AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867 TO 1876.
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STATISTICS OF JAIL ADMINISTRATIONS, 1867-76.
XIV.
COMPARATIFE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION
included under the various ADMINISTRATIONS in the BENGAL PRESIDENCY, on the average of
the TEN YEARS from 1867 to 1876.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Bengal Pro
per.
Oudh.
Central
Provinces.
North-
Western
Provinces.
Punjab.
B e n g a l
Presidency.
1.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January ...
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
35.1
10.0
44.8
23.9
25.7
28.5
February ...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
33.6
18.8
40.5
22.5
25.3
27.3
March
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
34.6
18.6
39.2
22.0
25.4
27.4
April
...
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
...
36.5
18.8
37.8
23.2
27.3
2 8 . 7
May ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
34.7
17.4
37.7
22.3
27.9
27.8
...
June
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
34.1
16.6
36.3
21.6
26. 9
27.1
July ...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
38.2
17.0
38.1
23.1
24. 6
28.5
August ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
41.7
18.8
10.7
29.7
34.3
34.2
September
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
41.9
18.7
53.7
34.3
43.8
38.1
October ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
41.8
19.6
58.3
36.4
47.6
39.9
November
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
42.0
20. 2
55.5
31.6
41.9
3 7 . 1
December
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
38.4
18. 8
47.8
27.2
30.4
31.0
Annual Average for the Period
...
. . .
37.7
18.5
4 4 . 7
26.6
31.9
31.4
2.—MONTHLY ADMISSION-RATE FROM ALL CAUSES.
January ...
...
...
... ... ... ...
85.0
42.5
95.8
48.1
65.1
65.5
February ...
...
... ... ... ... ...
79.6
39.3
82.0
4 2 . 1
57.6
59.3
March
... ... ...
...
... ...
...
99.7
45.7
92.2
4 9 . 9
67.1
71.3
April
...
...
...
... ... ...
...
103.3
49.4
88.4
56.3
74.5
76.2
May
... ... ... ... ...
...
...
97.1
45.2
95.2
56.0
81.8
75.5
June ...
... ...
...
...
...
...
95.5
44.3
91.1
54.9
78.5
73.7
J uly
... ... ...
...
...
...
...
119.5
50.4
113.8
64.3
79.9
86.3
August
..
... ... ... ... ... ...
123.4
55. 4
133.1
85.3
128.3
105. 7
September
... ... ... ... ... ...
114.2
52.3
143.4
89.9
158.7
110.7
October
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
115.8
55.3
148.8
85.5
158.5
110.6
November
... ... ... ... ... ...
110.2
49.2
123.0
6 3 . 7 113.1
90.2
December
...
...
...
...
...
...
95.2
41.9
95.9
51.5
79.8
72.3
Average Annual Admission-rate
...
...
1239.9
572.0
1305.2
751.2
1151.2
1000.5
3.—COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
19.5
3.2
4.3
3.0
2.2
8.1
Contagious Fevers ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ...
6.7
... ... ... ...
24.3
5 . 8
Other Fevers
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
478.7
213.4
554.5
300.2
6 6 5 . 4
436.9
A poplexy
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.6
.7
.7
2.2
1 . 6
1.3
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
... ... ... ... ...
331.7
113.1
203.2
134.7
116.4
193.7
Hepatitis ... ...
...
... ... ... ...
1. 6
.8
.9
.7
.7
1.0
Spleen Disease
...
...
...
...
...
...
14.3
2.3
5.5
4 . 4
8.2
8.0
Respiratory Diseases
... ... ... ... ...
39.3
19. 4
48.9
29.3
52.4
37.4
Phthisis Pulmonalis
...
... ...
...
...
7. 6
5.4
1.1
2.4
1.9
4.2
Dropsy
...
... ... ... ... ... ...
6.9
.8
1.0
.7
1.3
2.8
Atrophy and Anæmia
... ... ... ... ...
22.1
11.9
12.8
9.8
7 . 4
1 3 . 6
Scurvy
...
... ... ... ... ... ...
6 . 0
.5
6.9
1.2
2.5
3.2
Rheumatism
... ... ... ... ... ...
31.1
10. 6
37.8
11.2
14.8
19.6
Eye Diseases
...
...
... ... ... ...
10.8
12.8
18.9
12.1
15.5
13.0
Abscess and Ulcer
...
... ... ... ... ...
69.3
63.0
234.9
116.5
109.1
101.4
Wounds and Accidents
... ... ... ... ...
42.1
27.4
45.9
4 6 . 3
30.2
39.6
All other Causes
... ... ... ... ... ...
158.3
80.0
127.9
76.5
97.0
110.9
Average Annual Admission-rate
... ...
1239.9
572.0
1305.2
751.2
1151.2
1000.5
4.—COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUL DEATH-RATE.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
8.02
.96
2. 46
1.47
1.07
3.4 2
Contagious Fevers ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1. 36
. . .
. . .
......
2.96
.78
Other Fevers
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3.53
1.47
3.50
3.19
6.14
3.74
Apoplexy
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.44
.48
. 3 6
. 6 6
.68
. 5 6
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
22.34
8.09
17.22
16.63
7.79
15.58
Hepatitis...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.24
. 16
. 3 6
.12
.12
.17
Spleen Disease
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
.67
.15
.30
.37
.19
.39
Resphiratory Diseases
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4.20
2.01
3.91
4 . 7 5
7.50
4.81
Heart Diseases
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
.40
.18
. 4 1
.20
.21
.27
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3.81
2.28
.77
1.71
.88
2.19
Dropsy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.62
.25
.62
.35
. 29
.74
Atropily and Anæmia
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
3.02
1. 68
3.11
2.25
.83
2.20
All other Causes
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3.37
2.64
4.74
3.20
2.83
3.19
Violent Deaths
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . .
.65
.40
.59
.51
.69
.59
Average Annual Death-rate
...
. . .
52.31
22.11
38.88
35.41
32.27
38. 63
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