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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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 SlCIC^iUSS and MORTALITY among the EVliOPEAN TEOOPS serving in the AGRA DISTRICT and in CENTRAL INDIA during the Year 1860, and the 2>revalcnce of the principal Diseases in each month of the year. MONTHS. January ... February ... March April May .June July August September . October ... November... December... 5153 6169 5511 5791 5798 5715 5407 5065 5331 4931 5938 5997 328 384 378 517 489 549 64i 008 647 613 533 432 6-37 6-23 6- 82 8-»3 8- 45 9- 61 9-96 12-01 12-15 12-43 9-00 7- 21 4 0 4 20 13 30 21 12.5 6s 2!) 10 7 Causes oi? Death. 10 1 l2 111 41 20 29 Died per 1000 of Average Strength. 5575 502 9-01 352 03-13 32-82 •18 1-25 3-53 •89 5-20 1-25 1-25 1-07 2-09 1-25 0 10 •72 1-07 ■30 2-50 •89 DISEASES. NuaiBEB op Admissions into IIospitai. in each Month. Total Ad- missions during the year. Admitted per cent, of Average Strength. Jany. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. Deo. Cholera 1 29 2 25 210 63 4 1 ] 366 6-37 Small-pox 1 1 ' 1 2 2 1 5 13 •23 Intermittent Fevers 194 207 4 151 309 332 413 4I6 621 764 822 752 467 5148 Remittent Fevers 24 36 121 74 129 128 37 41 59 16 10 079 } 125-65 Continued Fevers 5 20 42 84 67 90 80 72 140 153 92 27 878 Dysentery, Acute 10 17 14 27 9 9 15 58 102 49 25 15 350 ,, Chronic 0 14 2 3 3 2 1 12 6 3 4 > 7-32 Diarrhoea 40 51 52 60 59 35 77 375 137 50 51 49 1045 18-74 Hepatitis, Acute 14 13 10 31 20 23 19 14 12 27 20 19 234 ,, Chronic Ophthalmia 3 11 12 8 11 n 7 12 14 7 5 2 103 } 6-05 22 70 71 74 60 30 31 32 45 42 37 31 645 9-78 Rheumatism Venereal Diseases 27 38 33 31 25 29 41 40 41 27 34 38 402 7-21 1,57 169 191 181 179 183 170 151 139 129 121 159 1929 34-60 Phthisis PulmonaUs 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 19 •34 Heat Apoplexy 1 1 1 12 63 22 3 2 105 1-90 Delirium Tremens 0 1 1 1 3 1 ' 8 4 4 ' 4 2 37 •60 Epilepsy 3 i 8 6 7 1 3 1 1 1 41 •73 Respiratory Diseases ... 53 43 59 55 40 24 31 34 22 26 71 78 530 901 Abscess and Ulcer 20 39 41 30 41 52 49 31 39 01 35 39 483 8-00 Wounds and Accidents... 28 39 43 39 44 30 25 34 16 23 37 50 40s 7-32 All other Diseases 57 59 62 115 106 98 104 77 111 62 64 57 972 17-42 671 798 830 1215 1101 1240 1210 1844 1712 1561 1372 1055 14,651 Admitted per cent, of Average Strength in each Month. 13'02 12-93 15-09 20-98 19-00 21-70 22-80 30 41 32-11 31-65 23-11 17-00 262-79