EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying the HILL STATIONS of the
BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1874, 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 .
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 , 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 r i u m T r e m e n s .
D y s e n t e r y .
Di ar r hœa.
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 .
He a r t Di 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 . . .
3,284
132
40.2
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1 1
. . . . . .
. . . 1 1
February . . .
3,298
128
38.8
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
March . . .
3,264
119
36.5
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
April . . .
4, 689
2 0 5 43.7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May . . .
5,701
233
4 0 . 9
5
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 2 1
June . . .
5,711
263
46.1
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
July . . .
5,699
286
50.2
6
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
4 . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
August . . .
5,710
282
49.4
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
September . . .
5,745
256
44.6
7
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 2 2
October . . .
5,133
210
4 0 . 9
3
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 1
November . . .
3,575
1 4 8 44.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 1
December . . .
2,328
89
38.2
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
3 . . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
3 . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
. . . 4 6 5 1
. . . . . . . . . 11 6
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,511
196
43.5
43
9.53
. . .
. . . .66 .66
. . . .22
. . . . . .
.66
. . . .90 1.33
4 . 1 1
.22 . . . . . . . . .
2 . 4 4 1.33
CAUSES OF
ADM1SS1ONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l
Admitted
d u r i n
g t h e Y e a r .
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.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . 2 .
1
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
1.6
4 2 . 8 6
Fever, Intermittent . . .
19
18
21
64
109
138
124
51
71
34
34
12
695
154.1
. . .
" R e m i t t e n t . . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
4
5
7
9
2
2
2
. . .
37
40 . 6
1.64
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
3
4
12
21
12
18
18
12
26
1 2
5
3
146
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
6
1.3
16.67
Dysentery . . .
3
2
2
5
7
6
7
3
7
2
4
. . .
48
10.6
. . .
Diarrhœa . . .
3
3
3
3
18
16
37
25
23
6
3
7
147
32.6
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
9
4
12
13
7
16
24
19
22
8
5
6
145
3 2 . 1
2.07
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
3
2
2
4
. . .
1
2
. . .
18
4 . 0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
27
52
40
37
42
44
34
40
37
46
26
30
455
100.9
. 8 9
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
4
1
2
. . .
3
3
1
1
5
2
3
. . .
25
5.5
20.00
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
17
18
18
25
24
4 6
46
43
41
32
25
26
361
80.0
. 7
6
Venereal Diseases . . .
43
36
51
60
6 4
87
79
55
67
42
38
32
654
145.0
Eye Diseases . . .
4
3
2
8
5
4
7
4
6
5
3
2
53
11.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
23
24
23
28
30
33
21
23
27
33
11
6
282
62.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
27
27
46
38
43
43
50
49
4 8
48
27
25
471
104.4
All other Causes . . .
27
16
33
45
65
70
69
64
79
41
30
22
561
124.4
209
210
265
356
438
532
530
406
463
315
218
171
4,113
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
63.7
63.7
81.2
75.9
76.8
93.1
93.0
71.1
80.6
61.4
61.0
73.4
911.8