . ... ... ...
. . . . . . ... 1
. . .
July
... 2,186
198 90.6
21
...
1 7 ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . 1 ... 1
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
August
2,186
174
79.6
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
September
... 2,161
176
81'4
3
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 ...
October
... 2,061
152
73.7
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
November
... 1,197
90
75.2
4
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
1
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
December
. . . 823
54 65.6 ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
17 ... 1 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . 2 1
3 ...
3 1 5
. . . . . . ... ... 7 ...
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the season ... 2,158 ‫٭‬
187
86.7
40 18.54 7.88 ...
. 4 6
. . .
...
. . . .93 .46 1.39 ...
1 . 3 9 . 4 6 2.32 ... ... ... ... 3.25 ...
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
(7 Months,
A p r i l t o O c t o b e r . )
Died out.
o f e a c h h u n d r e d c a s e s t r e a t e d .
'
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.
I
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
19
...
...
...
...
...
19
8.8
89.47
Smallpox
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Enteric Fever
...
...
. . .
...
...
2
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
...
. . .
2
.9
50.00
Fever, Intermittent ...
5
8
7
42
150
119
83
54
65
35
14
10
592
253.9
...
„ Remittent
...
...
...
...
4
9
5
2
1
1
1
4
. . .
27
62.1
. . .
„ Continued
...
1
2
3
5
22
18
30
21
6
9
8
4
129
Apoplexy
...
...
. . .
...
...
1
. . . ...
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
1
.5
...
Delirium Tremens
...
. . .
. . .
...
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
1.4
. . .
Dysentery
...
1
. . .
2
11
8
6
5
2
3
4
1
...
43
18.1
4.65
Diarrhœa
...
1
2
3
20
15
18
20
19
10
9
1
118
51.4
.85
Hepatitis
...
1
3
5
6
18
22
10
13
16
17
6
2
119
47.3
2.52
Spleen Diseas
... ...
...
...
...
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
. . .
13
5.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
1 0
10
9
28
39
18
21
18
13
23
6
1
196
74.1
1 . 5 3
Phthisis Pulmonalis ..
...
...
...
6
4
2
4
5
1
6
6
3
37
13.0
13.51
Scurvy
... ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
...
5
4
7
27
1 9
26
1 8
15
20
10
11
2
164
6 2 . 6
.78
Venereal Diseases
...
3
3
8
43
55
28
27
26
17
47
20
9
286
112.6
Eye Diseases
...
...
...
...
1
4
3
1
2
3
2
1
. . .
17
7.4
Abscess and Ulcer
...
6
6
6
18
15
15
12
7
7
9
5
3
109
38.5
Wounds and Accidents...
2
3
4
8
15
8
8
14
12
19
7
9
109
38.9
All other Causes
...
8
10
2
30
49
44
43
53
41
39
12
7
338
138.5
43
51
56
249
429
331
305
251
217 I 234
103
50
2,322
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
...
...
...
137.3 197.3 152.9 139.5 114.8 100.4 113.5
. . .
...
9 3 5 . 6
‫٭‬ T h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h f o r t h e s e a s o n o f f u l l o c c u p a t i o n , M a y t o O c t o b e r . T h e D e a t h - r a t e i s c a l c u l a t e d i n r e l a t i o n t o t h i s S t r e n g t h , a n d i n c l u d e s t h e d e a t h s o f t h e
subsequent months and also the deaths of men remaining from the previous season who died in the early months, the Total number of Deaths during the Year
being taken to represent the Annual Mortality in a body of Invalids which varies little in Strength from year to year.