NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
XVII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the REGIMENTS of the MADRAS NATIVE ARMY serving in Stations
of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1873 , and. the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Stations occupied—Dorundah, Nagode, Banda, Nowgong, Jubbulpore, and Saugor).
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.
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
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 s , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
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 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 .
January ...
3,370
54
16.0
3
. . .
...
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
February ...
3,377
66
19.5
. . .
...
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
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. . .
. . .
...
March ...
3,370
54
16.0
3
...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
April ...
3,680
56
15.2
2
...
...
. . . . . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May ...
3,648
57
15.6
5
...
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
June ...
3,647
46
12.6
. . .
...
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
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. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
...
July ...
3,663
39
10.6
2
...
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
...
August ...
3,655
48
13.1
3
...
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
September ...
3,644
80
21.9
3
. . .
...
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . . 1
. . .
...
October ...
3,668
119
35.2
. . .
...
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. . .
November ...
3,628
137
37.7
5
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
December ...
3,695
95
25.7
1
...
...
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. . .
1
. . .
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. . . . . .
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. . .
...
...
2
. . . . . .
4
1 1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
6 1 3 2
. . .
. . . 1
3
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
3,587
71
19.8
27
7.53
. 5 6
. . .
1.38
.28 .56
. . .
. . .
. . . 1.67
. 2 8 .84 .56
. . . . . . .28
. 8 4
. 2 8
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Admitted
Total
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.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1.4
40.00
Smallpox ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
3
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
11
3.1
. . .
Enteric Fever ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fevers, Intermittent ...
73
40
28
46
31
31
33
55
166
281
265
143
1,192
332.3
.34
" Remittent and
Continued ...
7
4
4
16
32
23
13
14
51
20
. . .
1
185
51.6
.54
Apoplexy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Dysentery ...
3
. . . . . .
2
2
1
3
3
12
9
8
5
48
13.4
2.11
Diarrhœa ...
2
6
. . .
3
5
2
2
6
6
4
5
6
47
13.1
Hepatitis ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
3
.8
. . .
Spleen Disease ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
9
3
2
4
4
3
. . .
4
6
6
7
9
57
15.9
10.53
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.8
100.00
Dropsy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
4
1.1
50.00
Scurvy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism ...
11
7
10
12
5
6
7
4
20
10
12
9
113
31.5
.54
Venereal Diseases ...
2
6
1
. . .
5
3
4
4
7
7
9
7
55
15.3
Eye Diseases ...
8
7
5
21
16
6
14
20
40
21
18
20
196
54.6
Abscess and Ulcer ...
17
12
13
14
11
9
12
8
11
10
12
13
142
39.6
Wounds and Accidents ...
29
22
11
18
9
12
20
23
12
10
17
20
203
56.6
All other Causes ...
10
21
26
29
24
14
10
9
15
13
32
22
225
62.7
171
129
100
171
148
115
118
153
352
391
388
255 2,491
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
50.7
38.2
29.7
46.5
40.6
31.5
32.2
41.9
96.6 106.6
106.9
69.0
6 9 4 . 4