EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
XVIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1876.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal
Proper.
Gangetic
Provinces.
Rohilcund
and Meerut.
---------
Agra and
Central India. Punjab.
Hill Stations. ARMY OF
BENGAL.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
. . .
56.1
53.8
45.7
44.1
62.5
33.1
51.2
January
. . .
. . .
February
. . .
. . .
. . .
49.7
63.4
45.5
50.2
56.7
32.7
52.1
March
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 2 . 2
65.7
43.5
47.2
46.3
42.6
49.9
April
. . .
. . .
. . .
51.2
67.1
42.7
43.5
43.6
46.7
50.8
May
. . .
. . .
. . .
42. 7
70.6
46.9
51.6
47.3
52.3
56.2
J une
. . .
. . .
. . .
43. 5
75.3
55.0
51.2
5 4 . 1
49.5
5 9 . 2
July
. . .
. . .
. . .
51.7
72.5
55.9
50.6
53.9
52.4
59.3
August
...
. . .
. . .
6 2 . 7
67.5
56. 2
4 8 . 9 6 4 . 0
49.4
60.2
September
...
. . .
. . .
6 0 . 5
73.7
63.4
59.6
83.1
45.7
6 7 . 8
October
. . .
. . .
. . .
70.2
83.8
60. 6
61.9
8 4 . 4
45.1
69.4
November
. . .
. . .
...
67.9
77.7
56. 2
57.9
68.6
39.8
6 3 . 3
December
. . .
. . .
...
69.1
62.5
41.7
4 5 . 9 6 5 . 6
38.2
55.8
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
.
...
56. 3
6 9 . 6
51.0
512
60.4
45.6
5 8 . 0
II.—COMPOSITION ON THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
. . .
83'8
...
...
4.4
...
18.3
Dengue
. . .
...
...
Cholera
...
. . .
. . .
2.5
4.7
l . 8
1.3
6 . 4
3.0
4.5
Smallpox
. . .
...
...
...
...
. 5
. . . .
. .
.4
...
.2
Enteric Fever
. . .
. . .
...
2.5
7.2
3. 0
3.3
4.6
5.9
4 . 7
Intermittent Fever
. . .
...
. . .
2 7 7 . 9
168.5
302.1
454. 8
693.7
205.8
398.3
Remittent and Continued Fevers
. . .
. . .
253.5
151.4
88.8
123.1
234. 4
90.9
159. 4
Apoplexy
. . .
. . .
...
2 . 0
7.7
4.6
2.7
6.2
. 64.6
Delirium Tremens
. . .
. . .
. . .
2.0
3.4
2.7
1.3
3 . 0
1.3
2.5
Dysentery
. . .
. . .
. . .
50. 8
35.0
29.3
19.6
2 0 . 0
23.2
26.7
Diarrhœa
...
. . .
...
50. 8
59.9
4 6 . 0
35.1
46.0
41.7
48.5
Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
. . .
48. 8
59.5
41.9
48.0
38.2
40.8
46.3
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . .
. . .
2.5
7.2
3.6
4.0
10.2
9.4
7.4
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . .
. . .
75. 2
74.1
56. 7
92.7
92.1
72.9
81.3
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
...
10. 0
8.8
9.1
4.8
6.1
9.4
8.3
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
...
...
. 6
.2
. . .
.3
. 4 .3
Rheumatism
. . .
. . .
...
37.8
63.6
47. 8
53.0
79. 9
58.8
6 5 . 0
Venereal Diseases
...
...
. . .
210. 6
310. 6
162.1
167.2
147.9
177.8
194. 7
Eye Diseases
. . .
. . .
. . .
12.4
20.4
23.2
17.3
17.2
12.6
17.1
Abscess and Ulcer ...
. . .
. . .
68. 2
102.4
71.7
73.3
82.9
46.0
77.2
Wounds and Accidents...
. . .
...
83. 2
105.3
104.0
87.9
111.8
81.8
98.4
All other Cause
...
...
...
236.1
212.2
167.1
137.8
189.5
133.7
179.7
ADMISSION-RATAE OF THE YEAR ...
1426.8
1486.3
1166.2
1327.2
1795.2
1016.0
1143. 4
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
2.49
3.11
1.14
. 2 5
4.43
2.23
3.14
Cholera
...
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
Enteric FeveR
...
...
...
l.00
2.84
1.82
1.51
1'41
1.67
1.75
Remittent and Continued Fever
...
...
1 . 0 0
.54
.68
. 5 0
1.06
. 5 5 .71
Apoplexy
. . .
. . .
...
. 4 9
2.30
2.73
1.01
2.39
. 1 9
1.77
Delirium Tremens ...
. . .
...
1'00
. . .
. . .
. . . .18
...
.11
Dysentery
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.49
1.49
.91
. 2 5.53
1.48
1.04
Diarrhœa
...
...
...
...
.13
...
...
. 0 9
...
. 0 8
Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.00
1.22
2.51
1.26
l.24
1 . 3 0 1.42
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . . .09
...
.03
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
...
.49
.13
.23
. 5 0
1.06
1 . 1 1
.79
Heart Diseases
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
1.35
1.14
. 2 5
1.15
1.11
1.01
Phthisis Puhuonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
2.49
1 . 2 2 1.36
. 2 5.71
. 7 4
1.12
Injuries
. . .
. . .
...
...
. 4 1
...
. ..
. 0 9
...
.14
All other Cause
...
. . .
...
1 . 0 0
1.63
1.59
. 2 5
1.51
2.23
1.70
D e a t h s f r o m v i o l e n c e o u t o f H o s p i t a l . . .
...
1.99
1.49
1.14
1.76
1.06
. 7 4
1.21
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
14.44
17.86
15. 25
7.79
17.00
13.35
16.02
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
1V.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
100.00
65.71
62.50
20.00
69.44
75.00
70.55
Choler
...
...
...
Enteric Fever
...
. . .
. . .
4 0 . 0 0
39.62
6 1 . 5 4
4 6 . 1 5 30.77
28.12
37.43
Remittent and Continued Fever
. . .
...
. 3 9 .27
. 7 7
.41
. 42
. 6 1 .41
Apoplexy
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 5 . 0 0!
,
29.82
60.00
36.37
38.57
33.33
38.92
Delirium Tremens ...
. . .
. . .
50.00
. . .
. . .
. . . 5.88
...
4.44
Dysentery
. . .
. . .
...
2 . 9 4
4.25
3.10
1.28
2.65
6.40
3.90
He p a t i t i s
. .
. . .
...
2.04
2.05
5.98
2.62
3.24
3.18
3.07
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . .
...
.66
.18
.40
.54
1.15
1.53
.97
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
...
25.00
13.85
15.00
5.26
11.59
7.81
13.53