WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1873.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
BOMBAY PRESIDENCY during the Year 1873, 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 .
D e a t h - r a t e o f e a c h M o n t h 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 .
M e a s l e s .
H o o p i n g C o u g h .
S c a r l e t F e v e r .
E n t e r i e 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 F e v e r s .
H e a t A p o p l e x y .
D e n t i t i o n .
C o n v u l s i o n s .
M e n i n g i t i s a n d H y d r o - c e p h a l u s .
T a b e s M e s e n t e r i c a .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
A n æ m i a a n d A t r o p h y .
B r o n c h i t i s a n d P n e u - m o n i a .
C r o u p a n d D i p h t h e r i a .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . . 2,058
44
21.4
11
5.34
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1 1 1 1
February . . .
2,117
44
20.8
6
2 . 8 3 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . 1
March . . . 2,238
55
24.6
7
3 . 1 3 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2 1
. . . . . .
April . . . 2,204
50
22.8
1 1
4 . 9 9 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
3
. . .
1
. . . 2
M a y . . .
2,196
58
26.4
8
3 . 6 4 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2 1 1
. . . . . .
3
1
. . .
. . . . . .
June . . . 2,215
62
28.0
7
3.16
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . 1
2
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
July . . . 2,222
67
30.1
9
4 . 0 5 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
. . .
. . . . . .
August. . . 2,232
76
34.0
1 0
4 . 4 8 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
5
1 1
. . .
. . .
September . . .
2,206
62
28.1
1 7
7 . 7 1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
2
6
. . .
2
. . .
. . . 4
1 1
. . . . . .
October . . . 2,219
64
28.8
6
2 . 7 0 . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
2
November . . . 2,432
41
16.9
1 1
4 . 5 2 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1 3
. . .
. . .
December . . . 2,388
45
18.8
5
2.09
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . . 2 1 1 . . . . . . 2 2 . . . 10
25 5 3 . . . 4
21
12 11
3
6
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
. . . .90 .45 .45 . . .
1.80
. . . 4.49 11.23 2.25 1.34 . . . 1.80 9.43 5.39 4.94 1.34 2.69
For the year . . . 2,227
56
25.1
108
48.50
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
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May.
June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
8
3 . 6
25.00
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
4
2
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dengue . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
.9
. . .
Measles . . .
4
8
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
24
10.8
4.17
Hoping Cough . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
7
1
. . .
1
4
3
. . .
19
8.5
5.26
Scarlet Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1.8
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 9
. . .
Intermittent Fevers . . .
27
8
24
28
22
24
28
21
33
34
26
16
291
130.7
.68
Remittent and Continued
Fevers . . .
1
4
3
6
6
11
11
4
12
13
1
7
79
35.5
2.53
2
.9
. . .
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
3
3
21
9.4
19.05
Dysentery . . .
4
. . .
. . .
1
2
2
2
1
4
16
13
162
72.7
12.96
Diarrhœa . . .
12
7
9
18
16
15
15
22
15
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
4
1.8
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 4
. . .
11
7
12
12
12
82
36.8
17.07
Respiratory Diseases . . .
5
5
5
2
4
2
5
Eye Diseases . . .
3
8
17
12
14
3
35
45
50
34
10
10
241
108.2
. . .
Anæmia and Debility . . .
8
4
19
10
8
10
10
8
4
13
4
6
104
46.7
11.54
Tubercular Diseases . . .
4
2
2
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
2
17
7.6
17.65
Meningitis and Hydro
-
cephalus . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
6
2.7
83.33
Convulsions . . .
3
2
1
4
3
4
2
1
8
2
2
2
34
15.3
73.53
Dentition . . .
4
6
7
5
8
4
8
8
7
3
7
4
71
31.9
14.08
1
1
4
2
26
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
3
3
3
4
11.7
4.51
8
3
1
2
5
31
Injuries . . .
2
1
4
3
. . .
1
1
13.9
7
6
5
8
69
All other Causes . . .
6
6
5
3
8
4
4
7
31.0
84
65
101
105
103
92
129
142
154
128
96
101
1,300
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
40.8
30.7
45.1
47.6
46.9
41.5
58.1
63.7
69.8
57.7
39.5
42.3
583.7
1873.
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