EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS composing the ARMY of the MADRAS
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 .
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 .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i e 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 i r i u m T r e m e n s .
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 . . . 11,809
639
54.1
1 7
1 . 4 4
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
February . . . 11,734
640
54.5
1 7
1 . 4 5
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
March . . . 11,559
517
44.7
9
. 7 8
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
April . . . 11,542
580
50.2
11
.95 1 . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
May . . . 11,487
563
49.0
9
. 7 8
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
June . . . 11,493
591
51.4
10
. 8 7
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
July . . . 11,428
659
57.7
13
1.14
. . . 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . . 4 . . . 1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
August . . . 11,434
694
60.7
10
. 8 7
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
September . . . 11,402
733
64.3
1 2
1 . 0 5
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
2
October . . . 11,381
761
66.9
1 2 .
1 . 0 5
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
4
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
November . . . 11,321
774
68.4
1 6
1 . 3 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
5
. . .
5
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . .
December . . . 11,427
758
66.3
1 3
1 . 1 4
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
. . .
1
1
1 2 . . .
. . .
2
8
1
22
. . . 38 . . . 5 12 13
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 17
1 4 3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 11,501
659
57.3
149
12.96 .09 .09 1.04
.17
.70 .09 1.91 . . . 3.:30 . . .
. 4 4 1.04 1.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.48 1.22 .26
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
A d m i t t e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r .
Admitted
p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
.4
20.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
3
4
4
2
1
6
4
5
1
2
2
31
3.0
35.30
Fever, Intermittent . . .
71
63
54
41
27
69
7.3
71
111
59
58
93
.790
68.7
. . .
" R e m i t t e n t . . .
14
4
1
1
1
1
5
4
5
3
4
2
45
1 1 8 . 4
. 1 5
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
61
67
123
158
83
91
137
87
112
120
147
131
1,317
A p o p l e x y . . .
. . .
1
4
2
4
1
2
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
17
1.5
47.06
Delirium Tremens . . .
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
2
3
5
2
1
35
3 . 0
2.86
Dysentery . . .
79
82
64
56
54
71
125
80
114
69
69
76
945
82.2
2.33
Diarrhœa . . .
50
32
48
33
32
51
90
40
4 1
32
32
43
524
45.6
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
89
93
65
54
54
58
85
84
104
90
87
86
949
82.5
4.00
Spleen Disease . . .
1
5
. . .
1
2
2
4
3
3
5
2
1
29
2 . 5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
6 0
50
74
41
42
39
66
51
71
59
83
58
6 9 4
60.3
.72
Plitlilsis Pulmonalis . . .
6
10
11
5
7
6
8
15
19
10
11
15
123
10.7
10.57
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
41
56
61
39
37
45
59
.7
70
56
53
59
623
54.2
.37
Venereal Diseases . . .
2 0 2
208
221
165
139
129
181
176
192
178
156
226
2,173
188.9
Eye Diseases . . .
5
8
17
17
12
16
18
22
15
9
10
10
159
13.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
73
95
117
103
118
111
108
91
110
86
82
89
1,185
103.0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
98
85
117
67
8O
83
106
73
101
88
71
137
1,106
96.2
All other Causes . . .
180
187
156
177
203
173
251
182
246
226
205
214
2,400
208.7
1,034
1,052
1,142
969
899
953
1,330
1,039
1,324
1,097
1,074 1,243
13,156
Admitted per 1,000 or the Average Strength in each Month.
87.6
89.7
98.8
84.0 78.3
82.9
1 1 6 . 4
90.9 116.1
96.4
94.9
108.8
1143.9