EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
XIV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DECCAN and in NAGPORE
during the Year 1873, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(The Garrison of Bombay, drawn chiefly from regiments serving in the Deccan, is included in this Statement.)
M O N T H S .
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 .
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 Di s 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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January . . .
8,004
468
58.5
1 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
5 . . .
. . . 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
February . . .
8,016
388
4 8 . 4
1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
4 . . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
1
March . . .
8, 237
402
48.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3 . . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
April . . .
8,206
373
45.5
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
May . . .
8,156
347
42.5
8
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
. . . 2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
June . . .
8,231
335
40.7
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 2
July . . .
8,210
385
46.9
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
2 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
2
August . . .
8, 192
427
52.1
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
September . . .
8,138
420
51.6
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . . 2 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
October . . .
8,132
410
50.4
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 4
. . .
. . . . . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
November . . .
8, 118
373
45.9
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
3 . . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
December . . .
7,339
333
45.4
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
4 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
. . . 8
. . .
2
. . . 23
. . .
30 . . .
2 9
3
. . . 1 . . .
1 5
1 1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
. . . 8,082
388
48.0
1 0 0
1 2 . 3 7
. . .
. 1 2
. 5 0
. 5 0
.99
. 25 . . .
2 . 8 5
. . . 3.71 . . . .25 1.11
. 3 7
. . .
. 12
. . .
. 1 2 .62
1 . 3 6
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
To t a l Ad mi t t e d d u r i n g t h e Ye a r .
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of St r engt h.
Di e d out of e a c h hundr e d c a s e s t r e a t e d.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May.
June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
18
27
13
22
2
. . .
84
1 0 . 4
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
4
3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 0
1.2
10.00
E n t e r i c F e v e r . . .
1
1
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
.7
66.67
Fever, Intermittent . . .
202
128
122
158
153
277
308
209
184
164
152
143
2,200
272.2
. . .
" Remi ttent . . .
5
5
7
6
6
5
1
7
8
24
8
6
8 8
7 7 . 1
1 . 2 8
" C o n t i n u e d . . .
56
45
47
65
36
24
46
23
36
46
71
40
535
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
1
3
3
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
1 . 2
2 0 . 0 0
Delirium Tremens . . .
2
2
6
1
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
1
4
1
21
2.6
. . .
Dysentery . ..
5 8
39
29
37
18
19
2 4 .
34
63
44
43
41
449
55.6
5.12
Diarrhœa . . .
3 1
24
32
44
22
37
64
55
44
20
56
39
468
57.9
. . .
Hepatitis . . .
4 8
47
35
46
27
23
46
26
38
48
38
41
463
57.3
6.48
Spleen Disease . . .
2
1
4
2
1
4
2
1
3
1
6
1
28
3.5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
48
48
42
46
40
33
34
42
42
42
41
55
5<i l l egi bl e>3
63.5
.39
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
6
6
2
1
4
2
5
4
4
3
9
5
51
6.3
5.88
Scurvy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
.3
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
25
39
38
31
34
29
41
37
41
33
28
28
404
49.9
. 2 9
Venereal Diseases . . .
110
114
160
140
85
93
155
133
156
116
120
122
1,504
186.1
Eye Diseases . . .
6
7
20
13
15
17
19
32
33
2 5
16
8
211
26.1
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
58
76
8 8
95
70
76
8 6
44
81
56
63
62
855
105.8
Wounds and Accidents . . .
50
64
78
63
71
59
69
71
7 2
77
67
84
825
102.1
All other Causes . . .
9 4
99
125
142
90
117
119
116
129
108
109
144
1,392
172.2
804
747
842
897
677
8 1 8 1,038
864
9 4 7
831
834
820
10,119
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
100.4
93.2
102.2
109.3
83.0
99.4
126.4 105.5
116.4
102 2
102.7
111.7
1252.0