NATIVE TROOPS, 1872.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1872, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Several of the Stations of this area usually occupied by Regiments of the Bengal Army were in 1872 occupied by Madras Troops. The Statistics of the Madras Troops
occupying Stations of the Bengal Presidency are given in Table XVIII.)
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.
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 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 . D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January . . .
3,517 237 67.4
7
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
February . . . 4,330 222 51.3
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
March . . .
4,392 178 40.5
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
April . . .
3,753 124 33.0
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . .
. . .
May . . .
3,583 124 34.6
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June . . .
3,621 125 34.5
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
July . . .
3,727 130 34.9
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August . . .
3,754 171 45.6
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . .
September . . . 3,796 416 109.6
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . .1 . . .
October . . .
3,952 331 83.8
5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
1
November . . . 3,855 278 72.1
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December . . . 3,843 262 68.2
3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
For the year . . .
. . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
1 7 . . . 3 . . . . . . 1 1 5 4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
3,844 216 56.2
41 10.67* . . . . . .
1 . 8 2
. . . . . . .26 .26 .26 4.43 . . . .78 . . . . . . .26 .26 1.30 1.04
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 114
8 1 1 172
1 9
2
1,118
290.8
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
276 179 132 185 201 157 216 234 378 632 388 323
3,301
858.8
.21
Fever, Intermittent . . .
" Remittent and
Continued . . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . 2
. . .
2
. . . . . .
3
. . .
3
12
3.1 . . .
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
17
7
3
18
8
5
27
31
18
19
12
18
183
4 7 . 6 .38
Dysentery . . .
5
3
6
9
1
7
8
11
9
8
7
6
80
20.8
Diarrhœa . . .
1
1
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
2
2 . . .
1
1
12
3.1
8.33
Hepatitis . . .
4
6
3
2
1
2
5
5
5
2
7
10
52
13.5
1.92
Spleen Disease . . .
53
53
18
17
7
17
17
7
4
8
23
31
255
66.3
6.67
Respiratory Diseases . . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . . . . .
2
2
1
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
1.6 50.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
. 8
. . .
4 8
43
28
18
14
13
15
19
13
19
24
28
282
73.4
Rheumatism . . .
16
19
9
19
15
16
15
16
13
26
19
23
206
53.6
Venereal Diseases . . .
Eye Diseases . . .
5
5
8 12
6
9
9
18
10
8
13
6
109
28.4 .31
70
50
35
27
36
50
56
57
59
62
42
51
595
154.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
8 0 51
57
43
29
26
48
56
36
71
62
8 0
639
166.2
Wounds and Accidents . . .
All other Causes . . .
40
31
33
41
40
44
36
27
25
35
37
44
433
112.6
615 448 338 393 363 348 455 597 1,383 1,065 654 627
7,286
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
174.9 103.5 77.0 104.7 101.3 96.1 122.1 159.0 364.3 269.5 169.7 163.2
1 8 9 5 . 4
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVII, Section 4.