EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
XVI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BURMAH and PEGU
during the Year 1876, 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 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 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
... 2,127
79
37.1
1
...
...
. . .
... ...
. . .
... ... ... ... ...
. . .
... ...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
February
... 1,929
71
36.8
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
March
... 2,028
82
40.4
2
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
April
. . . 2,104
85
40.4
1
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
1
May
...
2 , 0 6 4
99
48.0
1
...
... ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
... ... ... ...
. . . . . . ... ...
June
... . 2,043
119
58.2
3
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
July
... 2,032
125
61.5
...
...
... ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . .
. . .
August
... 2,009
125
62.2
3
...
... ...
1 . . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
Sept ember
. . . 2,000
134
67.0
2
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . ... ... . . . ... ...
. . .
. . .
1
October
. . . 2,014
105
52.2
6
. . . ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
3 1
November
... 1,969
111
56.4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
December
... 1,966
107
54.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 ...
. . .
... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1
... ...
l
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
8 . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . . . . . 1 . . . 5 7
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
... 2,024
103
50.9
25* 12.35
. . .
...
. 4 9
. . . . 4 9 ... 3.95 ... ... ... ...
. 4 9 . 4 9
. . . ...
. 4 9 ... 2.47 3.46
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of' each
hundred cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
4
2
6
3.0
...
Cholera
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
...
. 1
. 5
. . .
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
. 5
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
. . .
3
3
4
1
3
6
6
11
7
. . .
2
5
51
25.2
. . .
,,
Remittent
...
...
...
..,
...
...
1
3
. . . ...
...
...
...
4
89.4
5 0 . 0 0
„ Continued
...
5
3
10
11
9
32
23
17
13
29
13
12
177
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
. . .
1
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
2
1.0
50.00
Delirium Tremens
...
1
1
2
. . .
1
1
1
2
. . .
3
. . . ...
12
6 . 0
...
Dysentery
. . .
20
17
7
1
19
27
27
21
18
18
12
26
213
105.2
3 . 7 6
Diarrhœa
...
4
. . .
4
6
12
21
21
27
18
14
12
10
149
73.6
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
11
13
6
11
14
14
18
14
14
5
10
5
135
66.7
. . .
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
1
1
. . .
2
1.0
...
Respiratory Diseases
...
9
12
7
5
8
6
6
8
5
9
5
7
87
43.0
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
2
2
. . .
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
. . .
22
10'9
4'55
Scurvy
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
Rheumatism
...
3
4
5
10
10
8
5
12
1 0
13
10
4
94
46.4
. 5 2
Venereal Diseases
. . .
28
22
26
33
32
33
28
27
14
15
29
13
300
148.2
Eye Diseases
...
2
. . .
. . .
1
3 . . .
4
2
2
7
5
2
29
13'8
Abscess and Ulcer
...
11
10
14
13
18
14
17
24
9
17
11
5
163
80'5
Wounds and Accidents...
10
18
35
9
16
16
21
16
20
12
13
17
183
90'4
All other Causes
...
24
20
41
51
72
57
50
72
61
38
47
27
566
279'7
133
132
141
155
221
238
233
258
192
183
175
135
2196
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
62'5
68'4
69'5
73.7 107.1 116.5 114.7 128.4 96'0
90'8
88'9
68'7
1085'0
* Besides these 25 deaths, 10 deaths occurred among men invalided from Burmah.The ratio for 35 deaths is 17'29 per 1,000.