Annual returns of the European army of the Bengal Presidency from 1858 to 1869, of the native army since its reorganization in 1861, and of the jails for each year from 1859 / by James L. Bryden.
- Date:
- 1871
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual returns of the European army of the Bengal Presidency from 1858 to 1869, of the native army since its reorganization in 1861, and of the jails for each year from 1859 / by James L. Bryden. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![TABLE shoiving the SICKNESS and JlfOHTAZITY amonff the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in the DINAPORE, BENARES, and CUBE DISTRICTS, during the gear 1858; and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each month of the Tear. MONTHS. .lanuary ... February... March April May June July August September.. October ... November.. December... 17,.516 18,397 18,3i9 15,169 15,136 14,1.50 16,172 16,796 16,971 17,581 21,463 24,070 17,613 Cm o a n3 a 9 sick per ( Strength. a a a tj) Avera Daily age 944< 926 1,266 1,891 2,306 2,462 2,270 2,382 2,679 2,449 1,829 1,876 1,940 5-39 5- 03 6- 90 12- 46 15-23 17-40 14-03 14- 18 15- 79 13- 93 8-52 7- 80 11-00 48 20 120 146 491 246 102 193 235 163 109 1959 Causes op Death. Cholera. Small.pox. Intermittent Fevers. Kemittent Fevers. Continued Fevers. Dysentery, Acute. ., Chronic. C3 S -a S H Phthisis Pulmonalis. Heat Apoplexy. Delirium Tremens. Eespiratory Diseases. Heart Diseases. Hepatitis, Acute, „ Chronic. All other Diseases. Wounds and Accidents. 2 5 2 18 4 7 2 8 1 3 4 3 '3 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 13 17 2 '4 1 2 1 2 4 67 3 19 16 32 33 4 10 3 1 7 1 2 15 8 24 2 17 64 60 7 16 1 251 2 2 5 2 11 19 4 1 9 34 31 7 14 3 117 8 '3 2 5 4 4 2 2 6 13 30 5 7 3 14 '2 1 8 4 4 1 4 6 18 103 7 19 5 3 3 12 6 7 1 e 3 34 115 7 25 13 '2 5 14 8 2 1 10 6 17 68 8 24 2 1 2 2 1 12 1 7 1 2 12 12 32 1 6 4 1 7 11 3 9 9 '2 3 8 33 6 5 1 5 1 5 7 5 6 21 51 26 89 251 513 53 134 22 405 8 43 7 80 31 61 134 Died per 1000 of Average Strength. 1-19 2-85 1-47 5-05 14-22 30-70 3-00 7-59 1-24 23-00 •45 2-44 •40 4-53 1^76 3-46 NuMBEH OF Admissions into Hospital in each Month. DISEASES. Admissions during the Year. Jany. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Get. Nov. Dec. Small-pox 9 21 107 40 21 6 7 211 Intermittent Fevers 129 147 203 327 241 250 214 286 4-44 666 381 305 3593 Kemittent Fevers 18 52 222 385 511 699 350 331 242 173 114 86 3183 Continued Fevers 58 174 523 1285 2182 2467 1513 1232 1175 737 288 185 11,819 Ophthalmia 43 97 107 101 62 62 112 99 79 108 90 146 1106 Dysentery, Acute 72 75 157 323 227 139 286 785 608 52] 315 307 3865 ,, Chronic Diarrhoea 9 19 26 27 32 27 24 44 52 54 24 38 376 135 203 455 519 570 368 609 812 595 445 297 282 5320 Cholera 1 1 16 15 17 11 8 96 4 1 5 95 Rheumatism 53 94 90 84 60 48 111 117 96 152 130 187 1222 Venereal Diseases 196 294 280 264 283 243 415 453 446 495 578 858 4811 Phthisis PulmonaUs 1 4 1 1 9 21 (4 12 11 9 6 6 95 Heat Apoplexy 1 2 3 5 620 364 59 16 23 5 2 4 1104 Delirium Tremens 4 5 3 2 5 8 5 10 11 16 10 6 85 Epilepsy 3 1 4 3 4 7 0 2 7 7 10 67 Respiratory Diseases ... '87 102 126 140 110 72 105 107 101 119 165 22s 1462 Hepatitis, Acute 19 16 37 61 4.T 62 52 77 92 99 101 95 751 ,, Chronic 3 11 28 19 19 31 26 39 32 51 27 31 315 Abscess and Ulcer 112 167 233 225 273 235 286 281 276 297 245 311 2941 Wounds and Accidents ... 83 209 661 264 138 120 111 153 109 206 211 267 2532 All other Diseases 91 135 176 217 391 2S5 332 308 274 294 214 311 3028 1115 1819 3367 4405 5833 5587 4645 5193 4672 4455 3205 3675 47,971 Total Admitted per cent, of Average Strength in each Month. Admitted per cent, of Average Strength. 105-36 6-26 24-03 30-14 27-26 -54 6-26 •48 •32 8-30 6-04 16-66 14-35 17.16 6-36 9-88 18-35 29-04 33-53 39-48 28-71 30-93 27-51 25-33 14-93 15-27](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24749291_0036.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
