V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the WOMEN 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 t h e Y e a r 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 .
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 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 .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i 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 .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i a .
C h i l d b i r t h a n d A b o r - t i o n .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January . . .
1,531
38
24.8
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
1,546
34
22.0
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
March . . .
1,526
23
15.1
5
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
April . . .
1,532
40
26.1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
May . . .
1,533
35
22.8
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
June . . .
1,527
41
26.8
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
1,526
59
38.7
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
August . . .
1,524
46
30.2
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
1,533
40
26.1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
1,535
41
26.7
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
November . . .
1,532
40
26.1
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
December . . .
1,519
32
21.1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1 . . .
1
. . .
3
1
4
5
4
. . .
1
5
4
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year . . .
1,530
39
25.5
31
20.26
. . .
1.31
. 66
.66
. . .
1.96 .66
2.61
3.26
2.61
. . .
.66 3.26
2.61
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1.9
66.67
Dengue . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.7
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.7
100.00
Intermittent Fever . . .
2
3
1
4
3
9
4
3
4
3
2
3
41
26.8
. . .
Remittent and Conti-
nued Fevers . . .
4
4
8
10
5
16
8
10
8
17
21
9
120
78.4
.83
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
3
2
5
3
4
6
10
7
12
5
5
3
65
42.5
4.61
Diarrhœa . . .
1
1
2
3
2
6
11
3
3
2
1
5
40
26.2
2.50
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
4
1
2
2
2
19
12.4
21.05
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
6
4
7
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
5
53
34.6
7.55
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
2
1
2
1 0
6.5
50.00
Debility and Anæmia . . .
20
22
36
24
44
40
60
32
27
16
20
19
360
235.3
.28
Rheumatism . . .
5
1
1
3
2
. . .
2
3
3
3
4
. . .
27
17.7
. . .
Eye Diseases . . .
3
1
. . .
2
1
6
21
3
7
4
2
1
51
33.3
. . .
Childbirth . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Abortion . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
4
2
2
. . .
. . .
3
2
1
15
9.8
6.67
Diseases peculiar to Wo
-
men . . .
6
3
4
3
3
4
5
8
3
3
3
3
4 8
31.4
3.08
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
6
3
3
1
4
3
3
4
2
4
2
1
36
23.5
Injuries . . .
2
2
. . .
5
2
1
. . .
2
1
1
3
2
21
13.7
All other Causes . . .
14
8
8
14
13
19
19
14
17
11
11
7
155
101.3
74
57
78
74
92
117
156
98
92
81
85
63
1,067
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
48.3
36.9
51.1
48.3
60.0
76.6
102.2
64.3
60.0
52.8
55.5
41.5
6 9 7 . 4