WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1873.
VII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the WOMEN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the BOMBAY
PRESIDENCY during the Year 1873 , 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 i n e a c h M o n t h .
D e a t h - r a t e o f t h e Y e a r p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
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 .
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 F e v e r s .
H e a t 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 .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
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 .
A t r o p h y a n d A n æ m i n a .
C h i l d b i r t h a n d A b o r - t i o n .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January
. . . 1,185
28
23.6
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
February . . .
1,221
27
22.1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
March . . .
1,257
30
23.9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
April . . .
1,226
39
31.8
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
May . . .
1,225
44
35.9
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
June . . .
1,229
37
30.1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .. . .
July . . .
1,218
40
32.8
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
1,209
40
33.1
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
September . . .
1,198
41
34.2
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
October . . .
1,195
32
26.8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
November . . .
1,301
25
19.2
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
December . . .
1,266
23
18.2
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1
. . .
3
1
2
. . .
1
1
3
5
Died per 1,000 of Strength.
For the year
. . .
1,227
34
27.7
21
17.11
. . .
. . .
3.26
. 81
. . .
2.45
.1 1.63
. . .
.81
.81 2.45 4.08
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
S mallpox . . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1 . 6
. . .
Dengue . . .
5
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
8
6.5
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Intermittent Fevers . . .
21
15
16
20
25
35
36
29
24
24
19
11
275
224.1
. . .
Remittent and Continued
Fevers . . .
1
4
1
8
3
7
4
2
5
6
1
4
46
37.5
8.70
Heat Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 8
. . .
Dysentery . . .
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
26
21.2
. . .
Diarrhœa . . .
2
. . .
6
3
3
4
5
1
2
3
9
3
41
33.4
7.32
Hepatitis. . .
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
. . .
. . .
3
21
17.1.
4.76
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
2.4
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
5
3
1
4
1
. . .
8
4
2
2
3
4
35
28.5
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
1
2
2
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
1
1
. . .
11
9.0
18.18
Debility and Anæmia . . .
6
7
17
11
17
13
18
15
13
3
11
13
144
117.4
.70
Rheumatism
. . .
2
2
1
5
6
2
4
1
2.
1
2
1
29
23.7
. . .
E y e D i s e a s e s . . .
1
3
2
5
4
3
10
10
17
8
2
4
69
56.2
. . .
childbirth . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Abortion . . .
1
1
2
5
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
22
17.9
4.54
Diseases peculiar to
Women . . .
4
2
3
5
6
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
38
31.0
2.90
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
4
4
. . .
2
2
26
21.2
Injuries . . .
. . .
1
1
2
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
14
11.4
All other Causes . . .
10
4
6
10
7
7
7
8
13
13
7
8
100
81.5
67
50
64
92
82
84
105
83
91
68
67
58
911
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
56.5
41.0
50.9
75.0
66.9
68.3
86.1
68.6
75.9
56.9
51.5
45.8
7 4 2 . 4