EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1871.
XIV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DECCAN and in NAGTORE
during the Year 1871, 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).
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 .
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
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 .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 .
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January ... 6,618 291 44.0 8 ... ... ... ... 1 . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1 ...
2
1 . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1
February
6,850 311 45.4 8 ... ... ... ...
... ... 1
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . . . . . ... ...
1
1
March
... 7,364 347 47.1
8
... ... ... ...
... ...
1 ... 1
1 ...
1
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . . . . .
. . .
...
2
1
April
... 8,240 387 47.0 8 ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . 2
. . .
1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
2 1
May
... 8,211 439 53.5 41 ...
32 ...
...
1
... ...
2 1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . . . . .
...
1 ...
June
... 8,185 473 57.8 7 ... 3
... ... ...
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
...
1
July
... 8,203 517 63.0 6 ... 1
... ... ... ... . . .
. . . . . .
1 ...
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
August ... 8,197 487 59.4 11 ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
. . . . . .
1 ...
4
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
... ... ... ...
2
1
September ... 8,158 449 55.0 11 ...
... ... ... ... . . .
1
. . . . . .
2
. . .
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
2
October ... 7,545 424 56.2 12 ...
... ... ... ...
2 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
4 1
November ... 8,408 454 54.0 10 ... ... ... ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
1 1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
2
December ... 7,416 369 49.8 8 ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ... ...
3 ...
3
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
36 ... ... 2 3
5 5 3 10 1 27 ...
3
9
6 ... ... ... 2 15 11
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 7,783 412 52.9 138 17.73 4.63 ...
.63
. 63 .63 .39 1.28 .13 3.47 ...
. 3 9 1.16
. 7 8 ... ... ... .26 1.93 1.42
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITIL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1'000 of
Strength.
Died out
of' each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
... ...
...
...
...
71
2
1 ...
1 ...
. . .
. . .
75
9.6 48.00
Smallpox
... ... ... ...
...
...
...
...
...
1 ...
...
...
1
.1
...
Fever, Intermittent ...
98
79
70
73
123
225
314
338
182
163
119
102
1,886
242.3 ...
„ Remittent ...
11
10
11
22
48
79
31
10
13
18
12
15
280
197.1
.32
„ Continued ...
30
20
54
52
225
132
233
146
84 106 126
46
1,254
Enteric Fever
...
...
...
1 ...
1 ...
...
1
7
1 ...
1
12
1.5 41.67
Apoplexy
...
1
1
1
4
2
1 ...
. . .
...
...
...
1
11
1.4
45.45
Delirium Tremens ...
7
3
6
3
1
3
1
11
2
6
5
3
51
6.6
5.88
Dysentery
...
17
8
10
8
11
11
26
46
37
52
23
31
280
36.0
3.57
Diarrhœa
18
9
22
18
34
38
34
89
47
36
30
26
401
51.5
.25
Hepatitis
...
28
10
24
18
30
22
20
23
31
32
34
21
293
37.6
9.22
Spleen Disease
...
3
2
1
3
2
7
2
3
3
. . .
1
1
30
3.9 ...
Respiratory Diseases ...
29
22
46
37
27
27
31
41
29
25
34
43
391
50'3
.77
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
6
2
1
2
4
4
7
9
5
6
4
4
54
6.9 11.11
Scurvy
...
1 ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1 ...
2
.3
...
Rheumatism
37
23
18
26
30
32
37
37
36
28
32
16
352
45.2 . 5 8
Venereal Diseases ...
110
120
126
144 144
97
98
131
81
122
120
108
1,401
180.0
Eye Diseases
...
15
12
15
20
26
15
15
22
18
8
16
8
190
24.4
Abscess and Ulcer ...
63
36
73
8 0 105
52
49
65
46
6 8
49
51
737
94.7
Wounds and Accidents...
48
50
58
68 105
58
49
60
58
63
71
62
750
96.4
All other causes
...
89
65
75
79
99
89
91
100
84 103
117
75
1,066
137.0
611
472
612
657 1,088 894 1,039 1,132
765
840
793 614
9,517
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
92.3 68.9 83.1 79.7 132.5 109.2 126.7 138.1 93.8 1 1 1 . 3
94.3 82.8
1222.8