EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
IX.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1874, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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 .
E n t e 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 .
Ap o p l e x y . D e l 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 .
Dr opsy.
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 . . .
3,770
183
48.5
3
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
February . . .
3,931
219
55.7
2
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . . 1
March . . .
4,213
203
48.2
6
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . 2
1
April . . .
4,201
237
56.4
3
. . .
. . .
1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
May . . .
4,206
214
50.9
3
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
June . . .
4,200
195
46.4
6
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
1 . . .
. . .
July . . .
4,182
200
47.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
August . . .
4,168
250
6 0 . 0
6
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . 1 . . .
September . . .
4,172
275
65.9
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . . . . .
October . . .
4,156
286
6 8 . 8
2
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
November . . .
3,964
267
67.4
9
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
1 . . .
. . . 1 1
December . . .
3,983
233
58.5
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
4
8
1
3
1 2
1
2 . . .
7
. . .
2 4 3
. . .
1 . . .
1
5
4
Died pe 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
4,096
230
56.1
49
11.96
. . . .97 1.95
1.22
.49 25 .49 . . . 1.70
. . . .49 .97
. 7 4 . . . .25 . . . .25 1.22 .97
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
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.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
1
1
2
2
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
11
2.7
36.36
Enteric Fever . . .
1
. . .
1
5
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
5
1
21
5.1
38.10
Fever, Intermittent . . .
64
60
66
62
47
51
140
270
489
445
286
174
2,160
527.3
.05
" Remittent . . .
2
6
6
2
7
7
18
24
20
6
3
4
105
" Continued . . .
4
8
29
40
31
16
30
29
32
45
30
11
305
100.1
.98
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
1
4
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
11
2.7
18.18
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
3
. . .
. . .
7
1.7
14.29
Dysentery . . .
3
3
4
3
8
7
8
14
13
4
4
3
74
18.1
2.70
Diarrhœa . . .
1
2
10
13
12
16
48
43
13
13
11
10
192
46.9
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
14
11
12
14
19
15
22
21
4 1
19
21
19
228
55.7
3.07
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
1
2
. . . . . .
2
2
1
1
. . .
1
6
19
4.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
26
26
50
50
43
24
29
32
31
18
28
41
398
97.1
.50
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
. . .
2
3
17
4.1
17.65
Scurvy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
1 . 0
25.00
Rheumatism . . .
17
14
22
29
14
9
26
26
21
16
15
29
238
58.1
41
Venereal Diseases . . .
85
109
108
84
51
42
51
41
63
45
50
68
797
194.6
Eye Diseases . . .
9
5
6
5
3
3
10
19
11
7
6
6
90
2 2 . 0
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
19
22
38
24
42
36
43
27
16
17
23
29
336
8 2 . 0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
20
27
31
31
25
32
36
22
32
24
2 4
48
355
8 6 . 7
All other Causes . . .
19
27
42
51
54
71
76
53
77
60
42
48
620
1 5 1 . 4
286
322
436
417
366
338
553
623
865
726
556
500
5,988
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
75.8
81.9
103.5
99.3
87.0
80.5
132.2
149.5
207.3 174.7
140.3
125.5
1461.9
1874.
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