EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1872.
IX.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1872 , 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 .
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 .
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 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
.. 4,390
251
57.2
4 ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
... ... ...
2
. . . 1 ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
February ...
4,194
228
54.4
2 ... ...
. . . ... ...
1 ... . . . . . .
. . . . . .
... . . . . . .
...
1 . . . . . . . . . ... ......
March
... 4,207
208 49.4
1
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ...
. . . ...
. . . ...
April
... 4,263
185 43.4
3
...
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . ... . . .
. . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . ... ...
2 ...
May ...
4,262
203
47.6
7
... 2
. . . ...
. . . . . . ... 1 . . . 1 . . .
2
. . . 1 ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
......
June
... 4,245
198
46.6
17 ...
12 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 3 3
. . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
1
July ...
4,234
196 46.3
7 ...1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . .., 2
. . . . . .
... 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . ... 2
August ...
4,224
227
53.8
4 ... 3
. . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . .
. . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . ...
September
... 4,216
297
70.4
8
... 2
. . . . . . 1
. . . ... 1
. . . . . .
. . . 2
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 ...
October
... 4,199
277
66.0
7
... ...
. . . ... ...
. . . ... ... ... 1
. . . 2
. . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . . ... 1 1
November ...
4,064
209
51.4
1 ... ... . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ...
December
.., 4,062
167
41.1
4
... ... . . . . . . 1 . . . ... . . . . . .
1
. . .
... . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......
20 ... l 2 1 ... 6 ... 3 ... 10 ... 3
5
5 ...
. . . . . . . . . 5
4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
4,213
220 52.2
65 15.43
4 . 7 5 ... . 2 4
. 7 1
1 . 4 1
...
. 7 1 ... 2.38 ...
. 7 1 1.19 1 . 1 9
... ... ... ... 1.19 .95
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
c a s e s
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
6
176
149
38
8
377
89 5
...
Cholera
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
16
5
5
2
. . . ...
...
33
7.9
6 0 . 6 0
Smallpox
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever ...
1
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. 7
3 3 . 3 3
Fever, Intermittent . . .
211
146
1 1 5
128
134
1 1 9 1 5 4
157
315
367
253
152
2,251
534.3
. 0 9
„ Remittent
...
15
21
1 9
18
3
6
7
5
15
17
9
3
138
115.8 .20
„ Continued
. . .
20
10
13
21
27
29
41
53
7 0
41
11
14
350
Apoplexy ... . . .
. . .
. .
. . . ...
1
1 0
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
15
3 . 6
40.00
Delirium Tremens
...
2
1
. . . . . .
2
1
5
2
2
. . . ...
2
17
4 . 0
. . .
Dysentery ...
8
5
5
6
5
6
9
18
9
14
7
7
99
2 3 . 5
3.01
Diarrhœa
. . .
29
11
8
7
5
18
36
33
21
19
5
7
199
47.2
. . .
Hepatitis
. . .
8
11
5
15
12
11
16
15
21
21
12
8
155
36.8
6.45
Spleen Disease ...
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
2
3
4
2
3
32
7.6
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
23
31
24
20
29
17
39
13
10
27
17
22
272
64.5
1.10
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
3
3
2
. . .
5
3
3
2
7
3
3
6
40
9.5
12.50
Scurvy
... ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
...
1
1
. . .
3
. 7
...
Rheumatism
. . .
38
33
35
32
20
19
32
20
25
22
13
19
308
73.1
. 4 6
Venereal Diseases
. . . 107
83
77
78
49
44
52
41
33
42
31
26
663
157.4
Eve Diseases
...
13
8
9
4
7
4
6
8
5
9
3
4
80
19.0
Abscess and Ulcer ... . .
27
26
20
31
21
22
24
18
21
19
23
16
268
63.6
Wounds and Accidents ...
41
22
27
33
23
17
24
17
10
26
16
33
289
68.6
All other Causes
. . .
47
50
54
44
47
39
52
60
38
54
35
39
559
132.7
596
464 416
439
396
386
509
476
785
835
490
369
6,151
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
1 3 5 . 8
110.6 98.9 103.0 92.9 90.9 120.2 112.7 186.2 198.9 118.1 90.8
1460.0
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