EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in RAJPOOTANA, MALWA,
SCINDE and ADEN during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of lice Year.
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 OE DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
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 .
F e v e r , C o n t i n u e d . E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January ... 5,434 274 50.4 7 ... ... ... ... ... ...
2
1
. . . ...
... ... ... ...
1
2
. . . . . . . . .
1 ...
. . .
February ... 5,535 275 49.7 4 ... ... ... ... 1 ...
1
1
. . . ...
. . . ... . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . ...
. . . ... . . .
. . .
March
... 5,628 311 55.3 7
. . .
. . . ... . . . . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . 2
. . . 2 ... 1
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .
1 . . .
April
... 5,619 313 55.'7 6
. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 1 . . . . .
. . .
2 . . . . . . 1
1 . . . . . . . . . ... ..1.
. . .
May
... 5,611 306 54.5
5 ...
. . . ... ... . . . ...
1
1 . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ...
1
2
June
... 5,592 342 61.2 7 ...
1 ... ... ... ...
1
4 . . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . ... ...
1 ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
July
... 5,692 334 58.7 9 ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . 1
1 1
2 ...
. . . ... ...
1
. . . ...
. . . ... ... 1
2
August
... 5,708 343 60.1
5 ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
... 2
. . .
September ... 5,695 346 60.8 12 ... ... ... ... 1 ...
4 ... 1
1 1
3 . . . . . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ... 1 ...
October ... 5,694 338 59.4 9 ... ... ... ... . . . . . 3
1
. . .
. . . . 1 . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
1 ...
1 ... ... ...
1
November ... 5,635 333 59.1
9 . . . ... ...
1 2 . . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
2 . . . . . . . . .
... 1
1
December ... 5,598 242 43.2 6
. . . ... ...
. . . . . . 1
1
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
2
1 ... 1 4 1 15 11 3
6 2
8 ... 2
7
7 . . .
1
... 1
7
9
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 5,620 313 55.7
8 6 15.30 . 18 ...
1 . 0 7
2.67 1.96 .53 1.07 .36 1.42 ... .36 1.24 1.24 ... .18 ... .18 1.24 1.60
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
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
...
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
.2 100.00
Smallpox
... ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
312
189
255
221
337
287
274
394 374
470
247 152
3,512
624.9
.03
„ Remittent
10
5
. . .
6
17
8
11
12
9
17
13
7
115
1 2 6 . 5
. 7 0
„ Continued
...
17
19
95
95
70
34
36
4 4 48
89
31
18
596
Enteric Fever
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
5
. . .
3
24
4.3 62.50
Apoplexy
...
1
1 ...
2
5
12
4
1
2
1 ...
1
30
5.3 36.67
Delirium Tremens ...
4
2
3
1
. . . ...
5
7
5
6
4
. . .
37
6.6
8.11
Dysentery
16
8
22
9
7
12
17
24
14
12
13
12
166
29.5
3.61
Diarrhœa . . . 33
33
29
28
34
40
52
61
47
41
28
18
444
79.0
.45
Hepatitis
...
25
18
28
15
24
20
24
33
30
32
31
16
296
52.7
2.70
Spleen Disease
... ...
...
1
2
1
3
2
8
8
4
6
2
37
6.6 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
53
47
51
44
29
31
22
21
17
31
30
23
399
71.0
.50
Phthisis Pulmoualis ... ...
3
2
2
5
2
2
4
3
3
1
6
33
5.9
21.21
Scurvy
. . . ...
1
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
2
.4
. . .
Rheumatism
...
33
22
33
29
36
43
47
44
30
43
32
15
407
72.4 .37
Venereal Diseases
...
86
87
93
90
111
86
95
106
83
105
83
104
1,129
200.9
Eye Diseases
11
10
12
20
16
12
12
15
27
16
9
6
166
29.5
Abscess and Ulcer ...
55
40
33
45
93
62
39
58
27
59
34
46
591
105.2
Wounds and Accidents ...
49
36
47
39
60
40
44
46
40
58
35
51
545
96.9
All other causes
62
67
55
77
90
111
162
269
77
101
64
6 8
1,203
214.1
769
588
761
727
937
805
849 1,148 847 1,093
661
548
9,733
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
141.5 106.2 135.2 129.4 167.0 144.0 149.2 201.1 148.7 192.0 117.3 97.9
1731.9