NATIVE TROOPS, 1873.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the NATIVE TROOPS serving in the MEERUT DISTRICT and in
ROHILCUND during the Year 1873, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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.
D i e d o u t o f H o s p i t a l .
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 s , 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 .
Hepat 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 .
January . . .
5,415
162
29.9
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
February . . .
5,417
163
30.1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
March . . .
5,419
127
23.4
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
April . . .
4,968
118
23.8
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
May . . .
4,777
115
24.1
2
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
June . . .
4,854
116
23.9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July . . .
5,006
118
23.6
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
August . . .
4,986
177
35.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
September . . .
4,925
243
49.3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
October . . .
5,085
211
41.5
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
November . . .
5,091
209
41.1
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
2
. . . 1
1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
December . . .
5,198
179
34.4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
. . .
9
4
. . . 2
1
2
2
7
3
5
. . .. . .
3
. . . 4
. . .
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
5,095
162
31.8
44
8.64*.
. 2 0 .20
2.55
. . . .39 .20 .39 .39
1.37 .59
.98
. . .
. . . .59
. . .
.79
. . .
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS .
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year .
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 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
C h o l e r a . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
5
1.0
20.00
Smallpox . . .
1
. . .
. . .
3
1
4
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
2.0
10.00
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
82
50
41
8 9
113
98
125
379
848
369
301
183
2,678
525.6
. 3 4
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
2
. . .
2
16
11
11
5
6
18
28
3
1
103
20.2
3.88
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
10
6
. . .
11
11
10
10
18
26
37
28
30
197
38.7
1.10
Diarrhœa . . .
2
2
2
2
2
10
4
8
13
13
14
4
76
14.9
Hepatitis . . .
2
1
3
1
2
1
5
1
. . .
1
1
1
19
3.7
10.53
Spleen Disease . . .
2
3
3
. . .
1
6
2
3
4
9
18
8
59
11.6
3.39
Respiratory Diseases . . .
28
31
10
20
5
5
3
9
8
17
17
33
186
36.5
3.76
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
1.0
100.00
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
.6
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
19
13
11
12
14
8
16
12
22
20
25
31
203
39.8
. 4 7
Venereal Diseases . . .
17
11
16
6
7
9
11
9
10
17
15
17
145
28.4
Eye Diseases . . .
11
8
14
21
12
15
21
20
16
9
4
7
158
31.0
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
38
28
26
30
30
26
42
43
36
30
43
33
405
79.5
Wounds and Accidents . . .
77
60
41
49
46
52
46
47
96
58
64
67
653
128.2
All other Causes . . .
53
42
40
47
29
30
41
47
52
57
73
57
568
111.5
346
255
212
309
284
285
334
602
1,101
668
606
472
5,474
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
63.9
47.1
39.1
62.2
59.5
58.7
66.7
120.8
223.5
131.4
119.0
90.8
1 0 7 4 . 4
* F o r s t a t e m e n t o f A b s e n t D e a t h s , s e e R e g i m e n t a l T a b l e X V I , S e c t i o n 3 .