EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
VII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DINAPORE, BENARES, OUDE
and CAWNPORE DISTRICTS during the Year 1871, 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 OP DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
C h o l c r a .
S m a l l p o x
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 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 .
P h t h i 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 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 ... 7,784 407 52.3 8
...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. . .
...
. . . . . . 2
. . . ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . .
... ...
2
February ... 8,599 490 57.0 11
. . . ... ...
. . . . ... . . .
2 . . .
...
1 ...
2 . . . 3 ... 1 ... . . . . . . ... 1
1
March
... 8,439 483 57.2 13 ...
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ... 1 . . . 4 . . . . ... 3 ... ... . . . . . . ... ...
1
April
... 8,223 489 59.5 8 ...
3 . . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . .
...
1 . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... . . . . . . ... ...
1 1
May
... 8,219 529 64.3 14 ...
1 ... ... 1 1 ... . 2 ... 4 . . . 2 . . . ...
. . . 2 . . . . . . . . .
... 1
. . .
June
... 8,218 547 66.6 8 ...
2 . . . . . . 1 1
. . . 3 ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
....
. . . . . .
July... 8,170 549 67.2 12 ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 . . .
...
2 . . .
4 . . . ...
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
August ... 8,144 587 72.1 24 ...
2 . . . . . . 3 . . . 5 1 ... 5 ... 3 . . . ...
. . . 1 . . . . . . 1 ... 2 1
September ... 8,108 584 72.0 8 ...
1 . . . . . . 4 1
. . . . . . ... ...
. . .
1 . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ... . . . ... ...
1
October ... 8,163 553 67.7 8
. . . ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 ...
. . . 1
2 . . . ...
. . . . . . ... ... . . . 1 ...
2
November ... 7,907 459 58.0 24
. . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
...
1 . . . 3 . . . ...
2 2 . . . . . . . . .
... 1 3
December ... 7,526 402 53.4 11
. . . ... ... ... 1 ... 2 . . .
...
1 . . .
. . . . . . ... 3 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 1
1
23 . . . . . . 11 4 18 8 ... 16 1 23 ... 4 8 9 ... I... 1 2 7 14
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 8,126 507 62.4 149 18.34 2.83 ...
1.85
2.21 .99
. . .
1.97 .12 2.83 ...
. 4 9
. 9 9 1.11 ... ... .12 .25
. 8 6 1. 72
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted during
the Year.
Admitt e d P e r 1 , 0 0 0 o
f S t r e n g t h .
Died out
o f e a c h h u n d r e d
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
...
. . .
...
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
. . . 23
1
38
4.7 60. 53
Smallpox
... ...
...
...
1
1 ...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
2
.2 ...
Fever, Intermittent ...
88 108
72
83 114 148 190 202 198 255 123
78
1,659
204.2 ...
„ Remittent
...
1
2
3
1
10
11
11
45
47
48
11
10
200
138.1
1. 34
„ Continued
42
35
75 127 103
70
94 114 105
95
35
27
922
Enteric Fever
...
9
3
2
4
5
7
3
4
2
. . .
3
5
47
5.8 38.30
Apoplexy
...
...
1
. . . 2
5 ...
1
1
1
. . . ...
11
1.4 72.73
Delirium Tremens ...
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
. . .
3
. . .
22
2.7 ...
Dysentery .
...
18
15
24 25
36
30
23
34 19
22
29
26
301
37.0
5. 31
Diarrhœa . . . 35
26
35
43
29
28
47
56
37
20
46
33
435
53.5
.23
Hepatitis
. . . 23
33
31
32
45
45
53
49
41
51
29
29
461
56.7
5. 00
Spleen Disease
. . .
5
. . .
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
5
1
1
37
4.6 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
46
34
38
41
28
35
34
49
27
31
26
39
428
52.7
.93
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
3
3
1
6
5
3
2
7
6
11
13
7
67
8.2 13.43
Scurvy
... ...
...
...
...
...
1 ...
...
...
...
...
1
2
.2
...
Rheumatism
...
38
30
40
24
30
42
37
46
36
47
31
30
431
53.1 . 3 1
Venereal Diseases ... 259 210 207 186 248 179 151 185 160 268 130 150
2,333
287.1
Eye Diseases
...
11
13
28
29 32
50
26
37
18
21
12
8
285
35.1
Abscess and Ulcer ...
61
47
61
64 81
77
77
86
56
57
49
56
772
95.0
Wounds and Accidents ...
53
55
49
47
92
41
44 48
32
60
42
71
634
78.0
All other causes
...
85 113
86
88 134 118 101 142 119 122
92
88
1,288
158.5
779 729 760 809 1,003 899 902 1,112 910 1,114 698 660
10,375
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
100.1 84.8 90.1 98.4 122.0 109.4 110.4 136.5 112.2 136.5 88.3 87.7
1 2 7 6 . 8
3