Annual report of the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India.

  • India. Sanitary Commissioner.
Date:
[1892]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The chief causes of mortality were enteric fever, cholera, remittent fever, hepatic abscess, injuries, and heatstroke. Among the diseases with increased mortality were remittent fever (1*59 per mille against 0*39), heatstroke, tuber¬ cle of the lungs, pneumonia, and hepatitis. On the other hand, mortality from cholera, small-pox, and enteric fever was lessened. Enteric fever caused 32 per cent, of the total deaths, and cholera 12 per cent. The chief causes of invaliding were, in order, debility, syphilis and gonor¬ rhoea, malarial affections, mental diseases, tubercle of the lungs, rheumatism, hepatitis, dysentery, palpitation, valvular diseases of the heart, and injuries. See paragraph 53. 6. Although the number constantly sick in the European army of Madras Madras was slightly increased, admission and mortality were substantially reduced. Cholera mortality shared in the reduction. European Army of Madras. Period. Average ann ual strength. RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH. Admissions into hospital. Constantly sick. Deaths from Invaliding. Total loss. Cholera. Other , causes. Total. 1870—79 11,040 1,264 60 r68 16-01 17-69 49 67 1881—90 IH759 L257 73 1-05 11*94 12*99 28 41 1882—91 12,052 1,270 75 1-05 12-28 13-33 28 41 1891 . 13,32*1 i,3°4 82 i-58 12-91 14*49 3i 46 1892 . 13,227 1,236 83 •53 1179 12*32 33 45 The chief forms of sickness were venereal diseases, ague, injuries, diseases of the integuments, and simple continued fever. Among the diseases with increased admission rates were influenza (12*3 per mille against 8 0), enteric fever, remittent fever, venereal diseases and rheumatism. On the other hand, the admission rates from cholera, bowel complaints, ague, simple continued fever, heatstroke, and scurvy were lessened. Venereal diseases caused 34 per cent, of the total sickness, and ague 13 per cent. The chief causes of mortality were enteric fever, dysentery, and hepatic abscess. Among the diseases with increased mortality were dysentery, ague, and nervous diseases. On the other hand, mortality from cholera, remittent fever, heatstroke, injuries, pneumonia, and hepatic abscess was lessened. Enteric fever caused 26 per cent, of the total deaths, dysentery 10 percent., and hepatic abscess 8 per cent. The chief causes of invaliding were, in order, syphilis and gonorrhoea, debility, rheumatism, dysentery, and malarial affections. See paragraph 53. 7- In the European Bombay. army of Bombay sickness was increased by influenza and malaria, but mortality was considerably reduced, especially cholera mortality.