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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 1874.
S E R I A L N U M B E R .
STRENGTH PRESENT ... 52874.1
DAILY AVERAGE SICK ...2236
D I S E A S E S .
Admitted. Died.
Admission per cent. of
Deaths per cent. of
Strength. Total Admissions. Strength. Tot al Deat hs. Admissions.
GENERAL DISEASES.
S U B - D I V I S I O N A . 1 Small-pox
5 5
1 3
. 1 0 4
. 0 7 8
. 0 2 5
2 . 4 3
2 3 . 6 3
2 Cow-pox
1 5
. . .
. 0 2 8
. 0 2 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 Chicken-pox
3 5
. . .
. 0 6 6
. 0 5 0
. . .
. . .
. . .
4 Measles
2 7
2
. 0 5 1
. 0 3 8
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
7 . 4 0
6 Dengue
3
. . .
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
7 Typhus fever
1
1
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 0 0
9 Enteric
2 4
7
. 0 4 5
. 0 3 4
. 0 1 3
1 . 3 1
2 9 . 1 7
11 Simple continued fever
1 4 3
3
. 2 7 1
. 2 0 3
. 0 0 6
. 5 6
2 . 0 9
12 Febricula
2 1 4
. . .
. 4 0 5
. 3 0 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
15a Ague, quotidian
3 3 , 9 0 7
5 9
6 4 , 1 2 8
4 8 , 2 2 8
. 1 1 2
1 1 . 0 4
. 1 8
15 b
" tertian
1 , 4 0 5
. . .
2 . 6 5 7
1 . 9 9 8
. . . . . .
. . .
15c
" q u a r t a n
4 8 2
. . .
. 9 1 2
. 6 8 5
. . .
. . .
. . .
15d
" irregular
8
. . .
. 0 1 5
. 0 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
10 Remittent fever
5 9 3
4 7
1 . 1 2 2
. 8 4 4
. 1 8 9
8 . 7 7
7 . 9 3
11 Simple cholera
2
1
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
5 0 .
18 Malignant cholera
4 2
2 9
. 0 7 9
. 0 6 0
. 0 5 5
2 . 4 1
6 9 . 0 5
18a Choleraic diarrhœa
1 4
7
. 0 2 8
. 0 2 0
. 0 1 3
1 . 3 1
5 0
19 Diphtheria
2
. . .
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
21 Mumps
1 5 4
1
. 2 9 1
. 2 1 9
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
. 6 5
22 Influenza
4 1
. . .
. 0 7 7
. 0 5 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
27 Phagedæna
2
. . .
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
30 Erysipelas
3 2
1
. 0 6 1
. 0 4 5
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
3 . 1 3
31 Pyæmla
1
1
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 0 0
TOTAL
3 7 , 2 0 2
1 7 2
7 0 . 3 6 0
5 2 . 9 1 4
. 3 2 6
3 2 . 0 9
. 4 6
S U B - D I V I S I O N B .
34 Acute rheumatism
3 9 3
1
. 7 4 3
. 5 5 9
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
. 2 6
3 5 Gonorrhœal "
5
. . .
. 0 1 0
. 0 0 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
36 Synovial "
1 4
. . .
. 0 2 7
. 0 2 0
. . .
. . .
. . .
37 Muscular "
3 1 9
. . .
. 6 0 3
. 4 5 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
37a Lumbago "
6 1 7
. . .
1 . 1 6 7
8 7 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 7
b Stiff neck
1 9
. . .
. 0 3 6
. 0 2 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
38 Chronic rheumatism
1 , 1 9 6
1
2 . 2 6 2
1 . 7 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
. 0 8
39 Acute gout
1
. . .
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
42 Chronic rheamatism
5
. . .
. 0 1 0
. 0 0 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
43a Primary sy
philis
9 1 0
1
1 . 7 7 8
1 . 3 3 7
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
. 1 1
43b Secondary
3 5 2
2
. 6 6 6
. 5 0 1
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
. 5 7
44 Cancer
4
1
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
2 5
45 Colloid
4
1
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
2 5
48 True leprosy
2 0
. . .
. 0 3 8
. 0 2 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
49 Scrofula
1 2
1
. 0 2 3
. 0 1 7
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
8 . 3 3
49.1 Phthisis pulmonalis
1 0 5
3 0
. 1 9 9
. 1 4 9
. 0 5 7
5 . 5 9
2 8 . 5 6
52 Diabetes
4
2
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
5 0
53 Purpura
3
1
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
3 3 . 3 3
54 Scurvy
1 2 4
. . .
. 2 3 4
. 1 7 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
55 Anæmia
1 3 6
6
. 2 5 7
. 1 9 3
. 0 1 1
1 . 1 2
4 . 4 1
57 General dropsy
1 1
2
. 0 2 1
. 0 1 5
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
1 8 . 1 8
TOTAL
4 , 2 8 4
4 9
8 . 1 0 2
6 . 0 9 3
. 0 9 3
9 . 1 4
1 . 1 4
LOCAL DISEASES.
N E R V O U S S Y S T E M .
59 Encephalitis
1
1
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 0 0 .
60 Meningitis
1
1
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 0 0 .
65 Apoplexy
2
2
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
1 0 0 .
66 Sunstroke
7
1
. 0 1 3
. 0 1 0
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 4 . 2 9
75 Inflammation of the spinal cord
4
. . .
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
83 Neuroma
1
. . .
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
84 Paralysis
8
. . .
. 0 1 5
. 0 1 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
85 Hemiplegia
1 1
3
. 0 2 1
. 0 1 5
. 0 0 6
. 5 6
2 7 . 2 7
86 Paraplegia
1 0
2
. 0 1 9
. 0 1 4
. 0 0 4
. 3 7
2 0
87 Locomotor ataxy
2
. . .
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
89 Local paralysis
7
. . .
. 0 1 3
. 0 1 0
. . .
. . .
. . .
89a Facial
4
. . .
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. . .
. . .
. . .
90 Tetanus
2
1
. 0 0 4
. 0 0 3
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
5 0 .
91
H y d r o p h o b i a
1
1
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. 0 0 2
. 1 9
1 0 0 .
93 Epilepsy
2 3
. . .
. 0 4 3
. 0 3 3
. . . . . .
. . .
93a Epileptic vertigo
3
. . .
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
95 Spasm of muscle
3
. . .
. 0 0 6
. 0 0 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
97 Shaking palsy
4
. . .
. 0 0 8
. 0 0 6
. . . . . .
. . .
100 Catalepsy
1
. . .
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
101a Facial neuralgia
1 1 1
. . .
. 2 1 0
. 1 5 8
. . .
. . .
. . .
1011 Brow ague
1 6 3
. . .
. 3 0 8
. 2 3 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
101c Sciatica
1 6 4
. . .
. 3 1 0
. 2 3 3
. . .
. . .
. . .
101 d Pleurodynia
2 6
. . .
. 0 4 8
. 0 3 7
. . . . . .
. . .
102 Hyperæsthesia
1
. . .
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
103 Anæsthesia
5
. . .
. 0 1 0
. 0 0 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
105a Acute mania
2 6
. . .
. 0 4 8
. 0 3 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
106 Melancholia
5
. . .
. 0 1 0
. 0 0 7
. . .
. . .
. . .
107a Acute dementia
6
. . .
. 0 1 1
. 0 0 9
. . .
. . .
. . .
107 b Chronic
1
. . .
. 0 0 2
. 0 0 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
TOTAL
6 0 3
1 2
1 . 1 4 0
. 8 5 8
. 0 2 3
2 . 2 4
1 . 9 9