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WOMEN AND CHILDREN OF EUROPEAN REGIMENTS, 1873.
XIII.
DETAIL of the CAUSES of the ADMISSIONS and DEATHS of the WOMEN of EUROPEAN REGIMENTS.
| Women of the Army of Bengal—Strength | 3,858 | Admission-rate per 1,000 | 1013.0 | Death-rate per 1,000 | 22.81 |
| " " Madras " | 1,541 | " " | 851.4 | " " | 14.92 |
| " " Bombay | 1,227 | " "... | 742.4 | " " | 17.11 |
| " " India " | 6,626 | " " | 925.3 | " " | 19.92 |
| CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS AND DEATHS |
BENGAL. | MADRAS. | BOMBAY. | ARMY OF INDIA. | ||||||
| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH. |
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| Admitted. | Died. | |||||||||
| Dengue | 3 | ... | 18 | ... | 8 | ... | 29 | ... | 4.4 | ... |
| Cholera | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 1.1 | .91 |
| Smallpox | 12 | 2 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 15 | 2 | 2.3 | .30 |
| Measles | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mumps | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 11 | 5 | 1.7 | 3.77 |
| Intermittent Fevers | 761 | 1 | 77 | ... | 275 | ... | 1,113 | 1 | 167.9 | |
| Remittent and Continued Fevers | 624 | 13 | 111 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 781 | 19 | 117.9 | |
| Rheumatism | 53 | ... | 21 | ... | 23 | ... | 97 | ... | 19.5 | ... |
| Primary Syphilis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Secondary Syphilis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Scrofula | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis Pulmonalis | 37 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 18 | 9.1 | 2.72 |
| Cancer of pylorus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Anæmia | 81 | ... | 7 | ... | 12 | ... | 100 | ... | ... | ... |
| General Dropsy | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Heat Apoplexy... | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1.3 | .60 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Paralysis, Hemiplegia | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Epilepsy | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Chorea | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hysteria | 15 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... |
| Delirium Tremens | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Neuralgia | 19 | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | ... | 32 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mania | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Dementia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia | 243 | ... | 83 | ... | 69 | ... | 395 | ... | 59.6 | ... |
| Otitis | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... |
| Deafness | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Epistaxis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Varix | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Palpitation | 11 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... |
| Heart Disease | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 10 | 4 | ... | .60 |
| Aneurism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Goitre | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Influenza | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | 34.7 | .30 |
| Tonsillitis | 45 | ... | 10 | ... | 11 | ... | 66 | ... | ||
| Laryngitis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Bronchitis | 77 | ... | 28 | ... | 20 | ... | 125 | ... | ||
| Asthma | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 10 | ... | ||
| Pleurisy | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | ||
| Pneumonia | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | 1 | ||
| Stomatitis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
| Gastritis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hæmatemesis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteritis | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Dyspepsia... | 211 | ... | 140 | ... | 57 | ... | 408 | ... | ... | ... |
| Constipation | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... |
| Colic | 43 | ... | 21 | ... | 4 | ... | 68 | ... | ... | ... |
| Hæmorrhoids | 17 | ... | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | 24 | ... | ... | ... |
| Tapeworm | 10 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... |
| Jaundice | 12 | 1 | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 18 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Hepatitis | 83 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 144 | 9 | 21.7 | 1.36 |
| Spleen Disease | 17 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 20 | ... | 3.0 | ... |
| Dysentery | 143 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 26 | ... | 227 | 11 | 34.2 | 1.66 |
| Diarrhœa | 241 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 365 | 12 | 55.1 | 1.81 |
| Ascites | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Nephritis | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Renal Calculus | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Enuresis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Amenorrnhœa | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 36.8 | 2.87 |
| Dysmenorrhœa | 11 | ... | 7 | ... | 4 | ... | 22 | ... | ||
| Menorrhagia | 37 | ... | 14 | ... | 11 | ... | 62 | ... | ||
| Ovaritis | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ||
| Ovarian Tumour | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Ulcer of Uterus | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ||
| Cancer of Uterus | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ||
| Prolapsus Uteri | 13 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | ... | 29 | ... | ||
| Polypus Uteri | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| Leucorrhœa | 12 | ... | 9 | ... | 5 | ... | 26 | ... | ||
| Pelvic Cellulitis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Cancer of Mamma | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| Metritis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 7 | 3 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ||
| " Peritonitis | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| " Mania | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ||
| " Convulsions | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Phlegmasia dolens | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | ||
| Uterine Hæmorrhage | 15 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 23 | 2 | ||
| Shock following labour | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... |
| Abortion | 82 | ... | 22 | ... | 22 | 1 | 126 | 1 | 19.0 | ... |
| Vaginal fistula | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
| Synovitis | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... |
| Necrosis | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Abscess | 72 | 1 | 13 | ... | 16 | ... | 101 | 1 | 25.2 | ... |
| Ulcer | 28 | ... | 10 | ... | 5 | ... | 43 | ... | ... | |
| Boils | 13 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | 21 | ... | ... | |
| Carbuncle | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Itch | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Skin Diseases | 8 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 17 | ... | ... | ... |
| General Debility | 650 | 1 | 398 | 1 | 132 | 1 | 1,180 | 3 | 193.3† | .45 |
| Injuries | 39 | ... | 16 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 69 | 3* | 10.4 | ... |
| Poisoning by fungi | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Suffocated while drunk | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Drowned | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Ratio for all causes not specially cal- culated |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 107.1 | 2.57 |
| 3,908 | 88 | 1,312 | 23 | 911 | 21 | 6,131 | 132 | 925.3 | 19.92 | |
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