EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871
II.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS composing the ARMY of the BENGAL
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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 .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
A p o p l c 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 s .
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 .
p h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D r o p s y . Sc ur vy.
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 .
D e a t h s 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 .
January ... 34,170 1,751 51.2 55 1.61 ...
1 ... 2 ... 3 2 1 ... ... 8 ... 11 7 5 ... ... ... 1 8 5 1
February ... 34,413 1,851 53.8 32 . 93 ... ... ... ... . . .
5 . . . . . . 2
. . . 6 ... 4 1
6 ... ... ... ...
3 4 1
March
... 34,690 1,879 54.2 42 1.21 2 ... ... 1 2 4 1 ...
2 . . . 8 ... 1 6 2 ... ... ... ... 4 5 4
April
.. 35,787 1,932 54.0 41 1.15 3 ... ... 8 3 2 2 ...
1 . . . 3 ... 3 3
5 ... ... ... ...
4 2 2
May
... 35,461 2,135 60.2 49 1.38 1 ... ... 6 2 3 3 ...
4 . . . 8 ... 4 5 6 ... ... 1 ... 5 1 ...
June
... 35,369 2,248 636 63 l.73 2 ... ... 7 2 6 9 3 4 ... 5 ... 4 6 8 ... ... 1 1 3 2 ...
July
... 35,300 2.296 65.0 48 136 1 ... ... 7 ... 10 1 1
5 . . .
9 ... 2
. . . 6 ... ... 1 ... 2 2 1
August ...
35,212 2,445 69.4 74 2.10 2 ... .. 9 1
9 6 1
8 . . .
1 1
... . . . 7 4 ... 1 1 ... 8 1 5
September ... 35,127 2,428 69.1 52 l.48
2 ... ... 11 2
8 2 1 2 ... 11 1 ...
4
2 ... ... ... ...
2 2 2
October . . . 35,017 2,238 63.9 53 1.51 ... ... ... 6 1
4 1 2 3 1 12 ... 2 5 5 ... ... ... 1 6 3 1
November
...
33,538 1,937 54.5 63 1.77 11 ... ... 5 ...
3 . . . . . . 5 2 11 ... 1 7 5 ... ... ... ... 5 5 3
December ... 35,383 1,770 50.0 54 1.53
1 . . . . . . 4 . . . 3 1 ... 5 1
4 ... 16 7
4 ... ... ... 1
2 5 . . .
25 1 ... 66 13 60 28 9 41 4 96 1 48 58 58 ... 1 4 4 52 37 20
Died per 1,000 of Use Average Strength.
For the year ... 35,122 2,080 59.2 626 17.83 .71 .03
225
1.71 . 8 0 .25 1.17 .12 2.73 .03 1.37 1.65 1.65 ... .03 .12 .12 1.47 1.05 .57
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Tota
Admitted durin g
the year.
Admitted
Per 1, 000 of St r engt h.
D i e d o u t
o f e a c h
hundred
treated.
Jan, Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . . ...
. . .
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
. . . 23
2
41
1.2 61.00
Smallpox
...
2 .
..
...
3
4 ...
...
...
...
...
1
2
12
.3
833
Fever, Intermittent ... 1,251 809 752 878 1,401 1,151 1,304 1,867 1,340 1,853 1,213 839
14,653
417.3 ...
„ Remittent
. . . 21
23
38 84 113 104 137 160
168
190 104
6 0
1,202
173.2
l.28
„ Continued
.. 137 166 225 446 825 623 515 768 558 363 149 102
4,832
Enteric Fever
17
13
6
8
12
14
10
14
17
8
8
7
134
3.8 44.78
Apoplexy
. . .
3
. . . 3
7
2
20
7
11
5
2
3
1
64
1 . 8 43.75
Delirium Tremens ...
9
6
9
11
11
13
19
17
11
11
6
6
129
3.7
698
Dysentery
. . . 89
67
61
84 130 109
83 146 108 115 102 108
1,202
34.2
3.41
Diarrhœa
... 135 117 142 210 192 187 318 276 199 105 166 164
2,271
64.7
.18
Hepatitis
... 121 163 136 146 201 218 220 245 198 199 143 107
2,097
59.7
4.58
Spleen Disease
. . . 24
19
19
24
25 30
27
15
28
39
17
14
281
8.0
.36
Respiratory Diseases ... 393 286 284 255 305 184 196 241 172 207 184 277
2.984
85.0
1.61
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
30
21
18
24
21
23
22
35
30
32
40
22
318
9.0 17.92
Scurvy
...
1 ...
1 ...
1
3
. . .
2
. . . 1
2
1
12
.3
8.33
Rheumatism
. . . 235 200 198 187 255 207 188 178 156 218 184 171
2,377
67.7
.52
Venereal Diseases ... 817 677 720 673 700 495 465 570 453 611 50.4 648
7,333
208.8
Eye Diseases
. . . 54
48 74
87
78
83
63 110
57
74
4 8 61
842
24.0
Abscess and Ulcer ... 248 228 244 268 301 263 237 325 202 239 218 207
3,030
86.3
Wounds and Accidents... 305 296 256 269 324 202 199 232 204 275 227 362
3,181
90.6
All other causes
... 409 423 443 477 624 553 533 659.1 470 563 414 327
5,905
163.1
_4,301 3,562 3,662 4,144 ;5,526 4,485 4,605 5,573 4,378 5,175 3,756 3,488
52,955
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
125.9
1 0 3 . 5 105.6 115.8 155.8 126.8 130.4 166.8 124.6 147.5 105.7 98.6
1507.7