NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
XVII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the REGIMENTS of the MADRAS NATIVE ARMY serving in Stations
of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each, Month of the Year.
(Stations occupied—Dorundah, Nagode, (Banda, Nowgong, Jubbulpore and Saugor).
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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
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 .
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 e i r v y .
A t r o p h y a n d A n œ 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 s u s e s .
D i e d o f H o s p i t a l .
January
. . . 3,672 164 44.7
1
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ...
. . . ... . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
February
. . . 3,677 150 40.8
1
. . . . . .
. . . 1 ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
March
. . . 3, 622 123 34.0
3 . . .
. . .
. . . 1 ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . ... . . .
April
. . . 3,605 117 32.5
3 . . .
. . .
. . . 1 1 ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
May
. . . 3,552
92 25.99
4
. . . . . .
. . . 1 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
9 . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1
June
. . . 3,527
90 25.3 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ... ... . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
July
. . . 3,492
98 28.1
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
August
. . . 3,476 131 37.7
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . ... ... . . .
. . .
. . . . . . ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
September
. . . 3,490 156 44.7
2
. . .
. . . . . . 1 ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . ... ... 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
October
. . . 3,518 164 46.6
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... . . .
1 . . . . . . ... ... 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
November
. . . 3,538 209 59.1
5
. . .
. . . . . . 1 ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
1 . . . ... ... ... . . . . . . ...
2
December
. . . 3,590 157 43.7
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . ...
. . .
...
. . . 6 3
3 ... 1
1 . . . ...
4 . . . 3 1 . . . 1 . . . 2
3
_
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
. . . 3,563 138 38.7
25 7. 01
. . .
. . .
2. 53 ... .28 .28 ... ... 1.12 ...
. 8 4 . 2 8 ... .28 ...
. 56
. 8 4
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admit ted
during
the Year.
Admitted
p e r 1 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
hundre d.
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee.
Cholera
... ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
. . . 146 124
102 137
99
64
96 152 280 522 370 197
2,289
642.4
.26
, , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d . . .
3
4
7
9
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
...
2
2
27
7.6 11.11
Apoplexy
...
. . .
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
...
1
. 3
. . .
Dysentery
. . .
6
4
3
7
4
3
4
10
1
2
2
5
51
14.3 1.57
Diarrhœa
. . . 4
5
8
6
9
4
9
8
3
3
10
7
76
21.3
Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Spleen Disease
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1 ...
. . .
6
1.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
21
15
9
12
8
8
3
7
3
7
11
12
116
32.5
3. 45
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . . ...
...
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
1 ...
1
7
2.0 42.86
. Dropsy
...
. . . ...
...
...
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
...
...
...
1
.3
. . .
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
...
23
22
15
19
19
16
21
25
32
22
18
21
253
71.0 . 2 0
Venereal Diseases ...
11
2
4
3
8
9
6
8
5
6
6
7
75
21.0
Eye Diseases
...
5
5
3
21
23
32
45
49
20
13
8
4
228
64.0
Abseess and Ulcer
. . . 28
13
16
21
23
13
26
45
29
19
48
31
312
87.6
Wounds and Accidents...
...
33
14
14
14
24
21
24
30
17
16
24
29
266
74.7
All other causes
...
25
22
21
27
35
27
18
42
34
21
27
36
335
94.0
307 232 204 276 253 199 253 353 426 633 526 352 4,044
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
83.6 63.1 56.3 76.6 71.2 56.4 72.4 110.2 122.1 180.0 148.7 93.0
1 1 3 5 . 0