EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serviny in SOUTHERN INDIA during
the Year 1874, rind 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 .
A v e r a g e 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 .
Sma l l pox.
Ent e r i c Fe ve 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 .
Di a r r h œa .
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 mo 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 .
Al l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
3,926
210
53.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
1
February . . .
4,678
247
52.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
2 . . .
. . .2
1
. . .
. . .. . . . . . . . .
1
March . . .
4,926
236
47.9
3
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
1
. . .
April . . .
4,920
273
55.5
5
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . . . . .
. . .
May . . .
4,797
260
54.2
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . 1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
June . . .
4,848
260
53.6
5
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . . 1
. . .
July . . .
4,831
293
60.7
5
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .. . .
1 . . .
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August . . .
4,827
327
67.7
6
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
3 . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . . 1
1
September . . .
4,778
332
69.5
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
2
October . . .
4,795
368
76.7
8
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .3
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
. . .. . . . . . . . .
1
November . . .
4,736
381
80.5
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .2
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
December . . .
4,910
369
75'1
9
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
. . .
. . .. . . . . . 1
3
. . . 1
6
. . .
. . .
1
4
1
9 . . .
14 . . .
1 7
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
7 10
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,748
296
6 2 . 3
65
13.69
. . .
.21 1.27
.21
.84 .21 1.90 . . .
2.95
. . . .21 1.47 84
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1.47 2.11
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admit ted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
eases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
—
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
.9
25.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
3
4
4
2
. . .
4
. . .
3
1
1
22
4.6
27.27
Fever, Intermittent . . .
7
1
20
10
1
8
10
6
11
2
14
17
110
23.2
. . .
" Remittent tent . . .
2
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
155.0
.14
" Continued . . .
12
27
79
117
37
48
86
53
66
47
79
78
729
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
2
1
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
2.1
40.00
Delirium Tremens . . .
3
. . .
1
' 1
1
. . .
2
1
1
1
1
. . .
12
2.5
8.33
Dysentery . . .
29
29
32
26
21
31
49
27
30
32
22
20
348
73.3
2.59
Diarrhœa . . .
6
8
22
11
7
18
29
11
13
11
14
9
158
33.3
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
31
33
26
20
17
22
38
46
37
35
30
36
371
78.1
3.77
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
19
4.0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
10
12
19
13
18
16
20
13
34.
31
31
20
243
51.2
.41
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
4
4
4
2
1
5
3
4
8
5
6
4
50
10.5
8.00
Scurvy . . .
. . ..
. .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
15
18
18
18
11
17
2 0
22
23
27
20
22
231
48.6
.4 1
Venereal Diseases . . .
56
79
78
84
74
72
90
96
104
83
88
121
1,025
215.9
Eye Diseases . . .
2
1
8
8
10
3
6
10
10
5
6
5
74
15.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
23
4 7
61
52
61
57
58
51
53
52
43
43
601
126.6
Wounds and Accidents . . .
27 31
51
24
41
42
4 8
31
51
48
37
75
506
106.6
All other Causes . . .
57
67
71
77
102
71
97
81
99
108
78
93
1,001
210.8
283
363
496 473
408
412
572
4 5 6
549
494472
544
5,522
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
72.1
77.6
100.7
96.1
85.1
84.9
118.4
94.4
114.9
103.0
99.7
110.8
1163.0
1874.