NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS, composing the PUNJAB IRREGULAR FORCE
during the Year 1873, 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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
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 , 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 œ 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 . . .
11,329
540
47.7
22
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
3
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 12 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
February . . .
11,278
477
42.3
17
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
5
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
9 . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
10,838
475
43.8
7
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
3
. . .
April . . .
9,837
315
32.0
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 . . . 1
. . . . . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
May . . .
8,679
244
28.1
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. . .
June . . .
9,030
271
30.0
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
9,268
280
30.2
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
3 3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. . .
August . . .
9,166
376
41.0
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . 1 1
1 1
September . . .
9,318
511
54.8
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 1
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 1
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2 1
October . . .
9,234
707
76.6
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . .
1 2
November . . .
10,333
729
70.5
13
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 3
5
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 1
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
2 1
December . . .
11,063
639
57.8
23
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
5
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 2 . . .
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
1 2 7
33 5
4
1 1 1
44 4 5 1
. . . 3 1
20 5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
9,948
464
46.6
138 13.87
. . . .10
4.22
.50
. 4 1 .10 .10 .10 4.42
. 4 1 .50 .10
. . . .30 .10 2.01 .50
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO H OSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
A d m i t t e d d u r i n g
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,
0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
C holera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
.3
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
2
.2
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
532
391
328
411
325
332
342
548
1,448
1,857
1,211
795
8,520
856.4
.08
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
16
29
21
16
6
6
5
6
19
19
15
29
187
18.8
17.65
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
3
1
2
. . . . . .
. . .
8
.8
62.50
Dysentery . . .
66
33
35
39
25
44
30
63
126
79
76
6 8
684
68.8
. 4 7
Diarrhœa . . .
66
37
18
34
20
22
45
40
36
20
19
30
387
38.9
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
3
3
2
. . .
4
4
. . .
3
. . . . . .
2
21
2.1
4.76
Spleen Disease . . .
37
22
10
10
3
8
8
1
21
1 8
24
19
193
19.4
.52
Respiratory Diseases . . .
144
111
108
74
26
27
14
20
28
39
44
170
805
80.9
5.47
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
6
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
. . .
3
1
4
26
2.6
19.23
D ropsy . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
.2
50.00
Scurvy . . .
3
1
1
9
5
1
1
3
7
2
5
4
42
4.2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
74
72
51
52
27
38
44
48
56
44
62
86
654
65.7 .54
Venereal Diseases . . .
20
14
17
10
14
17
22
14
13
11
16
18
186
18.7
Eye Diseases . . .
9
15
11
28
22
26
42
38
51
29
23
22
316
31.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
140
79
65
78
106
95
168
200
137
84
133
129
1,417
142.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
131
8 0
83
130
89
78
134
130
137
109
149
136
1,386
139.4
All other Causes . . .
119
119
89
96
90
103
112
88
105
74
98
91
1,184
119.0
1,364
1,008
845
992
760
803
976 1,217
2,189
2,388 1,877
1,605
16,024
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
120.4
89.4
78.0
100.8
87.6
88.9
105.3
132.8 234.9
258.6
181.6
1 4 5 . 1
1 6 1 0 . 8
Calculated on a strength of 12,190, the Total Strength absent as well as present, the death-rate of the year is 18.38 per 1,000—the equivalent of 224 deaths.
The Gain and Loss Statement for the Frontier Force for the Year is as
under:—
S t r e n g t h b o r n e o n t h e R e g i m e n t a l R o l l s o n 1 s t J a n u a r y 1 8 7 3 . . .
1 2 , 2 4 4
Additions received during the year . . .
1,457
TOTAL . . .
1 3 , 7 0 1
Deaths at Head-quarters and in Detachments 142; died while on furlough and sick leave 82; invalided for discharge
552; transfers given 16; discharged otherwise 668 . . .
1 , 4 6 0
Remaining on the Rolls at the close of 1873 . . .
1 2 , 2 4 1