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
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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 showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the EUROPEAN TROOPS serving in BENGAL PROPER during the Tear 1860, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each month of the year. MONTHS. January ... February ... March April May June July August September.. October . . November... December... 5531 5807 5230 3676 4124 4U1 4154 4000 3747 4102 5766 5053 290 332 367 300 388 448 479 467 405 322 325 353 5- 25 6- 72 7- 03 8- 11 9- 42 10- 83 11- 54 11-68 10-81 7-32 5 65 7'UO o a Causes of Death. 69 34 12 Died per 1000 of Average Strength. 4636 373 8-06 181 3904 14-88 •86 2-16 2-SO 7-34 •86 •23 2-69 •43 •65 2'16 1-08 •86 1-30 •43 •43 DISEASES. Ndmber of Admissions ikto Hospital in each Month. Total Ad- missions during the year. Admitted per cent, of Average Strength. Died per cent, of Ad- missions. Jany. Feb. March, April. May. June. July. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. Deo. Cholera 25 28 13 27 14 4 2 1 11 2 129 2-78 53-50 Small-pox 195 Intermittent Fevers 108 64 41 lA 76 140 265 220 132 202 206 'l6S3 Remittent Fevera 4 18 7 60 152 141 77 18 6 5 2 492 1 77-38 •75 Continued Fevers 22 36 57 137 216 386 211 92 106 65 47 31 1409 Dysentery, Acute 17 14 32 30 45 31 49 61 39 35 34 37 421 7^84 ,, Chronic 1 3 6 5 3 6 13 3 13 9 61 j 10-76 Diarrba»a 40 95 113 99 100 130 103 105 82 43 109 78 1096 23-64 •09 Hepatitis, Acute 11 10 10 10 14 10 9 20 17 9 8 9 137 „ Chronic 6 6 6 5 9 6 5 5 5 10 7 7 77 ] 4-61 6-54 Ophthalmia 23 25 25 12 18 11 14 12 18 13 27 26 224 4-83 Rheumatism 29 35 40 34 32 27 21 26 oS 36 41 36 395 8-52 Venereal Diseases 220 188 148 130 167 85 70 71 117 106 152 139 1593 34-36 Phtliisis Pulmonalis 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 18 •38 17*00 Heat Apoplexy 1 5 1 3 10 1 11 •23 90-91 Delirium Tremens 5 's 7 15 13 9 2 'e 3 ' '4 82 1-77 6-10 EpUepsy 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 12 •26 Respiratory Diseases ... 49 SO 29 '21 19 18 18 22 13 21 73 42 355 7-66 1-12 Abscess and Ulcer 64 43 40 59 33 45 38 29 34 46 67 47 649 11-81 Wounds and Accidents... 63 59 38 27 31 22 19 14 13 27 43 44 400 8-63 All other Diseases 77 66 89 75 84 86 77 73 85 70 101 66 949 20-17 •24 738 709 721 713 965 1184 990 8S2 826 630 946 791 10,096 Admitted per cent, of Average Strength in each month. 13-30 13-21 1 13-84 19-39 23-40 28-59 23-83 22-05 22-04 11-31 16^40 15-65 217-77