Table, shewing the Prevalence of Sickness and Mortality in the old Squadron, in December.
Transcriber’s Keys:
A Proportion of those taken ill in the Course of the Month.
B Proportion of Deaths, in relation to the Numbers of the Sick.
| DISEASES. | A | B |
|---|---|---|
| ONE IN | ||
| Fevers | 32 | 80 |
| Fluxes | 94 | 99 |
| Scurvy | 62 | 0 |
| Ulcers | 64 | 0 |
| Other Complaints | 57 | 71 |
| General Proportion, | 11½ | 124 |
The proportion of the deaths this month to the whole number of men belonging to this part of the fleet, was one in eleven hundred and two. There were fifty-six sent to the hospital, which was one in eighteen of all the sick.