EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN SOLDIERS occupying the HILL CONVALESCENT
DEPOTS of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the HOT SEASON of 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each
Month of the Period.
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 .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
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 .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
A p 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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January ... 360
9
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ... ... ...
1 ‡ . . . ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ...
. . .
February ...
48 ...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . . ... . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
March
... 120 5
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . ... ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ... . . .
. . .
April ...
1,647 135 82.0
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1 . . . . . .
1 . . .
...
. . . 1 ...
1 ...
1 ...
. . . ... ... ...
1
May
... 2,136 204 95.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
3 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
June ...
2,249 213 94.7
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ... ... ... ...
1 ... 2
. . . . . . 1 ...
1 ...
July
... 2,345 228 97.2
3 . . .
. . .
. . . ... 2
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... 1
. . . . . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
August
... 2,316 215 92.9
3 . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ... . . . 1 .....
. . . 1 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
September ... 2,331 203 87.1
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . 1 ...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
October ... 1,936 160 82.6 5
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... 1
. . . 1 ...
. . .
2 1
... ... ... ... ... ...
November ... 885 84 ...
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . 1 ...
1 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
December ...
581 55 ...
...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
. . . ... 4 . . .
. . . 2 . . . 1 ... 5 ...
6
3 5
. . . . . . 1 ...
1
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the season 2,275* 213 93.4 30 12.75† ... ...
1.76 . . .
.44 ...
. 44 . . . 2.20 ... 2.63 1.32 2.20 ... ... .44 ... .44
. 8 8
C A U S E S O F
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total Admit-
ted during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength,
April to
October (7
months).
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera ...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
Smallpox ...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
2
. . .
9
95
142
127
82
108
79
31
12
5
692
291.9
. . .
, , R e m i t t e n t
. . . ...
...
...
5
6
7
8
5
5
3
1
. . .
40 49. 7
3.54
,, Continued ...
1 ...
...
13
9
7
11
11
9
14
4
1
80
E n t e r i c F e v e r . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
...
1 ...
...
...
3
1.3 ...
Apoplexy ...
...
1 ...
...
2
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
3
. 9 50.00
Delirium Tremens ... ...
...
...
...
1
2
. . .
2
1
2
. . .
1
9
3.5 ...
Dysentery ...
...
1
. . .
...
15
12
3
2
5
3
1
4
1
47
1 8 . 0
2.44
Diarrhœa . . . . . .
3 ...
1
24
30
28
41
38
14
16
2
2
199
8 4 . 0 ...
Hepatitis ...
...
2
. . . ...
26
24
32
32
19
19
15
12
1
182
7 3 . 4
3.00
Spleen Disease
... ...
. . . ...
1
4
6
4
. . .
3
1
. . . ...
19
8 . 4 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
2 ...
1
24
57
27
12
14
12
21
13
4
187
73.4
3.60
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
1 ...
...
5
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
1
23
8.4 26.32
Scurvy
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
1 ...
...
...
. . .
1
.4
...
Rheumatism
...
1 ...
6
33
28
21
16
16
17
14
7
6
165
63.7 . 4 9
Venereal Diseases ...
5 ...
6
64
44
29
47
45
32
35
8
12
327
130.1
Eye Diseases
...
1 ...
2
2
6
1 ...
3
5
7
1
1
29
10.5
Abscess and Ulcer ... ...
...
3
24
9
11
11
11
7
9
5
4
94
36.0
Wounds and Accidents
5 ...
4
6
10
14
15
13
20
16
9
7
119
41.3
All other causes
...
2
. . .
7
6 8
74
56
56
53
42
30
25
14
427
166.6
27 ...
39
409
459
374
339
346
270
218 105
60
2,646
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
...
. . . ...
248.3 214 9 166.3 144.6 149.4 115.8 112.6 ...
...
1061.5
* T h e a v e r a g e s t r e n g t h o f t h e s e a s o n f r o m M a y t o S e p t e m b e r .
† T h e e q u i v a l e n t o f 2 9 d e a t h s o u t o f t h e n u m b e r s e n t t o t h e h i l l s d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n o f 1 8 7 1 .
‡ N o t i n c l u d e d i n t h e c a l c u l a t i o n o f t h e r a t i o s .