DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA.
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JAILS.
92. Ajmer.—The daily average number of prisoners in the Ajmer Jail
rose from 265.03 in 1912 to 306.88 in 1913. The total number of admissions
into Hospital and the daily average number of sick was 237 and 8.32 against
275 and 11.92 in the previous year. No deaths occurred in 1913. The per-
centage of sick to strength shows that the general health of the prisoners has
been good.
Additions and alterations.
93. R2,908-4-1 were spent by the Public Works Department on the Jail
buildings as follows :—
94. (1) Barracks Nos. 18 and 19 were provided with iron gratings and
shelves for R1,408-2-8.
(2) Annual repairs to Jail buildings and staff quarters, etc., were carried
out at a cost of R1,500-1-5.
95. The Review by the Commissioner, Ajmer-Merwara, on the strength,
classification, health, employment and conduct of prisoners, nature of sentences,
jail manufactures and expenditure of the jail is given as Appendix |A of the
report together with statements.
Native States.
96. The daily average number of prisoners in the Jails in the Native States
fell from 4,026 03 in 1912 to 3,923.93 in 1913, the daily average number of sick
from 115.88 to 77.67, mortality from 84 to 56 and the ratio of death per mille of
population from 19.88 to 14.27.
97. There was no Cholera or other epidemic disease in any of the Jails in
Rajputana in 1913 excepting one fatal case of Cholera in the Tonk Jail and 18
cases of Pneumonia in the Alwar Jail.
98. There were no deaths in the Jails at Shahpura, Jhalrapatan, Partabgarh
and Dungarpur.
99. Jaipur.—In both the Central and District Jails the daily average
number of sick, the mortality and the ratio of deaths per 1,000 of population
was less than in the previous year, an indication of the healthiness of the
prisoners.
100. The following works were carried out at the Jaipur Jails :—
Central Jail.—Opening of four doors in the Kotri of wards Nos. 23, 4 and
5.
Laying a water pipe from the tank to " Hauz " for soaking
waste paper.
District Jail.—Renewing plastering of the Compounder's, Dresser's, and
Sub-Assistant Surgeon's quarters.
101. Substantial progress is being steadily made in all departments and
manufactures under the able superintendence of Rai Bahadur Rai Sahib
Naurang Rai Khetan and the comfort, accommodation and health of the
prisoners is excellent.
102. Jodhpur.—The average number of prisoners fell to 423.56 in 1913
from 574.43 in 1912 and the number of admissions to hospital from 241 to 151.
Four deaths occurred amongst the convicts, Malarial fever (1), Diarrhœa (1),
Syphilis (1) and diseases of the Liver (1).
103. Udaipur.—There has been overcrowding throughout the year. The
health of the prisoners was good except for an epidemic of mumps which
lingered till the end of the year. The mortality and death rate rose from 9
and 17.01 in 1912 to 11 and 20.16 in 1913.
104. Alwar.—The health of this Jail has improved considerably within
the year. The daily average number of prisoners rose from 491.83 in 1912 to
519.10 in 1913, but the total number of cases admitted into hospital fell from
248 in 1912 to 203 in 1913, the mortality from 14 to 6 and the death rate per
mille from 28.46 to 11.56.
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