EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the MEERUT and ROHILCUND
DISTRICTS during the Year 1871, 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.
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 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 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 u d e b t s .
A l l o t h e r c a u s e s .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
... 4,322 233 53.9
7
. . .
. . .
1
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
1
...
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
1 ...
... ...
. . .
...
1 ...
February ... 4,761 293 61.5
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
March
... 4,739 309 65.2
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
April
... 4,238 226 53.3
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
...
. . .
1 ...
1 ...
...
... ... ... ...
2
1
May
... 4,262 265 62.2
10 ...
. . .
... ... 1 ...
2 1 ...
...
. . .
2
. . .
. . . 2 ... ... ... ... ...
2 ...
June
... 4,241 270 63.7
11 ...
. . .
. . . ... 1
. . .
2
. . . ...
1 ...
1
. . .
1
3
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 ...
July
... 4,229 275 65.0
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
1 . . . ... 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . ...
August
... 4,226 319 75.5
5
. . .
. . . ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ...
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . .
2 ...
September ... 4,220 344 81.5
6
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 1 ...
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
...
October
4,221 318 75.3
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
2
. . . ...
...
. . .
2 ... ...
...
...
...
... ...
3 ...
November ... 3,659 246 67.2
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
1 ...
2
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
... ... ... ... ...
...
December ... 3,698 196 53.0
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ... 3
1
. . . . . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . ...
...
...
1 ... 4 1
8 1 2
6 1
15 ...
2
8
4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 12
5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 4,234 275 65.0
70 16.53 ... .23
1.18
1.89 .23 .47 1.42 .23 3.55 ... .47 1.89 .95 ...
. . . ...
. . . 2.84 1.18
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
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
Smallpox
...
2
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
2
.5
50.00
Fever, Intermittent ...
98
81
75
65
149
137
150
309
201
282
150
79
1,776
419.5
...
„ Remittent
...
3
6
8
8
15
9
20
15
18
12
6
1
121
152.1
.78
Continued
15
28
25
24
53
24
39
121
117
62
11
4
523
Enteric Fever
3
2
. . . ...
5
1
1
2
. . .
5
1
...
20
4.7
40.00
Apoplexy
...
...
...
2
. . .
...
. . .
1
...
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
6
1.4
16.67
Delirium Tremens
4
. . .
2
1
1
...
5
2
1
. . . ...
...
16
3.8
12.50
Dysentery
...
16
9
11
11
21
15
18
27
29
22
22
32
233
55.0
2.58
Diarrhœa
...
21
31
29
43
30
29
21
39
20
33
21
15
332
78.4
.30
Hepatitis
...
21
42
27
26
33
18
22
32
30
24
25
15
315
74.4
4.76
Spleen Disease
4
6
4
2
4
3
3
3
7
6
5
2
49
11.6
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
39
47
63
57
63
43
54
60
50
34
41
31
582
137.5
.34
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
2
4
2
2
4
4
4
12
9
5
3
2
53
12.5
7.55
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
2
. . . ...
...
1
1
...
4
1.0
. . .
Rheumatism
25
40
24
16
30
32
21
24
20
38
26
18
314
74.2
.67
Venereal Diseases
...
129
104
119
86
64
40
35
37
34
43
45
64
800
188.9
Eye Diseases
...
10
14
13
11
7
6
4
7
6
5
1
7
91
21.5
Abscess and Ulcer
...
43
47
39
40
51
38
41
50
36
35
30
32
482
113.8
Wounds and Accidents ...
51
57
50
31
39
21
20
30
33
31
24
22
415
98.0
All other causes
...
69
8 6
87
62
99
72
71
108
70
72
54
41
891
210.4
555
604
580
485
668
494
536
878
681
710
469 .365
7,025
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
128.4
126.9 122.4
114.4 156.7
116.5 126.7
207.8
161.4 168.2 128.2
98.7
1 6 5 9 . 2