Enteric fever : its prevalence and modifications, ætiology, pathology and treatment as illustrated by Army data at home and abroad / by Francis H. Welch.

  • Welch, Francis H.
Date:
1883
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Credit: Enteric fever : its prevalence and modifications, ætiology, pathology and treatment as illustrated by Army data at home and abroad / by Francis H. Welch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    climate and surrounding native population, and re- duces this disease as a producer of sickness and death in the European force to a ratio considerably below that of more favoured climates. Again, as regards the ratio of mortality to cases, India is close to the top of the list and in advance of the Mediterranean, Western Isles, and home stations, and here the results are in accord with what might a priori be inferred. The disease when contracted is probably not less severe in India, and the chances against recovery from prior debilitating climatic and disease influences, and from the combined influence of virus and heat when on the sick bed, are undoubtedly greater than in any other country we occupy with less intense tropical heat ana moisture and less prevalence of undermining health agencies. The relative importance of enteric fever in the sum total of sickness and mortality is shown in the follow- ing table. Countries. No. of years. Proportion of Admis- sions from Enteric Fever to Total Admis- sions represented by 100. Proportion of deaths from Enteric Fever to total mor- tality represented by 100. Home .... 19 •083 2*2 Gibraltar 17 •37 96 Malta .... 18 •57 J3'9 Ionian Islands 4 •39 8-2 Bermuda 13 i-46 io'6 Nova Scotia . 7 •33 37 Canadian Dominion IO •08 •82 West Indies . 5 •24 ii'3 Cape .... 19 •27 67 Mauritius 19 •10 5'5 Ceylon .... 15 •13 5'2 Australia & New Zealand IO •04 2-o8 China .... 19 •05 I’4 Japan .... 8 •78 5‘4 Straits Settlements 1 I •08 23 Bengal Presidency 18 •16 4‘3 Madras ,, 17 •II 3-8 Bombay „ l7 •II 4-6