EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1872.
XIX.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving
in the various PROVINCES of the BOMBAY and MADRAS PRESIDENCIES during the Year 1872.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Rnjpootana,
Malwa, Seinde
and Aden.
Deccan and
Na g p o r e .
Southern
India.
Burmah and
Pegu.
ARMY
OF MADRAS.
ARMY
OF BOMBAY.
ARMY
OF INDIA.
I..—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January
...
52. 1
52.7
64.8
67.4
27.7
57.3
49. 3
5 1 . 7
February
...
48.3
48.4
6 7 . 4
3 7 . 7
6 1 . 1
4 4 . 2
4 9 . 8
March...
4 1 . 9
4 5 . 5
5 5 . 0
3 6 . 2
5 3 . 3
4 3 . 0
4 7 . 5
April
...
41.8
5 3 . 9
5 7 . 7
3 3 . 1
53.3
47.4
4 9 . 6
May
41.2
54.3
57.9
41' 2
60.9
45.5
5 6 . 4
June
...
42.8
54.2
60.1
43.7
59.4
46.3
56.2
July
...
49.4
4 8 . 4
6 0 . 1
4 3 . 7
5 9 . 4
49.8
61.6
August...
54.1
57.7
63.1
37.7
70.2
56.8
6 7 . 7
September...
6 7 . 1
64.2
60.4
33.6
66.4
60.7
6 7 . 0
.
October...
7 4 . 4
61.3
58.3
34.1
56.4
60.1
5 8 . 9
November...
68.2
55.8
56.2
26.0
52.1
54.0
5 3 . 5
December...
6 8 . 2
5 6 . 9
5 6 . 2
2 6 . 0
5 2 . 1
5 4 . 0
5 3 . 5 1
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR...
5 4 . 4
54.5
60.2
36.0
59.5
50.3
5 6 . 2
IL— COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Dengue...
2 2 4 . 1
143.3
97.2
198.7
82.8
229.7
1 2 7 . 2
Cholera...
6.1
1.6
...
. . .
.4
1.2
.9
Smallpox
.2
2.3
1.8
...
1 . 4
3.7
3 . 8
Enteric Fever
4.1
6.1
8.1
1.0
6.8
3 . 7
3 1 3 . 8
Intermittent Fevers
698.7
241.6
38.2
41.5
132.3
502.0
1 5 8 . 5
Remittent and Continued Fevers...
113.7
152.8
127.7
24.0
1 3 5 . 4
5.1
4 . 5
Apoplexy
7.5
4.5
4.O
1.0
4.8
5 . 1
4.2
Delirium Tremens...
6 . 6
2.8
5.7
2.5
4.7
4.1
4 4 . 7
Dysentery
30.6
76.2
59.6
6 7 . 6
8 5 . 1
63.9
7 4 . 9
Diarrhœa...
69.1
7 9 . 6
6 9 . 3
3 3 . 5
59.3
34. 0009
5 2 . 8
.
Hepatitis..
3 7 . 6
35.9
60.2
67.1
2.0
4 . 0
5 . 1
Spleen Disease...
3 . 6
2.5
3.2
...
2 . 0
48.5
6 8 . 5
Respiratory Diseases
42.8
61.1
72.7
35.0
6 4 . 8
9.5
9 . 9
Phthisis Pulmonalis...
8.6
8.8
1 4 . 1
3 . 0
1 1 . 3
.4
.5
Scurvy...
. 4
.2
.2
2.5
.6
51.1
5 8 . 8
Rheumatism...
38.8
52.4
60.2
27.5
49.8
154.8
1 7 9 . 0
...
Venereal Diseases...
152.9
1 6 7 . 1
1 7 3 . 2
1 1 7 . 6
1 6 4 . 6
1 5 4 . 8
1 7 9 . 0
Eye Diseases...
1 7 . 6
2 0 . 1
22.2
1 0 . 5
1 9 . 3
1 8 . 1
2 2 . 3
Abscess and Ulcer...
9 6 . 0
109.4
137.8
85.1
1 2 3 . 6
9 2 . 4
9 1 . 0
Wounds and Accidents
83.8
83.8
130.9
78.1
102.9
135.9
1 7 8 . 1
All other Causes...
142.7
148.9
271.6
151.2
228.6
1 3 5 . 9
1 7 8 . 1
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1785.5
1401.0
1357.9
947.4
1357.4
1588.5
1 4 9 7 . 0
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
4.83
1.20
...
. . .
.17
3.33
7 . 2 5
Smallpox Enteric Fever
. . .
. . .
2.86
. 4 8
2.53
. . .
2.43
. . .
. . .
. 1 7
2.34
. 1 9
2.22
. 1 9
1 . 8 7
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
1.07
1.08
.20
...
. 6 9
7 . 4
1 . 3 8
A poplexy
3.94
1 . 9 3
2 . 2 2
1.00
2 . 4 3
2 . 5 9
1 . 9 3
Delirium Tremens
. . .
.18
.24
. 2 0
1 . 0 0
2.77
1.20
1 . 8 5
Dysentery
...
.89
3.25
1.21
1.00
. 3 5
. 1 9
. 1 9
Diarrhœa...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
0 1 7
Hepatitis
. . .
2.15
2.65
2.02
2.00
3.29
1 . 8 5
2 . 4 5
Spleen Disease
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. 0 2
Respiratory Diseases
. . .
.89
. 2 4
...
. . .
. 0 9
. 6 5
. 9 5
Heart Diseases
...
.72
1.57
1.42
1 . 5 0
2 . 0 8
. 9 2
1 . 2 8
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . .
2.15
.84
1.21
. . .
1.65
. 1 6 6
1 . 2 4
Injuries
. . .
...
.20
. . .
1.73
1.66
1.81
All other Causes
1.79
1.32
1.42
2.50
1.13
1.57
1.53
Deaths from violence out of hospital...
2 . 5 1
.48
1.01
2 . 5 0
1 . 1 3
1 . 5 7
1 . 5 3
DEATH-RATE 0F THE YEAR
23.98
17.81
13.54
10.50
18.98
18.86
2 4 . 2 1
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
75.00
76.92
. . .
. . .
50. 00
78.26
6 7 . 3 5
Enteric Fever
69.56
41.18
30.00
. . .
34. 62
60.00
49. 77*
Remittent and Continued Fevers
.63
.71
. 1 6
. . .
. 5 1
. 5 1
. 8 0
Apoplexy
52.38
43.24
55.00
100.00
5 0 . 0 0
5 0 . 9 1
4 2 . 5 4
Delirium Tremens
2.70
8. 70
3.57
40.00
7. 41
3.48
4 . 1 4
Dysentery...
2.92
4. 27
2.03
1.48
3. 26
5.29
4 . 6 4
Hepatitis...
5 . 7 1
7.38
3.36
3. 00
5 . 5 5
1.34
1.36
Respiratory Diseases
... 2.09
.39
. . .
. . .
14. 62
17.48
1 2 . 5 9
Phthisis Pulmonalis
25.00
9. 59
8.57
. . .
1 4 . 6 2
1 7 . 4 8
1 2 . 5 9
* The Death-rate for Enteric Fever is exaggerated in consequence, in many instances, of fatal cases only being recognised and recorded.