WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1874.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY 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 i n e a c h M o n t h .
D e a t h - r a t e o f e a c h M o n t h p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h .
S c a r l e t F e v e r . En t e r i c 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 F e v e r s .
H e a t A p o p l e x y .
D e n t i t i o n .
C o n v u l s i o n s .
M e n i n g i t i s a n d H y d r o - c e p h a l u s .
T a b e s Me s e n t e r i c a .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
A n æ m i a a n d A t r o p h y .
B r o n c h i t i s a n d P n e u - m o n i a .
C r o u p a n d D i p h t h e r i a .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
2,309
58
25.1
4 1.73
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
February . . .
2,425
46
1 9 . 0
8 3.30
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 5
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . . . . .
March . . .
2,483
55
22.1
15
6.04
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2 . . .
1
2
1 . . . . . .
1
1
2
. . .
1
4
April . . .
2,390
54
22.6
9
3.76
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
3
. . .. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May . . .
2,417
61
25.2
9
3.72
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
1
2
. . .
June . . .
2,457
75
30.5
5
2.03
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
July . . .
2,434
101
41.5
1 7
7.00
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
3
2
. . . 1
5
2
. . . . . .
. . .
August . . .
2,436
117
48.0
17
7.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
3
2
. . .
1 . . .
1
5
2
2 . . . . . .
September . . .
2,398
105
43.8
16
6 . 6 7
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2 . . .
1
1
5
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
October . . .
2,412
100
41.5
10
4.15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
1
1 . . .
1
. . .
1 . . .
1 . . .
3
1
. . .. . .
November . . .
2,408
81
33.6
7
2.91
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . 2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
December . . .
2,132
49
23.0
7
3.28
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
1
1
. . . 1
2
. . .
. . . 3
1
5
2 21 22
5
6
1
7 13 18
6
5
6
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year...
2, 392
75
31.4
124
51.84 . . . .42 .84 . . . . . . 1.25
2.51 .848.78 9.20 2.09 2.51 .42 2.92 5.43 7.52 2.51 2.09 2.51
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of St r engt h.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May.
June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
S m a l l p o x . . .
1
1
4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
2.9
14.29
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Measles . . .
30
2
19
1
6
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
9
69
2 8 . 8
2.90
Hooping Cough . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
2
9
. . .
. . .
19
7.9
. . .
Scarlet Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
. . .
. . .
1
5
2.5
60.00
Intermittent Fevers . . .
15
1 2
1 5
21
23
1 5
2 1
28
51
72
39
22
334
139.6
.30
Remittent and Conti -
nued Fevers . . .
3
2
12
13
12
7
9
8
37
36
24
12
175
73.2
2.86
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
2
.8
100.00
Dysentery . . .
1
. . .
1
2
. . .
5
8
8
6
3
1
3
38
15.9
18.42
D i a r r h œ a . . .
5
6
16
12
18
17
40
34
14
8
8
6
184
76.9
7.06
Hepatitis . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
8
3.3
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
1.2
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1
7
15
4
11
4
7
10
25
9
13
7
113
47.3
9.73
Eye Diseases . . .
10
5
11
27
9
8
83
60
41
19
7
1
281
117.5
. . .
Amæmia and Debility . . .
7
7
26
13
15
17
11
9
11
8
9
17
150
62.7
1 2 . 0 0
Tubercular Diseases . . .
. . .
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
. . .
2
2
1
19
7.9
31.58
Meningitis and Hydroce -
phalus . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
3
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
8
3.3
62.50
Convulsions . . .
. . .
5
2
5
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
28
11.7
78.57
Dentition . . .
5
4
4
12
7
12
18
19
13
5
9
10
118
49.3
17.80
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
4
3
4
2
2
6
6
5
5
3
. . .
1
41
17.1
2.85
Injuries . . .
2
2
5
5
2
5
1
1
5
4
1
2
35
14.6
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s . . .
16
3
15
1 3
7
18
14
14
8
7
12
8
135
56.4
101
62
151
133
119
130
229
202
224
190
129
102
1,772
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
43.7
25.6
60.9
55.7
49.2
52.9
94.1
82.9
93.4
78.8
53.6
47.8
7 4 0 . 8