EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
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TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the PUNJAB
during lice 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 .
CAUSES or 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 . F e v e r , C o n t i n u e d .
E n t c r i c F e v e r .
A p o p l e x y .
D c l i r i u m T r e m e n s .
D y s c 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 c c 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 ... 11,936 630 52.8 17 ... ... ... ...
1 . . . . . . ... ...
... . . . 1 ... 5
2 2 . . . . . . . . .
... 5 1
February ... 11,474 597 52.0 8 ... . . . ... ... ... ... 2 ... . . . 1 ... ... . . . ... ... 2 . . . . . . . . .
... 2 1
March ... 11,509 571 49.6 12 . . . ... . . . ... 1 2 1 ... . . . ... ... ... ... ... 2 1 ... . . . ... ... 2 3
April
... 11,558 528 45. 7 10 ... ... ... ... 3 1 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
... 1 1
M a y
. . . 10,090 564 55.9 10 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 2
1 1
4 . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . 1
June
... 9,923 610 61. 5 24 ... ... ... ... 5 ... 4
5 3 2 ... ... ... . . . 1
3 . . . . . . . . .
... 1 ...
July
... 9,764 507 61.1 15 ... ... ... ... 3 . . . 3 1 1 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... . . . ... 1 ... 1 2
August ... 9,703 669 68. 9 23 ... ... ... ... 3 . . . 3 5 1 1 ...
1 . . . . . . 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
... 2 2
September ... 9,650 628 61.1 20 ... ... ... ... 5 ...
3 2
. . . ... . . . 5 1 ... 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
... 1 1
October ... 10,037 568 56.6 18 ... ... .. ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 1 . . . 2 . . . 2
1 3 . . . . . . . . .
... 2 1
November ... 12,637 617 48.8 17 . . . ... .. ... 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 ...
4 . . . . . . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
...
. . . 4
December ... 14,724 634 43.1 27
. . .
... ... ... 2 ... 1 ... ... ... .. ... ... 16 3 1 ... . . . . . . ... 1 3
... ... .. . 27 3 22 13 6 7 .. 17 1 26 16 24 ... ... 1 ... 18 20
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year... 11,084* 601 54.2 201 18.13 . . . ... 2.71 1.98 1.17 .54 . 6 3 ... 1.54 .09 2.35 1.44 2.17 ... ... .09 ... 1.62 1.80
CAUSES O
F A D M I S S I O N S .
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted during
the Year.
Admitted
Per 1,000 o f St r engt h. hundr
ed
Died out
of each
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . . ... ...
... ... ... ... . . .
. . .
... ... ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
Smallpox
. . . ...
...
2
3 . . .
...
. . . . . .
. . .
1
2
8
.7 ...
Fever, Intermittent ... 791 439 437 393 629 427 499 641 342 456 417 285
5,759
519.6 ...
„ Remittent ...
7
6
4 20 35 42 49 56 37 38 20
5
319
247.7 1.09
„ Continued
. . .
30
6 0 63 199 534 444 278 364 220 126 64 45
2,427
Enteric Fever
...
3
3
2
2
2
4
5
7 12
3
3
1
47
4.3 46.81
Apoplexy
... ...
... ... ...
. . .
13
5 10
2
. . . ...
...
30
2.7 43.33
Delirium Tremens ...
1 ...
4
4
2
5
4
6
3
5
2
5
41
3.7 14.64
Dysentery
... 26 19 12 16 33 21 17 28 33 41 29 33
308
27.8 2.27
Diarrhœa . . . 44 22 28 57 62 41 85 81 60 43 45 83
651
58.7
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
38 47 47 34 50 59 55 77 55 60 47 23
592
53.4 2.87
Spleen Disease
... 12
9 11
7
8 12
8
4 7
5
3
5
91
8.2 1.10
Respiratory Diseases ... 187 110 104 76 70 31 40 56 41 64 69 145
093
89.6 2.62
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
9 2
3
3
3
4
7
9
8 11 10 10
79
7.2 30.38
Scurvy
...
1 ...
1 ... ...
... ...
1 ... ... ...
...
3
.3 ...
Rheumatism
... 102 57 51 54 68 42 41 35 43 62 81 66
702
63.3
.55
Venereal Diseases ... 202 190 176 156 150 115 104 136 123 134 190 232
1,903
172.1
Eye Diseases
... 18
9 14 26 19 16 22 42 21 20 23 26
256
23.1
Abscess and Ulcer ... 73 67 67 73 73 65 82 90 51 53 72 71
837
75.5
Wounds and Accidents 97 85 90 104 79 53 51
6 0 43 88 91 182
1,026
92.6
All other causes ... 113 101 107 133 156 165 142 161 106 170 136 104
1,594
143.8
1,757 1,226 1,221 1,359 1,976 1,559 1,497 1,864 1,207 1,379 1,303 1,323
17,671
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
147.2 106.9 106.1 117.6 195.8 157.1 153.3 192.0 125.1 137.4 103.1 89.9
1 5 9 4 . 3
* The Strength from May to October is diminished by the removal of Men to the Hills, sent to Convalescent Depôts or detached as working parties.