WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1876.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the CHILDREN of the EUROPEAN REGIMENTS serving in the
BENGAL PRESIDENCY during the Year 1876, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
MONT HS.
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 e a c h M o n t h p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h . C h o l e r a .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S .
S m a l l p o x . M e a s l e s . H o o p i n g C o u g h .
S c a r l e t F e v e r . c n E n t e r i c F e v e r . I n t e r m i t t e n t F E v e r s . , R E m i t t e n t a n d C o n - t i n u e d F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y . D e n t i t o n . C o n v u l s i o n .
M e n i n g i t i s a n d H y d r o - c e p h a l u s .
T n b e s M e s e n t e r i e a . p h t h i s i s p u l m o n a l i s .
D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ œ a .
A n æ æ m i a a n d A t r o p h y . B r o n c h i t i s a n d p n e u - m o n i a .
C r o u p a n d D i p h t h e r i a .
A l l O t h e r C u a s e s . r
January
6 7 4 1 138 20. 5 25 3. 71
1 6 1 1 1 1 1 7 3
3
February
6 , 8 7 6 151 22. 0 17 2. 47
...... 1 2 1
1 3 3 1 1
March
7, 028 160 22. 8 27 3.84 1 8
3
1
Apri l
6 , 8 4 3 201 29. 4 30
4 . 3 9
1 6 3 2 I 7 2 4 1 2
May
6 , 4 5 4 246 38. 1 52
8 . 0 6 1 3
5 9 9 1 2 4 11 4 1 1 1
June
6 , 4 4 0 253 39. 3 36 5.59
2 1
3 4 11 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 1
Jul y
6 , 4 3 6 254 39. 5 34 5. 28 3 1 1
2 2 3 2 1 11 5 2
1
August
6, 451 350 54. 3 54 8.37I 3 1
1
6 12 3 3 2 13 7 1
2
Sept ember
6 , 5 2 0 332 50. 9 42
6 . 4 4
1 1
2
1 0 3 2 2 16 3
1 1
Oct ober
6 , 6 1 6 261 39. 5 39 5. 44 4 1
2 3 1 3 7 1 1 1 1 6 2 1 1
2
November
6 , 4 5 6
, 217 33. 6
2 6 4 . 0 3
3 1 2 2 5 5 1
1
December
3 , 3 6 2 123 19. 3 162.51
1 1 1 3 2
1 1 4 1 1
12 21 4
3 22 1 1 4 0 69 10 18 316 81 17 24 7 17
Died per 1,000 of Strength. •
For the year
6, 602 224 33. 9 395 59. 83 1. 82 3. 18 i
1 . 8 2
• •
3 8 0
. 1 5 6 . 0 6 10. 45 1. 51 2. . 73. 45 2. 42 12. 27 7 . 1 2 3. 63 1 . 0 6 2. 57
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMI SSI ONS I NTO HOSPI TAL I N EACH MONTH.
Total
Admi tted
duri ng
t he Year.
Admi tted
per 1,)00 of
St rengt h.
Di ed out
of each
hundred t reat ed.
.
Jan. Feb. March. Apri l . May. June. Jul y. Aug. Sept . Oct . Nov. Dec.
Chol era
I
1
3 5
5
15
2.3 8 0 . 0 0
Smal l pox
Dengue
10
6 1
17
2.6
Measl es
14 31 49 I 45 109
6 4 46 20 3 28 28 20
457
6 9 . 2 4 . 6 0
Hopping Cough 1 7
2 9 1 11 11 2
46
7.8
8 . 7 0
Scarl et Fever
1
1
2
.3
Enteric Fever
]
4
. 3
Intermi ttent Fevers
30 34 30 32 48 34 43 55 76 144 118 45
689 104. 4
. 4 4
Remi ttent and Conti nued
Fevers
16 17 22 33 68
6 9 48
6 4 57 103 75 18
590
89.4 3 . 7 3
Apopl exy
3
5
. 8 20' 00
Dysent ery
7 3 3 16 . 9 4 7 21 15 11 13 2
111
16.8 1111
Di arrhœa
21 11 41
6 3 67 54 71 128 73 55 27 I 19
630
9 5 . 4 1 2 . 8 6
Hepati ti s
1
1 1 1
1
6
. 9
Spl een Di sease
. . .
3
1 1
12
1.8
Respi rat ory Di seases
31 48 22 40 36 21 19 10 24 40 22 I17
339 51.3
9 . 1 4
Eye Diseases...
2 0 11 31 61 56 44 62 377 204 59 12 5
942 142. 7
Anæmi a and Debi l i ty 44 48 35 44
'
60 54
4 2 63 43 57 42 27
556
8 4 . ' 2
. 8 . 4 5
Tubercul ar Di seases
4 3 7 8 6 1 2 8 3 2 8 1
53
8 . 0 3 9 . 6 2
Meni ngi ti s and Hydro-
cephal us
1 3
1 3 2
16
2.4 6 2 . 5 0
Convul si ons
7 2 9 7 13 15 5 15 6 13 7 3
102
15.5
6 7 . 6 5
Denti ti on
2 0 15 9 29 36 26 24 39 29 18 22 5
272
41.2 1 4 . 7 1
Abscess aud Ul cer
9 2 6 3 9 7 9 11 i 12 13 3 4
88
13.3
Inj uri es
15 8 4 13 5 12 5 9 10 7 4
4
9 6 14.5 3 . 9 0
All other Causes. • • •
2 4 31 27 27 19 27 16 23 21 15
_
13 9
252
38' 2
965 I 271 295 434 515 45 2 418 809 591 579 399 I182 5, 300
Admi tted per 1,000 of the Average Strength i n each Month,
39. 3 39' 4 42.0 6 3 . 4 84. 4 70.2 64.9 134. 7 90' 6 87' 5 61,8 28' 6
802' 8
1876.
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