EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the MEERUT and ROHILCUND
DISTRICTS 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 .
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 .
Sma l l pox.
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 .
F e v e r , C o n t i n u e d .
Ap 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 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 .
Al l o t h e r Ca u s e s .
January . . .
3,908
214
54.8
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . 1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
February . . .
4 , 2 5 1
236
55.6
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
March . . .
4 , 2 4 5
196
46.1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
April . . .
3,988
176
44.1
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
1 . . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
May . . .
3,964
213
53.7
4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .. . .
. . .1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
June . . .
3,950
240
60.8
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
1
July . . .
3 , 9 3 6
237
60.2
6
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .. . .
. . .2
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
August . . .
3,913
303
77.4
7
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
1
September . . .
3,927
313
79.7
7
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .. . .
. . .2
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .2
. . .
October . . .
3 , 9 4 0
287
72.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . 4
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . 1
November . . .
3 , 5 0 7
255
72.7
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . . . .
December . . .
3 , 6 6 2
22.3
60.9
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . . 1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . . 1
. . .
. . .
4
. . . 1
1
7
1 10
2
16
. . . 2
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
3,933
241
61.3
58
14.75
. . .
. . . 1 02
. 5 1
1.78 .25 2.54 .51
4.07
. . . .51 .76 .'76
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . 0 2
1.02 1.02
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted dur i ng
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1.3
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
2
. . .
1
2
2
1
2
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
8
22
5.6
18.18
Fever, Intermittent . . .
53
62
6 4
88
139
148
310
531
667
363
233
199
2,857
726.4
. . .
" R e m i t t e n t . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
4
11
2
20
11
5
. . .
. . .
56
141.9
.36
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
12
6
26
37
50
4 9
45
68
112
56
33
8
502
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
2
. . .
4
. . .
2
2
14
3.6
50.00
" D e l i r i u m T r e m e n s . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
3
2
5
3
. . .
1
18
4.5
5.56
Dysentery . . .
9
2
7
2
1
1
6
5
22
15
12
9
91
23.1
10.99
Diarrhœa . . .
11
12
13
25
11
11
24
31
43
27
23
10
241
61.2
.83
Hepatitis . . .
1 0
11
13
14
26
1 6
22
27
24
27
18
18
226
57.5
7.08
Spleen Disease . . .
2
1
1
. . .
2
1
2
2
. . .
1
2
2
16
41
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
31
21
20
15
17
15
19
20
19
18
24
55
274
69.7
.73
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
3
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
5
2
. . .
3
2
2
20
5.1
15.00
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
16
23
29
18
18
16
24
15
14
14
12
19
218
55.4 .28
V e n e r a l D i s e a s e s . . .
1.49
66
100
53
13
57
62
43
45
64
35
64
791
201.1
Eye Diseases . . .
1
3
7
7
8
4
5
10
12
5
3
. . .
65
16.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
18
34
25
27
31
24
39
32
32
23
25
24
334
84.9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
31
25
34
39
24
26
20
12
30
33
40
62
369
93.8
All other Causes . . .
39
51
45
55
49
52
60
74
85
50
59
67
686
174.4
338
317
388
382
439
436
652
894 1,129
707
523
550
6,805
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
99.3
74.6
91.4
95.8
110.8
110.4
165.6
225.5
287.5
179.4
149.1
150.2
1730.2