EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
VIII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the MEERUT and ROHILCUND
DISTRICTS during the Year 1876, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the 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 e r 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 .
Ap 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 . Di a r r h œa . He 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
... 4,864
222
45.7
1
. . . ...
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . . . . .
... ...
. . .
...
1
...
. . . . . .
... ... ... ...
February
... 4,595
209
45.5
4
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... 1 ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... 1
March
... 4,625
201
43.5
6
. . . ... ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . ... ... ... ... 2
. . .
... 1 1
. . . . . .
... ... 1 1
April
... 4,356
186
42.7
5
. . . 1
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
... ...
. . .
... ... ...
. . . . . .
... .. 1 1
May
... 4,328
203
46.9
5
. . . ...
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
... 1
. . .
... ... 1
. . . . . .
... ... ... ...
June
. . . 4,309
237
55.0
6
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 1 . . . 3
. . . . . .
... 1
. . .
... ... ...
. . . . . .
... ... 1 ...
July
... 4,297
240
55.9
6 ...
1
. . .
...
. . . . . . . . . 3
. . . 1 ... ...
. . .
... ... 1
. . . . . .
... ... ... ...
August
... 4,267
240
56.2
13 ...
3
. . .
2
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
... 2
. . .
... ... ...
. . . . . .
... ... 2 2
September
... 4,260
270
63.4
2
. . . ...
. . . 1
. . . 1
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
October
... 4,227
256
60.6
7
. . . ...
. . .
2
. . . . . . 1 ...
. . . 1 ... 1
. . .
... 1 ...
. . . . . . ... ... 1 ...
November
. . . 4,125
232
56.2
7
. . . ...
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . . 1 ...
1
. . .
...
1 2
. . . . . . ... ... 1 ...
December
... 4,465
186
41.7
5 ...
...
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . . 1 ... 1
. . .
... 1 1
. . . . . .
... ... ... ...
5 ... 8 ... 2 1 1 12 ... 4 ... 11 ... 1 5 6 ... ... ... ... 7 5
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
... 4,393
224 51.0
67 15.25 1.14 ... 1.82
.68
2.73 ... 1.91 ... 2.51 ... .23 1.14 1.36 ... ... ... ... 1.59 1.14
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
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
6
. . .
. . .
...
...
8
1.8
62.50
Smallpox
. . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . .
2
.5
...
Enteric Fever
...
2 ...
...
1
1
...
1
2
2
2
1
1
13
3.0
61.54
Fever, Intermittent ...
73
88
68
46
74
107
183
169
139
221
96
63
1,327
302.1
...
, , R e m i t t e n t
...
2
6
3
3
4
23
2
4
7
13
5
4
76
88.8
.77
, , C o n t i n u e d
...
8
9
13
23
21
49
55
32
32
36
25
11
314
Apoplexy
...
...
2
. . .
3
2
5
4
2
. . .
1
1
. . .
20
4.6
60.00
Delirium Tremens
...
1
...
. . . ...
. . .
3
1
2
. . .
2
1
2
12
2.7
...
Dysentery
...
11
3
3
6
9
5
7
16
23
17
17
12
129
29.3
3.10
Diarrhœa
...
9
9
8
14
13
13
11
48
27
28
14
8
202
46.0
...
Hepatitis
...
8
15
7
12
14
17
8
35
21
24
16
7
184
41.9
5.98
Spleen Disease
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
1
...
2
5
5
16
3.6
...
Respiratory Diseases ...
36
36
32
12
9
14
16
22
15
13
16
28
249
56.7
.40
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
1
3
3
1
1
9
7
7
3
7
5
40
9.1
15.00
Scurvy
...
. . .
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
. 2
. . .
Rheumatism
. . .
14
13
19
15
25
14
22
21
18
15
16
18
210
47.8
. 5 2
Venereal Diseases
. . .
87
101
66
77
91
50
53
50
31
36
28
42
712
162.1
Eye Diseases
...
7
8
3
13
11
5
8
12
11
8
7
9
102
23.2
Abscess and Ulcer
...
12
18
28
25
23
35
35
30
36
30
20
23
315
71.7
Wounds and Accidents...
29
52
40
40
35
37
25
43
38
42
36
40
457
104.0
All other Causes
. . .
22
46
60
43
69
74
68
102
69
75
62
44
734
167.1
321
408
355
337
403
454
502
604
476
568
373
322
5,123
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
66.0
88.8
76.8
77.4
93.1 105.4
116.8 141.5 111.7 134.4
90.4
72.1
1166.2