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GENERAL SUMMARY FOR 1876.
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.
| 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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| Strength | 37,028 | Strength | 11,155 | Strength | 10,323 | Strength | 58,506 | Strength | 53,858 | Strength | 69,771 | |
| Admitted | 52,463 | Admitted | 12,213 | Admitted | 13,287 | Admitted | 77,963 | Admitted | 75,631 | Admissions | 70,974 | |
| Died | 586 | Died | 174 | Died | 126 | Died | 886 | Died | 619 | Deaths | 2,617 | |
| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | |
| Cholera | 163 | 115 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 201 | 134 | 178 | 103 | 580 | 296 |
| Smallpox | 6 | ... | 2 | ... | 13 | ... | 21 | ... | 36 | 3 | 77 | 5 |
| Chickenpox | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 23 | ... | 743 | ... |
| Measles | 21 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | ... | 49 | ... | 18 | ... |
| Mumps | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | 298 | ... | 78 | ... |
| Influenza | 39 | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Dengue | 668 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 674 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Hydrophobia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 81 | ... | 14 | ... | 19 | 1 | 114 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 157 | 17 |
| Gangrene and Phagedæna | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 11 | 4 |
| Pyæmia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 175 | 64 | 52 | 22 | 51 | 19 | 278 | 105 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Intermittent Fever | 14,367 | 2 | 586 | ... | 4,051 | ... | 19,004 | 2 | 42,236 | 59 | 31,160 | 45 |
| Remittent and Continued Fever |
5,947 | 24 | 1,539 | 5 | 1,038 | 3 | 8,524 | 32 | 526 | 52 | 749 | 114 |
| Rheumatism, Acute | 295 | ... | 34 | ... | 84 | ... | 413 | ... | 298 | ... | 399 | 2 |
| " Chronic | 661 | ... | 132 | ... | 116 | ... | 909 | ... | 1,104 | ... | 269 | 1 |
| " Muscular | 905 | ... | 191 | ... | 137 | ... | 1,233 | ... | 1,028 | ... | 341 | ... |
| Gout | 4 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... |
| Leprosy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 85 | 10 |
| Elephantiasis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... |
| Scurvy | 9 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 13 | ... | 81 | 4 | 259 | 1 |
| Anæmia | 142 | ... | 32 | ... | 26 | ... | 200 | ... | 93 | 4 | 290 | ... |
| Cancrum oris | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 1 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| General Dropsy | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 4 | ... | 14 | ... | 6 | 1 | 206 | 39 |
| Mesenteric Abscess | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Psoas and Lumbar Abscess | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Cancer | 8 | 7 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 13 | 7 | 3 | ... | 14 | 6 |
| Primary Syphilis | 2,215 | ... | 675 | ... | 611 | ... | 3,501 | ... | 784 | ... | 401 | ... |
| Secondary Syphilis | 784 | 4 | 329 | 1 | 285 | 1 | 1,398 | 6 | 289 | 6 | 348 | 5 |
| Phthisis Pulmonalis | 279 | 41 | 98 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 434 | 62 | 124 | 39 | 334 | 226 |
| Scrofula and Tuberculosis | 19 | 2 | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | 29 | 2 | 6 | ... | 26 | ... |
| Hæmoptysis | 39 | ... | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | 54 | ... | 19 | 1 | 111 | ... |
| Hip-joint Disease | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spinal Hæmorrhage | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ... | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Meningitis | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
| Apoplexy | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ... | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 104 |
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| Sunstroke | 145 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 216 | 89 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Hemiplegia | 19 | 1 | 77 | ... | 1 | ... | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Paraplegia | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Locomotor Ataxy | 2 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 11 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Paralysis, Local | 17 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 22 | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... |
| " Character not stated | 3 | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | 5 | ... | 22 | ... |
| Tetanus | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Epilepsy | 118 | 2 | 24 | ... | 19 | ... | 161 | 2 | 21 | ... | 105 | 3 |
| Chorea | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | |||
| Hysteria | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Paralysis agitans | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Neuralgia | 349 | ... | 104 | ... | 71 | ... | 524 | ... | 457 | ... | 175 | ... |
| Anæsthesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
| Mania | 17 | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | ... | 30 | ... | 10 | ... | 122 | ... |
| Melancholia | 25 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 34 | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Dementia | 34 | ... | 11 | ... | 8 | ... | 53 | ... | 10 | ... | 23 | 1 |
| Hypochoudriasis | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia | 610 | ... | 143 | ... | 207 | ... | 960 | ... | 1,502 | ... | 772 | ... |
| Impaired Vision | 31 | ... | 17 | ... | 21 | ... | 69 | ... | 19 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Nyctalopia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | ... |
| Cataract | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 12 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Iritis | 12 | ... | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 21 | ... | 9 | ... | 15 | ... |
| Foreign body in Cornea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... |
| Otitis | 274 | ... | 91 | ... | 56 | ... | 421 | ... | 296 | 1 | 121 | ... |
| Deafness | 33 | ... | 13 | ... | 22 | ... | 68 | ... | 20 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Ozœna | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 22 | 1 |
| Epistaxis | 26 | ... | 2 | ... | 9 | ... | 37 | ... | 9 | ... | 38 | ... |
| Polypus nasi | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Foreign body in nose | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Phlebitis | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Palpitation | 591 | ... | 137 | ... | 123 | ... | 851 | ... | 10 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Pericarditis | 9 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 5 | ... | 15 | 6 |
| Syncope | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thrombosis | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Embolism | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Valve Disease of Heart | 111 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 154 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ... | 41 | 2 | 3 | ... | 5 | 1 |
| Fatty Heart | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Aneurism, Aortic | 23 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| " Carotid—Subela-vian | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dilatation of Aorta | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rupture of Aorta | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| " of Pulmonary Artery | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Angina Pectoris | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Varicose veins | 25 | ... | 5 | ... | 9 | ... | 39 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation of Inguinal Glands |
496 | ... | 229 | ... | 222 | ... | 947 | ... | 143 | ... | 33 | ... |
| Inflammation of other Glands | 34 | ... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 43 | ... | ||||
| Goitre | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 37 | ... | 4 | ... |
| Laryngitis | 29 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 33 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 1,820 | 6 | 413 | ... | 294 | 1 | 2,527 | 7 | 2,086 | 20 | 1,245 | 30 |
| Asthma | 18 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | 31 | ... | 84 | 2 | 245 | 12 |
| Gangrene of Lungs | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Pneumonia | 175 | 17 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 231 | 23 | 426 | 103 | 944 | 319 | |
| Cirrhosis of Lungs | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pleurisy | 82 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 23 | ... | 114 | 3 | 179 | 10 | 213 | 14 |
| Odontalgia | 7 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 86 | ... | 38 | ... |
| Inflammation of Salivary Glands | 12 | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | 11 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Stomatitis | 13 | ... | 5 | ... | 11 | ... | 29 | ... | 72 | 2 | 161 | 5 |
| Tonsillitis | 785 | ... | 177 | ... | 190 | ... | 1,152 | ... | 234 | 1 | 106 | ... |
| Gastritis | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 8 | 1 | 8 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Enteritis | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | 6 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
| Peritonitis | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ... | 18 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 20 |
| Ileus and obstruction of bowels | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Hæmatemesis | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 8 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 3 |
| Melœna | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
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