Table, shewing the Prevalence of Sickness and Mortality in the old Squadron, in March. - Observations on the Diseases of Seamen - 31 - Sir Gilbert Blane

Table, shewing the Prevalence of Sickness and Mortality in the new Squadron in February.Table, shewing the Prevalence of Sickness and Mortality in the new Squadron, in March.

Table, shewing the Prevalence of Sickness and Mortality in the old Squadron, in March.

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
DISEASES.	ONE IN
Fevers	28	12½
Fluxes	71	0
Scurvy	46	0
Ulcers	226	0
Other Complaints	76	44
General Proportion,	11	194

The proportion of deaths to the whole number was one in thirteen hundred and sixty-one. About one ninth of all the sick were sent to the hospital.