EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XVI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BURMAH and PEGU
during the Year 1874, 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 .
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 . Ent er i c Fever .
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 .
A p o p l e x y .
D e 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 mo 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 . . .
1,988
64
32.2
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
. . .
February . . .
1,954
71
36.3
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
March . . .
2,196
77
35.1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
April . . .
2,204
84
38.1
4
. . . 1
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
May . . .
2,194
84
38.3
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
June . . .
2,183
80
36.6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
2,153
94
43.7
3
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1 . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
August . . .
2,149
101
47.0
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
September . . .
2,125
101
47.5
3
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2
. . .. . .
. . .1
. . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
October . . .
2,104
93
44.2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
November . . .
2,065
85
41.2
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
December . . .
2,047
82
40.1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6 . . .
4
. . .. . .
1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
2
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength
.
F o r t h e y e a r . . . 2,113
85
40.2
1 9
8. 99*
. 47
. . . .95
. . .
. . .
. . . 2.84
. . .
1.89
. . .
. . .
. 4 7 .47
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . .95
. 9 5
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March.
A p r i l .
M a y . June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.5
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
4
1.9
50.00
Fever, Intermittent . . .
3
. . .
6
2
2
11
1
6
2
3
2
16
54
25.5
. . .
" Remittent . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
91.3
. . .
" Continued . . .
1 .
3
8
1 0
8
3
12
16
22
.39
.39
.32
193
. . .
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. 9
. . .
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
2
2
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
10
4.8
. . .
Dysentery . . .
24
24
14
15
18
21
37
26
36
12
10
12
249
117.9
2.41
Diarrhœa . . .
8
7
12
6
7
13
1 8
15
9
5
4
6
110
52.1
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
19
21
23
13
14
13
15
11
27
13
17
11
197
93.2
2.03
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
.9
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
3
4
6
8
4
7
11
12
13
13
13
6
100
47.3
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . .
. . .
3
9
4 . 3
11.11
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
R h e u m a t i s m . . .
5
8
11
6
9
10
8
8
13
5
6
2
91
4 3 . 1
. 31
Venereal Diseases . . .
23
15
31
20
10
21
21
21
17
18
16
15
228
107.9
Eve Diseases . . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
7
3 . 3
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
15
10
8
17
15
17
19
11
23
10
12
12
169
80.
Wounds and Accidents . . .
5
1 1
19
13
5
12
14
9
18
13
8
14
141
66.7
All other Causes . . .
20 18
19
27
16
24
32
33
54
37
34
30
344
162.8
127 1 2 4
163
140
108
152
193
173
235
172
162
162
1,911
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
63.9
63.5
74.2 63.5
49.2
69.6
89.7
80.5
110.6
81. 8
78.4 79.1
904. 4
*Besides these 19 deaths, 10 deaths occurred in Depôt Hospitals among men invalided from Burmah. The ratio for 22 deaths is 13.72 per 1,000.