CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS
AND DEATHS.
ADMITTED INTO HOSPITAL AND DIED IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL.
ARMY OF BENGAL. ARMY OF MADRAS. ARMY OF BOMBAY. ARMY OF INDIA. NATIVE ARMY OF
BENGAL.
JAIL POPULATION OF
BENGAL.
Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died.
Hernia
3 4
1
1 6
7
5 7
1
1 7
1
21
1
Ileus
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Hæmatemesis
6
4
1 0
2
1
4
1
Melæna
4 2
Dyspepsia
1,437
7 0 9
5 8 5
2 , 7 3 1
5 6 3
6 6 5
Colic
1 9 2
57
5 2
3 0 1
6 9 7
1 , 1 0 0
Constipation
3 0
12
1 6
5 8
1 7 0
4 1 7
Dysentery
953
45
955
2 2
2 4 1
6
2 , 1 4 9
7 3
3 , 0 6 1
3 9
7 , 2 9 2
891
Diarrhœa
1,892
2
531
4 7 3
2 , 8 9 6
2
1 , 8 1 9
2 7
6 , 8 8 9
2 8 9
Hæmorrhoids
331
100
8 8
5 1 9
1 3 7
2 6 5
Fistula in ano
37
3
4
4 4
3 1
1 9
Ascarides
2
2
4
1 7
1 1
Tapeworm
120
69
4 5
2 3 4
14
13
Spleen Enlargement
233
1
29
89
3 5 1
1
6 5 1 3
5 8 2
2 5
Rupture of Spleen
2
1
Hepatitis
1 , 6 6 1
72
964
3 8 5 0 2
1 8
3 , 1 2 7
1 2 8
1 1 8
9
7 2
8
Cirrhosis
10
11
2
1
1
1 3
12
2
1
1 2
6
Hydatid of Liver
3 2
1
Amyloid Disease of Liver
3
2
3
2
1
Gall Stones
1
Jaundice
203
3 1
2 9
2 6 3
8 1
2
2 6 54
Ascites
8
1
1
7
16
1
1 3
4
3 9
1 1
Nephritis
39 8
9
1
2 8
7 6
9
18
3
2 1
10
Cystitis
39
5
5
4 9
15
1
1 0
1
Hæmaturia
6
1
7
3
1 1
Calculus
3
1
4
1 4
1
7
1
Diabetes
6
3
1
7
3
5
2
6
Enuresis
3 0
1
1
3 2
1
4
Stricture of Urethra
158
3
50
4 5
2 5 3
3
2 8
1
5 3
3
Urinary Fistula
1
4
Sloughing of Scrotum
2
1
2
1
Gonorrhœa
3,683
767
740
5 , 1 9 0
4 9 4
1 4 4
Phimosis
21
10
10
4 1
2 0
7 2
Warts
104
23
13
140
6
3
Bubo
1 5 3
1 5 8
Epididymitis
81
30
14
125
5 4
Atrophy of Testis
1
1
Orehitis
4 8 1
134
8 5
700
186
1 4 0
Neuralgia Testis
1
1
Fungus Testis
1
1
Hydrocele
2 3
1 7
2
42
17
7 4
Hæmatocele
2
1
3
1
2
Varicocele
3 7
8
1
4 6
4
Periostitis
5 4
6
1 5
75
51
1 9
Caries
7
1
7
1
3
1
1 0
N e c r o s i s
1
8
4
13
7
2 1
1
Synovitis
92
33
1
16
141
60 1
6 3
2
B u r s a l I n f l a m m a t i o n
13
6
2
2 1
1
18
3
Contraction
4
1
5
7
1
Cramp
1
1
2
2
1
Atrophy of Musele
1
2
3
1
3
Def or mi t y of Spi ne
2
2
1
1
Abseess
6 3 2
238
212 —
1,082
1,369
1
3,422
9
Ulcer
1 , 0 8 8
311
340
1,739
1,786
1
2,994
44
Whitlow
9 3
3 4
31
158
135
241
Boil
7 6 2
2 5 6
267
1,285
1,851
722
Carbuncle
6
1
3
10
15
1
86
Itch
42
19
1 4
75
424
520
Skin Diseases
5 0 2
1 5 0
91
743
592
307
Guineaworm 9
1
9
19
247
140
Harelip
3
Tumour
3 4
8
9
51
22
18
Childbirth
56
Abortion
8
1
Metritis
2
Phlegmasia Dolens
2
Puerperal Convulsions
1
Puerperal Fever
1
Leucorrhœa
2
Menorrhagia
14
General Debility
6 9 7
327
288
1 1,312
1
887
23
790
171
Delirium Tremens
8 9
7
36
1
50
175
8
1
P o i s o n i n g b y A l c o h o l
1 7
7
18
42
6
„ by Cantharides
1
1
„ by Arsenic
4
1
„ by Corrosive Sub-
limate
3 2
„ by Carbolic Acid
1
1
„ by Vegetable Poi- s o n s
2
1
3
1 3
1
Snake-bite
3
12
3
7
1
Fly-bite
7 1
Burning
31
9
9
4 9
1 5 7
1 0 6
Wound and Contusion
2,021
23
694
2
6 7 4
4
3 , 3 8 9
2 9
3 , 6 9 3
1 1
2 , 4 2 7
32
Concussion of Brain
10
2
6
18
Fracture
161
76
4 5
2 8 2
9 5
3 9 6
Dislocation
28
1 5
15
58
2 8
2 3
Sprain
987
259
274
1 , 5 2 0
4 5 9
1 0 0
Murder and Homicide
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
Suicide and Suicidal Wounds
3
18
3
2
3
2 3
7
2 3
1 7
Drowning
12
8
4
24
8
S t r u c k b y L i g h t n i n g
1
A s p h y x i a
1
1
Died while drunk
6
2
8
Suffocated while drunk
3
1
1
5
Executed
1
1
2
4
1
Foot-sore
114
20
33
1 6 7
2 , 3 9 0
Punished
3
3
2
7 7
Surgical operations
6
3
9
1
Cause not ascertained
71
2
7
1 2 0
98
3
1 5
5 8 5
1
Absent Deaths of the Native
Army
175
1 8 7 4 . 1 7