EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1876.
xv.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in SOUTHERN INDIA 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 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 .
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 e s , R e m i t t e n t . F e v e r , C o n t i n u e d .
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 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 .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January
... 4,328
230
53.1
2
. . .
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
February
...
4 , 2 2 5
220
52.1
3
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
March
... 4,760
217
45.6
6
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
April
. . . 4,771
212
44.4
8
...
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . ... ... 1
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ...
May
. . .
4 , 7 3 4
206
43.5
6
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
1
. . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... 1
June
... 4,724
211
4 4 . 7
6
...
3 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
1 . . .
1
July
... 4,819
228
47.3
7
. . . ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1
1 ...
. . . ... ... 2
2
August
... 4,819
239 49.6
5
. . . ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ..
1 . . . 2 . . . . . .
1
. . . . . . ... ...
. . . ...
1
September
... 4,814
240
4 9 . 9
5
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . . ... ...
. . . 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
October
... 4,811
233
48.4
3
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
November
. . . 4,79
234 48.8
4
. . .
. . . .. ... .... .. 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December
. . . 4,836
227
46.9
4
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1 1
. . . 2 ... ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
7
. . . 1 ... ... 3 5 1
4
... 14 ... ... 7 3 ... ...
. . .
1
6 7
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
... 4,703
225
47.8
59 12.55 1.49
. . .
. 2 1
. 6 4
1 . 0 6
.21 .85 ... 2.98 ... ... 1.49 . 6 4 ...
. . . ...
. 2 1
1 . 2 8 1.49
CAUSES OF
ADM ISSIONS.
:CUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO 110SPITIL IN MAGIC Moyru.
Total
A d m i t t e d d u r i n g
the Year.
Admitted
per 1 ,000 of
S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov.
D e c .
Cholera
. . . ...
...
...
7
2
2
. . .
...
. . .
1
. . .
...
12
2.5
58.33
Smallpox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
...
4
.9
25.00
Fever, Intermittent ...
11
14
9
7
8
11
23
18
4
12
2 0
11
148
31.5
. . .
„ Remit tent
...
1
41
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
2
2
1
1
12 105'2
. 6 1
,,
Continued
. . .
28
34
26
26
47
45
38
64
3 6
8 1
31
27
483
Apoplexy
...
1
2
...
3
1
1
. . . ...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
9
1.9
55.56
Delirium Tremens
. . .
3
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
3
2
. . .
. . .
2
14
3.0
7.14
Dysentery
. . .
6
10
17
20
21
21
3 0
21
18
22
13
28
227
48.3
1.76
Diarrhu œa
. . .
7
16
22
27
24
15
24
15
16
7
16
2 4
213
45.3
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
18
20
17
15
23
16
19
22
28
20
31
24
253
53.8
5 . 5 3
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
2
1
1
...
1
5
1.0
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
19
25
12
10
13
12
28
27
10
1 3
18
14
201
42.7
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
1
4
1
2
. . .
3
1
4
1
6
...
6
29
6.2
10.35
Scurvy
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
Rheumatism
...
8
15
14
18
21
1 7
17
24
1 9
11
10
6
180
38.3
. 5 0
Venereal Diseases
...
87
48
83
48
70
59
60
84
50
58
57
54
753
161.2
Eye Diseases
. . .
1
3
1
2
2
4
6
11
7
6
5
7
55
11.7
Abscess and Ulcer
...
31
41
26
43
65
50
43
39
27
49
24
30
408
99.5
Wounds and Accidents
28
34
29
37
43
43
38
40
34
30
25
39
420
89.3
All other Causes
...
54
86
79
77
74
59
71
116
73
91
68
78
926
. 196'9
304
354
338
341
415
359
400
491
330
411
319
352
4,417
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
70'2
83'8
71'0
'72'1
8 7 . 7 76'0
83'0 101'9
68'5
85'4
6 6 . 6 72'8
939'2
1876.
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