NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the DINAPORE, BENARES, OUDE
and CAWNPORE DISTRICTS during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
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 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 .
January
7,097
261 36.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
3 . . .
. . .
1 2
. . . . . .
1 . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
February
7,091
243
34.3
4
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
... 1
2
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
March
7,171
245 34.2
9
. . .
...
. . .
... 1 1
1
1 ... 1
1
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
1
April
6,354
218
34.3
8
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
May
6,072
193
31.8
3
. . .
. . .
... ... ...
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
June
6,261
187
29.9
4
. . .
... ... ... ...
. . . 1
. . .
1 . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
... ... ...
1
. . .
July
6,288
193
30.7
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
August
6,274
239
38.1
4
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
September
6,297
293
46.5
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
... ... ...
. . . . . .
. . .
October
6,726 335
49.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
November
6,514
288
41.2
7
. . .
3 ... ... 1
. . .
...
. . .
... ...
1 ...
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
December
6,209
253
40.8
3 ...
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
1
. . .
. . .
...
1 . . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
... ... ...
4 ... 3 3 2 11
2 1 5 12 ...
9
1 . . . 1 . . .
6
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
6,530
246
37.7
61
9.34 .61 ...
. 9 2
.31 1.68 .31 .15 .77 1.84 ... 1.38 .15 ... .15 ... .92 .15
Absent Deaths, 38. Ratio of 99 Deaths, 13.75 per 1,000 of the Total Regimental Strength.
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
d u r i n g
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
...
...
...
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
...
3
4
. . .
9
1.4
44.44
Smallpox
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .1
.2
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
221
146 131
153
189
146
181
381 447 788
385
233
3,401
520.8
.09
”Remittent and
Continued
6
8
7
14
13
3
2
4
3
5
3
4
72
11.0
4.17
Apoplexy
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
3
. 5
66.67
Dysentery
40
26
34
26
27
21
13
27
27
24
33
39
337
51.6
2 . 4 7
Diarrhœa
19
15
26
25
18
1 4
1 3
1 0
7
9
1 2
2 1 189
28.9
Hepatitis
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
2
1
1
1
9
1.4
1 1 . 1 1
Spleen Disease
7
5
4
4
4
1
5
7
4
9
7
6
63
9.6
7.94
Respiratory Diseases
39
35
17
13
11
8
8
15
15
41
37
41
280
42.9
4.29
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . .
4
2
2
1
3
4
4
1
1
6
1
29
4 . 4
31.03
Dropsy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
3
.5 33.33
Scurvy
6
1
1
2
10
1
. . .
4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
26
4 . 0
. . .
Rheumatism
46
32
39
30
27
25
32
38
24
47
33
38
411
62.9
. 2 3
Venereal Diseases
23
11
22
14
24
19
20
21
15
20
22
10
221
33.8
Eye Diseases
10
8
10
26
37
31
24
25
8
13
13
7
212
32.5
Abscess and Ulcer
69
41
41
32
54
35
72
102
67
72
47
62
694
106.3
Wounds and Accidents
94
77
77
59
83
48
77
61
52
68
54
37
787
120.5
All other Causes
84
58
69
45
50
41
53
72
65
78
38
49
702
1 0 7 . 5
665
470
481
446
550
397
506
771
738 1,180
695
550
7,449
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
93.7 66.3 67.1
70.2 90.6 63.4 80.5 122.9 117.2 175.4 106.7 88.6
1140.7