NATIVE TROOPS, 1874.
VII.
TABLE showing. the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS composing the CENTRAL INDIA IRRE
-
GULAR FORCE during the Year 1874, and the prevalence of the 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 .
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 .
He 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 .
Dr 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 .
Wo u n d s a n d Ac c i d e n t s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
4,660
160
34.3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
4, 253
133
31.3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
4,195
113
26.9
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
4 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
4
. . .
April . . .
3,983
103
25.9
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
May . . .
3,938
95
2 4 . 1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
June . . .
4,018
98
24.4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
July . . .
4,117
113
27.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
August . . .
4,226
125
29.6
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
4,174
148
35.5
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
October . . .
4, 208
179
42.5
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
November . . .
4,276
143
33.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
December . . .
4,313
161
37.3
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
5
1
2
. . .
3
. . .
11
1 2
1
. . .
1 1
7
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,197
131
31.2
41
9.77
. . .
. . .
2 . 1 4
. 2 4
. 4 8
. . .
.71
. . . 2.62 .24 .48 .24
. . . .24 .24 1.66 .48
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.
J u n e .
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.7
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
54
44
61
40
31
43
109
137
269
311
166
119
1,384
329.8
.30
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued . . .
5
5
2
6
12
10
1
6
6
14
11
13
91
21.7
5.49
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Dysentery . . .
4
. . .
3
8
8
2
13
17
5
7
15
20
102
24.3
1 . 0 4
Diarrhœa . . .
3
4
11
10
5
1
22
7
5
3
3
17
91
21.7
Hepatitis . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
7
1.7
42.86
Spleen Disease . . .
2
2
1
1
2
. . .
2
2
3
3
4
3
25
6 . 0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
27
26
23
8
9
4
9
6
6
5
16
27
166
39.5
6.62
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
1.4
33.33
Dropsy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1.0
25.00
Scurvy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
29
24
27
16
8
12
10
17
21
20
20
23
227
54.1 . 5 4
Venereal Diseases . . .
8
9
10
3
9
8
11
5
14
6
11
9
103
24.5
Eye Diseases . . .
13
11
22
26
17
32
47
45
36
20
11
24
304
72.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
31
17
27
15
23
20
40
40
32
31
36
35
347
82.7
Wounds and Accidents . . .
55
33
36
24
35
2 7
39
30
35
28
34
74
450
107.2
All other Causes . . .
24
21
37
34
26
35
53
40
46
22
34
39
411
97.9
257
200
263
193
186
195
357
354
480
472
363
403
3,723
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
5 5 . 1
47.0
6 2 . 7
48.4
47.2
48.5
8 6 . 7
83.8
115.0
112.2
84.9 93.4 8 9 7 . 1
The total strength of the corps of the Central India Force was 5,663, and out of this strength the deaths were 52, which gives a ratio of 9.18 per 1,000.
The Gain and Loss Statement for the year is as under:—
Strength borne on the rolls at the beginning of the year . . .
5,618
Additions received during the year . . .
4 2 5
TOTAL . . .
6,043
Deaths at head-quarters and in detachments 41; on furlough 11; invalided for discharge 107; otherwise discharged 262 . . .
361
Remaining on the rolls of the Regiments on 31st December . . .
5,682