EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
II.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS composing the ARMY of the BENGAL
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1874, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each :Vona 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 .
S u i c i d a l D e a t h s .
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 ... 35,743 1,755 49.1 34
. 9 5
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 4 1 3 1 5 6 1 1 ... ... . . . 4 5 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ...... . . . . . .
... . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .
February ...
1,816 50.6 30
. 8 4
35,878
2
... 4 ... 1 5 4 . . . ... ... 1 6 8 4
1 1
2
2
March ... 37,837 1,800 47.6 41 1.08
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
53.5 37 .99 . . . 2 8 . . . . . . . . . 1 2 4 ... 7 ... 1 2 1 . . . ... ... . . . 5 2 2
April ... 37,322 1,997
2
2,183 58.1 43
1 . 1 4 1 . . . 8 . . . 2 1 7 . . . 2 . . . 6 ... . . .
4 . . . ... ... 1 5 3 1
M a y . . . 37,552
60.6 55 1.47 2 2 11 . . . 8 . . . 9 1 3 ... 1 ... . . . 3 2 . . . ... ... 1 6 5 1
2,272
June ... 37,514
July ... 37,437 2,411 64.4 62
1 . 6 6 3 . . . 8 . . . 6 . . . 12 2 4 ... 6 ... . . . 10 3 . . . ... ... . . . 4 1 3
9 . . . 3 3 3 1 4 ... 8 ... . . . 3 3 1 ... ... . . . 6 3 1
August ... 37,344 2,667 71.4 48 1.28 . . . . . .
2.01 1 . . . 18 2 4 4 2 . . . 9 ... 6 ... . . . 6 6 . . . ... ... . . . 12 4 1
September ... 37,315 2,581 69.2 75
65.6
3 2 .87 . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 ... 6 ... 1 5 1 . . . ... ... . . . 5 2 1
October ...
3 6 , 8 9 8 2,421
1 . . . . . . . . . 2 ... 10 ... 3 3 5 . . . 1 ... . . . 8 4 3
November ... 37,961 2.283
6 0 . 1 46 1.21 . . . . . . 4 2
1 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 5 ... 6 3 9 . . . ... ... . . . 5 4 1
December ... 38,531 2,095 54.4 42 100 . . .
8 7 75 5 26 10 36 7 45 2 72 1 20 51 41 2 1 ... 3 69 43 18
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
For the year ... 37,278 2,190 58.7 545 14.62 .21 .19 2.01 1 . 1 0
.97 .19 1 . 2 1 .05 1.93 .03 . 5 4 1 . 3 7 1.18 .05 . 03 ... .08 1 . 8 5 1.15 .48
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted duri ng t h e y e a r .
Admitted
par 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred cases
treated
.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. NOV. Dec.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
2
. . . 1
2
2
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
8
.2 100.00
35
Smallpox ...
1
1
5 13
7
7
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. 9 20.00
9
6
6 20 18
1 8 22 20 27
1 1 6 14
177
4.7 42.37
Enteric Fever ...
656 485 537 639 814 926 1,210 1,459 2,088 1,886 1,570 1,100
13,370
358.7
. . .
Fever Intermittent ...
" Remittent ...
7 14 13
17 38 64 79 97 143 81 34 20
607 1 9 4 . 1
.50
" Continued ... 110 125 334 526 859 874 893 737 837 476 526 336
6,630
Apoplexy ...
1
1
7
8 18 17 31
4
6
1
2
2
98
2. 6 36. 73
Delirium Tremens ...
3
4
5
9
5
5 14 8 16 13
5
5
92
2. 5
7. 61
Dysentery ... 62 50 67 92 83 54 108 117 133 89 61 61
977
26. 2
4. 61
Diarrhœa ...
62 65 144 168 162 137 316 281 238 121 102 89
1,915
51. 4
. 1 0
Hepat i t i s . . .
98 101 113 105 137 140 189 177 212 147 120 138
1 , 6 < i l l e g i b l e > 6
45.2 4. 27
Spleen Disease ...
13 22 17
10 19 15 16 25 11
12 32 45
237
6.4
.42
Respiratory Diseases ... 302 311 404 316 284 245 259 211 246 217 268 465
3 , 5 < i l l e g i b l e > 8
94.6
.56
Phthisis Pulmonalis
24 11 20 14 14 16 39 26 41 25 34 37
301
8.1 14. 62
Scurvy . . .
2
. . . . . .
3 1
2
2
1
1
. . . 1
3
16
.4
6.25
Rheumatism ...
195 187 228 203 171 220 267 222 232 196 157 237
2,515
67.5 . 51
Venereal Diseases ...
745 637 823 673 557 548 673 461 597
4 6 4 545 736
7,459
200. 1
Eye Diseases ...
46 54 83 88 51 63 107 107 96 46 45 48
834
22.4
Abscess and Ulcer ...
209 239 312 275 248 293 365 301 296 181 2 1 1
227
3,157
84.7
Wounds and Accidents ... 256 260 358 290 304 246 279 208 283 252 275 415
3,426
91.9
All other Causes ...
309 356 544 509 554 610 822 709 761 531 514 535
6 , 7 5 4
181.2
3,110 2,929 4,022 3,978 4,342 4,502 5,723 5,171 6,265 4,749 4,518 4,513
53,822
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
87.0 81.6 106.3 1 0 6 . 6
115.6 120.0 1 5 2 . 9
138.5 167.9
1 2 8 . 7
119.0
1 1 7 . 1
1443.8