EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
XVII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS occupying the HILL STATIONS and HILL
CONVALESCENT DEPOTS of the MADRAS and BOMBAY PRESIDENCIES during the Year 1876, and the prevalence of the
principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(The Statistics of Wellington, Ramandroog, Pachmarhi, Purandhar, Taraghur, and Mount Aboo are aggregated in this Statement.)
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 , 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 s .
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
...
480
17
35.4
1
. . . ... ... . . .
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
... ... 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
February
...
277
12
43.3
...
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ...
March
...
602
43
71.4
...
...
... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
. . . ... ... ...
April
. . . 1,059
94 88.8
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
May
... 1,089
88
80.8
2 ...
... ...
1
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ...
June
... 1,082
86
79.5
2
...
... ...
1 . . .
...
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ...
July
... 1,005
81
80.6
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
August
... 1,046
79
75.5
3
...
... ...
1
. . .
...
.
..
. . . ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ...
September
... 1,057
82
77.6
...
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ...
October
. . . 1,071
83
77.5
2
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
November
... 1,018
73
71.7
...
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
December
...
702
49
69.8
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
1 ...
. . . . . .
. . .
... ... ...
... ...
3
. . .
...
. . . 2
. . . 2
. . . ... ... ... 1 1
. . . . . . ... 1 2 1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
...
8 7 4 65
74.4
13 14.87 ... ... 3.44
...
2.29 ... 2.29 ... ... ... ... 1.14 1.14 . . . ... ... 1.14 2.29 1.14
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
. . . ...
...
...
...
1
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
1 . 1
...
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
1.1
...
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
...
...
5
5.7
60.00
Fever, Intermittent ...
7
5
10
7
16
12
15
18
14
16
16
7
143
163.6
...
, , R e m i t t e n t
...
...
...
2
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
1
. . .
1
4
3 0 6 . 7
...
„ Continued
. . . ...
...
9
17
38
46
34
31
38
25
21
5
264
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
1
4
1
. . .
. . .
1
...
. . . ...
7
8.0
28.57
Delirium Tremens
...
...
...
. . .
...
1
...
2
. . .
4
. . .
...
...
7
8.0
...
Dysentery
...
...
. . .
6
7
4
5
2
9
2
3
1
1
40
45.8
5.00
Diarrhœa
. . .
1
. . .
2
19
21
7
4
1
4
4
1
2
66
75.5
...
Hepatitis
. . . ...
...
5
1
7
7
6
4
8
11
3
6
5 8
66.44
...
Spleen Disease
...
...
. . .
2
1
...
...
1
. . . ...
...
...
...
4
4.6
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
2
2
6
15
8
11
15
14
8
23
8
10
122
139.6
...
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . . ...
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
...
...
1
. . .
12
13.7
8. 33
Scurvy
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
1
...
...
...
...
1
1.1
...
Rheumatism
...
2
4
5
8
7
3
4
4
10
8
8
3
66
75.5
. 6 3
Venereal Diseases
...
2
3
20
10
18
7
15
10
9
11
9
7
127
145.3
Eye Diseases
...
...
...
...
5
2
1
1
2
. . .
3
1
3
18
20.6
Abscess and Ulcer
...
3
5
4
12
7
3
2
13
17
10
6
7
89
101.8
Wounds and Accidents...
3
1
4
4
11
8
5
8
10
9
7
4
74
84.7
All other Causes
...
4
5
14
37
25
13
21
33
33
42
22
13
262
299.8
24
26
91
152
174
127
130
150
158
166
104
69
1,371
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
50.0 93.9 151.2 143.5 159.8 117.4 129.3 143.4 149.5 155.0 102.2
98.3
1568.6
1876.
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