NATIVE TROOPS, 1875.
x.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NA TIVE TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY for the Year 1875.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal Proper
and Assam.
Gangetic
Provinces. Rohileund
and Meerut. Agra and
Central India. Punjab .
Regular
Native Army.
Punjab Frontier
Force.
Central India
Force.
I.-AVERAGE DAILY SICK -RATE OF
EACH MONTH.
January
...
...
53. 8
32. 3
28. 1
47. 2
42.2
41. 4
56. 1
2 9 . 4
February
...
...
51. 8
34. 0
26. 9
38.9
40. 0
52. 9
31. 4
March
..
...
4 6 . 1
29. 2
28. 3
39. 6
33.3
35. 0
40. 6
2 2 . 1
April
...
...
46. 8
29. 0
25. 8
44. 3
32.7
35. 1
29. 9
23. 6
May
...
...
4 0 . 1
26. 8
24. 9
34. 2
28.8
30. 7
30. 1
24. 8
June
...
...
42. 5
25. 5
23. 4
32. 1
26.4
29. 6
30. 9
25.
July
...
...
52. 1
27. 0
23. 1
38. 1
28.4
33. 0
30. 9
2 7 . 0
August
...
...
53. 2
29. 2
27. 9
32. 6
33.2
35. 6
36. 6
30.2
September
...
...
63. 2
34. 2
34. 3
38.2
50.0
46. 5
53. 4
34. 0
October
...
...
80. 9
34. 8
34. 9
40. 8
62.5
55. 2
69. 6
3 6 . 3
November
...
...
86. 9
43. 3
31. 9
39. 6
57.2
55. 3
67. 5
3 2 . 5
December
...
...
7 0 . 8
36. 2
26. 1
33. 3
43.2
44. 5
57. 9
2 9 . 6
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
...
5 7 . 6
31. 9
28. 0
39. 2
40.0
40. 4
47. 0
2 8 . 9
II.—COMPOSION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE
OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
...
...
4. 7
2. 5
1 . 9
3.7
3. 7
3.4
. 1
2 . 5
Intermittent Fevers
...
...
668. 9
332. 1
304. 2
449. 5
794.7
589. 0
904. 9
264. 0
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
1 2 . 1
8. 0
19. 4
12. 8
5. 3
9. 7
10. 1
3 4 . 6
Apoplexy
...
...
1. 3
. 4
. 2
. 8
. 3
. 6
. . .
. 7
Dysentery
...
...
132. 1
56. 4
51. 2
51. 4
60.2
72. 7
68. 3
3 4 . 3
Dirrahœa
...
...
71. 8
26. 7
15. 6
13. 8
32.5
35. 7
41. 1
2 4 . 2
Hepatitis
...
...
1. 7
2. 2
3 . 6
1 . 6
1. 6
2 . 1
1. 5
1 . 8
Spleen Disease
...
...
27. 5
1. 8
103
104
9. 8
11. 9
14. 8
2 . 3
Respiratory Diseases ...
...
65. 7
28. 8
30. 7
42. 0
6 2 . 0
51. 1
96. 4
4 2 . 0
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
2. 6
3. 0
3 . 4
2 . 9
2. 5
2. 7
2. 0
1 . 6
Scurvy
...
...
0. 6
. 1
. 6
. . .
1 . 4
1 . 9
2. 3
. . .
Rheumatism
...
...
47. 1
35. 8
38. 7
34. 7
56.0
46. 9
53. 5
4 3 . 1
Venereal Diseases
...
...
39. 5
62. 2
45. 5
47. 0
30.2
41. 2
30. 2
3 2 . 3
Eye Diseases
...
...
18. 3
38. 6
27. 2
28. 5
30. 2
28. 6
31. 0
8 4 . 5
Abscess and Ulcer
...
...
84. 3
90. 1
76. 2
131. 9
105.8
9 7 . 6
138. 7
921
Wounds and Accidents ...
...
132. 6
138. 9
134. 1
122. 5
125.0
131. 7
143. 6
108. 9
All other Causes
...
...
208. 6
69. 1
72. 8
6 4 . 8
92.4
106. 2
123. 8
116. 1
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
1525.3
896. 9
835. 8
1018. 3
1413.7
1233. 2
1662. 6
884. 8
III.-COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE
OF TEE YEAR.
Cholera
. . .
...
2. 76
1.34
1 . 3 3
1. 57
1.50
1. 69
. 1 0
1 . 8 1
Fevers
...
...
2. 89
. 4 5
2. 48
2. 61
3.26
2. 56
3. 13
. 6 8
Apoplexy
...
...
. . .
. 1 5
...
. 2 6
. 1 3
. 3
. . .
. . .
Dysentery
...
...
1. 84
. 7 4
. 5 7
1 . 5 7
. 5 2
. 9 2
. 9 1
. 2 3
Diarrhœa
..
...
2. 50
. 4 5
. 3 3
. 2 6
. 4 6
. 8 2
. 1 0
. 6 8
Hepatitis
...
....
. . .
...
. 3 8
. 2 6
. 0 7
. 1 0
. 1 0
. . .
Spleen Disease
...
...
2. 63
. . . .38
...
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
...
1. 18
. 7 4
2. 29
3. 13
5. 41
3. 17
11. 19
2 . 4 8
Heart Diseases
.. .
...
. 2 6
. 1 5
. 1 9
. . .
. 1 3
. 1 5
. 4 0
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
. 9 2
. 4 5
1.14
. 5 2
. 7 8
. 7 7
. 6 0
. 4 5
Atrophy and Anæmia ...
...
. 6 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
.59
. 3 6
. 2 0
. 6 8
All other causes
...
...
2. 37
. 6 0
1. 52
. 7 8
1. 11
1. 28
1. 31
2 . 4 9
Wounds and Accidents ...
...
. 6 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. 3 9
. 2 8
. 4 0
. 4 5
Deaths out of Hospital ...
...
1 . 7 1
. . .
. 1 9
1. 04
. 1 3
. 5 6
. 4 0
. 4 5
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
21. 58
5. 05
10. 86
12. 01
14.46
13. 55
19. 35
10. 39
INCLUDING ABSENT DEATHS ...
25. 59
7. 89
12. 23
13. 84
16.25
15. 70
21. 85
9 . 6 8
IV.-MORTALITY RELATIVER TO THE
NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
...
...
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
58. 33
52. 94
70.00
42.86
40.35
49. 25
100. 00
72. 73
Intermittent Fever
...
...
. 2 6
. 2 9
. 5 6
. 0 6
. 2 1
. 2 3
. 1 6
. 0 9
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
8. 70
1. 85
3.92
16.33
28.05
11. 58
16. 00
1 . 3 1
Apoplexy
...
...
90. 00
33. 33
. . .
33.33
40.00
59. 09
...
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa ...
...
2. 13
1. 43
1.42
2.80
1. 05
1. 60
. 9 2
1 . 5 4
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
10.53
16.67
4.17
4. 88
6. 67
...
Spleen Disease
...
...
9 . 5 7
. . .
3.70
...
...
4. 72
3. 40
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
...
1. 80
2. 58
7.45
7.45
8.72
6. 20
11. 61
5 . 9 1
Phthisis Pulmonalis
...
...
35. 00
15. 00
33.33
18.18
31.58
28. 04
30. 00
28. 57
Scurvy
...
...
8. 00
. . . ...
...
...
5. 26
...
...