NATIVE TROOPS, 1874.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the PUNJAB dueing the Year 1874,
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 .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
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 . . . 16,781
603
35.9
19
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 10
. . .
1 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
February . . . 16,922
556
32.9
10
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . . 3
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2 1
March . . . 16,685
491
29.4
14
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 2 1
April . . . 14,743
380
25.8
11
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
3 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 1
May . . . 13,938
352
25.3
9
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
June . . . 13,863
413
29.8
11
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
3
1
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2 1
July . . . 14,020
435
31.0
9
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
3 2
August . . . 14,188
535
37.7
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
September . . . 14,452
702
48.6
6
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . 1 1
October . . . 15,560
979
62.9
10
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 4
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
1
1 1
November . . . 16,808
971
57.8
11
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
1 1 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
4 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1 . . .
December . . . 16,903
8 0 4 47.6
35
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
5
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 1
1
1 . . . . . . 1 . . .
2 1
1
1 . . . 20
14
1
5
3 1 . . .
55
4
7
1
. . . 4 2
16 12
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 15,405
602
39.1
147
9.54* .07 .07
2.21
.07 .32
. 1 9 .07 . . . 3.57 .25
. 4 5
. 07
. . . .25 .13 1.04 .78
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.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Smallpox . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
.3
25.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
485
346
441
408
490
637
711
960
2,080
2,419
1,771
1,083
11,836
768.3
.17
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued . . .
1 5
13
24
22
25
17
9
4
15
15
12
11
182
11.8
7.70
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Dysentery . . .
3 6
21
27
25
46
52
59
75
105
95
109
95
745
48.4
. 7 1
Diarrhœa . . .
18
13
21
26
26
29
4 3
3 9
53
33
31
55
387
25.1
Hepatitis . . .
1
2
4
1
5
3
6
2
2
3
1
2
32
2.1
3.12
Spl e e n Di s e a s e . . .
7
4
15
8
5
7
10
6
16
19
20
40
157
10.2
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
137
112
137
65
43
44
66
36
38
51
77
192
998
64.8
5.51
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
2
1
3
3
1
. . .
4
2
. . .
2
4
. . .
22
1.4
36.36
Dropsy . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
8
.5
12.50
Scurvy . . .
1
2
1
1
5
3
4
3
3
1
5
2
31
2.0
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
115
112
81
45
45
48
78
59
57
77
70
143
930
60.3
.38
Venereal Diseases . . .
41
22
45
19
29
34
43
23
38
30
34
40
398
25.8
Eye Diseases . .
17
13
23
20
46
55
57
57
47
40
32
38
445
28.9
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
93
85
65
64
63
92
171
172
155
141
154
178
1,433
93.0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
128
118
134
106
127
144
175
157
192
177
236
256
1,950
126.6
All other Causes . . .
128
100
101
113
82
85
156
137
147
125
125
132
1,431
92.9
1,226
965
1,123
926
1,041
1,253
1,593
1,733
2,949
3,228
2,681
2,273
20,991
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
73.1
57.0
67.3 62.8
74.7 90.4
113.6 122.1 204.1 207.5
159.5
134.5
1362.6
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI. Section 5.