NATIVE TROOPS, 1875.
XVII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the REGIMENTS of the MADRAS NATIVE ARMY serving in STATIONS
of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1875, and prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Stations occupied—Dorunda, Nowgong, Nagode, Banda, Jubbulpore, and Saugor.)
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 , 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 .
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 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 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
... 3,511
126
35.9
5
...
...
. . . . . .
1 ... ... ...
... ... ...
1
...
1
. . . . . .
1
...
1 ...
February
... 3,551
105
29.6
3
. . . ...
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
...
1 ...
March
... 3,560
90
25.3
2 ...
... ... ...
1
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . . . . .
1
...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
... ...
. . .
April
... 3,537
91
25.7
5
...
... ... ... ...
1
. . . ... 1
. . . . . .
1
...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
1 ...
May
. . . 3,491
90
25.8
3 ...
...
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
... ...
. . .
June
... 3,421
70
20.5
3 ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 1 ...
...
. . . . . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ...
. . .
July
. . . 3,362
62
18.4 ...
...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ... ... ...
. . . ....
. . . ... ...
. . .
August
... 3,375
95
28.1
1
...
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . ... ...
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
. . .
September
... 3,409
106 31.1
1
...
...
. . . . . . 1
. . . ... ...
... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
October
. . . 3,505
101
28.8
1
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ...
...
. . .
November
. . . 3,513
112
31.9
2
...
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 1
...
. . . . . . 1 ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
...
...
. . .
December
. . . 3,589
96
26.7
5
...
... ... ... 3
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . . . . . 1 ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
...
1
. . .
1
. . . . . . 8
3 1
1 1
. . . . . 7 ... 1 ... ... 2 2 4
. . .
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
. . . 3,485
95
27.3
31
8.90
. 2 9 ...
3.16
.29
. 29
. 29 ... ... 2.01 ... .29 ... ... .57 .57 1.15 ...
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.
Cholera
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
‫3٭‬
100.00
Smallpox
...
1
. . .
1
2
2
1
. . .
...
. . .
...
4
4
15
4.3
...
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
93
56
63
82
81
112
96
139
202
196
255
85
1,460
418.9
*55
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued
...
18
15
14
13
28
18
2
9
14
28
18
4
181
51.9
1.66
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
‫3٭‬
100.00
Dysentery
...
1
3
3
3
1
4
1
12
13
4
7
3
55
15.8
1. 92
Diarrhœa
...
3
2
9
4
5
6
6
7
3
3
1
. . .
49
14.1
Hepatitis
. . .
2
. . . ...
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
2.0
. . .
Spleen Disease
...
6
3
1
1
...
. . .
1
2
...
...
...
. . .
14
4.0
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
11
5
9
7
4
3
5
5
4
6
12
10
81
23.2
8 . 6 4
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
2
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
...
2
1
. . .
5
1.4
20.00
D r o p s y
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scurvy
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Rheumatism
...
16
7
15
4
6
13
5
17
20
8
17
23
151
43.3
. 6 5
Venereal Diseases
. . .
5
8
12
7
3
10
6
4
6
4
3
6
74
21.2
Eye Diseases
...
7
12
15
37
19
26
31
42
33
18
15
12
267
76.6
Abscess and Ulcer
...
21
16
19
17
13
19
18
24
20
19
26
21
233
66.9
Wounds and Accidents ...
16
18
24
15
8
13
13
33
19
15
47
14
235
67.4
All other Causes
...
43
17
28
20
20
26
12
19
16
18
28
18
265
76.0
243
165
213
214
193
252
196
314
350
321
434
200
3,095
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
69.2
46.5 59.8
60.5
5.53
73.7
58.3
93.0 102.7 91.6 123.5
55.7
888.1