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NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1873 , and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Several of the Stations of this area usually occupied by Regiments of the Bengal Army were in 1873 occupied by Madras Troops. The Statistics of the Madras Troops
occupying Stations of the Bengal Presidency are given in Table XVII.)
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 .
C h o l e r a .
Sma l l p o x .
E n t e r i e F e v e r .
F e v e r s , 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 .
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 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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January . . .
3,765
2 5 2 66.9
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
February . . .
3,782
254
67.2
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 1 . . . 1
. . .
March . . .
4,409
247
56.0
7
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
1
1 . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
. . .
April . . .
3,823
211
55.2
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
May . . .
3,623
200
5 5 . 2
4
. . .
. . . 2
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . .
. . .
June . . .
3,741
175
46.8
2
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
3,813
175
45.9
4
. . .
1
1 . . . 1
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
3,868
212
54.8
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
September . . .
3,880
235
60.6
1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
3,959
252
63.6
1
. . .1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
November . . .
3,378
188
55.6
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
1
. . .
. . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
December . . .
3,590
156
43.5
5
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
4 3 . . . 7
3 1 3
2 . . . 1
4
. . .
3
. . .
. . . 3
1
3 1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 3,803
2 1 3 56.0
39
10.25* 1.05 .79
2.63
.26 .79 .53 . . . .26 1.05
. . . .79 . . . . . . .79
.26 .79
.26
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
4
1.0
100.00
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1.3
60.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
235
141
162
288
149
120
99
185
430
426
226
129
2,590
681.0
.27
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1
. . .
8
13
1
7
1
3
38
10.0
7.90
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.5
50.00
Dysentery . . .
10
5
9
20
13
13
18
41
76
25
26
12
268
70.5
1 . 4 5
Diarrhœa . . .
2
. . .
9
6
3
11
3
17
12
8
4
2
77
20.3
Hepatitis. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
4
. . .
1
1
11
2.9
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
14
12
9
14
7
4
3
1
10
7
2
1
81
22.1
1.20
Respiratory Diseases . . .
25
14
26
15
17
12
8
9
8
19
13
15
181
47.6
2.21
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
1
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
10
2.6
30.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
6
1.6
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
48
22
13
24
20
20
31
29
28
23
30
29
317
83.4
.32
Venereal Diseases . . .
16
19
23
21
13
11
18
18
22
18
15
4
198
52.1
Eye Diseases.
7
10
7
11
7
10
13
17
20
10
6
1
119
31.3
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
56
20
23
28
27
37
49
49
49
39
45
24
446
117.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
71
69
47
68
49
18
40
45
56
80
37
41
624
164.1
All other Causes . . .
77
59
60
45
18
21
41
25
44
24
25
19
458
120.4
565
372
391
549
326
283
335
453
761
689
433
281
5,438
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
150.1
98.3
88.7
143.6
90.0
75.6
87.8
117.1
196.1
174.0
128.2
78.3
1429.9
* For statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 4.