NATIVE TROOPS, 1872.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY for the Year 1872.
RATIOS PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Bengal Proper
and Assam.
Gangetic
Provinces.
Rohilcund
and Meerut.
Agra and
Central India.
Punjab.
Regular
Native Army.
Punjab
Frontier
Force.
Central India
Force.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY S ICK-RATE OF
EACH MONTH.
January . . .
6 4 . 3
34.8
23. 8
67.4
34.5
44.9
55.6
33.3
February . . .
65.2
33.0
29. 7
51.3
28.9
41.5
52. 9
33.6
March . . .
70.1
27.5
28.3
40.5
25.6
41.4
39. 7
3 2 . 4
April . . .
6 9 . 6
33.0
31.4
33. 0
27.7
40.0
28. 6
3 2 . 8
May . . .
58.0
26.6
33. 0
34.6
29.7
35. 6
33.2
33.5
June . . .
56.3
27.5
31.6
34.5
27.2
34. 0
35.2
3 0 . 8
July . . .
5 4 . 3
27.8
27.2
34.9
29.5
34.1
39.5
35.1
August . . .
56.9
40.7
37. 8
45.6
39.0
43.1
51.4
39.5
September . . .
5 9 . 7
53.7
56.0
109.6
58.1
62. 8
68.6
4 4 . 9
October . . .
56.7
55.9
39.5
83.8
65.6
61.0
83. 9
5 5 . 8
N o v e m b e r . . .
5 8 . 3
44.0
32.0
72.1
61.9
55.2
74. 7
49.5
December . . .
5 0 . 5
39.4
28.7
68.2
39.9
42.5
61.7
3 6 . 7
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
59.9
37.1
33. 6
56.2
39.2
44.7
52.5
3 8 . 3
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE
OF THE YEAR.
Dengue . . .
248.6
270.0
33.6
290.8
. 6
116.1
. . .
. . .
Cholera . . .
5 . 9
3.6
4.7
. . .
5.1
7.0
9.3
1 . 8
Intermittent Fevers . . .
580.3
456. 2
455.1
858 .8
840.4
682.0
1073.2
503.6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
30.3
11.5
14.2
3.1
10.6
13. 7
20.2
10.6
Apoplexy . . .
.4
. . .
. 9
. . .
.1
.3
. 4
.2
Dysentery . . .
156.3
63.7
33.0
47.6
61.8
94.6
86.5
41.9
Diarrhœa . . .
1 1 2 . 4
25.6
22. 4
20.8
34.9
55. 5
72.2
40.7
Hepatitis . . .
3 . 2
2.0
3 . 0
3.1
1.5
2.3
2.3
1.8
Spleen Disease . . .
17.4
4.8
16.1
13.5
10.6
11.7
20.4
8.1
Respiratory Diseases . . .
77.8
37.0
37.9
66.3
49.6
57.5
75.7
52. 4
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
6.5
2.9
3.9
1.6
1.6
2.8
2.2
.2
Scurvy . . .
8 . 9
1.8
.9
.8
1.5
3.3
3.5
1 . 4
Rheumatism . . .
67.9
54.7
31.7
73.4
53.7
57.6
71.7
50. 4
Venereal Diseases . . .
2 6 . 9
29.3
42. 0
53.6
22.2
29.4
19.5
25. 4
Eye Diseases . . .
20.0
31.4
25.8
28.4
32.1
27.4
27.0
54.2
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
8 2 . 0
9 3 . 2
75. 6
154.8
91.7
93.4
146.5
94.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
147.6
105.6
88.1
166.2
103.9
121.4
136.1
84. 8
All other Causes . . .
195.8
91.9
82.9
112.6
100.7
120.0
133.4
108. 8
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
1788.2
1285.2
971. 8
1895.4
1422.6
1496.0
1900.1
1080. 8
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE
OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
2.70
2.37
3.23
. . .
2.80
4.64
6.18
.90
Fevers . . .
3.16
.85
2.37
1.82
2.03
2.17
4.29
1.80
a P O P L E X Y . . .
. 1 5
. . .
.43
. . .
.06
. 1 0
.60
.23
Dysentery . . .
2.10
.51
.43
. . .
.77
1.17
1.50
1.35
Diarrhœa . . .
. 7 5
. . .
.43
.26
.89
.74
.50
.67
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
.34
.22
.26
. . .
.13
.10
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
.15
.51
.22
.26
.32
.28
.20
.23
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1.50
1.86
3.23
4.43
3.18
3.09
5.49
4.95
Heart Disease . . .
. . . .17
.43
. . .
. . .
.08
. . .
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1.50
.85
2.15
.78
.57
.94
.40
.23
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
1.20
.34
1.29
.26
.57
.66
.20
. . .
All other Causes . . .
1 . 6 5
.68
1.72
1.30
1.40
1.28
1.10
1.80
Wounds and Accidents . . .
. . .
.51
.22
.26
.13
.26
.30
. . .
Deaths Out of Hospital . . .
1.50
.34
.43
1.04
.77
.97
.30
.45
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
16.36
9.33
16.80
10.67
13.49
16.51
21.16
12. 61
"
INCLUDING ABSENT DEATHS . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 20.08
23.47
13.55
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE
NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera . . .
46.15
66.67
68.18
. . .
55.00
65.94
66.67
50.00
Intermittent Fevers . . .
. 2 1
.08
.28
.21
.12
.17
.07
. 1 8
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
4 . 4 6
4.41
7.58
. . .
9 . 5 8
6 . 9 0
1 6 . 8 3
8 . 5 1
Apoplexy . . .
33.33
. . .
50.00
. . .
. . . 40.00
100.00
. . .
Dysentery and Diarrhœa . . .
1.06
.57
1.56
.38
1.71
1 . 2 8
1 . 2 6
2 . 4 5
Hepatitis . . .
. . . 16.67
7.14
8.33
. . .
5.44
4.35
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
.86
10.72
1.33
1 . 9 2
3 . 0 0
2 . 4 0
. 9 7
2 . 7 8
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1 . 9 3
5.05
8.52
6.67
6.41
5.37
7.25
9. 44
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
23.26
29.41
55.56
50.00
36.00
33.64
18.18
. . .
Scurvy . . .
10.17
. . .
. . .
. . .
4.17
5.38
. . .
. . .