WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS , 1875.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the WOMEN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the MADRAS
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1875, 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 i n e a c h M o n t h s .
D e a t h - r a t e o f t h e Y e a r p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
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 s , I n t e r m i t t e n t .
F e r 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 r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
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 .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
C h i l d b i r t h a n d A b o r t i o n .
January
... 1,485
32
21.5
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1
1
February
... 1,516
31
20.4 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
March
... 1,453
38 26.2
1 ...
... ...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ...
. . .
. . .
... ... ... ...
April
... 1,458
32
21.9
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May
... 1,431
38 26.6
6
. . .
... ... ...
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1 ... ... ...
1 ...
1
June
... 1,432
49 34.2
3
. . .
... ...
1
. . .
1 ...
1
. . .
... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
July
... 1,433
58 40.5
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
August
... 1,435
50 34.8
2 ...
... ...
...
. . .
... ...
1 ... ... ..
...
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
Sept ember
... 1,436
49 34.1
4
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October
... 1,423
39
27.4
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
November
... 1,397
38 27.2 ...
. . .
. . .
...
... ... ... ...
. . .
... ... ..
... ... ... ... ...
December
... 1,394
30 21.5
1
. . .
1 ...
... ...
... ... ... ... ... ..
. . .
... ... ... ...
2
. . .
2
1
3
. . .
5
1
2
4
1 ...
1
1
4
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year
... 1,441
40
27.8
27 18.74 1.39 ... 1.39
2.78
... 3.47 .69 1.39 2.78 .69 ... .69 .69 2.78
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS IN TO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1, 000 of Strength.
Diet out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1 ...
1
. . .
2
1.4
1 0 0 . 0 0
Smallpox
... ...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
Dengue
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever
...
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
...
...
5
3.5
40.00
Intermittent Fevers
. . .
7
3
14
4
6
9
4
2
12
7
5
2
75
52.0
1.33
Remittent and Conti-
nued Fevers
...
4
5
12
2
2
6
14
15
18
7
9
4
98
68.0
3.06
Apoplexy
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . .
Dysentery
. . .
3
3
4
4
1
7 ...
6
7
1
6
1
43
29.8
11.63
Diarrhœa
...
2
1
6
3
4
6
7
5
10
3
6
3
56
38.9
1.79
Hepatitis
...
4
3
2
3 ...
6
2
4
5
1
4
3
37
25.7
5.41
Spleen Disease
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
2
1.4
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
4
3
7
5
2
2
2
6
3
3
3
3
43
29.8
2.33
Phthisis Pulmonalis ... ...
. . .
1
...
...
1
1
2
2
1 ...
...
8
5.6
50.00
Debility and Anæmia ...
14
6
29
24
19
32
34
45
25
23
29
18
298
206.8
.34
Rheumatism
... ...
4
1 ...
4
4
1
4 ...
3
2
1
24
16.7
. . .
Eye Diseases
...
1 ...
...
...
1
4
13
4
3
10
6
1
43
29.8
. . .
Childbirth
. . . . . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
Abortion
... ...
. . .
4
2
2
8
1
1
3
2
2
5
30
20.8 ...
Diseases peculiar to Wo-
men
...
5
7
7
3
5
8
4
6
3
1
10
4
63
43.7
1.29
Abscess and Ulcer
...
5
1
3
2
5
6
1
1 ...
6
1
1
32
22.2
Injuries
...
1
1 ...
1
4
1
1
2
. . .
...
...
3
14
9.7
All other Causes
...
18
5
7
12
11
16
9
17
9
4
9
15
132
91.6
69
42
99
66
66
116
94
121
101
73
93
65
1,005
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
46.5 27.7 68.1 45.3 46.1
81.0 65.6 84.3 70.3 51.3
66.6 46.6
697.4
See note to Table I.