EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1872.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the MEERUT and ROHILCUND
DISTRICTS during the Year 1872, 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.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t 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 . D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
...
4,305 216 50.2
5
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1
. . .
1
... . . .
1
...
February
... 4,482 200 44.6
6
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... ...
3 ...
March
. . . 4,480
206 46.0
8
. . . ... . . .
. . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... 1 2
3 . . . ... ... ...
1 ...
April
... 4,328
214 49.5
2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ...
. . . ... ... 1 ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ... 1
May
... 4,213
237
56.2
5
. . . ... ...
1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
1 ...
June
... 4,178
238
56.9
6
. . . ... . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 1 ...
. . . ... ... ...
. . . 1 ...
July
...
4,176
231
55.3
3 ...
... ... ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... . . . . . . ...
August
... 4,171
268 64.3
14 ...7
. . .
1 . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... . . .
. . . ...
September
...
4,114 315
76.6
59
. . . 42
. . . 3 ... 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ...
. . . 1 ...
October
... 4,081
310
76.0
17
. . . ... . . .
1 . . . 2 2 . . . . . . 2 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
1 3 1
November
. . . 3,599
189
52.5
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 3 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
...
. . . 2 1
December
... 3,300
172
52.1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
... . . .
. . .
1
49 ...
7 ... 7 4 5 4 10 4 11
. . .
11 4 5 ... 1 ... 1 13 4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
4,119 233
56.6 140 33.98 11.90 ... 1.70
2 . 6 7
1.21 . 9 7 2.43 . 9 7 2.67 ... 2.67 . 9 7 1.21 ...
. 2 4 ... .24 3.16 .97
C A U S E S O F
A D M I S S I O N S .
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.
Dengue
... ...
...
...
. . .
1
. . .
...
1
207
166
44
35
454
110.2
. . .
Cholera ... ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
13
59 ...
...
. . .
72
17.5
68.06
Smallpox ...
... ...
...
...
1
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
2
. 5 ...
Enteric Fever
... ...
...
...
1
2
. . .
1
1
3
3
1 ...
12
2.9
58.33
Fever, Intermittent ...
61
67
75
111
137
100
126 273
186
343
122
68
1,669
4 0 5 . 2
. . .
„ Remittent
. . .
2
2
3
6
7
9
9
19
9
13
6
3
88
1 2 3 . 1
2.17
„ Continued
...
1
9
13
26
18
48
50
55
97
88
10
4
4 1 9
Apoplexy ...
... ...
1
. . .
3
1
7
9
6
3
1
1
. . .
32
7.8
15.63
Delirium Tremens
...
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
3
. . .
27
6.6
14.82
Dysentery ...
...
27
2
5
8
12
10
9
2 6
35
37
20
11
202
49.0
4.95
Diarrhœa ...
...
28
10
19
32
11
14
31
6 4
59
43
14
10
335
81.3
1.19
Hepatitis ... ...
17
12
19
26
2 2
22
17
22
14
23
11
23
228
55.3
4.83
Spleen Disease
2
2
3
6
3
7
7
8
5
5
2
2
52
12.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
30
49
42
43
37
43
34
28
35
33
27
21
422
102.5
2.37
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
3
1
3
1
2
. . .
2
5
. . .
3 ...
3
23
5.6
21.74
Scurvy
... ...
...
...
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
1 ...
...
5
1.2
20.00
Rheumatism... ...
50
39
31
31
21
23
26
38
15
46
20
25
365
88.6 .68
Venereal Diseases
95
95
65
81
40
53
57
35
44
38
28
38
669
162.4
Eye Diseases ...
8
8
3
9
16
4
7
5
6
5
6
6
83
20.2
Abscess and Ulcer
...
34
39
36
46
36
37
46
27
19
23
15
26
384
93.2
Wounds and Accidents ...
5 0
38
22
44
26
36
31
28
14
11
18
28
345
84.0
All other Causes
...
62
71
66
78
61
50
88
64
58
87
61
48
794
192.8
474
449
406 554 455
465
554
723
873
970
409
351
6,683
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
1 1 0 . 1
100.2 90.6 128.0 1 0 8 . 0
111.3 132.7 173.3 212.2 237.7 113.7 106.4
1 6 2 2 . 5