EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the MEERUT and ROHILCURD
DISTRICTS 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 .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 .
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 . . .
3,672 172 46.8 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
February
. . . 3,658 138 37.7 . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . .. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
March
. . . 4,332 158 36.5 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
April
. . . 4,035 168 41.6 2
. . .
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
May
. . . 4,031 186 46.1 8
. . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 2
June
. . . 4,015 194 48.3 11
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
3
. . .
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . .1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 3
Jul y . . .
4,006 19348.23
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . .. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
August
. . . 3,997 219 54.8 4
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
September
. . . 3,988 239 59.9 8
. . . . . .
. . . 3 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 3
. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October
. . . 3,955 242 61.2 10
. . . 1
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 1
1 . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
November . . .
3,642 222 61.9 4
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .. . .. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
December
. . . 3,708 209 56.4 2
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1 1 7 2 2 . . .
6
. . . 5 2 10 . . . 1 2 5 . . . . . .
. . . . . . 8 7
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 3,920 195 49.8 59 15.05 .25 .25 1.79
1.02 1.54 . . . 1 27
. 5 1 2.55 . . . . 2 5 .51 1.27 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.05 1.79
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 . . .
2 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. 5
. . .
Cholera
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
.2
. . .
Smallpox
. . . . . .
1
2
2
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
10
2.5
10. 00
Enteric Fever
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
2
4
1
1
2
10 . . .
1
2
23
5.9 30. 43
Fever, Intermittent . . . 66
36
55
99 107
84
75 138 233 268 158 113
1,432
365.3
.14
" R e m i t t e n t . . .
1 . . .
5
8 . . .
3
2
. . .
5
3
4
3
34
" „ C o n t i n u e d . . .
11
7
22
45
30
33 30
27
32
12
3
6
257
7 4 . 2
.70
Apoplexy
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
9
1
1
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
17
4.4 35.30
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
2
3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
17
4.4
. . .
Dysentery
. . .
3
2
5
9
6
4
6
21
27
18
13
20
134
34.2
3. 73
Diarrhœa
. . .
9
15
18
41
13
24
21
48 53
29
16
9
296
75.5
.67
Hepatitis
. . . 11
14
15
12
17
17
20
15
18 23
14
18
194
49.5
5. 16
Spleen Disease. . .
1
2
1
1
. . .
2
3
1
2
3
. . .
1
17
4.4
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . . 32
32
30
33
22
21
30
22
25
22
22
28
319
81.4
.31
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
18
4.6
27. 78
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
. . . 17
20
26
21
23
18
29
20
20
17
9
13
233
59.4 . 4 9
Venereal Diseases . . .
46
41
57
44 45
35
52
37
49
23
38
65
532
135.7
Eye Diseases
. . . 11
4
11
5
4
4
4
6
14
8
6
3
80
20.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . . 32
18
40
25
13
23
39
26
25
29
26
24
320
81.6
Wounds and Accidents . . .
24
29
23
26
31
17
23
21
25
17
24
32
292
74.5
All other Causes
. . . 34
22
47
47
53
62
72
67
64
56
40
37
591
150.7
301 247 359 422 380 360 412 447 607 530 377 377
4,819
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
81.9 67.5 82.9 104.6 94.3 89.1 102.8 111.8 152.2 134.0 103.5 101.7
1 2 2 9 . 3