EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS composing the ARMY of the BOMBAY
PRESIDENCY 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 .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s .
Cholera.
Smallpox.
Enteric Fever.
Fever, Intermittent.
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 .
Apoplexy.
Delirium Tremens.
Dysentery.
Diarrhœa.
Hepatitis.
Spleen Disease.
Respiratory
Diseases.
H e a r t D i s e a s e s .
Phthisis
Pulmonalis.
D r o p s y .
Scurvy.
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
Wounds
and
Accidents.
All
other
Causes.
January . . . 10,329
538
52.1
16
1.55
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . . 1
February . . . 10,478
513
48.9
10
.96
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
March . . . 10,630
505
47.5
10
.94
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
4 . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
April . . . 10,597
491
46.3
10
.94
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
3
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
10,558
4 9 9 47.3
9
. 8 5
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
May . . .
10,574
499
47.2
13
1.23
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . . . . .
. . .
5 . . .
. . .
2
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
July . . . 10,536
527
50.0
1 5
1 . 4 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3 1
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 3
1
. . .
August . . . 10,497
529
50.4
7
.67
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
10,473
557
53.2
1 4
1 . 3 4
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . . 1
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
September . . .
October . . . 10,464
615
58.8
6
. 5 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
2
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
November . . . 11,203
574
51.2
1 2
1 . 0 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 2
1
1 . . .
2
1
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
December . . . 11,638
530
45.5
3
. 2 6
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
14
. . .
6
. . .
1 5
2
6
1 25
1
4 13 11
. . . 2
2
2 12
6
3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 10,665
531
49.8
125
11.72
. . .
. . .
1.31
. 5 6 1.41
.19
. 5 6 .09
. 3 8 1.22
1 . 0 3
. . .
1.03
. . . .19 .19 .19 1.12 .56 .28
CAUSES OF
A DMISSIONS.
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 . . .
19
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
10
9
. . .
. . .
7
5
. . .
52
4.9
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.3
. . .
2
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
17
1.6
82.35
Enteric Fever . . .
315
228
180
311
329
440
521
334
557
456
393
326
4,390
411.6
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
2
4
5
11
8
5
7
7
25
35
9
4
" Remittent . . .
122 7 4 . 5
.75
32
33
32
62
60
73
79
53
67
49
48
85
673
" Continued . . .
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
8
9
4
. . .
2
2
1
. . .
30
2.8
50.00
Delirium Tremens . . .
1
2
2
3
6
1
4
4
3
2
2
7
37
3.5
5.41
Dysentery . . .
38
34
38
37
9
8
21
14
23
18
23
26
289
27.1
2.08
28
25
39
37
18
39
55
39
.49
28
54
56
467
43.8
.21
Diarrhœa . . .
43
50
46
70
49
43
49
32
47
43
38
45
555
52.0
4.50
Hepatitis . . .
1
3
7
8
3
2
6
6
8
6
6
4
60
5.6
1.67
Spleen Disease . . .
82
75
60
66
30
56
63
64
37
52
65
96
746
70.0
.54
Respiratory Diseases . . .
14
9
11
1
7
4
12
4
7
12
7
4
92
8.6
11.96
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
.5
40.00
32
47
50
58
41
48
52
46
51
38
32
40
535
50.2 . 4 5
Rheumatism . . .
125
162
169
170
134
129
170
169
183
160
162
193
1,931
181.1
Venereal Diseases . . .
E y e D i s e a s e s . . .
13
17
18
16
22
17
21
25
40
29
25
24
267
25.0
67
78
93
125
79
96
114
77
102
76
87
107
1,103
103.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
Wounds and Accidents . . .
66
78
89
8 0
85
63
88
78
98
88
88
123
1,017
95.4
96
117
155
156
133
139
182
138
143
115
128
143
1,645
154.2
All other Causes . . .
976
968
989
1,218
1,026
1,187
1,458
1,092
1,444
1,216
1,174
1,288
14,036
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
94.5
92.4
93.0
114.9
97.2
112.3
138.4
104.0
137.9
116.2
104.8
110.7
1316.1