NATIVE TROOPS, 1872.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the MEERUT DISTRICT and in
ROHILCUND 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 .
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 ma 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 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 . . . 2,525
60 23.8
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
February . . . 4,583 136 29.7 10
. . .
. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 . . .
2 . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 1
March . . .
2 , 9 8 5 141 28.3
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
Apri l . . .
5,059 159 31.4
10 . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 3 . . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . .
May . . .
4,606 152 33.0
4 . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . .
June . . .
4,596 145 31.6
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1
Jul y . . .
4,707 128 27.2
6 . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
. . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
August . . .
4 , 7 3 7 179 37.8 13
. . . 11. . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
September . . . 4,698 263 56.0
4 . . . 2 . . . . . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
. . .
October . . .
4,758 188 39.5
5 . . . . . .. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1
. . .
November . . . 5,197 166 32.0 10
. . . 1 . . . . . .
1
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . 2
. . .
December . . . 5,268 151 28.7
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . .
. . . . . .
15 1 . . . 6 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 15 2 10 . . . . . .
6 1 7 2
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year. . . 4,643 156 33.6 78 16.80* 3.23 .22
2 . 3 7
.43 .43 .43 .22 .22 3.23 .43 2.15 . . . . . . 1.29 .22 1.50 .43
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
N U M B E R O F A D M I S S I O N S I N T O H O S P I T A L I N E A C H M O N T H .
Total
Admitted during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1 5
5
. . .
1
. . .
2 2
4.7 68.18
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2 . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
.7
33.33
Dengue . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
125
9
1 7
5
156
33.6
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . . 26
69
64 183 110
97 179 314 559 332 103
77
2,113
4 5 5 . 1
.28
„ Remittent and
Continued . . .
1
2
4
6
3
5
6
11
5
12
7
4
66
14.2
7.58
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
4
.9
50.00
Dysentery . . .
5
5
13
14
17
14
10
8
10
25
18
14
153
33.0 1.56
Diarrhœa . . .
4
4
3
22
11
12
11
12
5
12
4
4
104
22.4
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
1
1
6
14
3.0
7.14
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
2
5
18
11
9
6
1
6
4
6
7
75
16.1
1.33
Respiratory Diseases . . .
7
41
13
20
10
7
10
9
10
12
17
20
176
37.9
8.52
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
. . .
1
2
2
18
3.9 55.56
Dropsy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
.2
. . .
Scurvy . . .
1
1
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
.9
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
8
25
16
15
11
14 10
5
4
15
9
15
147
31.7 1. 00
Venereal Diseases . . .
10
9
13
22
21
18
17
23
13
16
18
15
195
42.0
Eye Diseases . . .
7
1
10
17
10
9
17
6
14
9
7
13
120
25.8
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
16
21
15
31
26 35
40
34 31
36
37
29
351
75.6
Wounds and Accidents . . .
8 28 19
45
46 39
33
30
29
35
52
45
409
88.1
All other Causes . . .
2 4
61
36
54
26
22
24
14
29
29
28
34
381
82.0
118 272 216 456 303 284 3 6 6 483 846 549 328 291
4,512
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
46.7 59.4 43.3 90.1 65.8 61.8 77.7 102.0 180.1 115.4 63.1 55.2
9 7 1 . 8
* For Statement of Absent Deaths, see Regimental Table XVII, Section 3.
1872.
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