NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
II.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER, and in ASSAM,
during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of lice principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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
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 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
7,773
369 47.4
20 ...
...
. . . 2 . . . . . .
2
1
. . . 1
2
. . . ... . . . . . . 2
. . .
2
8*
February
7,783
352 45.2
10
... ... . . . 1 1 ...
. . . ... ... ...
3 2 1
. . . 1 . . . . . .
1
. . .
March
7,830
367 46.9
18 ...
. . . . . . 2 1
. . . 3
. . .
. . . 1
2 1
1
. . . . . . 2
. . . 4
1
April
7,146
352 49.3
8
...
2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
May
7,084 381
53.8
10 ...
...
. . . . . . 2 . . . 2
1
. . .
...
3 .. .
1 ... ... ... ...
1 ...
June
7,047 432
61.3
5
...
1 . . . . . . 3 . . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
. . . 1 ...
July
7,053
429 60.8
2
...
1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...
August
7,150
462 64.6
10
...
1
. . . 1 2
. . . 2
2
. . .
... ...
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
September
7,110
467
65.7
12 ...
... ... ... 3
. . . 1
2
. . . 1
1
. . . ...
. . . ... 1 ...
2
1
October
7,413
464 62.6
10
. . . 1
. . . 1 1 ...
1
2 . . .
1
. . . . . . 2
. . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
November
6,905
495 71.7
17 ...
2 ... 1 2 ...
2
3 ... 1
2 . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . .
December
6,144 377 61.4
10 ...
1 . . . . . . 1
. . .
2
2 . . .
...
2 . . . 1
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
9 ... 8 16 ... 15 15 ... 6 15
3
11 ... 2 6 ... 14 12
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
7,203
412
57.2 132 18.33 1.25 ... 3.33 ... 2.09 2.09 ... .83 2.09 .41 1.53 . . . .28 .83 ... 1.94 1.66
Absent Deaths, 74.† Ratio of 206 Deaths, 25.03 per 1,000 of the Total Regimental Strength.
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSION INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total Admit-
ted during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
C h o l e r a .
...
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
14
2.0
64.29
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
Fever, Intermittent
228 216
224 245
535
520
550
729
571
660
491
361
5,336
740.8
.15
” Remittent and
Continued
13
10
8
15
19
17
24
14
12
21
15
7
175
24.3
9. 14
Apoplexy
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
Dysentery
146
86
96
97
111
72
69
8 0
8 0 139
108
102
1 , 1 8 6
164.7
1. 52
D i a r r h œ a
54
34
68
56
9 0
68
65
79
65
84
56
71
790
109.7
Hepatitis
2
2
. . .
1
3
4
3
1
2
2
1
. . .
21
2.9
. . .
Spleen Disease
11
6
9
10
7
12
9
23
21
20
9
4
141
19.6
4. 26
Respiratory Diseases
70
50
55
39
58
29
39
30
47
55
40
56
568
78.9
2. 64
Phthisis Pulmonalis
2
7
2
1
2
2
1
5
4
3
1
4
3 4
4.7
32.35
Dropsy
1
1
. . ...
...
...
1
. . .
1
1
. . . ...
5
.7
. . .
Scurvy
6
6
11
9
16
8
4
. . .
. . .
8
5
3
76
10.5
2. 63
Rheumatism
56
43
44
40
47
37
25
39
52
48
4 0
27
498
69.1
. 5 6
Venereal Diseases
21
16
27
27
22
22
21
20
19
26
19
16
256
35.5
Eye Diseases
6
7
15
17
12
18
18
15
22
19
3
8
160
22.2
Abscess and Ulcer
79
67
52
6 6
84
53
63
48
54
45
29
33
673
93.4
Wounds and Accidents
112
107
120
137
167
105
82
104
87
103
79
69
1,272
176.6
All other Causes
118
91
96
115
157
100
101
110
116
120
80
56
1,263
175.4
925
752
827
877 1,330 1,068 1,078 1,298 1,154 1,362
978
819
12,468
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of t he Average St rengt h i n each Mont h.
119.0 96.6 105.6 122.7 187.7 151.6 152.8 181.5 162.3 183.8 141.6 133.3
1 7 3 1 . 0
* Killed in action.
† Including the deaths of men of the Regiments of Bengal Proper which took place after joining the Loshaie Force. The deaths of the Loshaie Force are no
t included in this Provincial Statement.