Statistics of Illness in the University for the Year, 1899-1900.

The following figures are taken from the official report of illness in the University during the year 1899-1900. The classification of diseases has been more specific this year than formerly, though a number of less important diseases are here included under the head "miscellaneous" The total number of cases--4392--is more than fifty per cent larger than for the previous year, when the number was 2705. Every malady which was separately tabulated last year shows an increase.

The table gives the number of cases of the various diseases, arranged by months.   Sept.  Oct.  Nov.  Dec.  Jan.  Feb.  Mar.  Apr.  May  June  Total Colds,  0  107  158  184  199  254  278  125  97  14  1416 Tonsititis,  0  9  16  22  54  53  26  15  15  3  213 Measles,  0  0  0  0  3  25  27  36  12  3  106 Chicken-pox,  0  0  0  1  1  1  4  4  0  0  11 Mumps,  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  29  12  0  44 Diphtheria,  0  0  1  0  0  1  2  1  0  0  5 Scarlet Fever,  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  3 Eye troubles,  0  21  31  38  24  47  31  42  29  3  266 Headache,  0  19  17  30  34  20  28  25  34  2  209 La Grippe,  0  3  4  8  13  44  88  34  12  4  210 Malaria,  1  4  3  5  1  4  3  2  8  0  31 Typhoid,  0  1  1  1  3  1  1  0  0  1  9 Overwork,  0  3  3  3  4  6  3  7  3  10  42 Miscellaneous,  7  179  315  238  219  237  183  192  218  39  2565 Totals,  8  346  549  530  556  694  677  513  440  79  4392

Visits,  1463 Office consultations,  1886 Total number of consultations,  3349 Calls on students not found in (not included in above)  412 Cases not seen by Medical Visitor,  2017

Visits,  1463 Office consultations,  1886 Total number of consultations,  3349 Calls on students not found in (not included in above)  412 Cases not seen by Medical Visitor,  2017