NATIVE TROOPS, 1876.
X.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY for the Year 1876.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal Proper
and Assam. Gangetic
Provinces. Rohilcund
and Meerut. Agra and
C e n t r a l I n d i a
Punjab.
Regular
Native Army.
Punjab
Frontier Force.
C e n t r a l I n d i a
Force.
I. —AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF
EACH MONTH.
January
4 9 . 9
27.1
28.0
3 2 . 0
3 3 . 3
3 4 . 8
4 3 . 4
27. 7
February
4 6 . 0
23.6
38. 7
3 2 . 2
3 4 . 0
3 5 . 5
3 8 . 6
28.2
March
3 9 . 1
27.3
33.8
2 7 . 6
3 1 . 8
3 2 . 8
3 1 . 3
25. 0
April
3 7 . 9
25.5
33.3
2 3 . 1
2 8 . 7
3 0 . 2
2 8 . 5
28. 8
May
3 9 . 2
25.9
32. 2
2 3 . 4
2 7 . 3
2 9 . 6
3 0 . 2
26. 9
June
4 2 . 4
22.4
31.3
2 0 . 9
2 7 . 3
2 9 . 2
2 8 . 9
22. 6
July
4 5 . 2
22.8
2 5 . 8
1 9 . 7
2 7 . 5
2 9 . 1
2 7 . 5
28. 4
August
4 9 . 2
25.8
40. 3
2 6 . 1
41. 8
3 8 . 6
3 6 . 1
30. 3
September
5 4 . 4
32.0
50. 5
3 2 . 5
73. 4
5 5 . 2
5 0 . 8
33. 7
October
6 2 . 7
31.7
45. 9
4 5 . 6
8 2 . 7
6 0 . 9
6 5 . 4
34. 8
November
6 1 . 6
30.6
3 1 . 3
47.1
6 7 . 9
5 2 . 2
6 6 . 9
39. 4
December
5 6 . 6
24.6
2 6 . 3
3 4 . 9
4 1 . 8
3 8 . 8
4 9 . 4
30. 0
AVERAGE OF THE. YEAR
4 8 . 8
26.6
34. 8
3 0 . 6
43. 2
3 9 . 0
4 1 . 6
29. 6
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE.
OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
2 . 7
2 . 8
1.0
.5
3 . 0
3 . 0
5.4
.2
Intermittent Fevers
8 5 0 . 7
369.1
503. 1
5 4 3 . 2
1166. 5
811. 5
8 7 0 . 2
290. 1
Remittent and Continued Fevers
1 5 . 1
7 . 5
7 . 4
6.5
7 . 1
8 . 6
1 1 . 6
11. 7
Apoplexy
.3
.3
.2
.5
.6
.5
. 5
.9
Dysentery
1 2 4 . 1
36.2
5 6 . 5
5 7 . 2
6 3 . 2
7 0 . 9
7 4 . 8
32. 9
Diarrhœa
6 5 . 9
20.1
3 1 . 6
1 7 . 1
3 0 . 7
3 4 . 8
3 8 . 3
19.9
Hepatitis
1.1
.9
2 . 2
2 . 3
1 . 5
1 . 5
2 . 5
.7
Spleen Disease
1 6 . 0
2.0
8 . 1
7 . 3
11.1
9 . 6
1 4 . 1
5 . 1
Respiratory Diseases
6 6 . 3
37.8
3 9 . 1
3 0 . 1
68. 1
5 4 . 5
6 9 . 5
42. 9
Phthisis Pulmonalis
3 . 5
2 . 8
3 . 4
4 . 0
1 . 8
2 . 7
1 . 3
1 . 3
Scurvy
5 . 1
.2
1 . 0
1 . 2
1 . 6
1.7
.4
Rheumatism
5 6 . 4
32.0
57. 4
4 9 . 4
6 4 . 5
5 3 . 6
6 5 . 0
52. 2
Venereal Diseases
2 2 . 6
40.1
3 4 . 0
4 2 . 7
2 5 . 1
3 0 . 5
2 1 . 4
23. 4
Eye Diseases
1 2 . 3
21.8
3 2 . 2
2 4 . 6
2 9 . 2
2 4 . 3
2 6 . 6
65. 8
Abscess and Ulcers
7 8 . 1
80.6
68. 1
1 0 1 . 9
8 2 . 8
8 1 . 5
1 1 5 . 0
87. 7
Wounds and Accidents
119.3
118.5
159. 0
8 9 . 1
135. 6
129. 8
1 2 5 . 1
79. 8
All other Causes
1 4 5 . 5
75.2
97. 4
7 0 . 6
8 7 . 7
9 5 . 9
1 1 7 . 0
152. 2
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1 5 7 9 . 0
847.7
1101. 2
1048. 0
1779. 7
1414. 8
1 5 6 0 . 0
867. 2
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE
OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
2 . 0 1
1.72
.20
1.80
1 . 8 5
2 . 8 4
.22
Fevers
2 . 9 4
1.10
1 . 7 9
.75
2 . 2 5
2.10
2 . 8 4
1. 33
Apoplexy
. 1 3
. 3 8
.18
.20
.22
Dysentery
2 . 0 1
.47
.60
.38
.86
.88
.66
Diarrhœa
1.74
.31
.60
.20
.61
.20
. 44
Hepatitis
.13
.07
. 0 8
Spleen Disease
.93
.25
.13
.25
.10
Respiratory Diseases
1. 87
1.25
1. 19
1 . 7 6
3 . 4 7
2 . 3 0
3 . 2 3
3. 32
Heart Diseases
. 2 7
. 16
.20
.25
.20
.20
Phthisis Pulmonalis
1.07
.94
1 . 5 9
1 . 0 1
.45
.91
.20
.44
Atrophy and Anæmia
1. 60
.16
1 . 1 9
.25
.66
.49
.66
All other Causes
.93
.31
1.39
.75
.71
. 7 6
1.18
1. 55
Wounds and Accidents
. 1 3
.07
.05
.20
Deaths out of Hospital
. 6 7
.63
. 2 0
.50
.20
. 4 8
. 4 9
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
16. 43
7. 05
8 . 9 5
5 . 0 2
10. 61
11. 29
1 3 . 0 5
8. 84
„ INCLUDING ABSENT DEATHS
27. 75
11.32
14. 77
8. 90
13. 75
15. 52
1 4 . 6 9
9. 32
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
I V . — M O R T A L I T Y R E L A T I V E T O T H E NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
75. 00
61.11
20. 00
59. 57
61. 34
52.73
Intermittent Fevers
.16
. 04
.24
.09
.10
. 1 3
.12
.38
Remittent and Continued Fever
8 . 8 5
12.50
5 . 4 1
12. 61
10. 00
14. 41
1.89
Apoplexy
66.67
38. 89
40. 00
25.00
Dys ent er y and Di ar r hœa
1. 97
1. 39
1 . 3 5
.62
1. 39
.96
2.09
Hepatitis
12. 50
4 . 1 7
4. 92
Spleen Disease
5. 83
3. 45
1.16
2. 65
.70
Respiratory Diseases
2. 82
3.32
3 . 0 5
5. 83
5.10
4. 23
4 . 6 6
7.73
Phthisis Pulmonalis
30. 77
33.33
47. 06
25.00
25. 00
33. 96
15. 38
33.33
Scurvy
5. 26
10. 53
6. 35