II.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER and in ASSAM
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 .
Sma l l pox.
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 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 u 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 . . .
7,886
317
40.2
8
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
7,910
337
42.6
12
. . .
. . . . . .
1 2
3
. . .
2
2
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
8,070
357
44.2
17
. . .
9 . . . 1 1
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
April . . .
7,596
391
51.5
21
. . .
7 3
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
1
May . . .
7,294
432
59.2
20
. . .
1 4 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
7,272
452
62.2
3
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
7,377
492
66.7
13
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
4 . . .
. . . 1
1
1
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1 1
August . . .
7,449
492
66.0
5
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
September . . .
7,472
456
61.0
18
. . .
1 . . .
3 4
2
. . .
2
1 1 1
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
October . . .
7,514
437
58.2
9
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
November . . .
7,426
4 4 2 59.5
3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
December . . .
7,827
4 4 7 57.1
16
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
6 2
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1
. . .
36 6 5 12
7
1
19
18 1 3
5 1 9 1 . . . 11
. . .
7 3
Died per 1,000 of t he Average Strength.
For the year . . . 7,591 421
55.5
145
1 9 . 1 0 *
4 . 7 4
.79
3.16
.13 2.50 2.37.13
. 4 0
. 66 .13 1.19
. 1 3 . . . 1.45
. . . .92 .40
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Admi t t ed
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July.
Aug.
S e p t .
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
C h o l e r a . . .
. . .
. . .
1 0
12
21
1
4
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
52
6.9
69.23
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
1.3
60.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
2
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
1.3
50.00
Fever, Intermittent . . .
333
208
330
438
354
401
556
620
622
438
430
497
5,227
688.6
.23
Fevers, Remitteut and
Continued . . .
7
7
3
5
17
19
28
25
15
12
13
6
157
20 7
4.46
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
70
57
99
119
129
97
84
73
5 4
49
55
139
1,025
135 0
2.25
Diarrhœa . . .
36
26
62
66
80
58
67
49
37
29
38
69
617
81.3
Hepatitis . . .
2
. . .
2
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
. . .
1
17
2 . 2
5.88
Spleen Disease . . .
8
6
7
7
12
18
16
15
21
14
13
13
150
19.8
2 . 0 0
Respiratory Diseases . . .
42
34
44
31
26
27
29
20
25
26
45
79
428
56.4
1.17
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
3
5
3
4
2
1
20
2.6
45.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
4
.5
25.00
S c u r v y . . .
3
5
2
1
1
. . .
4
. . .
2
3
8
5
34
4 . 5
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
46
52
6 0
36
33
33
48
45
31
33
47
59
523
68.9 .49
Venereal Diseases . . .
13
30
21
20
16
13
26
20
32
19
17
25
252
33.2
Eye Diseases . . .
8
7
1 1
6
8
11
15
10
13
9
6
4
108
14.2
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
45
47
49
57
37
68
83
51
68
49
48
6 2
664
87.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
90
50
82
67
89
103
108
67
73
71
76
106
982
129.4
All other Causes . . .
73
72
124
104
91
123
129
116
125
120
128
132
1,337
176.1
776
604
910
976
919
976
1,202
1,119
1,129
880
926
1,200
11.617
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
98.4
76.4 112.8
128.5
126.0
134.2
163.0 150.2
151.1
117.1
124.7
153.3
1530.4
* F o r S t a t e m e n t o f A b s e n t D e a t h s , s e e R e g i m e n t a l T a b l e X V I , S e c t i o n 1 .