EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
x.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the PUNJAB 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 .
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 .
Fe ve r , I nt e r mi t t e nt .
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 .
Dy 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 . . . 14,655
721
49.2
12
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
. . . . . . 2 3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 3
1
February . . . 13,197
647
48.1
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
4 . . . 1 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
M arch . . . 12,495
572
45.8
10
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . . . . . 4 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 3
April . . . 11,333
472
41.7
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2 2
M a y . . . 10,340
528
51.1
6
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . . 1
. . . 1 . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
June . . . 10,286
602
58.5
19
. . .
. . .
. . .
6 . . .
2
. . . 3 1 1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
3
2
July . . . 10,263
626
61.0
15
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
5
. . . 6 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
August . . . 10,210
644
63.1
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
2
1 3 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
September . . . 10,182
6 2 9 61.8
18
. . .
1
. . .
3 1
1
3 . . . . . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 3 2
October . . . 10,256
698
68.1
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
3 . . . . . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
November . . . 12,354
804
65.1
11
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
2 . . . 2 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2
2
December . . . 13,475
763
56.6
10
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . 4 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
1
1
. . . 13 4 10 4 13 3 10
. . . 13 . . . 9 18 4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 18
1 3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 11,587
642
55.4
133
11.48
. 0 9
. . . 1.12
1.55
1.12 .26 .87
. . . 1.12 . . . .78 1.55
. 3 5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1.55
1. 12
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted duri ng
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
M a r c h . April. May. June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
S m a l l p o x . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
4
8
5
6
1
1
1
1
2 9
2.5
44.83
Fever, Intermittent . . .
436
267
28
162
222
307
340
377
612
874
862
563
5,250
453.1
. 0 8
" Remittent . . .
5
3
4
6
9
20
35
13
30
17
7
6
155
.37
" Continued . . .
51
51
75
181
561
483
479
409
418
275
380
234
3,597
323.8
Apoplexy . . .
1
1
2
3
6
5
18
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
39
3.4
33.33
Delirium Tremens . . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
20
1.7
15.00
Dysentery . . .
12
13
11
18
21
16
15
22
23
19
10
12
192
16.6
5.21
Diarrhœa . . .
27
25
34
57
49
42
61
66
55
24
29
26
495
42.7
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
45
42
39
24
38
39
47
37
47
34
40
56
488
42.1
2.66
Spleen Disease . . .
5
19
9
3
6
5
6
10
2
8
19
30
122
10.5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
152
138
151
75
72
84
74
43
67
6 8
116
235
1,275
110.0
.71
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
7
4
6
6
2
3
6
8
5
9
10
12
78
6.8
5.13
Scurvy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
.3
. . .
R h e u m a t i s m . . .
102
99
99
65
38
58
78
67
82
77
63
111
939
81.0
.53
Venereal Diseases . . .
193
149
168
94
95
82
116
79
105
87
9 8
206
1.472
127.0
Eye Diseases . . .
15
17
29
26
20
22
26
13
25
12
12
11
228
19.7
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
76
69
92
62
56
75
128
86
83
37
67
94
925
79.8
Wounds and Accidents . . .
115
115
110
85
89
66
75
47
89
74
83
151
1,099
94.9
All other Causes . . .
127
130
190
157
150
181
236
185
181
154
187
215
2,093
180.6
1,371
1,144
1,2
4 8
1,026
1,439
1,498 1,747
1,473
1,829
1,773 1,987
1,965
18,500
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
93.6
86.7
99.9
90.5 1 3 9 . 1
1 4 5 . 6
170.2
144.3
179.6
172.9
160.8
145.8
1596.6