EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1875.
XIX.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BOMBAY and MADRAS PRESIDENCIES during the Year 1875.
RATIO PER 1,000 Or STRENGTH.
Rajpootana,
Malwa, Sind,
and Aden.
Deccan and
Nagpore.
Southern
India.
Burmah
and Pegu.
ARMY
OF MADRAS.
ARMY
OF BOMBAY.
ARMY
OF INDIA.
1.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January
48.9
55.7
73.5
36.1
65.8
52.1
5 6 . 0
February
44.1
51.5
70.7
34.5
60.4
47.4
5 4 . 7
March
43.4
46.0
53.8
32.1
48.7
46.1
4 9 . 5
April
49.8
47.0
53.2
43.2
52.2
50.8
5 2 . 8
May
48.4
47.9
61.0
43.2
56.2
50.2
55.7
June
48.0
52.6
60.3
57.5
60.4
51.4
5 7 . 7
July
52.2
58.4
59.1
54.3
60.7
58.3
61.1
August
58.6
58.4
56.9
48.4
57.9
61.4
5 9 . 6
September
68.6
54.8
58.2
47.0
59.4
62.7
6 1 . 5
October
62.5
58.4
55.0
48.9
58.0
60.8
62.2
November
54.3
58.4
53.2
38.6
50.8
55.9
5 7 . 4
December
45.3
50.6
48.2
36.1
50.6
46.1
5 3 . 1
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
51.9
53.5
58.7
43.4
56.8
53.6
5 6 . 8
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
9.5
3.3
1.1
.5
.6
7.9
4 . 9
Smallpox
.1
1.4
.3
.1
.2
Enteric Fever
2.5
3.3
1.5
1.4
2.1
2.7
2 . 8
Intermittent Fever
349.7
315.4
43.6
33.4
75.5
384.8
2 9 5 . 8
Remittent and Continued Fevers
126.0
135.9
148.9
84.0
120.8
133.2
1 4 9 . 8
Apoplexy
9.8
1.8
1.5
1.4
2.1
6.3
4 . 1
Delirium Tremens
5 . 2
5.8
2.6
10.5
4.3
6.2
3 . 4
Dysentery
25.4
47.3
46.4
95.5
68.7
29.0
3 5 . 8
Diarrhœa
58.5
83.7
38.2
58.7
55.2
70.7
6 2 . 6
Hepatitis
37.9
49.8
63.9
71.6
71.1
40.4
46.5
Spleen Disease
9.6
3.3
.4
1.4
1.1
7.8
7 . 3
Respiratory Diseases
65.1
66.8
34.9
43.0
44.1
69.0
71.1
Phthisis Pulmonalis
6.3
7.9
7.4
7.6
10.7
6.8
8 . 9
Scurvy
.5
.3
.2
Rheumatism
49.8
36.7
33.6
22.4
31.4
46.7
5 1 . 7
Venereal Diseases
146.4
223.3
215.7
126.0
208.6
174.4
205.1
Eye Diseases
27.7
17.8
20.9
6.7
14.5
25.5
2 0 . 4
Abscess and Ulcer
114.4
101.2
103.6
98.3
96.8
108.3
8 8 . 3
Wounds and Accidents
114.6
112.1
87.2
94.0
93.4
110.0
96.8
All other Causes
152.5
198.3
208.9
209.5
208.4
173.9
1 8 2 . 2
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1,311.6
1,413.8
1,060.4
967.5
1,109.7
1,404.0
1 , 3 3 7 . 8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
6.62
2.04
. 8 7
.36
5.30
3 . 3 2
. 1 4
.10
.03
Smallpox
1.97
1.36
.95
.63
1.77
1 . 4 4
Enteric Fever
1.61
.54
.48
.36
1.18
1 . 0 2
Remittent and Continued Fevers
3.04
.82
1.09
.48
.72
2.16
1.73
Apoplexy
.36
.54
.48
.18
.49
.14
Delirium Tremens
.89
1.36
.87
.95
1.45
.88
.84
Dysentery
. 2 7
.22
.09
.39
.14
Diarrhœa
1 . 7 9
2.72
2.18
2.39
3.17
1.77
1.85
Hepatitis
.10
S p l e e n D i s e a s e
1.07
.27
.44
.18
.79
.77
Respiratory Diseases
.54
.82
1.74
.48
1.99
.88
1 . 0 3
Heart Diseases
Phthisis Pulmonalis
.89
1.50
.87
1.27
1.28
1.25
.18
.27
.22
.18
.20
.22
Injuries
2.33
2.72
.65
.95
1.72
2.55
2 . 1 0
All other Causes
1 . 6 1
1.09
2.40
3.34
2.53
1.17
1 . 5 1
Deaths from violence out of Hospital
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR
22.91
16.46
11.56
10.50
14.85
20.92
1 7 . 4 8
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
69.81
62.50
80.00
57.14
67.50
6 7 . 3 6
Enteric Fever
78.57
41.67
66.67
30.43
64.29
5 0 . 6 0
Remittent and Continued Fevers
1.28
.40
.57
.30
.88
.69
Apoplexy
30.91
46.15
71.43
33.33
34.78
34.37
4 2 . 0 8
Delirium Tremens
6.90
9.30
4.55
4.26
7.94
3 . 9 8
Dysentery
3.52
2.87
1.88
1.00
2.11
3.05
2 . 3 5
Hepatitis
4.72
5.46
3.41
3.33
4.46
4.38
3 . 9 8
Respiratory Diseases
1.65
.41
1.25
.41
1.14
1 . 0 8
Phthisis Pulmonalis
14.29
18.97
11.76
11.86
18.84
1 4 . 0 7