EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XVIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY
during the Year 1871.
DISEASES.
BENGAL PROPER.
GANGETIC PROVINCES.
ROHILCUND AND M E E R U T .
AGRA AND CENTRAL
INDIA.
PUNJAB.
HILL STATIONS.
BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
Average Strength ... 1,975 Average Strength ... 8,126 Average Strength ...
4 , 2 3 4 Average Strength ... 4,120 Average Strength ... 11,084 Average Strength ... 3,652
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h . . . .
35,122
D a i l y s i c k - r a t e p e r
1,000 ...
50.1
Daily Sick.-rate per
1,000 ...
62.4
Daily Sick-rate per 1 , 0 0 0
65.0
Daily Sick-rate per
1 , 0 0 0 . . .
6 4 . 6
Daily Sick-rate per1 , 0 0 0 . . .
54.2
Daily Sick-rate per 1 , 0 0 0 . . .
48.5
D a i l y S i c k - r a t e p e r
1 , 0 0 0 . . .
5 9 . 2
Admission-rate per
1,000 ... 1291.2
Admission-rate p e r
1,000 ...
1276.8
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e p e r
,000 ...
... 1659.2
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e p e r
1,000 ...
... 1928.4
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e p e r
1,000 ...
... 1594.3
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e p e r
1,000 ...
. . . 1114.7
A d m i s s i o n - r a t e p e r
1,000 ...
... 1507.7
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
Death-rate per 1,000—
A. Cholera
...
.51
A. Cholera
... 2.83
A. Cholera
... ...
A. Cholera
...
.24
A. Cholera
... ...
A. Cholera
... ...
A. Cholera
...
.71
B. A l l C a u s e s
. . . 18.72
B. All Causes ... 18.34
B. All Causes ... 16.53
B. All Causes ... 18.45
B. All Causes ... 18.13
B. All Causes ...
9.04
B. All Causes ... 17.83
Admitted
Per
1,000.
Die
d i n
e a c h
hundred
treated
Died
p e r
1,000.
Admitted
P e r
1,000.
Di
e d i n
e a c h
hundred treated.
D i e d
Per
1,000.
Admitted
Per
1,000.
Die
d i n
e a c h
hundred t r e a t e d .
Died
Per
1,000.
Admitted
Per 1,000.
D i e d i n
e a c h
hundred
treated.
Died
P er
1,000.
Admitted P e r
1,000.
D i e d i n
e a c h
hundred
treated.
Died
Per
1,000.
Admitted
Per 1,000.
D
i e d i n
e a c h
hundred
treated.
Died
Per 1,000.
Admitted
Per
1,000.
Died in
e a c h h u n d r e d
treated.
Died P e r1
, 0 0 0
Cholera
1 . 0
50.00
.51
4.7
60.53
2.83
...
...
...
. 2
. . .
.24
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.2
61.00
.71
Smallpox
...
...
...
. 2
. . .
...
.5
50.00
.23
. . .
. . .
...
.7
...
...
...
...
. . .
.3
8.33
.03
Enteric Fever
4 . 1
25.00
1.00
5.8
38.30
2.21
4.7
40.00
1.89
1 . 9
100.00
1.94
4.3
46.81
1.98
. 3
. . .
.27
3.8
44.78
1.71
Intermittent Fevers...
97.2
...
...
204.2
...
. . .
419.5
. . .
. . .
876.5
...
...
519.6
...
...
241.2
. . .
. . .
417.3
. . .
...
Remittent and Cont inued
Fevers
268.9
. . .
...
138.1
1.34
1.85
152.1
.78
1.18
187.4
2.72
5.10
247.7
1.09
2.71
32.3
.85
.27
173.2
1.28
2.25
Apoplexy
...
2.0
25.00
.51
1.4
72.73
.99
1.4
16.67
.23
1.2
20.00
.24
2.7
43.33
1.17
.3
. . .
...
1.8
43.75
.80
Delirium Tremens...
2.5
20.00
.51
2.7
...
...
3.8
12.50
.47
5.8
...
...
3.7
14.64
.54
2.7
...
...
3.7
6.98
.25
Dysentery
...
47.1
108
.51
37.0
5.31
1.97
55.0
2.58
1.42
26.2
3.70
.97
27.8
2.27
.63
24.4
5.62
1.37
34.2
3.41
1.17
Diarrhœa
...
62.8
...
...
53.5
.23
.12
78.4
.30
.23
46.4
...
...
58.7
...
...
83.5
.66
.55
64.7
. 1 8
.12
Hepatitis...
101.3
8.00
8.10
56.7
5.00
2.83
74.4
4.76
3.55
41.7
6.40
2.67
53.4
2.87
1.54
39.7
4 . 1 4
1.65
59.7
4.58
2.73
Spleen Disease...
7.1
...
...
4.6
...
...
11.6
...
...
13.8
...
...
8.2
1.10
.09
3.6
...
...
8.0
.36
.03
Respiratory Diseases
39.0
...
...
52.7
.93
.49
137.5
-34
.47
73.3
.99
.73
89.6
2.62
2.35
102.1
1.61
1.65
85.0
1.61
1.37
Phthisis Pulmonalis
6 . 1
16.67
1 . 0 0
8.2
13.43
1.11
12.5
7.55
.95
4.9
15.00
73
7.2
30.38
2.17
7.4
11.11
.83
9.0
17.92
1.65
Scurvy
. . .
...
...
.2
...
...
1.0
...
...
. 2
. . .
. . .
.3
...
...
. 3
. . . ...
.3
8.33
.03
Rheumatism. ..
4 7 . 1
.70
4.56
53.1
.31
2.22
74.2
.67
4.73
67.0
.67
4.37
63.3
.55
3.15
93.4
.38
2.18
67.7
.52
3.36
Venereal Diseases...
1 5 4 . 9
287.1
188.9
204.4
172.1
188.4
208.8
Eye Diseases
...
10.6
35.1
21.5
26.5
23.1
9.9
24.0
Abscess and Ulcer
...
87.1
95.0
113.8
94.7
75.5
68.7
86.3
Wounds and Accidents
...
108.3
78.0
98.0
99.0
92.6
88.4
90.6
All other Causes
...
244.1
158.5
210.4
157.3
143.8
128.1
168.1
Died out of Hospital
...
...
...
2.02
...
...
1.72
...
...
1.18
...
...
1.46
...
...
1.80
...
...
.27
...
...
1.62
1291.2
...
18.72
1276.8
...
18.34
1659.2
. . .
16.53
1928.4
... 18.45
1594.3
...
18.13
1114.7
...
9.04
1507.7
...
17.83