NATIVE TROOPS, 1874.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and
in CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1874, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Several of the Stations of this area usually occupied by Regiments of the Bengal Army were in 1874 occupied by Madras Troops. The Statistics of the Madras
Troops occupying Stations of the Bengal Presidency are given in Table XVII.)
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 .
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 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 . . . 3,758 163 43.4
3
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . .
February . . . 4,555 196 43.0
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
March . . . 4,435 174 39.2
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 1 1 . . .
Apri l . . .
3,826 126 32.9
4
. . . . . . 1 . . . 2
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
May . . . 3,492 118 33.8
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June . . . 3,511 113 32.2
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July . . . 3,652 138 37.8
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
August . . . 3,761
151 40.1
5 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September . . . 3,757 184 48.9
5
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . .
1 1 . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October . . .
3,829 233 60.9
1
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
November . . . 3,411 182 53.4 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December . . . 3,569 187 52.4
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1
. . . 6
3 1 1 1
1
. . . 7 . . . 3 . . . . . . 3 1 1 2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
. . .
3,796 164 43.2
32 8.43* .26 . 2 6
2.33 . 2 6 . 26
. 2 6
. 2 6 . . .
1 . 8 5 . . . .80 . . . . . . . 8 0 .26 .26 . 5 2
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l
Admitted
during
the Year.
Ad mi t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f St r e n g t h . Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
.3
. . .
Smallpox . . .
2
. . .
6
6 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
14
3.7
7.14
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
62
87
88
49
98
9 4 205 249
5 5
581 293 226
2,547
6 7 1 . 0
.24
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued . . .
5
5
2
2
6
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
24
6.3 12.50
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
.5 50.00
Dysentery . . .
14
5
6
6
6
7
15
21
22
17
6 14
139
36.6
1.00
Diarrhœa . . .
5
1
8
3
5
4
11
7
6
6
3
1
60
15.9
Hepatitis . . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
7
1.8 14.29
Spleen Disease . . .
1
1 2
. . .
6
4
2
1
3
5
4
4
33
8.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
22
23
13
3
8
6
1 1
4
12
8
4
19
133
35.0
5.26
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
. . . 2
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
9
2.4 33.33
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
56
24
20
12
13
19
16
10
12
16
18
15
231
60.9 .29
Venereal Diseases . . .
13
7
19
12
12
13
20
15
24
25
21
21
202
53.2
Eye Diseases . . .
4
7
10
4
6
5
14
8
7
11
6
7
89
23.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
21
31
26
25
38
25
58
43
63
24
43
5 0
447
1 1 7 . 7
Wounds and Accidents . . .
84 66
55
48
26
24
25
21
34 32
37
46
498
131.2
All other Causes . . .
25
18
33
12
17
19
29
32
24
25
16
19
269
70.8
317 275 290 185 243 224 408 412 723 751 453 425
4,706
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of t he Average St rengt h i n each Mont h.
84.3 6 0 . 4
65.4 48.3 69.6 63.8 111.8 109.6 192.4 196.1 132.8 119.1
1239.7
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVI, Section 4.