NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the PUNJAB 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 s .
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 Di 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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
17,615
502
28.5
34
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
. . .
4
4
. . . 2
15
1
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
. . .
February . . .
17,773
463
26.1
19
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .1
1 2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
March . . .
17,049
429
25.2
18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
1
3
. . .. . .
5
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
April . . .
14,933
365
24.4
26
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
3
5
. . .
1
1
. . .. . .
5
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
1
May . . .
13,827
316
25.0
16
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
. . .
1
1
1 . . .
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
June . . .
14,006
359
25.6
3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . 1
July . . .
14,574
344
23.6
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
1
. . .. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
2
August . . .
14,631
492
33.6
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
September . . .
14,604
870
59.6
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
3
. . .
2
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
October . . .
15,275
1,052
68.8
17
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 2
1
. . .
4
2
. . . . . .
1
1
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
1
3
November . . .
16,524
1,048
63.4
34
. . .
. . . . . . 1
7
2
. . .
1
2
. . . . . .
13
. . . 1
2
. . . 2
. . .
3
. . .
December . . .
16,571
787
47.6
32
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
2
. . .
1
1
1 . . .
12
1
3
1
. . . 1
. . .
4
3
. . .
. . . 4 18
25
. . .
16
17
2
3
73
5 10
6
3
7
1
21 13
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 15,615
588
37.7
224
14.35*
. . .
. . .
3.01
. . . 1.03
1.09 .13 .19
4.67 .32 .64 .39 .19 .45
. 0 6 1.34 .84
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
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.1
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
1
4
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
.5
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
2
8
.5
50.00
Fever, Intermittent . . .
460
319
283
471
482
512
517
1,113
3,035
2,728
1,703
1,042
12,665
811.1
.14
" Remittent and Continued . . .
8
6
12
23
36
21
25
28
45
30
26
20
280
18.0
8.93
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 1
. . .
Dysentery . . .
88
39
29
60
24
37
51
101
142
127
90
79
867
55.5
2.41
Diarrhœa . . .
53
20
38
57
19
32
63
49
63
48
30
33
505
32.3
Hepatitis . . .
2
3
4
2
. . .
5
2
2
4
4
1
. . .
29
1.9
6.90
Spleen Disease . . .
12
6
9
6
4
10
9
4
25
18
10
14
127
8.1
2.36
Respiratory Diseases . . .
161
114
93
53
59
29
32
41
39
48
93
120
882
56.5
8.28
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
2
3
4
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
2
18
1.2
55.56
Dropsy . . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
1
. . .
5
1
14
.9
42.87
S c u r v y . . .
2
2
2
. . .
5
2
1
3
5
5
2
4
33
2.1
9.09
Rheumatism . . .
104
97
66
56
48
46
72
41
70
73
91
121
885
56.7
.56
Venereal Diseases . . .
33
25
27
22
36
29
33
25
35
30
37
34
366
23.4
Eye Diseases . . .
14
18
19
40
35
44
43
43
69
34
29
27
415
26.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
127
78
73
67
94
98
172
139
137
113
122
115
1,335
85.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
176
145
114
113
111
116
149
134
163
136
154
145
1,656
106.0
All other Causes . . .
130
111
125
120
88
96
138
117
153
94
123
108
1,403
89.8
1,373
988
901
1,098
1,043
1,080
1,311
1,842
3,987
3,488
2,522
1,867
21,500
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
78.0
55.6
52.8
73.5
75.4
77.1
89.9 125.9
273.0
228.3
152.6 112.7
1376.9
* For statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 5.