EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
V.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in, the ARMIES of the THREE
PRESIDENCIES for the Year 1871.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Army
of Bengal.
Army
of Madras.
Army
of Bombay.
Army
of India.
1. —AVERAGE DAI LY SI CK–RATE OF EACH MONTH.
Januay
... ...
...
. . .
. . . 51.2
53.8
5 0 . 6
5 1 . 6
February
...
...
...
...
...
53.8
53.4
5 1 . 4
5 3 . 5
March
...
...
...
...
...
5 4 . 2
5 3 . 4 5 1 . 4
5 3 . 6
April
...
...
...
. . .
...
54.0
54.2
5 4 . 0
5 8 . 0
M a y
...
...
...
. . . . . .
60.2
55.0
6 0 . 0
6 2 . 3
J u n e
...
...
...
...
. . .
63.6
6 0 . 8
6 0 . 0
6 4 . 5
July
...
...
...
...
...
65.0
63.2
6 3 . 8
6 6 . 3
August
...
...
...
. . . ...
69.4
60.4
6 2 . 2
6 5 . 0
September
...
...
...
...
. . .
69.1
59.1
57.8
6 1 . 7
October
...
...
...
. . . ...
63.9
59.9
5 6 . 1
5 5 . 0
November
...
...
...
. . . . . .
54.5
56.2
5 4 . 9
5 0 . 5
December
...
...
...
...
...
5 0 . 0
58.2
4 1 . 8
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
...
5 9 . 2
57.5
5 4 . 6
5 7 . 9
2.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
...
...
...
. . . . . .
1.2
7 . 0
.2
2 . 1
Intermittent Fever ...
...
...
...
...
4 1 7 . 3
90.7
510. 3
3 7 2 . 7
Remittent and Continued Fever
. . .
...
. . . ...
173.2
76.4
181. 3
1 5 6 . 3
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
. . . . . .
3 . 8
4 . 4
2 . 3
3 . 6
Apoplex
... ...
...
...
...
1 . 8
2.2
3 . 4
2.2
Delirium Tremen ...
...
...
...
...
3 . 7
8.7
6 . 2
5 . 1
Dysenter
...
...
...
...
. . .
34.2
73.0
2 3 . 2
3 9 . 5
Diarrhœa
...
...
...
..
...
64.7
60.4
5 9 . 2
6 2 . 8
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
...
59.7
66.5
4 4 . 5
5 8 . 1
Spleen Diseases
. . .
...
...
...
...
8 . 0
3.0
5.7
6.6
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
...
. . . . . .
85.0
62.4
6 0 . 9
76.1
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
...
. . . . . .
9 . 0
12.2
9 . 2
9 . 7
Rheumatis
...
...
...
...
...
67.7
55.7
5 6 . 4
6 3 . 2
Venereal Diseases ...
...
...
. . . ...
208.8
180.3
174. 4
1 9 6 . 8
Eye Diseases
...
...
...
. . . ...
24.0
17.4
26.9
2 3 . 3
Abscess and Ulcer ...
...
...
...
...
86.3
122.4
9 3 . 1
9 4 . 5
Wounds and Accident
...
...
. . . . . .
90.6
114.0
9 0 . 2
9 5 . 0
All other cause
...
...
...
. . . . . .
168.7
236.5
170. 2
1 8 2 . 0
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
1 5 0 7 . 7
1 1 9 3 . 2
1517. 6
1 4 1 9 . 6
3.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
.71
3 . 3 2
.09
1 . 0 9
Intermittent Fevers ...
...
...
...
...
...
' 09
' 02
Remittent and Continued Fever
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
.83
.92
1.72
Enteric Fever
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
1.71
1 . 4 7
1. 18
1.62
Apoplexy
...
...
...
. . .
...
.80
.55
1.20
. 8 3
Delirium Tremens ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
.25
.65
.55
. 3 9
Dysenter
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
1. 17
2 . 3 1
.92
1.34
Diarrhœa
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
.12
. . .
.28
. 1 2
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
...
2. 73
3.59
1. 85
2.73
Spleen Diseases
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
.03
. . .
. . .
.02
Respiratory Diseases ...
...
...
. . .
...
1. 37
. 4 6
.28
. 9 9
Heart Diseases
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1. 65
1 . 9 4
1. 29
1.63
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.65
1 . 2 0
1. 48
1.53
Injurie
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.17
1 . 3 8
1. 11
1.19
Suicidal Deaths
...
...
...
. . .
...
.57
.83
.55
.62
All other causes
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1. 65
1.57
1. 93
1.69
DEATH-RATE OFT H E
Y E A R .
17.83
2 0 . 1 0
14.02
17. 53
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
4.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TOT H E N U M B E R T R E A T E D .
Cholera
. . .
. . .
...
...
... 6 1 . 0 0
4 7 . 3 7
...
52.10
Remittent and Continued Fevers
...
...
...
. . . 1 . 2 8
1 . 0 9
. 46
1.08
Enteric Fever
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
44.78
3 1 . 2 5
64.00
43.96*
Apoplexy
. . .
...
...
...
...
43.75
2 5 . 0 0
35.13
37.60
Delirium Tremens . . .
...
...
...
...
6.98
7 . 4 5
8. 90
7.59
Dysentery
. . .
...
...
...
...
3.41
3 . 1 6
3. 59
3.34
Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
4.58
5.27
4. 15
4.67
Respiratory Diseases . . .
...
. . .
...
...
1.61
. 7 4
.45
1.30
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
...
...
. . .
...
17.92
9 . 8 5
16.00
15.64
* See Note to Table IX.