WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1874.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
MADRAS PRESIDENCY during the Year 1874, 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 s 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 .
January . . .
2,863
36
12.6
8
2.79
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
2
1
. . .
February . . .
3,039
43
14.1
8
2.63
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .2
. . . 1
1 2
1
. . .
. . .
March . . .
3,024
42
13.9
6
1.98
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 1
. . .. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
April . . .
3,046
77
25.3
7
2.30
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
May . . .
3,044
69
22.7
18
5.91
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 6
2
3 . . .
. . . 1
. . . 2
1
. . .
. . .
June . . .
3,046
78
25.6
13
4.27
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
2
. . . 1
. . .
1
2
2
1 . . .
. . .
July . . .
3,033
83
27.4
25
8.24
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
4
. . .1
. . .
2
7
4
. . . . . .
. . .
August . . .
3,067
60
19.6
1 1
3 . 5 9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .. . .
. . .
2
4
. . .
. . .. . .
2
September . . .
3,099
56
18.2
10
3.23
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1 1
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .. . .
2
October . . .
3,095
50
16.1
7
2.26
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
3
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
1 . . .
. . .
November . . .
3,096
41
13.2
8
2 . 5 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1 . . .
. . .
1
1
1
1
1
. . .
December . . .
3,118
49
15.7
1 3
4 . 1 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 1
2
. . .
2
4
. . .
. . .
6
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . . 23 22
5
5
. . . 11 19 16
9
5
9
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year . . .
3,048
57
18.7
134
43.96
. . .
. . . 1.97 .33
. . .
.98
. . .
7 . 5 5
7 . 2 2 1.64 1.64
. . . 3.61 6.23 5.25
2.95 1.64
2.95
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1.3
. . .
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
Measles . . .
3
. . .
6
28
49
30
17
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
133
43.6 4.51
Hooping Cough . . .
1
. . .
6
8
6
. . .
2
1
1
7
. . .
. . .
32
10.5
3.13
Scarlet Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Intermittent Fevers . . .
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
7
2
5
4
47
1 5 . 4
. . .
Remittent and Continued
Fevers . . .
10
5
15
20
17
24
6
12
7
13
21
19
169
55.5
1.78
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
4
3
3
4
9
9
10
12
7
1
4
4
70
23.0
15.71
Diarrhœa . . .
7
10
10
12
11
25
47
21
15
6
10
13
187
61.4
10.16
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
5
1.6
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
18
8
14
8
9
1 3
18
14
10
23
14
12
161
52.8
8.70
Eye Diseases . . .
4
4
3
5
4
30
48
16
30
21
3
4
172
56.4
. . .
Anæmia and Debility . . .
25
28
27
20
32
39
43
15
18
15
25
29
316
103.7
5.06
Tubercular Diseases . . .
1
2
1
2
1
. . .
4
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
15
4.9
33.33
Meningitis and Hydro-
cephalus . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
8
2.6
62.50
Convulsions . . .
. . .
. . .
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
1
31
10.2
70.97
Dentition . . .
9
11
14
15
20
14
13
6
8
11
5
6
132
43.3
17.42
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
1
3
5
4
5
3
3
2
3
2
. . .
2
33
10.8
4 . 1 9
Injuries . . .
11
4
3
1
5
5
7
2
5
3
5
3
54
17.7
All other Causes . . .
8
13
21
13
11
9
6
15
10
9
1
12
128
42.0
104
96
135
148
190
212
235
125
127
118
97
110
1,697
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
36.3
31.6
44.6
48.6
62.4
69.6
77.5
40.7
41.0
38.1
31.3
35.3
556.7