EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XVIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1874.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal
Proper.
Gangetic
Provinces.
Rohileund
and Meerut.
Agra and
Central
India.
Punjab.
Hill Stations.
ARMY OF
BENGAL.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January...
3 6 . 4
57.6
54.8
48.5
49.2
40.2
49.1
February . . .
36.5
53.4
55.6
55.7
48.1
38.8
50.6
M a r c h . . .
3 4 . 4
59.4
46.1
48.2
45.8
36.5
47.6
April . . .
47.3
71.6
44.1
56.4
41.7
43.7
53.5
M a y . . .
4 8 . 9
73.3
53.7
50.9
51.1
40.9
58.1
June . . .
5 7 . 5
70.1
60.8
46.4
58.5
46.1
6 0 . 6
July. . .
6 3 . 8
78.6
60.2
47.8
61.0
50.2
64.4
August . . .
6 7 . 8
9 0 . 5
77.4
60.0
63.1
49.4
71.4
September . . .
6 5 . 7
8 5 . 8
79.7
65.9
61.8
44.6
69.2
October . . .
61.1
75.2
72.8
68.8
68.1
40.9
65.6
November . . .
5 3 . 3
65.6
72.7
67.4
65.1
41.4
60.1
December . . .
4 7 . 0
64.3
60.9
58.5
56.6
38.2
54.4
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR . . .
52.3
71.2
61.3
56.1
55.4
43.5
58.7
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
.5
. 7
. . .
. . .
. 1
. . .
.2
S m a l l p o x . . .
. . .
1 . 6
1.3
2 . 7
. . .
. . .
.9
Enteric Fever . . .
5 . 0
9.6
5.6
5.1
2.5
1.6
4.7
I n t e r m i t t e n t F e v e r . . .
4 9 . 3
166.3
726.4
527.3
453.1
154.1
358.7
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
3 1 6 . 8
191.1
141.9
100.1
323.8
40.6
194.1
Apoplexy . . .
2 . 0
2 . 6
3.6
2.7
3.4
. 2
2.6
Delirium Tremens . . .
5.5
3.4
4 . 6
1.7
1.7
1.3
2.5
Dysentery . . .
59.8
44
23.1
18.1
16.6
10.6
2 6 . 2
Diarrhœa . . .
5 6 . 8
71. 8
61.2
4 6 . 9
42.7
3 2 . 6
51.4
Hepatitis . . .
25.4
48.2
57.5
55.7
42.1
32.1
45.2
S p l e e n D i s e a s e s . . .
.5
3 . 8
4.1
4.6
10.5
4 . 0
6.4
Respiratory Diseases . . .
44.9
85.9
69.7
97.1
110.0
100.9
94.6
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
12.0
11.0
5.1
4.1
6.8
5.5
8.1
Scurvy . . .
. . .
.7
. . .
1.0
. 3
.2
.4
Rheumatism . . .
4 4 . 9
51. 0
55.4
5 8 . 1
81.0
80.0
67.5
Venereal Diseases . . .
153.4
333.7
201.1
194.6
127.0
145. 0
2 0 0 . 1
Eye Diseases . . .
10.0
39.5
16.5
22.0
1 9 . 7
1 1 . 8
22.4
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
92.2
107.3
84.9
82.0
79.8
62.5
84.7
Wounds and Accidents . . .
79.7
88.7
9 3 . 8
86.7
94.9
104.4
91.9
All other Causes . . .
175.3
216.3
174.4
151.4
180.6
124.4
181.2
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
1134. 0
1478.1
1730.2
1461.9
1596.6
911.8
1443.8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
.50
. 7 0
. . .
. . .
.09
. . .
.21
S m a l l p o x . . .
. . .
.23
. . .
.97
. . .
. . .
.19
Enteric Fever . . .
2 . 9 9
4.57
1.02
1.95
1.12
. 6 6
2.01
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
. . .
1 . 1 7
.51
1.22
1.55
.66
1.10
Apoplexy . . .
1.99
1.06
1.78
.49
1.12
. . .
.97
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. 1 2
.25
. 2 5
.26
.22
.19
D y s e n t e r y . . .
2 . 9 9
1.76
2.54
.49
.87
. . .
1.21
D i a r r h œ a . . .
. . .
. . .
.51
. . .
. . .
. . .
.05
Hepatitis . . .
1.50
2.58
4.07
1.70
1.12
.66
1.93
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.03
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . . .12
.51
.49
.78
.90
.54
Heart Diseases . . .
1 . 9 9
1 . 1 7
.76
.97
1.55
1.33
1.37
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
2.49
1.87
.76
.74
.35
1.11
1 . 1 8
I n j u r i e s . . .
. . . .23
. . .
. 2 5
. . .
. . .
.08
All other Causes . . .
3.49
1 . 8 7
1.02
1.47
1.55
2.66
1.93
Deaths from violence out of H ospital . . .
1.99
2.69
1.02
.97
1.12
1 . 3 3
1.63
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
19.93
20.14
14.75
11.96
11. 48
9.53
14.62
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera . . .
. . .
100.0
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
100.00
Enteric Fever . . .
60.00
47.56
18.18
38.10
44.83
42.46
42.37
Remittent and Continued Fevers
. . .
.61
.36
.98
.37
1 . 6 4
.50
A P O P L E X Y . . .
100.00
40.91
50.00
18.18
33.33
. . .
36.73
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
3.45
5 . 5 6
14.29
15.00
16.67
7.61
Dysentery . . .
5 . 0 0
3.92
10.99
2.70
5.21
. . .
4.61
Hepatitis . . .
5 . 8 8
5.34
7.08
3.07
2.66
2.07
4.27
Respiratory Diseases . . .
. . .
.14
.73
. 5 0
.71
. 8 9
.56
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
20.83
17.02
15.00
17.65
5.13
20.00
14.62