1 8 7 4 . 1 1 A
NATIVE TROOPS, 1874.
III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the DINAPORE, BENARES, OUDE,
and CAWNPORE DISTRICTS 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 .
D i e d o u t o f 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 s , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
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 .
January . . . 7,140
250
35.0
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. .
.
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
February . . . 7,133
241
33.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
M a r c h . . .
6,911
237
34.3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
April . . . 5,948
20<i l l egi bl e>
34.6
3
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May . . . 5,475
177
3 2 . 3
4
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . . 5,449
152
27.9
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
J u l y . . . 5,862
187
31.9
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
August . . . 5,989
237
39.6
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
September . . . 5,995
236
39.4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
October . . . 6,395
251
39.3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
November . . . 6,859
253
36.9
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
December . . . 7,133
251
35.2
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
3 2
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
8
. . .
5 1
. . .
3 2
5 1
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
For the year . . . 6,357
223
35.1
35
5.51*
. . .
.47
.79
. . .
. 1 6
. . .
.16
. . .
1.25
. . .
.79 .16
. . .
.47 .31 .79 .16
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Smallpox . . .
3
1
8
2
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 7
2.7
17.65
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
113
88
113
91
106
92
251
223
299
321
189
168
2,054
323.1
.10
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued
. . .
1
3
2
1
5
1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
21
3.3
14.29
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
13
15
18
17
10
7
20
29
35
24
26
28
242
38.1
. 2 6
Diarrhœa . . .
17
10
18
7
6
10
20
9
13
10
12
13
145
22.8
H e p a t i t i s . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
11
1.7
9.09
S p l e e n D i s e a s e . . .
2
4
5
. . .
4
3
2
1
4
2
4
3
34
5.4
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
24
26
21
8
5
6
21
15
23
14
22
23
208
32.7
3.85
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
11
1.7
45.45
Dropsy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 3
. . .
S c u r v y . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
44
25
29
19
15
10
20
27
22
26
23
25
285
44.9 . 3 5
Venereal Diseases . . . 45
38
60
45
32
34
4 4
39
38
23
37
49
484
76.1
Eye Diseases . . .
6
4
4
14
7
15
38
29
16
13
13
17
176
27.7
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
58
40
44
27
37
52
70
59
59
43
39
59
587
92.3
Wounds and Accidents . . .
77
62
63
43
57
43
85
73
90
91
92
86
862
135.6
All other Causes . . .
34
22
47
32
38
33
50
43
53
37
40
29
458
72.0
438
340
43 5 306
327
3 1 0
628
548
654
605
501
506
5,598
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
6 1 . 3
4 7 . 8
62.9
51.4
59.7
56.9
107.1
91.5
109.1
94.6
73.0
70.9 880.6
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 2.