218 MEDICAL AND SANITARY REPORT OF THE NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL.
Table No. II.
General Statement of the Sickness and Mortality of the Native Army of Bengal for the year 1877.
S E R I A L N U M B E R .
STRENGTh PRESENT ... 54275.41
DAILY AVERAGE SICK ... 1896.78
D I V I S I O N
Admissions per mille of
Deaths per mille of
DISEASES.
Admitted. Died.
Strength. Total
A d m i s s i o n s .
Strength. Total
Deaths. Admissions.
GENERAL DISEASES.
S U B - D I V I S I O N A .
1 Small-pox
...
...
...
. . .
37
5
. 6 8
.59
. 0 9
9 . 8 0 135.13
2 Cow-pox
...
..
. . .
4
. . .
. 0 7
. 0 6
. . .
...
...
3 Chicken-pox ...
...
...
. . .
3
. . .
. 6 4
. 5 6
. . . ...
...
4 Measles
...
. . .
15
. . .
. 2 7
. 2 4
. . . ...
. . .
9 Enteric fever . ... ... ...
19
10
. 3 5
. 3 0
. 1 8 19.60
626.31
11 Simple continued fever ...
...
66
5
1 . 2 1
1.06
. 0 9 9.80
75.76
12 Febricula
...
... ...
. . .
109
. . . 2 . 0 0
1.75
...
. . . ...
15a Ague, quotidian ...
...
....
... 27,143
68 500.09
436.86
1.25 133.33
2.55
15b " tertian ...
...
...
1,543
1
28.43
24.83
. 0 2 1.96
. 6 5
15c
" quartan ... ...
. . . ;
619 ...
11.40
9.96
...
...
...
1 5
d " Irregular ... ... ...
6
. . .
. 1 1
. 0 9
...
...
. . .
16 Remittent fever ...
...
...
...
508
48
9.36
8.17
. 8 8 94.11
94.48
18 Malignant cholera
...
...
24
11
. 4 4
. 3 8
. 2 0 21.56
458.33
21 Mumps
...
...
...
157 ...
2.89
2.52
...
...
...
22 Influenza
...
...
...
. . .
7 ...
.12
. 1 1
...
. . . ...
30a Simple erysipelas ...
...
. . .
18
. . .
. 3 3
. 2 8
. . . ...
...
30b Phlegmonous "
... ...
...
8
3
. 1 4
. 1 2
. 0 5 5.88
375.
31 Pyæmia
...
...
...
...
1
1
_
. 0 2
. 0 2
. 0 2 1.96 1 0 0 0 .
TOTAL
... 30,319 152 558.61
487.98
2 . 8 0 .
298.04
5.01
S U B - D I V I S I O N B .
34 Acute rheumatism ...
...
...
210
2
3.87
3.38
. 0 3 3.92
9.54
35 Gonorrhœal "
...
...
...
2
. . . L
. 3 6
. 0 3
. . . ...
...
36 Synovial
..
.. .
...
17
. . .
. 3 1
. 2 7
. . . ...
...
37 Muscular "
...
...
210 ...
3.87
3.38
...
...
...
37a Lumbago
...
...
...
...
752
1 13.85
12.10
. 0 2 1.96
1 . 3 3
37b Stiff neck ... ... ...
...
38 ...
. 7 0
. 6 1
. . . ...
...
38 Chronic rheumatism
...
...
915
1
16.86
14.72
. 0 2 1.96
1 . 0 9
39 Acute gout ...
...
...
8 ...
. 1 4
. 1 2
...
...
...
40 Chronic " ...
...
...
...
2 ...
. 0 3
. 0 3
. . . ...
...
43a Primary syphilis
...
...
695
. . .
12.80
11.18
. . .
. . .
. . .
43b Secondary "...
...
259
3
4.77
4.16
. 0 5
5 . 8 8
11.58
43c Hereditary "
... ...
...
...
1
...
...
. 0 2
1 . 9 6
...
45 Colloid...
...
2
. . .
. 0 3
. 0 3
. . . ...
...
46
L u p u s
...
1
. . .
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . . ...
...
48 True leprosy ...
...
...
...
11 ...
. 2 0
. 1 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
49I Scrofula
...
8
5
. 1 4
. 1 2
. 0 9 9.80
625.
49I Phthisi
s pulmonalis
...
...
...
125
27
2.30
2.01
. 4 9 52.94
216.20
49I Hæmoptysis ...
... ...
2
1
. 0 3
. 0 3
. 0 2 1.96
500.
49I Tabes mesenterica ... ...
...
1
...
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . . ...
. . .
49I Scrofulous disease of glands
...
...
1
. . .
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . . ....
...
50 Rickets
...
...
...
...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
52 Diabetes
...
...
...
...
4
. . .
. 0 7
. 0 6
. . . ...
...
53 Purpura
... ...
...
3
. . .
. 0 5
. 0 4
. . .
. . .
...
54 Scurvy
...
...
...
60
. . .
1.10
. 9 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
55 Anæmia
...
...
...
193
1
3.55
3.10
. 0 2 1.96
5 . 1 8
57 General dropsy ...
...
...
6
2
.11
. 0 9
. 0 3
3.92
333.33
TOTAL
...
3,526
34 64.97
56.75
. 6 2 66.67
9 . 6 4
LOCAL DISEASES.
N E R V O U S S Y S T E M . 59 Encephalitis ...
...
...
...
8
2
. 1 4
. 1 2
. 0 3
3.92
250
60 Meningitis ...
...
...
...
4
2
. 0 7
. 0 6
. 0 3
3.92
500
61 Inflammation of the brain ...
...
2
1
. 0 3
. 0 3
. 0 2
1 . 9 6 500
65 Apoplexy
... ...
...
8
3
. 1 4
. 1 2
. 0 5
5.88
375
66 Sunstroke
...
... . ..
...
66
3
1.21
1 . 0 6
. 0 5
5.88
45.45
74 Diseases of the cerebral arteries
...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2 ...
...
...
76 Hæwmorrhage, spinal ... ...
...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . .
. . . ...
79 Non-malignant tumour of the spinal cord
...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2
...
...
...
83 Ncuroma
...
...
...
...
2
. . .
. 0 3
. 0 3 ...
...
...
84 Paralysis...
...
...
7 ...
. 1 2 . 1 1
...
...
...
85 Hemiplegia ...
...
...
...
12
2
. 2 2
. 1 9
. 0 3
3.92
166.66
86 Paraplegia .... ...
...
3 ...
. 0 5
. 0 4 ...
...
...
89 Local paralysis ...
...
...
12 ...
. 2 2
. 1 9
. . . ...
. . .
90 Tetanus
... ...
...
2
2
. 0 3
. 0 3
. 0 3
3.92
1 0 0 0
91 Hydrophobia ...
...
...
...
1
1
. 0 2
. 0 2
. 0 2
1.96 1000
93 Epilepsy
... ...
...
28
. . .
. 5 1
. 4 5
...
...
. . .
94 Convulsions ...
...
...
...
1
1
. 0 2
. 0 2
. 0 2
1 . 9 6 1000
95 Spasm of muscle
...
... ...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2 ...
...
...
97 Shaking palsy ...
... ...
...
2
. . .
. 0 3
. 0 3 ...
. . . ...
98 Chorea
...
...
...
1 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2 ...
. . .
. . .
99 Hysteria
...
...
5 1 0 ...
. 0 2
. 0 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
101 Neuralgia...
...
...
510
. . .
9.40
8.21
. . .
. . .
. . .
102 Hyperæsthesia . . . . . . . . .
...
2
. . .
. 0 3
. 0 3
...
. . .
. . .
103 Anæsthesia ...
...
2 ...
.03 .03
...
...
. . .
105a Mania, acute ..
...
11 ...
. 2 0
. 1 7 ...
. . .
. . .
1 0 5
b " c h r o n i c
4
. . .
.07
.06
...
...
. . .
106 Melancholia ...
...
8 ...
. 1 4
. 1 2
. . . ...
. . .
107b Dementia, chronic ... ...
9 ...
. 1 6
. 1 4 ...
. . . ...
TOTAL
...
710
17 13.08
11.42
. 3 1
33.34
23.94