Statistics of cholera / by Edward Balfour.

  • Edward Green Balfour
Date:
1870
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Credit: Statistics of cholera / by Edward Balfour. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In 1861, during an epidemic in the Bengal Presidency, it was shevrn that cholera was very severe when attacking patients in hospitals. In that year, the per-ccntago of cases to strength was 7 7 amongst the healthy men of the European Eegimonts ; but, amongst the patients in hospitals at- tacked, it was 14-7 : and the deaths to strength, wliich were 5-1 among the healthy men were 11-G among tho sick in hospital. In that year, amongst tho European troops many of tho first cases occurred in the hos- pitals, and the hospitals were reported to be the aourco whore the attacks in a large proportion of tho healthy men had their origin, {Report of Sanitary Commissioner of Government of India 18G5 p. 12). Among the Native Troops composing the Bhootan Field Force, in 1865, the admissions from Cho- lera amounted to 37-6 per 1,000, but the ratio in the Native Army generally was only 57. In that year, the liability to be attacked and the relative severity of the attacks, in the two races were as per margin.—Compared with the Natives, fewer of the Europeans were admitted, but more of their sick died,—725 per 1,000 of the admissions of the European soldiers, but only 497 of the Native soldiers, having died. BENGAL PRESIDENCY : JAILS. Europeans. Natives. Ratio per 1,000 of mean strength. Ratio per 1,000 of ad- missions died. Admitted Died. 4- 3 5- 7 31 2-8 725 497 Years. 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 Average strength. From all causes, Ratio per lOOO of mean strength. 46,733 46,348 50,915 52,871 62,401 52,598 54,337 From Cholera Ratio per 1,000. Admitted, Died. Admitted. Died. 1336-3 827-7 18-4 8-58 1491-8 11081 57-7 21-66 1314-2 966-5 36-5 15-21 1346-1 667-5 15-2 5-52 1368-8 858-4 35-8 14-33 1227-3 701-9 22-9 8-56 1154-0 576-6 15-8 7-19 • * 27-2 12-10 11-5 4-93
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