EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XVI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BURMAH and PEGU
during the Year 1871, 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 r e n g t h .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S I N H O S P I T A L .
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 .
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 . Di a r r h œa .
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 .
Sc 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 ... 1,563 53 33.9 ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ...
...
... ... ... ...
. . .
...
. . .
... . . .
... ...
. . .
February ...
1,847 74 40.1
3
. . . . . . . . . ... 1
. . . 1 ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
. . . ... ... 1
March ...
1,865 85 45.6 2
. . . ... ...
. . . 1
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . 1
. . . ...
. . .
...
. . . ... ... ...
April ...
1,888 89 47.1
3
. . . . . .
. . . ... . . .
. . . ... 1
. . . ... ...
1 . . . ...
1
. . .
. . . ... ... ... ... ...
May ...
1,903 93 48.8
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ...
. . . ... ...
. . . . . . ...
1
. . .
. . . ... . . . ... . . .
. . .
June ...
1,896 103 54.3
2
. . . . . . ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... 1
...
July ...
1,874 112 59.8
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .
1 ...
. . . 1 ... ... ... ...
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . . ... ...
...
August ...
1,830 91 49.7 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ...
1
. . .
September ... 1,826 91 49.8 . . . ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
...
October ...
1,752 81 46.2 3 ...
. . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... ...
1 ... ... ... ...
2 ...
. . .
...
. . . ... ... ...
November ... 1,759 74 42.1 2
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1
. . . ...
. . . 1
. . .
...
. . . ... ... ...
December ... 1,812 69 38.1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ... . . .
. . . . . . . . .
... ... ... . . . ... . . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
3 . . . 2 1 1 1 ... 2 ...
1
4 2
. . .
... ... ...
2
2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 1,819 84 46.2 21* 11.54
. . . ...
1 64
1.10 .55 .55
. 55 ... 1.10
. . .
.55 2.20 1.10 ... ... ... ... 1.10 1.10
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
. . .
...
. . . ...
...
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
Fever, Intermittent ...
15
18
8
10
19
32
27
19
17
11
8
6
190
104.5
. . .
„ Remittent. ...
. . .
1
1 ...
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 99. 0
1.67
„ Cont i nued . . .
1 5 13
9
13
17
16
12
23
14
15
20
10
177
Enteric Fever ...
...
2
. . .
1 ...
1
5
. . .
2
. . . ...
...
11
6.0 18.83
Apoplexy
...
. . .
1 ...
5 ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
6
3.3 16.67
Delirium Tremens ...
. . .
2
1
1
4
1 ...
1
2
1
1
2
16
8.8
6.25
Dysentery
...
15
14
4
10
20
23
24
11
12
6
12
5
156
85.8
.64
Diarrhœa ...
6
1
11
11
18
19
15
12
6
12
8
8
127
69.8 ...
Hepatitis
...
11
5
5
7
18
11
19
15
17
11
11
5
135
74.2
1.48
Spleen Disease ...
. . . . . .
...
1 ...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
1
. 6 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
6
3
9
14
7
11
9
14
11
8
5
15
112
61.6
.90
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
. . .
2
2
2
1
3
. . . ...
3
1
1
15
8.2
13.33
Scurvy
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
. . . ...
...
...
1 ...
1
.6
...
Rheumatism
...
2
10
5
7
12
4
14
9
8
6
6
5
88
48.4 .51
Venereal Diseases
...
17
25
29
35
24
22
19
2 5 24
25
23
18
236
157.2
Eye Diseases
...
1
7
. . .
4
1
1
. . .
2
1
1
1 ...
19
10.4
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
8
13
14
21
19
24
14
16
22
15
10
6
182
100.0
Wounds and Accidents...
15
24
17
11
27
16
17
17
25
18
19
25
231
127.0
All other causes
...
11
25
21
31
48
37
60
40
21
39
20
26
379
208.3
122
164
136
184 236
220
238 204
182 171
146
132
2,135
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
78.1 88.8 7 2 . 9
97.5 124.0 116 0 127.0 1 1 1 . 5
99.7 97.6 83.0 72.8
1 1 7 3 . 7
* Nine men belonging to Regiments serving in Burmah and Pegu died in the Depôt Hospitals at Madras, and six men in the Hospitals of other Regiments or on the
march in course of relief. The addition of these deaths raises the death-rate to 19.79 per 1,000.