EUROPEAN TROOPS, 1873.
XV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in SOUTHERN INDIA during
the Year 1873, 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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS IN HOSPITAL.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
F e v e r , 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 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 . . . 4,928 325 65.9
4 . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
February . . . 5,107 306 59.9
8 . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . . . . 1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
March . . . 5,182 296 57.1
5 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
April . . . 5,055 272 53.8
3
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May . . . 5,000 261 52.2
8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
283 56.4
June . . . 5,020
4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July . . . 4,995 307 61.4
3
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,010 331 66.1
5
3
1
1
August . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September . . . 4,953 340 68.6
6 . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 2 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
336 67.2
3
4,997
1
2
October . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
November . . . 5,076 329 64.8
2
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . .
63.9 12
4,426 283
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2 5
December . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1 1
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . 6
. . .
. . . 2 3 1 6 . . . 14 . . . 2 8 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 10
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 4,979 306 61.5
63 12.65 . . . . . . 1.21 .40 .60 .20 1.21 . . . 2.81 . . .
. 4 0 1.61 .80 . . . . . . . . . .67 1.40 2.01
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted d u r i n g
t h e y e a r .
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.
Dengue . . .
72
6
3 6
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
123
24.7 . . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
8
8
3
6
2
. . .
. . .
1
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
37
7.4 16.22
Fever, Intermittent . . .
18
16
15
12
13
18
17
20
14
11
13
8
175
35.2
. . .
" Remittent . . .
2
. . .
1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
1
. . .
8
1 1 9 . 3
.34
" Continued . . . 62
44
66
91
59
39
36
25
55
38
36 35
5 8 6
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
3
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
9
1 . 8 33.33
Delirium Tremens . . .
1
1 . . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
1 . . .
. . . . . . . .
5
2
14
2.8
7.14
Dysentery . . .
36
27
23
41
27
41
60
47
41
26
47
36
452
90.8
1 . 3 3
27
21
29
39
30
31
26
24
1 8 21
24 20
310
62.3
. . .
' Diarr . . ...
Hepatitis . . .
23
24
29
30
32
31
40
28
37
33
36 36
379
7.61
3 . 6 9
Spleen Disease
. . . . . .
. . .
2
3
. . .
1
1
1
2
2
14
2.8
. . .
• Respiratory Diseases . . .
19 16
19 30
30
18
20
17
18 20
20
9
236
47.4
.85
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
4
4
3
3
4
7
3
6
6
7
16
2
65
13.1
6.15
Scurvy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
21
13
23
22
19
22
19
18
27
14
16
21
238
47.8
.4 2
Venereal Diseases . . .
70
60
65
6 8 49
61
83
78 140 74
81
8 6
915
183.8
Eye Diseases . . .
4
5
7
7
8
16
10
6
15
12
20
11
121
24.3
Abscess and Ulcer . . . 43
39
36 83
77
67
78
44
66
34
53
34
654
131.3
Wounds and Accidents
32
35
5 6 49
27
4 8 45
28 40
45
27
49
481
96.6
85
93
93 126 111
8 8 134
83 120
94
87
57
1,171
235.2
All other Causes . . .
527 412 507 612 493 494 573 430 610 429 484 419
5,990
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Mouth.
106.9 80.7 97.9 121.1 98.6 98.4 114.7 85.8 123.2 85.8 95.3 94.7
1203.1
1873.
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