EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER during the
Year 1871, 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 .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
C h o l e r a . S m a l l p o x .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
A p o p l e x y
D e l i r i u m T r e m e n u 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 n 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 ... 2,016 98 48.6 3
...
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 . . . ... . . . 1
. . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . ... ...
1
February ... 2,111 114 54.0 ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ... ... ... ... ... . . . ...
March
... 2,078 88 42.3 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
. . . . . . . ... 1 ... . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
April
2.067 9144.0
. . .
... ... ... . . .... . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . ... ... ... ... . . . . . . ... ...
. . .
May
2,051 9244.9
3 ... ....... . . .... . . . ... . . . . . . ... . . . 1
. . . . . . ... ... . . . . . . 1 ...
1 ...
June
2,047 101 49.3 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... . . .
. . . . ... ...
. . . 3 . . . . . . 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
July
2,046 107 52.3 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 . . . . . . ... . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . 2 ...
... . . . . . . .
. . .
August ... 2,026 106 52.3 4 . . . ... ... . . .... . . . ... ... ... ... ...
2 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
2
September ... 2,025 114 56.3 3 ...
. . . ... . . .
... ... ... ... ... ...
2 . . . . . . 1 ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
October ... 2,017 104 51.5
6 ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 1 ... 2
2
. ... ... ... ... ...
November ... 1,516 84 55.4 3 ... ... ... . . .
... ... ... ...
... 1 . . . . . . 1 ...
. . . ... ... ... 1 ...
December ... 1,699 88 51.8
3 ...
. . . ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
2 . . . . . .
. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ...
1 ...
. . .
... ... 2 1 1 1 ... 16 ...
. . . 5 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . 3 4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 1,975 99 50.1 37 18.72 . 51 ...
. . . ...
1.00 .51 .51
. 5 1 ... 8.10 ... ... 2.53 1.00 ... ... .51 ... 1.52 2.02
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admi t t ed duri ng.
the Year.
Admitted
per 1, 000 of St r engt h.
Died out
of each
hundre d t r e a t e d .
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera ...
. . .
...
...
..
...
1 ...
. . . ...
. . .
...
1
2
1.0
50.00
Smallpox ...
... ...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
. . .
...
Fever, Intermittent
22
16
2
10
10
9
9
7
12
16
42
37
192
97.2
. . .
„ Remittent
7
2
18
8
9 21
42
25 17
43
28
6
226
268.9
„ Continued
...
20
20
19
27
55
29
18
32
34
26
12
13
305
. . .
Enteric Fever
...
2
4
1
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
8
4.1
25.00
Apoplexy ...
2
. . .
. . . 1 ...
...
...
...
1
. . . ...
. . .
4
2.0 25.00
Delirium Tremens
1
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1 ...
...
5
2.5 20 00
Dysentery ...
11
8
2
3
6
6
12
9
11
4
13
6
8
93
47.1
1.08
Diarrhœa ...
...
3
3
2
5
2
9
19
20
15
26
11
9
124
62.8
. . .
Hepatitis ... ... 13
15
7
6
13
28
27
31
19
15
8 18
200
101.3
8.00
Spleen Disease
...
1
1
1
3
1 ...
1
1
3
2 ...
...
14
7.1
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
5
4
6
8
12
4
7
10
4
3
4
10
77
39.0
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
1 ...
1
. . .
3
3
. . . ...
1 . . .
2
1
12
6.1 16.67
Scurvy
... . . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism...
...
9
6
9
8
10
7
9
6
7
12
6
4
93
47.1
.70
Venereal Diseases ... 55
35
29
25
33
16
11
28
19
10
19
26
306
151.9
Eye Diseases
...
3
4
2
. . .
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
21
10.6
Abscess and Ulcer ...
. 1 8 12
15
15
23
10
18
19
7
19
9
7
172
87.1
Wounds and Accidents ...
23
21
20
12
23
17
15
17
14
14
13
25
214
108.3
All other causes
..
32
31
57
38 34
30
37
75
35
63
24
26
482
244.1
228 183 191 170 235 197 226 285 193 264 185 193
2,550
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
113.1 86.7 91.9 82.2 114.6 96.2 110.5 140.7 95.3 130.9 122.0 113.6
1291.2