EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
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 Near 1873.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal
Proper.
Gangetic
Provinces.
Rohileund
and Meerut.
Agra and
Central India.
Punjab.
Hill Stations. ARMY OF
BENGAL.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE Of EACH MONTH.
January . . .
61.4
53.4
4 6 . 8
36.4
48.7
4 5 . 2 .
49.0
February . . .
57.7
57.2
37.7
3 5 . 6
45.1
34.0
45.5
March . . .
46.3
60.9
36.5
40.4
45.0
43.3
4 7 . 2
April
.
.
.
49.6
58.4
41.6
42.1
52.8
51.7
52.7
May . . .
55.9
5 7 . 9
46.1
4 2 . 8
54.1
54.3
54.8
June . . .
59.7
63.9
48.3
45.9
55.5
5 7 . 5
58.4
July . . .
70.5
63.5
48.2
50.5
59.1
60.4
60.7
August . . .
6 8 . 6
61.1
54.8
53.2
62.9
64.8
64.1
September . . .
66.5
65.3
59.9
63.8
70. 4
55.6
66.5
October . . .
51.1
57.9
6 1 . 2
57.4
67.6
46. 6
60.9
November . . .
54.1
65.9
60.9
46.6
65.0
38.2
5 4 . 8
December . . .
4 9 . 4
54.2
56.4
39.3
56.0
40.7
51.9
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR . . .
58.4
59.9
4 9 . 8
4 6 . 4
56.4
51.3
55.7
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Dengue . . .
.5
4.7
.5
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.1
Cholera . . .
1 . 6
4 . 9
.2
1.4
.1
. . .
1 . 4
Smallpox . . .
. . .
4 . 4
2.5
3.6
.7
. . .
1.9
Enteric Fever . . .
. 5
8.7
5 . 9
.7
2.5
2.9
3.9
Intermittent Fevers . . .
90.5
128.5
365.3
379.6
551.8
335. 5
352.7
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
205. 8
215.8
74.2
57.6
250.0
4 9 . 4
163.4
Apoplexy . . .
1 . 6
5 . 8
4.4
1.7
3.0
.7
3.2
Delirium Tremens . . .
2.6
2.7
4.4
1.7
2 . 8
1.0
2.5
Dysentery . . .
53.7
38.0
34.2
15.2
2 6 . 9
20.2
29.1
Diarrhœa . . .
43.7
63.0
75.5
32.7
39.3
44.1
49.9
Hepatitis . . .
85. 8
50.2
49.5
46.0
49.4
37.1
50.5
Spleen Disease . . .
2.1
5 . 3
4 . 4
4.6
1 3 . 3
3.6
8.1
Respiratory Diseases . . .
52.1
72.3
81.4
54.5
100.1
102. 7
8 4 . 4
Phthisis Pulmoualis . . .
23.2
10.1
4.6
2.9
8 . 3
4.8
8 . 8
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.5
1 . 0
1.0
. 6
Rheumatism . . .
50.5
6 0 . 3
59.4
42.1
62.1
59.3
59.5
Venereal Diseases . . .
143.7
250.4
135.7
176.2
130.0
143.2
167.0
Eye Diseases . . .
8.4
30.4
2 0 . 4
17.4
18.5
1 2 . 8
1 9 . 9
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
75.3
110.1
8 1 . 6
70.9
77.3
50.6
80.9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
109.5
7 8 . 6
74.5
75.7
95.7
83.2
84.7
All other Causes . . .
245.2
231.4
150.7
133. 8
164.1
128.9
176.3
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1196.3
1375.6
1229.3
1118.8
1596.9
1081.0
1349.8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
.53
3.23
.25
.97
. . .
. . .
.90
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1.12
.25
. . .
. . .
. . .
.27
Enteric Fever . . .
.53
3.85
1.79
. . .
1.07
.72
1.53
R Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
2.63
.62
1.02
2 . 4 2
1.81
1.21
1 . 3 9
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
2 . 8 6
1 . 5 4
.49
1.23
.24
1.37
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.08
.24
.05
Dysentery . . .
l . 5 8
.12
1.27
.72
.82
.96
.79
Diarrhœa . . .
. . .
.12
.51
. . .
. . .
. 2 4
. 1 4
Hepatitis . . .
3.15
1 . 8 6
2.55
1.21
1 . 4 8
.96
1 . 8 0
Spleen Disease . . .
.53
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.03
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . .
.87
.25
. . .
1 . 8 9
1.45
1.15
Heart Diseases . . .
1.05
1.62
.51
2.66
1.07
1.45
1.42
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s . . .
2.10
1.37
1.27
.49
1.15
. 2 4
1.20
Injuries . . .
. . .
.12
. . .
. . .
. 0 8
. . .
.05
All other Causes . . .
.53
1.00
2.05
1.21
2.05
.48
1.70
Deaths from violence out of Hospital . . .
1.58
1.49
1.79
1.93
1 . 5 6
1.69
1.61
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
14.21
20.25
15.05
12.10
14.29
9 . 8 8
15.40
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera . . .
33.33
66.67
. . .
66.67
. . .
. . .
64. 70
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
44.29
30.43
. . .
41.94
25.00
38.89
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
1.28
.29
.70
3.78
.62
1.95
.73
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
48. 94
35.30
28.57
40.54
33.33
42. 02
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2. 94
. . .
2.15
Dysentery . . .
2 . 9 4
.33
3.73
4.76
3.06
4.76
2.73
Hepatitis . . .
3.68
3.71
5.16
2.63
2.99
2.60
3.57
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . .
1.20
.31
. . .
1.89
1.41
1.36
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
9.09
13. 58
2 7 . 7 8
16.67
13.86
5.00
13.62