EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
XI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying the HILL STATIONS of the
BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1873, 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 .
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 .
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 .
January . . .
1, 814
82 45.2
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
1
February . . .
2,144
73 34.0
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
March . . .
3,372
146 43.3
5
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1
. . .
April . . .
4,547
235 51.7
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
1
May . . .
5,004
272 54.3
5
. . .
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
June . . .
5,008
288 57.5
2
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 1
July . . .
4,953
299 60.4
5
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
August . . .
4,970
3 2 2 64.8
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
. . .
September . . .
4,966
276 55.6
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
October . . .
4,877
227 46.6
3 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
November . . .
4,716
180 38.2
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
December . . .
3,414 139 40.7
5
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
2
. . . . . . 3 1 3 1
1 1 4 1 4 . . .
6 6 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 4,149
213 51.3
41 9.88 . . .
. . . . 7 2
1.21 .24 .24 . 9 6 .24 .96 . . . 1.45 1.45 .24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 1.69
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.
Dengue . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
None.
. . .
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
1
7
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
12
2.9 25. 00
Fever, Intermittent . . .
3
8
47
160
182
183
239
180
202
9 4
66
2 8
1,392
335.5
.07
" Remittent . . .
2
3
. . .
4
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
2
. . . . . .
14
49. 4
1.95
" Continued . . .
6
2
8
31
12
32
54
23
17
6
. . . . . .
191
Apoplexy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
3
.7
33. 33
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
4
1.0 25.00
Dysentery . . .
2
1
8
13
11
9
6
10
11
9
3
1
84
20.2
4. 76
Diarrhœa . . .
7
3
2
10
10
27
48
28
22
14
3
9
183
44.1
.55
Hepatitis . . .
7
3
5
8
20
20
19
21
19
17
11
4
154
37.1
2. 60
Spleen Disease . . .
. . . . . .
1
1
2
5
3
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
15
3.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
23
21
38
91
36
39
35
30
26
24
38
25
426
102.7
1. 41
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
3
. . .
. . .
2
20
4.8
5. 00
Scurvy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
4
1.0
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
10
7
14
48
28
22
19
30
26
14
15
13
246
59.3
. 4 0
Venereal Diseases . . .
16
26
43
94
58
59
70
84
44
36
33
31
594
143.2
Eye Diseases . . .
2
1
5
15
6
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
53
12.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
9
6
15
36
18
19
25
16
20
15
17
14
210
50.6
Wounds and Accidents . . .
21
14
22
25
40
30
44
31
39
30
25
24
345
83.2
All other Causes . . .
15
14
27
75
57
47
74
59
60
42
33
32
535
128.9
123
112
238
616
484
501
649 520
500
307
248 187
4,485
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of t he Average St rengt h i n each Mont h.
67.85 2 . 2
70.6 135.5 96.7 100.4 131.0 104.6 100.7 62.9 52.6 54.8
1 0 8 1 . 0