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DETAIL of the CAUSES of the ADMISSIONS and DEATHS of the EUROPEAN ARMY of INDIA, and of the NATIVE ARMY
and JAIL POPULATION of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY ,—continued.
| CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS AND DEATHS. |
ADMITTED INTO HOSPITAL AND DIED IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL. | |||||||||||||
| ARMY OF BENGAL | ARMY OF MADRAS. | ARMY OF BOMBAY. | ARMY OF INDIA. | NATIVE ARMY OF BENGAL. |
JAIL POPULATION OF BENGAL. |
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| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | |||
| Jaundice | ... | 150 | ... | 33 | 1 | 26 | ... | 209 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 236 | 10 | |
| Gallstones | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Hypertrophy of Spleen | ... | 339 | 6 | 8 | ... | 84 | ... | 431 | 6 | 613 | 28 | 584 | 54 | |
| Peritonitis | ... | 7 | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |
| Ascites | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 36 | 10 | |
| Bright's disease | ... | 51 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 73 | 11 | 19 | ... | 30 | 10 | |
| Suppurative Nephritis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | |
| Urinary Calculus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | ... | 10 | 2 | |
| Cystitis | ... | 48 | ... | 12 | ... | 8 | ... | 68 | ... | 25 | ... | 17 | ... | |
| Gonorrhœa | ... | 3,559 | ... | 887 | ... | 787 | ... | 5,233 | ... | 433 | ... | 137 | 1 | |
| Phimosis | ... | 43 | ... | 9 | ... | 17 | ... | 69 | ... | 19 | ... | 52 | ... | |
| Epididymitis | ... | 252 | ... | 53 | ... | 68 | ... | 373 | ... | 40 | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Condyloma | ... | 45 | ... | 11 | ... | 17 | ... | 73 | ... | 4 | ... | 39 | ... | |
| Stricture of Urethra | ... | 137 | 1 | 54 | ... | 59 | ... | 250 | 1 | 23 | ... | 68 | 5 | |
| Hydrocele | ... | 34 | ... | 26 | ... | 17 | ... | 77 | ... | 20 | ... | 102 | ... | |
| Orchitis | ... | 301 | ... | 129 | .. | 68 | ... | 498 | ... | 196 | ... | 106 | 2 | |
| Catarrh of Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | |
| Menorrhagia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | |
| Displacement of Uterus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Abortion | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | |
| Hæmorrhage during Labor | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ||
| Metro-peritonitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 2 | |
| Ostitis | ... | 67 | 4 | 13 | ... | 25 | 1 | 105 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 43 | 2 | |
| Acute Synovitis | ... | 93 | ... | 15 | ... | 19 | ... | 127 | ... | 82 | ... | 32 | 2 | |
| Disease of Cartilage and bone of joints... |
4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ||
| Contraction of Tendons | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | ... | |
| Abscess | ... | 602 | ... | 192 | ... | 216 | ... | 1,010 | ... | 1,510 | 1 | 3,326 | 7 | |
| Ulcer | ... | 876 | ... | 287 | ... | 327 | ... | 1,490 | ... | 1,630 | 1 | 2,857 | 12 | |
| Boil | ... | 760 | ... | 199 | ... | 217 | ... | 1,176 | ... | 1,878 | ... | 709 | ... | |
| Elephantiasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | |
| Warts | ... | 110 | ... | 16 | ... | 36 | ... | 162 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Filaria Medinensis | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | 240 | ... | 134 | ... | |
| Tinea Tonsurans | ... | 80 | ... | 37 | ... | 9 | ... | 126 | ... | 57 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| Scabies | ... | 56 | ... | 39 | ... | 14 | ... | 109 | ... | 389 | ... | 546 | ... | |
| Other Skin Diseases | ... | 389 | ... | 110 | ... | 110 | ... | 609 | ... | 613 | ... | 349 | ... | |
| Non-malignant Tumours | ... | 38 | ... | 10 | ... | 6 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 26 | ... | 16 | ... | |
| Old Age | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 126 | 40 | |
| Debility | ... | 756 | 1 | 293 | ... | 316 | ... | 1,365 | 1 | 1,106 | 9 | 954 | 98 | |
| Natural Labor | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60 | ... | |
| Poisoning by Arsenic | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 6 | ... | |
| ,, Mercury | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | ... | |
| ,, Opium | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | |
| ,, Indian Hemp | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| ,, Alcohol | ... | 116 | 10 | 63 | 6 | 89 | 6 | 268 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | |
| ,, Datura, Stra- monium... |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ||
| ,, Marking Nut | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Snake-bite | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| Stinging insects | ... | 31 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 34 | ... | 90 | ... | 8 | ... | |
| INJURIES. | ||||||||||||||
| Self-inflicted.. | Gun shot | ... | ... | 14 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 | 19 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| Others | ... | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | ... | 7 | 9 | ... | ... | 24 | 5 | |
| Burns and Scalds | ... | 47 | ... | 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 66 | ... | 154 | ... | 145 | ... | |
| Lightning Struck | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |
| Multiple Injury | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | 14 | 11 | |
| Drowning | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 12 | ... | 5 | ... | 35 | ... | 7 | ... | ... | |
| Privation | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | |
| Concussion of Brain | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Fracture of base of Skull | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Rupture of Spleen | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | |
| Rupture of other abdominal viscera... |
... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Contusion | ... | 1,465 | ... | 427 | ... | 503 | ... | 2,395 | ... | 2,842 | ... | 1,265 | 2 | |
| Sprain | ... | 1,050 | ... | 261 | ... | 285 | ... | 1,596 | ... | 529 | ... | 104 | ... | |
| Fracture | ... | 154 | ... | 55 | ... | 47 | ... | 256 | ... | 126 | 6 | 321 | 14 | |
| Dislocation | ... | 35 | ... | 14 | ... | 9 | ... | 58 | ... | 34 | ... | 22 | ... | |
| Footsore | ... | 140 | ... | 25 | ... | 64 | ... | 229 | ... | 2,557 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Punishment | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 91 | ... | |
| Other Injuries | ... | 588 | 12 | 219 | 5 | 210 | 4 | 1,017 | 21 | 969 | 20 | 1,033 | 6 | |
| Causes not known and all other Causes... |
112 | ... | 33 | ... | 22 | ... | 167 | ... | 60 | 11 | 224 | 2 | ||
| TOTAL | ... | 51,198 | 645 | 12,063 | 164 | 14,947 | 213 | 78,208 | 1,022a | 69,044 | 768b | 67,181 | 2,403 | |
NOTE.—a Includes one death among the Chunar Invalids not shown in (European) Table I.
b Does not include 2 deaths by execution shown in Table XVI (Native).
Government Central Press-No. 1 S.C.-29-77.-900.
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