WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1873.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
MADRAS PRESIDENCY 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 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 c 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 . . .
2,787
23
8.3
5
1 . 7 9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
2,792
27
9.7
3
1.07
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
February . . .
2,871
43
15.0
7
2 . 4 4
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2 . . . . . .
. . .
March . . .
2,863
59
20.6
12
4.19
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
2
1 . . . 1
2
April . . .
2,865
90
31.4
13
4.54
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
2 . . . . . . . . .
May . . .
2,869
89
31.0
1 6
5 . 5 8
1
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
. . .
2
1
2 . . .
1
. . .
June . . .
2,904
90
31.0
20
6.89
4
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3
2
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
5
1
1
. . .
July . . .
2,906
95
32.7
1 9
6 . 5 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
2
. . .
2
. . .
3
2 6
. . . 2
. . .
August . . .
2,884
89
30.8
2 5
8 . 6 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
5
2
1
. . .
. . .
4
7 4
1
1
. . .
September . . .
2,893
68
23.5
8
2 . 7 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1 . . . . . . . . .
3
October . . .
2,918
55
18.8
1 0
3 . 4 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
1
. . .
November . . .
3,001
44
14.7
1 0
3 . 3 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
2
2 . . .
. . .
December . . .
6
. . .
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
. . . 16
19
4
8
. . . 15
18 24
5
9
5
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year . . .
2,880
64
22.2
148
51.39 2.09
. . . 3.12
. . .
. . .
3.47
. . . 5.55 6.60 1.39 2.78
. . . 5.21 6.25 8.33 1.74 3.12 1.74
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
3.5
60.00
4
1.4
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
5
. . .
. . .
16
5.6
. . .
2
Dengue . . .
4
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
148
51.4
6.08
Measles . . .
. . .
4
10
39
52
28
4
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
10
3.5
. . .
Hooping Cough . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
1
. . .
. . .
Scarlet Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.3
. . .
1
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
. . .
68
23.6
. . .
Intermittent Fevers . . .
5
3
6
6
3
6
5
9
10
7
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
1 0
8
18
15
19
6
16
18
19
16
13
13
171
59.3
5.85
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
9
4
10
112
38.9
13.39
20
6
7
3
4
9
5
16
19
Dysentery . . .
10
16
7
203
70.5
8.87
Diarrhœa . . .
7
19
16
14
25
18
20
19
32
1.0
. . .
3
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
9
11
19
154
53.5
9.09
19
Respiratory Diseases . . .
16
14
8
9
14
13
16
6
27
52
61
65
58
43
11
377
130.9
. . .
23
Eye Diseases . . .
5
2
9
2]
30
24
31
323
112.1
7.43
43
Anæmia and Debility . . .
4
8
25
27
27
27
39
38
4
1
2
. . .
. . .
1
16
5.6
50.00
1
Tubercular Diseases . . .
1
4
. . .
1
1
Meningitis and Hydro
-cephalus . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1.7
80.00
3
5
1
30
10.4
63.33
2
3
Convulsions . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
3
4
4
15
6
7
1
77
26.8
20.78
10
Dentition. . .
3
. . .
5
7
8
4
11
4
4
5
1
6
4
48
16.7
2.21
6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
3
3
3
4
5
4
6
7
6
6
5
49
17.0
1
Injuries . . .
1
3
4
5
1
7
10
7
7
9
5
4
110
38.2
All other Causes . . .
5
9
9
24
14
207
248
170
148
112
1,935
218
70
89
121
181
208
163
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
25.1
31.9
42.2
63.2
72.6
56.8
75.1
71.2
86.0
58.8
50.7
37.3
671.9