NATIVE TROOPS, 1874.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the MEERUT DISTRICT and in
ROHILCUND 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 .
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 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 .
Diarrhœa.
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 .
At r o p h y a n d An æmi 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 . . .
5,607
150
26.7
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
5,748
142
24.7
4 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
. . .
March . . .
4,961
120
24.2
4 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .1
. . .
. . . . . .
April . . .
4,300
105
24.4
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
May . . .
4,057
119
2 9 . 3
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
3,954
112
28.3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
4,078
117
28.7
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
August . . .
4,092
193
47.1
5 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
4,113
267
64.9
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
. . .
October . . .
4,311
235
54.5
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
. . .
November . . .
5,393
190
35.2
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
December . . .
5,429
167
30.8
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
7
2
4
2
2
. . .
10
. . .
2
1
. . . 2
1 4
. . .
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,670
160
34.3
41
8.78
. . .
. . .
2.35
.43
.86
.43 .43
. . . 2.14
. . . .43 .21
. . . .43 .21
. 8 6 . . .
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
4
.9
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
88
66
8 0
68
128
108
245
504
552
348
156
140
2,483
531.7
.16
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued . . .
1
2
1
3
1
. . .
1
2
30
29
3
2
75
16.1
9.33
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 2
. . .
Dysentery . . .
13
8
9
10
17
9
8
16
16
26
22
23
177
37.9
2.38
Diarrhœa . . .
2
1
1
7
9
6
7
15
11
3
5
8
75
16.1
Hepatitis . . .
3
1
1
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
1
1
3
1
14
3.0
14.29
Spleen Disease . . .
2
5
3
3
. . .
3
4
7
14
14
9
21
85
18.2
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
36
37
29
18
8
6
12
3
8
11
24
20
212
45.4
4.72
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
2
. . .
10
2.1
20.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Scurvy . . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.7
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
29
36
23
9
12
12
7
16
20
10
17
26
217
46.5 .36
Venereal Diseases . . .
21
23
20
12
16
11
20
24
19
1 0
28
26
230
49.2
Eye Diseases . . .
9
3
6
15
22
13
18
12
12
8
17
13
148
31.7
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
28
33
22
17
23
30
55
43
42
22
42
33
390
83.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
55
42
50
47
36
44
43
28
38
4<i l l egi bl e>
59
58
542
116.0
All other Causes . . .
42
34
30
25
43
20
36
27
45
29
47
51
429
91.8
332
293
275
236 316
265
456
702
809
555
434
424
5,097
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
59.2
50.9
55.4
54.9
77.9
67. 0
111.8
171.5
196.7
128.7
80.5
78.1
1091.4
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 3.