STATISTICS OF THE ARMY. 259
Table No. II.
General Statement of the Sickness and Mortality of the Native Army of Bengal for the year 1875.
D I V I S I O N .
S E R I A L N U M B E R .
E T R E N G T H P R E S E N T —5 3 , 6 1 7 .
DAILY AVERAGE SICK—2160.5.
D I S E A S E S .
Admitted. Died.
Admissions per cent. of
Deaths per cent. of
Strength. Total
Admissions. Strength. Total
Deat hs. Admi ssi ons.
GENERAL DISEASES.
S U B - D I V I S I O N A .
1 Small-pox
...
...
. . . ...
34
7
.063
.049
. 0 1 3 1.04
20.59
2 Cow-pox
. . . ...
. . . ...
2
...
. 0 0 4 .003
...
...
...
3 Chicken-pox ...
...
. . .
. . .
29
. . .
. 0 5 4 .042
. . .
... ...
4 Measles
. . . ...
...
...
97
2
. 1 8 1 .140
. 0 0 4
. 3 0
2 . 0 6
5 Scarlet fever ...
...
. . . ...
1
...
. 0 0 2 .001
...
...
...
9 Enteric fever ...
...
...
...
11
4
. 0 2 1 .016
. 0 0 8
. 5 9 36.36
11 Simple continued fever ...
...
...
65
2
. 1 2 1 .094
. 0 0 4
. 3 0 3.07
12 Febricula
...
...
. . .
...
105
1
. 1 9 6 .152
. 0 0 2
. 1 5
. 9 5
15a Ague, quotidian
...
. . .
. . . 31,757
8 9 59.228
46.001
. 1 6 6 13.20
. 2 8
15b „ tertian ...
...
. . . ...
1,026
...
1.914
1.486
...
...
...
15c „ quartan ...
...
. . . ...
463
...
. 8 6 3 .671
...
...
...
15d
„ irregular...
...
. . .
. . .
16
...
. 0 3 0 .023
. . .
...
. . .
16 Remittent fever
...
. . .
. . .
536
59
1.000
.776
. 1 1 0 8.75
11.
17 Simple cholera ...
...
...
...
3
2
. 0 0 6 .004
. 0 0 4
. 3 0
6 6 . 6 6
18 Malignant cholera
...
...
...
132
58
. 2 4 6 .191
. 1 0 8 8.60
43.94
21 Mumps
. . . ...
...
...
109
...
. 2 0 3 .158
...
...
...
22 influenza
...
...
...
...
30
...
. 0 5 6 .043
...
...
...
28 Sloughing phagedæna ...
...
...
1
...
. 0 0 2 .001
...
...
...
30a Simple erysipelas
...
...
. . .
34
. . .
. 0 6 3 .049
...
... ...
30b Phlegmonous „
...
...
...
2
1
. 0 0 4 .003
. 0 0 2
. 1 5 50.
31 Pyæmia
...
...
...
...
1
...
. 0 0 2 .001
...
...
...
TOTAL
...
3 4 , 4 5 4
225 6 4 . 2 5 9
49.907
. 4 2 0 33.38
. 6 4
S U B - D I V I S I O N B .
34 Acute rheumatism ...
...
...
389 ...
. 7 2 5 .563
...
. . .
. . .
35 Gonorrhœal „
...
...
...
7
...
. 0 1 3 .010
...
. . .
...
36 Synovial
„ ...
...
...
17
...
. 0 3 2 .025
...
. . .
...
37 Muscular
„
...
...
. . .
322
...
. 6 0 1 .466 ...
...
...
37a Lumbago
. . .
...
...
...
704
...
1.311
1.020
...
... ...
37b Stiff neck
. . .
...
...
...
26
. . .
. 0 4 8 .037 ...
...
...
38 Chronic rheumatism ...
...
...
1,091
2
2.035
1.580
. 0 0 2
. 3 0
. 1 8
39 Acute gout ...
...
...
...
4
...
. 0 0 8 .006
...
...
...
40 Chronic „ ...
...
...
...
3
. . .
. 0 0 6 .004
...
...
...
4 2 Chronic osteo-arthritis ...
...
. . .
1
. . .
. 0 0 2 .001
...
... ...
43a Primary syphilis
...
...
...
795
2
1.483
1.151
. 0 0 4
. 3 0
. 2 5
43b Secondary „
...
...
...
379
4
. 7 0 7 .549
. 0 0 8
. 5 9 1.05
44 Cancer
...
...
...
...
3
1
. 0 0 6 .004
. 0 0 2
. 1 5 33.33
45 Colloid
...
...
. . .
...
7
. . .
. 0 1 3 .010
...
. . . ...
48 True leprosy ...
...
...
. . .
24
...
. 0 4 5 .035
...
...
...
49 Scrofula
...
...
...
...
8
1
. 0 1 5 .012
. 0 0 2 .15
12.50
49-1 Phthisis pulmonalis
...
. . .
...
116
31
. 2 1 6 .168
.058
4.59
26.72
49-1 Tabes mesenterica
...
...
...
1
1
. 0 0 2 .001
. 0 0 2 .15
100.
50 Rickets
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
...
. 0 0 2 .001
...
...
...
52 Diabetes
...
...
...
. . .
2
...
. 0 0 4 .003 ...
... ...
53 Purpura
. . .
...
...
...
2
. . .
. 0 0 4 .003
...
...
..
54 Scurvy
...
...
...
...
103
3
. 1 9 2 .149
. 0 0 6 .45
2.81
55 Anæmia
...
. . .
...
...
96
3
. 1 7 9 .139
. 0 0 6 .45
3.12
57 General dropsy ...
...
...
. . .
2
...
. 0 0
4
.003
...
...
...
TOTAL
...
4,103
48
7.652
5.943
. 0 8 9 7.12
1.16
L O C A L D I S E A S E S .
N E R V O U S S Y S T E M .
59 Encephalitis ...
...
...
...
2
2
.004
.003
. 0 0 4 .30
100.
60 Meningitis ...
...
...
. . .
2
...
. 0 0 4 .003
...
...
...
63 Yellow softening (of the brain) ...
...
1
...
. 0 0 2 .001
...
...
...
65 Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
7
4
.013
.010
. 0 0 8 .59
57.14
66 Sunstroke ...
...
...
. . .
16
5
.030
.023
. 0 0 9
. 7 4 31.25
81 Inflammation of the nerves
. . .
...
1
...
.002
.001
...
...
...
84 Paralysis
...
...
. . .
. . .
3
1
.006
.004
. 0 0 2.15
33.33
85 Hemiplegia ...
. . .
...
...
10
1
.019
.014
. 0 0 2 .15
10
86 Paraplegia ...
. . .
...
...
6
3
.011
.009
. 0 0 6 .45
50
87 Locomotor ataxy
. . .
. . .
...
5
...
.009
.007
...
...
...
89a Facial paralysis
. . .
...
...
21
. . .
.039
.030 ...
... ...
91 Hydrophobia ..
. . .
. . .
...
1
1
.002
.001
. 0 0 2 .15
100.
93 Epilepsy
...
. . .
. . .
...
15
...
.028
.022
...
...
...
93a Epileptic vertigo
. . .
...
...
3
...
.006
.004...
...
...
95 Spasm of muscle
. . .
...
...
2
. . .
.004
.003
...
...
...
97 Shaking palsy
...
. . .
...
2
...
.0 4
.003 ...
...
...
99 Hysteria
. . .
. . .
...
...
2
...
.004
.003
...
... ...
101 a Facial neuralgia
. . .
...
. . .
114
...
.213
.165
...
...
...
101b Brow ague ...
...
...
...
146
.
.272
.212
...
. . . ...
101c Sciatica
...
. . .
. . .
...
148
...
.276
.214
...
...
...
101d Pleurodynia . . .
. . .
...
. . .
22
...
.041
.032 ...
...
...
102 Hyperæsthesia ..
.
. . .
...
...
1
. . .
.002
.001
...
...
. . .
103 Anæsthesia ...
..
...
. . .
5
...
.009
.007
...
...
...
105a Acute mania ...
...
...
...
16
1
.030
.023
. 0 0 2 .15
6.25
105b Chronic „ ...
...
. . .
...
4
...
.008
.006
...
...
...
106 Melancholia ...
. . .
...
. . .
6
. . .
.011
.009 ...
......
107a Acute dementia
...
. . .
...
1
...
.002
.001
...
...
...
TOTAL
...
562
18
l.048 .815 .034
2.67
3.20