NATIVE TROOPS, 1871.
VII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS composing the CENTRAL INDIA IRREGULAR
FORCE during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
MONTH.
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 .
Dysentery.
D i a r r h œ a .
He pa 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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
4,249
156
36.7
7
... ...
. . . 2 1
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . 1 . . .
3 ...
February
4,226
144 34.1
6 ...
...
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
1 ...
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1
March
4,089
141
34.5
11 ...
. . .
. . . 3 1 ...
2
1 ...
. . . 2
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ...
2
. . .
April
3,778 121
32.0
8
. . .
... . . . 2 2
. . .
. . .
. . . ... . . .
2 . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
May
3,740
128 34.2
1
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
June
3,825
115
30.1
2 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
. . .
1 . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
July
3,913
127
32.4
1
...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
. . .
August
3,975
138
34.7
3 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
...
1 ...
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ...
September
4,082
114 28.0
3 ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
...
. . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 ...
October
4,162
157
37.7
4 ... ...
. . . 1 1
. . . 1
1 ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
November
4,159
147
35.4
3 ...
. . .
. . . 2 1
. . . . . .
1 ... . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
December
4,117
122
29.6
6 ... ...
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
3
. . . ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
1
... ...
. . . 10 7 ...
4
6 ...
. . .
1 2 . . . ...
. . . . . . 1 . . .
1 3
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
4,026
134
33.3
55 13.66 ...
. . . 4.22
. . . .99 1.49 ... ... 2.98 ...
. . . ... ... .25 . . . 3.23 .50
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Tot al
Admitted
during
the Year. Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of St r engt h.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . .
. . .
...
...
1 . . .
1
. . .
...
...
1 ...
3
.7
...
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
126
119
146
110
92
87
109
192
151
295
171
124
1,722
427.7
.58
" Remittent and
Continued
1
6
5
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
8
2
45
11.2
15.55
Apoplexy
. . . ...
...
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
Dysentery
9
7
10
10
5
4
20
17
8
11
6
16
123
30.6 4.24
Diarrhœa
1
4
7
5
11
7
10
19
17
12
11
9
113
28.2
Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . . . . .
2 ...
1
1
2
7
1.7 ...
Spleen Disease
. . .
1
1
. . .
3
2
1
3 ...
5
2
1
19
4.7
. . .
Respiratory Diseases
17
21
23
14
8
3
6
5
6
16
13
13
145
36.0
8.28
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dropsy
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
3
.7
. . .
Rheumatism
18
23
20
6
1 8
7
8
8
7
16
10
1 5
156
38.7 .88
Venereal Diseases
11
14
3
9
14
9
8
11
1 0
12
3
4
108
26.8
Eye Diseases
16
8
10
11
24
15
21
40
19
19
17
15
215
53.4
Abscess and Ulcer
38
32
28
21
31
20
16
24
7
10
23
28
15
32
308
76.5
Wounds and Accidents
84
33
29
24
22
21
21
38
25
41
30
26
394
97.9
All other Causes
37
18
37
26
54
44
35
48
35
33
21
31
419
104.1
358 286
320
240
286
222
260
411
305
494
309
290
3,781
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
84.2 67.7 78.3 63.5
7 6 . 5
5 8 . 0 66.4 103.4
7 4 . 7
118.7 74.3 70.4
939.1
The Mairwarra Battalion, which was added to the Central India Force during the year, is not included in this Table, the weekly returns having been received for the
last three months only.
The Total Strength of the Corps of the Central India Force, including the Mairwarra Battalion, was approximately 5,600, and out of this strength the deaths were 82,
which gives a ratio of 14.64 per 1,000.
The Gain and Loss Statement for the year is as under:—
S t r e n g t h b o r n e o n t h e R o l l s a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e y e a r
Additions received during the year
5 , 6 0 3
3 3 4
TOTAL
5,937
Deaths at Head-quarters and in Detachments 74; on Furlough 8; Invalided for Discharge 48; otherwise discharged 212
342
Remaining on the Rolls of the Regiments on 31st December
5,595
1871.
13 A.