EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
XIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in RAJPOOTANA, MALWA,
SCINDE and ADEN during the Year 1873, 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 .
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 mi 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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January . . .
5,333
267
50.1
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
February . . .
5,268
253
48.0
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
March . . .
5,521
253
45.8
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
April . . .
5,439
261
47.9
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1 . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . 1 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
May . . .
5,410
276
51.0
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
3 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
5,483
284
51.8
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
3 . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
July . . .
5,564
296
53.2
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
3 1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 1
August . . .
5,538
278
50.2
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
September . . .
5,486
321
53.5
11
. . .
. . . . . . 4
. . . 1 . . . 2
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
October . . .
5,509
384
69.6
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
November . .
4,603
316
68.7
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
December . . .
4,145
224
54.0
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 10
. . . 2 . . . 13
2
5
. . . 12 1
1 8
8
. . . . . .
. . . 1
6 5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
5,275
284
53.8
74
14.03
. . .
. . . 1.90
.38 2.46 .38
. 95 . . . 2.28 .19
. 1 9
1 . 5 1 1.51
. . .
. . .
. . . .19 1.14 .95
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
durin g t h e Y e a r .
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.
Dengue . . .
1 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
10
9
. . .
. . .
6
5
. . .
50
9.5
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
S m a l l p o x . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
12
2.3
83.33
Fever, Intermittent . . .
196
155
93
186
231
253
318
221
458
331
226
159
2,827
536.0
. . .
" Remittent . . .
3
5
5
6
5
6
5
22
14
2
3
77
88.9
.43
1
" Continued . . .
12
14
24
36
45
58
61
46
53
32
6
5
392
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
6
8
4
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
2 6
4.9
50.00
24
4.6
8.33
Delirium Tremens . . .
1
2
. . .
3
6
. . .
2
2
3
1
1
3
133
25.2
3.76
Dysentery . . .
22
15
20
13
3
4
7
8
13
14
9
5
51.4
. . .
271
D i a r r h œ a . . .
18
19
21
25
12
25
24
31
40
23
22
11
52.7
4.32
22
278
Hepatitis . . .
15
20
22
29
28
27
24
35
21
15
20
35
6.6
2.86
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
2
3
5
1
1
4
5
5
5
2
2
82.1
.23
36
433
Respiratory Diseases . . .
53
48
36
43
22
38
36
22
35
40
24
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
8
2
6
1
4
4
8
2
6
9
2
1
53
10.0
15.10
1
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.4
. . .
25
Rheumatism . . .
21
23
22
36
19
28
28
29
23
10
17
281
53.3
.46
72
808
153.2
Venereal Diseases . . .
50
71
65
77
72
66
65
66
72
69
63
19.9
105
Eye Diseases . . .
8
8
7
5
8
4
6
7
13
15
12
12
99.5
525
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
32
32
39
70
38
55
66
44
56
34
28
31
Wounds and Accidents
37
44
54
44
44
31
52
42
58
45
37
57
545
103.3
83
84
87
133
91
101
78
68
69
991
187.8
All other Causes . . .
52
65
80
545
527
498
666
633
702
854
658
990
757
548
491
7,869
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
102.2 100.0
90.2
122.4 117.0
128.0
153.5
118.8
180.4 137.4
119.1
118.5
1491.8