EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
IX.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1873, 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.
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 , 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 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 . . .
4, 228 154 36.4 5
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
February . . . 4,134 147 35.6
7
. . .
. . . . . . . . .. . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
March . . .
4,237 171 40.4
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1
April . . .
4,208 177 42.1 3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .
May . . .
4,204 180 42.8
2 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June . . .
4,200 193 45.9 5
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
July . . .
4,196 212 50.5
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August . . .
4,188 223 53.2
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
September . . . 4,186 267 63.8
6
. . .
3 . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .
October . . .
4,165 239 57.4 8
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .. . . . . . . . .
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
November . . . 3,757 175 46.6
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .. . .
December . . . 3,895 153 39.3 3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .1
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
4 . . . . . . 1 8 1 2 . . . 3 . . .5
. . . . . .
11 2 . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 5 8
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 4,133 192 46.4 50 12.10 .97 . . . . . .
2.42
.49 . . . .72 . . . 1.21 . . .
. . . 2.66 .49 . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1.21 1.93
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted d u r i n g
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . None
. . .
. . .
C h o l e r a . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
1
. . . . . .
6
1.4 66.67
Smallpox . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
11
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
15
3 . 6
. . .
Enteric Fever . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
. 7
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . . 102
77
71 102
97 104 81 149 365 213 128
80
1,569
379.6
.07
" Remittent . . .
6
4
3
3
. . .
2
2
5
2
10
7
3
47
57.6
3.78
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
13
12
19
20
5
29
21
15
21
23
6
7
191
Apoplexy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
1
2
1
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
7
1.7 28.57
Delirium Tremens . . . . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
7
1.7
. . .
Dysentery . . .
3
. . .
6
6
2
3
2
8
12
7
4
10
63
15.2
4.76
Diarrhœa . . .
5
2
4
8
12
7
12
34
27
5
7
12
135
32.7
Hepatitis . . .
17
11
18
14
20
13
24
17
23
14
8
11
190
46.0
2.63
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
3
2
1
2
5
1
1
19
4.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . . 20
19
24
35
15
16
18
11
12
21
14
20
225
54.5
. . .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s . . .
1
3
1
1
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
1
12
2.9 16.67
S c u r v y . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. 5
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
15
16
1 6
9
22
17
12
12
19
1 1 15
10
174
42.1 . 7 5
Venereal Diseases . . . 49
52
54 82
60
67
94
53
62
31
32
92
728
176.2
Eye Diseases . . .
3
4
7
8
2
7
1
6 11
10
7
6
72
17.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . . 19
17
22
37
15
36
30
22
31
29
16
19
293
70.9
Wounds and Accidents . . . 27
21
33
34
17
27
27
17
28 18
30
34
313
75.7
All other Causes . . .
30
45
42
66
50
49
76
48 65
37
15
30
553
133.8
310 285 322 442 324 383 406 401 686 438 290 337
4,624
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
73.3 69.0 76.0 105.0 77.1 91.2 96.8 95.8 163.9 105.1 77.2 86.5
1 1 1 8 . 8
1873.
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