NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
VII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS composing the CENTRAL INDIA IRREGULAR
FORCE 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.
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 .
En 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 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 .
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 . . .
4,698
160
34.1
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4,660
February . . .
140
30.0
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
4,439
103
23.2
6
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
April . . .
4,110
115
28.0
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
May . . .
4,157
109
26.2
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
4,317
118
27.3
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
July . . .
4,532
130
28.7
3
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
August . . .
4,492
154
34.3
5
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
September . . .
4,546
184
40.5
2
. . .
1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
4,411
194
44.0
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
November . . .
4,444
184
41.4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
December . . .
4,502
170
37.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .. . . 2
6
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
20
2
2 1
. . .
1
. . .
9
. . .
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,442
147
33.1
50
11.26
. 2 3
. . .
1.80
. . .
. 2 3
. . .
.23
. . . 4.50 .44 .44 .23
. . . .23
. . . 2.03 .90
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
that 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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.7
33.33
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
.2
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
143
65
72
105
71
6 0
76
100
184
214
133
113
1,336
300.8
.15
" Remittent
and
Continued . . .
1
6
1
6
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
3
. . .
26
5.9
23.08
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Dysentery . . .
12
5
2
3
6
3
6
17
10
5
17
12
98
22.1
. 5 1
22.5
Diarrhœa . . .
7
6
4
19
8
14
13
6
8
7
5
3
1 0 0
1.3
16.67
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
6
Spleen Disease . . .
6
3
4
5
. . .
2
1
2
1
1
2
. . .
27
6.1
. . .
9.66
Respiratory Diseases . . .
21
26
20
26
9
6
9
8
21
11
20
3 0
207
46.6
100.00
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
2
.4
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
4
.9
25.00
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
1.1
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
27
9
13
21
13
19
18
9
18
13
13
25
198
44.6
. 6 2
1 9 . 8
Venereal Diseases . . .
10
7
5
12
6
5
4
11
12
6
4
6
88
E y e D i s e a s e s . . .
14
7
13
33
28
17
25
60
87
35
26
17
362
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
37
23
19
33
22
28
47
37
51
41
46
37
421
94.8
Wounds and Accidents . . .
56
30
36
24
26
25
35
41
71
44
36
62
486
109.4
All other Causes. . .
25
27
21
16
29
34
52
49
52
33
23
13
374
84.2
359
214
210
303
222
217
289
342
519
415
334
3 2 1
3 , 7 4 5
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
76.4
45.9
47.3
73.7
53.4
50.3
63.8
76.1
114.2
94.1
75.2
71.3
843.1
The Total Strength of the Corps of the Central India Force was 5,619, and out of this strength the deaths were 73, which gives a ratio of 13.00 per 1,000.
T h e G a i n a n d L o s s S t a t e m e n t f o r t h e y e a r i s a s u n d e r : —
Strength borne on the Rolls at the beginning of the year . . . 5,615
A d d i t i o n s r e c e i v e d d u r i n g t h e y e a r . . .
383
TOTAL . . . 5,998
Deaths at Head-quarters and in Detachments 50: on furlough 8 : on sick leave 15: invalided for discharge 106: otherwise discharged 200 . . .
379
Remaining on the Rolls of the Regiments on 31st December . . .
5,619