EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1874.
XIX.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the
various PROVINCES of the BOMBAY and MADRAS PRESIDENCIES during the Year 1874.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
Rajpootana,
Malwa, Scinde,
and Aden.
Deccan and
Nagpore.
Southern
India.
Burmah
and Pegu.
ARMY
OF MADRAS.
ARMY
OF BOMBAY.
ARMY
OF INDIA.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January . . .
52.6
54.7
53.5
32.2
54.1
52.1
50.5
February . . .
50.0
54.5
52.8
36.3
54.5
47.7
50.8
March. . .
4 5 . 6
47.8
47.9
35.1
44.7
49.3
47.3
April . . .
4 3 . 4
44.3
55.5
38.1
50.2
46.5
51.6
M a y . .
43.7
38.9
54.2
38.3
49.0
43.5
53. 8
J u n e . . .
43.7
42.8
53.6
36.6
51.4
47.5
5 6 . 5
J u l y . . .
53.7
53.3
60.7
43.7
57.7
57.9
61.9
August . . .
58.8
52.4
67.7
47.0
60.7
59.9
67.3
September . . .
58.6
53.8
69.5
47.5
64.3
59.2
66. 4
October . . .
70.0
55.2
76.7
44.2
66.9
65.2
65. 8
November . . .
57.8
58.9
80.5
41.2
68.4
57.0
61.2
December . . .
53.9
52.8
75.1
40.1
66.3
54.1
56.6
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR . . .
52.5
50.7
62.3
40.2
57.3
53.2
57.5
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera . . .
. . .
. 4
. . .
. 5
.1
.3
.2
Smallpox . . .
.4
.3
.9
. . .
. 4
. 4
.8
Enteric Fever. . .
4.6
1.7
4.6
1.9
3.0
3.0
4.1
Intermittent Fever . . .
374.6
218.0
23.2
25.5
68.7
334.6
298.2
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
78.5
121.9
155.0
91.3
118.4
104.5
163.5
Apoplexy . . .
3.7
.9
2.1
.9
1.5
2.7
2.4.
Delirium Tremens . . .
4.8
4.5
2.5
4.8
3.0
5.1
3.1
Dysentery . . .
20.9
38.9
73.3
117.9
82.2
23.7
36.6
Diarrhœa . . .
33.7
51.9
33.3
52.1
45.6
45.6
49.2
Hepatitis . . .
55.3
50.4
78.1
93.2
82.5
48.0
53 0
Spleen Diseases . . .
12.8
1.7
4.0
.9
2.5
8.2
5 . 9
Respiratory Diseases . . .
56.4
73.2
51.2
47.3
60.3
64.4
82.6
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
6.4
6.7
10.5
4.3
10.7
6.8
8 . 3
Scurvy . . .
. 6
.1
.2
. . .
.2
. 4
. 4
Rheumatism . . .
47.7
56.2
48.6
43.1
54.2
54.5
62. 6
Venereal Diseases . . .
1 3 3 . 2
215.9
215.9
107.9
188.9
170.8
192.7
Eye Diseases . . .
25.8
14.8
15.6
3.3
13.8
21.7
20.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
111.8
98.8
126.6
80.0
103.0
110.9
92. 9
Wounds and Accidents . . .
104.1
101.4
106.6
66.7
96.2
101.6
94.5
All other Causes . . .
168.7
195.1
210.8
162.8
208.7
179.0
186. 1
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
1244.0
1252.8
1163.0
904.4
1143.9
1286.2
1357.7
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
.25
. . .
.47
.09
.19
. 1 8
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
.21
. . .
. 0 9
. . .
. 1
Enteric Fever . . .
2.38
.50
1.27
.95
1.04
1 . 3 3
1 . 7 0
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
.73
.50
.21
. . .
.17
.76
.86
Apoplexy . . .
1.46
.62
.84.
. . .
.70
1.14
.95
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
.21
. . .
.09
. . .
. 1 4
Dysentery . . .
.73
.50
1.90
2.84
1.91
.57
1 . 2 3
Diarrhœa . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
0 . 3
Hepatitis . . .
1.10
2.86
2.95
1.89
3.30
1 . 7 1
2 . 1 6
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. 0 1
Respiratory Diseases . . .
.73
.12
.21
. . .
.44
.57
.52
Heart Diseases . . .
.73
1.25
1.47
.47
1 . 0 4
1.04
1.25
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. 3 7
. 6 2
. 8 4
.47
1.13
.37
1.03
Injuries . . .
.18
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.10
. 0 7
All other Causes . . .
1.10
1.13
1.47
.95
1.48
1.34
1.72
Deaths from violence out of Hospital . . .
2 . 2 0
.50
2.11
.95
1.48
1 . 5 2
1.59
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR . . .
11.71
8.85
13.69
8.99*
12.96
10.64
13.58
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera . . .
. . .
66.67
. . .
. . .
. . .
6 6 . 6 7
9 1 . 6 7
E n t e r i c F e v e r . . .
5 2 . 0 0
28.57
27.27
50.00
35.30
43.75
4 1 . 5 6
Remittent and Continued Fevers . . .
.93
.31
.14
. . .
.15
.64
. 4 6
A p o p l e x y . . .
40.00
71.43
40.00
. . .
47.06
42.86
3 9 . 1 6
Delirium Tremens . . .
. . .
. . .
8.33
. . .
2.86
. . .
4 . 4 2
Dysentery . . .
3.51
1.28
2.59
2.41
2.33
2 . 4 0
3 . 3 6
H e p a t i t i s . . .
1.99
5.69
3.77
2.03
4.00
3.56
4.08
Respiratory Diseases . . .
1.30
.17
.41
. . .
.72
. 8 8
. 6 3
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
5.71
9.26
8.00
11.11
10.57
5 . 6 3
12.32
*Including absent Deaths, 13.72 per 1,000.