NATIVE TROOPS 1871.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESSS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT, and in
CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
(Several of the Stations of this area usually occupied by Regiments of the Bengal Army were, in 1871, occupied by Madras Troops. The Statistics of the Madras Troops
occupying Stations of the Bengal Presidency are given in Table XVII).
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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
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 a n d 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 .
D e a t h s o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
January
4 , 5 1 0
236 52.3
1
. . . ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . . ...
. . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
February
4,508
204
4 5 . 3
4 ...
. . .
. . . 1 1 . . . ...
2 . . . . . .
. . . . . . ...
. . . . . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
March
4 , 1 9 1
203
48.4
5
... . . . ... 2 1
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . . 1 ... ...
. . . ... ... ..
1
. . .
April
3,664 259
70.7
4
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1 ... ... ... ...
2
. . .
M a y 3,534 235
66.3
3
... . . .
. . .
1 . . . . . . ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
...
. . . . . .
1
. . .
... 1
June
3,585
133
37.1
3 ...
. . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . ...
1 . . .
. . .
. . . ... ...
1 . . . ... . . .
. . .
. . .
July
3,685
157
42.6
2 ...
. . . . . . ... ... ... ...
1 ...
. . . . . .
. . . ...
. . . . . . 1
. . . ...
. . .
August
3,728
212
56.9
3
...
. . . ...
. . . 1 ... 1
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . ...
. . . . . . ... . . . ...
. . .
S e p t e m b e r
3 , 7 6 1
347
9 2 . 3
1
...
. . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . ...
. . . . . . . . . ...
. . . ...
. . . . . . ... . . . ...
. . .
October
3,872
3 6 0
9 3 . 0
5
. . .
. . .
. . . 4 . . . . . . ...
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ... . . . ...
. . .
November
3.962
293
74.0
7
. . . ... ... 1 1
. . . 1
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . 1
. . . . . .
...
. . . 2
. . .
December
3, 364 253
75.2
1
... ... ... ... ...
...
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ... . . .
... . . .
...
. . . 11
4 ...
2
6
. . . . . . 5 ...
2
1 . . .
2
. . .
5 1
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
3,864
241
6 2 . 4
39 10.09 . . .
...
3.88 ...
. 5 2 1.55
. . . ... 1.29 . . .
. 52 .26 ... .52 ...
1. 29 .26
Absent Deaths, 18. Ratio of 57 Deaths, 11.82 per 1,000 of the Total Regimental Strength.
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMI S S I ONS I NTO HOS PI TAL I N EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admi t t ed per 1, 000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
None.
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
. . .
...
...
...
2
. . . ...
...
...
...
1 ...
3
.8
...
Fever, Intermittent
313
200
256
527
570
218
314
490
642
775
485 300
5,090
1317.3
.22
" Remittent and
Continued
. . .
1
2
2 ...
1 ...
1
2
. . .
1
2
12
3.1
33.33
Apoplexy
1
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 3
. . .
Dysentery
7
3
5
16
10
8
11
21
14
13
15
15
138
35.7
3 . 5 1
Diarrhœa
8
4
12
13
6
6
12
8
5
5
5
6
90
23.3
Hepatitis
...
...
. . .
1
1
. . . ...
...
1
1
. . . ...
4
1 . 0
. . .
Spleen Disease
6
3
. . .
1
. . . . . .
...
6
5
5
5
7
38
9.8
. . .
Respiratory Diseases
14
19
16
3
5
5
3
5
6
15
17
61
169
43.7
2.96
Phthisis Pulmonalis
2
. . .
1
1
1 ...
...
1
. . .
1
1 ...
8
2.1
25.00
Dropsy
1
. . .
. . .
1
. .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . . .
2
. 5
5 0 . 0 0
Scurvy
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . ...
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . ...
4
1.0
. . .
Rheumatism
37
26
35
18
18
13
16
24
13
17
34
28
279
72.2 . 3 3
Venereal Diseases
21
19
15
1 0
20
8
9
15
8
1 3
14
2 1
173
44.8
Eye Diseases
6
10
4
6
8
6
10
20
8
6
3
7
94
24.3
Abscess and Ulcer
60
42
30
32
27
40
37
66
59
59
30
52
534
1.38.2
Wounds and Accidents
73
65
67
42
33
17
46
82
58
85
46
57
671
173.7
All other Causes
37
24
27
23
30
19
21
31
35
31
35
29
342
88.5
586
417
470
697
731
341
480
770
856 1,027
692
585
7,652
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
129.9 92.5 112.1 190.2 206.9 95.1 130.3 206.6 227.6 265.2 174.7 173.9
1 9 8 0 . 3
1871. 13