Medical topography and statistics of the Presidency of Madras : compiled from the records of the Medical Board Office.
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- 1843-1844
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Credit: Medical topography and statistics of the Presidency of Madras : compiled from the records of the Medical Board Office. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
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![i ! EUROPEAN TROOPS. Aoqkegate Stiiength 103,431. ^ Admissions and Deaths. Diseases. 1 Apoplexy. j Atrophy. | 1 Beriberi. Cholera. j Cutaneous diseases. | Delirium Tremens. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. Elephantiasis. Fever ephemeral. „ continued. „ intermittent. „ remittent. Guinea worm. Hepatic diseases. 'c c Leprosy. Ophtlialmy. 1 Rheumatism. Small Pox. Syphilis. Thoracic diseases. Ulcer phagedenic. i 1 Wounds and Injuries, Otlier complaints. Total Admissions 166,865 205 lOG Cl 16 2,633 846 3,263 8,069 17,442 0 2,195 16,829 1 3,264 13<i 4,336 55 11,251 27^ 1 1 C 7,049 10,667 12 21,450 6,690 25 14,630 45,286 4,725 118 30 770 1 54 159 1,362 0 6 203 153 0 545 18 6 93 2 63 316 2 53 599 180 -660 ■ 198 ■102 ■056 2 -739 • 617 3 -154 7 -801 16-663 0 2 -122 16-270 12-624 4 -192 ■053 10-877 264 1 ^ 6 -815 10-332 ■ 024 1 A\tTii2;o Annual percentage ol Sick • oil 20 •73b| C -473 14-144 43-784 Average Annual percentage ofDeaths to Sick 2 52B 57 -.560 28-301 26 -229 27 -179 ■ lib I -654 • 052 1 -970 1 -923 0 • 364 1 -206 1 -010 [ 3 -528 0 4 -644' G -569 0 • 065 • e7ojl6-C6Gj • 293 4 -719 8 0 ■ 362 1 -322 Average Annual percentage of Deaths to Strength 1 4 -568 ■ lU' • 029 • 015 • 744 • 153 ] -336 ■ 00 • 196 • 129 1 • 147 • 526i ■ 017 ■ 005 • 089 • 001 ■ 060 305 • 001 ■ 051 • 579 NATIVE TROOPS. 1 Agg'iegate Strength, 506,403. 347,327 wsl 92c' 1,804 5,346 1 2,991 101 9,010 5,506 567 12 29,444 135 4,752 95,354 8,046 1,012 467 716 17 7,221 29,214 415 11,657 4,998 52 25,845 92,251 1,559 1 252 Total Deaths 9,121 ;i 102 180 2,413 10 453 1 246 1,381 361 2 i C2 39 1 15 443 42 91 593 7 138 Average Annual percentage of Sick 61 -105 I • 026 . IG2| • 317 • 94o| 2 -285 . 017 1 1 -565 ■ 966 - 002 5 -lec • 836 16-775 1 -415 • 176 • 065 . 126 - 002 1 -270 5 -139 • 073 2 -0.50 - 879 • 009 4-546 16-229 Average. Annual percentage of Deaths to Sick 2 ■62f 68-916 - 01 19 .436 13-966 4,’j-)3G ■ 07( ^ 7 -92C 1 5 -027 10-661 8-333 1 • 458 5 -17C 1-448 4-466 • 197 12-731 5-43] 5-662 ■ 207 1 -516 10-120| • 780 11 -864 13-461 • 533 1 -669 Average Annual percentage of Deaths to Strength 1 -60^^ • 03 • 04-J • 424l - 00 [I ■ 00 1 • 076 • 10. i 1 ■ 0231 ■ 043 • 242 • 063 ■ olo' ■ ooe • 002 • 077 1 1 • 007 • 0161 • 104 • 001 • 024 • 274 Table shewing the number of Admissions and amount <if Mortality from the most particular Diseases, amongst both Eurmean and Native Troops, in all tht of ten years, from 1929^0 inclusive, with the Troporiion each bears tothe Total number of Jldimssioiis and Deaths ; thecontrast inthese resp tween the European and biatixe Sick, is very remarkable. 1 '{Visions of the Presidency, during the perio d ec.sin several of the columns of Diseaes be-^ Cholera. Fever. Dysentery. Hepatitis. Diarrhoea. Thoracic diseases. Rheum lism Syphilis. Total from these diseases. Adm.and Deaths. sw g_E Prop. Adm.and Deaths. Prop. Adm.and Deaths. . Prop. Adm.and Deaths. 1^ Adm.andj Deaths. • Ph 1 Adm.and Deaths. i Adm.and Deaths, Prop. ^3 £ i Prop. E^iropeans. Total Admissions..186865 Total Died 4,725 Natives. Total Admissions.347,327 Total Died 9121 2,633 770 5,346 2,413 flV 3 h 1 I 1 6,jj24 |l98 2, 23 i I 1 T 17,442 1,382 5,506 587 1 r 1 s -rV 11,251 545 467 62 ! TS’ £T ■7T7 T?7 6,069 159 9,010 453 1 2T ) 2? •sV iff 316 4,996 593 aV 1 TS 74 1 T5 10,687 1 93 29,214 443 1 7 1 5T T2 'ilS 21,450 63 11,657 91 ■g 75 sV rW 115,052 3,826 203,814 6.765 4 5 1 The following Table further exhibits the Annual P Difference amitngsl European and Nafipe Sick in erientage of Admissions to the Strength ; of Deaths to the Sick treated and the Percentage of Mortality tothe Strength; it also exhibits ih th'se respects. Cholera. Fever. Dysentery. Hepatitis. DiaiThcca. AiioratTc diseases. Rheumatism. Syphilis. Total from these diseases. Adm.and Deaths. Percent- age. Aam.ana l“B^'atlrs. ■' , Percent- age. Adm.and Deatlxs. Percent- age. Adm.and 1 Deaths. Percent- age. Adm.and Deaths. 1 Percent- age. Adm.and Deaths. Percent-! age. 1 Adm.and Deaths Adm.and Deaths. Percent- age. Adm.and' Deaths. Percent- age. European Percentag Strong do. Strength 103431 e of Sick to 2,833 770 770 2 -739 3 27 '179 0 -744 0 -940 1 45 •1361 0 -4241 6,624 35 -409 yw 1'! AdO. 1 11,251 10-877 8,069 7 -801 6,696 6 -473 10,667lo-332 ,J L 21,450 20-738 115,052 3,826 3,626 Ill -235 2 -047 3 -699 of Deaths to ’ 1,362 7 -923 1,362|1 -336 4 96 ^.96 37: 96 2,: 23 2,; 23 159 159 9,010 453 453 1 -970 0 *153 1 -565 5 -027 0 -079 93 0 93 0 29,214- 5 443 1 443| 0 •670 •089 •49 •516 •077 63 63 11,657 91 91 0 -293 0-060 2 -050 0 -760 0 -016 do. ofde Native St Percenta Streng do Sick, do. of d alhs to Strength 'ength. .56b,4Ui ;e of Sick to h 0 -461 24 -207 0 -611 0 -373 545 467 62 62 0 -526 0 -065 12-731 0-010 316 4,996 593 593 0 -305 0 -679 11-664 0 -1041 of deaths to 2,413 aths to Strength.! 2,413 567 567 10-661 0 -lOS 6,765 1 -948 6,765 1 -190](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21935725_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
