* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 2.
1873.
NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the DINAPORE, BENARES, OUDE
and CAWNPORE DISTRICTS 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 .
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 s , 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 .
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 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 . . .
6,278
253
40.3
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
6,420
246
38.3
4
. . .
. . .
1 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
March . . .
7,022
264
37.6
3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
April . . .
6,139
246
40.1
5
. . .
1
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
May . . .
6,419
246
38.3
14
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
. . .
2 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
3 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
June . . .
6,425
224
34.9
4
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
July . . .
6,592
233
35.3
5
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
August . . .
6,656
287
43.1
5
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
September . . .
6,679
306
45.8
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
October . . .
7,097
301
42.4
6
. . .
3
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
November . . .
7,144
303
42.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
December . . .
7,093
262
37.0
9
. . .
. . .
1 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 1
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . 1
1
. . .
8
11 2 4
4 1 3 2 1
1
11
3
7
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
4
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
6,664
264
39.6
65
9.75* 1.20 1.65
1.50
.15 .45 .30 .15 .15 1.65 .45 1.05
. . .
. . .
. . . .15 .60 .30
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. June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.3
. . .
17
2.6
47.06
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
2
4
3
5
. . .
. . .
1
26
3.9
42.31
Smal l pox . . .
. . .
3
6
6
7
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. 4
66.67
1
Enteric Fever . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 8 9
2 1 9
138
2,408
361.3
.16
3 8 6
Fever, Intermittent . . .
1 5 9
138
147
236
136
114
236
210
" Remittent and Continued . . .
5
3
3
4
3
3
4
1
5
3
. . .
. . .
34
5.1
11.77
9
1.4
11.11
A p o p l e x y
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
2
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
39
20
392
5 8 . 8
.87
Dysentery . . .
27
22
20
32
20
21
35
58
64
34
6
8
183
27.5
12
Diarrhœa . . .
4
12
19
19
21
15
17
26
24
11
1.7
9.09
Hepatitis . . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
2
. . .
2
27
4.0
3.70
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
4
1
3
. . .
1
. . .
2
2
6
3
5
260
39.0
4.23
Respiratory Diseases . . .
29
29
31
22
22
10
16
9
16
19
19
38
1 9
2.9
36.84
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
2
3
2
2
5
. . .
. . .
1
1
.1
. . .
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
12
1.8
. . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
3
2
3
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
60
53
608
91.2 . 2 5
Rheumatism . . .
103
52
55
39
36
36
61
34
47
32
39
49
337
50.6
Venereal Diseases . . .
35
15
26
19
23
23
21
25
31
31
12
225
.33.8
Eye Diseases . . .
10
9
9
19
18
22
32
32
31
18
13
39
49
31
593
89.0
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
46
40
48
60
38
52
71
70
49
66
83
930
139.6
48
Wounds and Accidents . . .
66
64
74
71
89
79
104
108
78
553
82.9
All other Causes . . .
56
44
45
50
37
36
53
51
63
39
41
38
545
438
491
585
458
422
661
634
805
577
554
480
6,650
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
8 6 . 8
68.2
69.9
95.3
71.3
65.7
100.3
95.2
120.5
81.3
77.6
67.7
997.9