EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN SOLDIERS occupying the HILL CONVALESCENT
DEPOTS of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the HOT SEASON of 1874, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases its
each Month of the Period.
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.
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 .
F e v e r C o n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y .
D e l i r i u m T r e m e n s .
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 . . .
664
40
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
February . . .
498
38
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
358
19
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
April . . .
1,870
145
77.5
5
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
May . . .
2,118
219
103.4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June . . .
2,150
211
98.1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
2,169
212
9 7 . 7
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
2,173
225
103.6
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
September . . .
2,224
199
89.4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
October . . .
2,109
136
64.5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
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. . . . . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
November . . .
1,725
104
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
December . . .
956
56
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
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. . .
. . .
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. . .
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. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . 1
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
5
1
1
4
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the season . . .
2,157*
200
89.0
25
11.59
. . .
. 4 6 .46
.46
. 4 6
. . . .46
. . .
2.33 .46 .46
1 . 8 6 .93
. 4 6
. . .
. . .
. . . 2 33 .46
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength
(7 months
April to
October).
Died out
of each
hundred
eases
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
2.3
20.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
1.4
33.33
Fever, Intermittent . . .
1
2
. . .
71
147
135
134
118
89
47
25
8
777
343.5
. . .
" Remittent . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 16.7
2 ' . 6 3
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
1
. . .
. . .
18
8
5
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
35
A p o p l e x y . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1.9
25.00
D e l i r i u m T r e m e n s . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 5
. . .
Dysentery . . .
2
. . .
. . .
12
8
2
5
4
3
2
4
1
43
16.7
2.33
Diarrhœa . . .
2
1
. . .
13
11
14
15
9
14
4
4
2
89
37.1
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
2
3
2
8
10
15
20
22
23
5
5
1
116
47.8
4.31
Spleen Disease . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
7
4
3
1
4
. . .
. . .
2
23
9.3
4.35
Respiratory Diseases . . .
9
7
3
47
33
26
27
18
25
11
19
7
232
86.7
.43
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
. . .
. . .
4
1
2
5
7
12
. . .
2
2
36
14.4
5.56
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 9
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
2
1
2
18
22
28
34
19
30
13
11
5
185
76.0
. 7 3
Venereal Diseases . . .
14
5
8
80
50
28
41
37
48
25
20
14
370
143.2
Eye Diseases . . .
1
1
. . .
2
1
4
. . .
1
3
. . .
1
. . .
14
5 . 1
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
5
4
1
29
17
13
13
16
16
7
9
5
135
51.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
5
3
1
24
20
7
23
17
15
11
12
12
150
54.2
All other Causes . . .
8
10
5
49
59
82
73
92
87
26
28
20
509
203.0
54
37
22
384
396
338
396
363
370
152
141
79
2,732
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
. . .
. . .
. . .
205.3
186.9
157.2
182.6
167.0
166.4
72.1
. . .
. . .
1112.2
* The average strength for the season of full occupation—May to October.