NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the MEERUT DISTRICT, and in
ROHILCUND during the Year 1871, 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 .
CAUS ES OF DEATHS I N HOS P I TAL.
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 a n d C o n i t 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 s .
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 e a t h s o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
6,412
197
3 0 . 6
18
...
... . . . ...
4
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
8 1
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
February
6, 400 160
25.0
5 ...
... . . . ...
2 . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ... ...
March
6,390
155
24.3
6
. . . ... . . . 2 1
. . .
. . .
...
... 1
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
April
5,787
136
23.5
4 ...
... . . . ...
. . . 1
. . .
...
1
. . . 1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
...
May
5,583
132
23.6
5 ...
1
. . . ...
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ...
1 . . .
1 . . . . . . ... 1 ...
1
June
5,496 134 24.4
4 ...
... . . . ... 1
. . . 1 ... ... ...
1
. . . 1 ...
. . . ... ... ... ...
J uly
5,577
156
28.0
6
...
... ... ... ... ...
2 1
1 . . .
. . . 1
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
August
5,617
182
32.4
4
. . .
1 ... ... ... ... ...
... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ...
September
5,590
210
37.6
11 ... ...
. . . ... 4 . . .
1 .... 1 . . . 1
. . . 2
. . . 1 . . . . . . . ...
1
October
5,177
194
37.5
9 ... ... ... 1 3 . . .
4 ...
. . . . . .
. . . ... 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
November
4,701
154 32.8
2
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
...
December
2,970
94
31.7
7 ...
1
. . . ...
2 . . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . 2
. . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . 1 ...
1
3 ... 3 17 1
8
4 4 2
1 7 2 11 ... 1 ... 4
1
3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
5,478
159
29.0
81 14.78
. 5 5 ... 3.65 .18 1.46
. 73 . 7 3 .37 3.10 .37 2.00 ... .18 ... .73
. 18 .55
Absent Deaths, 32. Ratio of 113 Deaths, 16.13 per 1,000 of the Total Regimental Strength.
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
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
...
. . .
...
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
4
.7
75. 00
Smallpox
2
1
1
2
. . . ...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
7
1 . 3
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
137
77
120
94
165
157
200
382 420
361
168
67
2,348
428.6
.13
" Remittent and
Continued
11
9
11
14
11
3
8
11
7
8
7
10
110
20.1
15. 45
Apoplexy
. . . ...
...
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1
.2
...
Dysentery
20
3
9
23
16
10
15
26
14
32
2 4
10
202
36.9
3. 92
Diarrhœa
5
12
13
10
7
9
7
9
5
6
9
12
104
19.0
Hepatitis
1
2
1
1
1
1 ...
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
10
1.8
4 0 . 0 0
Spleen Disease
2
. . .
1
1
3
3
5
3
3
4
. . .
. . .
25
4.6
8. 00
Respiratory Diseases
41
10
18
11
20
10
4
12
7
19
15
12
182
33.2
9.34
Phthisis Pulmonalis
2 ...
4
4
8
1
1
. . .
2
2
1
. . .
25
4.6
44. 00
Dropsy
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
1
2
. 4
. . .
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
2
. . .
...
4
.7
25. 00
Rheumatism
26
29
16
1 5
1 8
22
1 1
1 4
1 3
19
19
7
209
38.2
. 4 0
Venereal Diseases
20
20
16
16
14
9
11
9
3
11
8
4
141
25.7
Eye Diseases
10
7
11
17
25
16
13
11
10
6
8
3
137
2 5 . 0
Abscess and Ulcer
33
19
25
20
33
42
34
51
22
37
34
23
373
68.1
Wounds and Accidents
57
40
37
56
46
57
40
39
45
43
38
21
519
94.7
All other Causes
41
33
30
32
32
20
20
43
97
30
29
34
364
66.4
409
262
313
320
401
360
369
614
579
581
353
2 0 6
4,767
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
63.5 40.9 49.0 55.3 71.8 65.5 66.2 109.3 103.6 112.2 75.1 69.3
8 7 0 . 2