SICKNESS AND MORTALITY IN THE JAIL POPULATION OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
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STATISTICS OF JAIL ADMINISTRATIONS, 1867-76.
XIII.
TABLE showing in the AGGREGATE the SICKNESS and MORTALITY in JAILS in charge of POLITICAL
OFFICERS which have furnished RETURNS during the TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867—76, and the prevalence
of the principal Diseases in each Month.
[The Jails which have furnished Returns for the whole or portions of the period are Nagode, Sehore, Ajmere, and Beaur. The aggregate is shown here to supple
ment the Provincial Statements, and complete the Statistics as they appear in the Annual Returns.]
MONTHS.
A g g r e g a t e o f t h e A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h i n e a c h M o n t h , 1 8 6 7 — 7 6 .
A v e r a g e N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k .
N u m b e r D a i l y S i c k p e r 1 , 0 0 0 S t r e n g t h .
N u m b e r o f D e a t h s .
D i e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
Chol er a. S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
F e v e r s .
A p o p l e x y .
D y s e n t e r y a n d D i a r r h œ a .
H e p a t i t i s .
S p l e e n D i s e a s e .
R e s p i r a t o r y D i s e a s e s .
H e a r t D i s e a s e s .
P h t h i s i s P u l m o n a l i s .
D r o p s y .
S c u r v y .
A t r o p h y A n d A n æ m i a .
W o u n d s a n d A c c i d e n t s .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
January
...
... 5,055 260 51.4 20
...
...
...
. . . 3
1
6
1
. . .
6
1
...
1
. . .
...
...
1
February
. . .
. . . 5,003 265 53.0 15
... ... ...
. . . 1
. . . 5
. . .
. . .
8
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
March
. . .
. . . 4,871
516 51.5 13 ... ... 1
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
5 ...
...
1
. . . ...
1
1
April
. . .
... 4,868 226 54.6
9 ... ... ...
. . . 3
...
2
. . .
. . .
3 ...
...
...
. . . ...
1
. . .
May
...
... 4,856
261 53.7 16
...
7 ... ...
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
4
June
. . .
. . . 4,951
273 55 55.1 2
... ... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
July
. . .
. . . 5,149
292 56.7 11 ...
4 ...
. . . 5
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
... . . .
August
. . .
... 5,236
339 64.7 18 ...
3 ...
. . . 2
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
...
. . .
2
1
2
September
. . .
. . . 5,293
413 78.6 16 ...
2 ...
. . . 5
. . . 9
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
October
. . .
. . . 5,225
438 83.8 26 ...
... ... ...
5
. . .
1 4
. . .
. . .
5 ...
...
...
. . .
1
. . .
1
November
. . .
. . . 5,074
387 76.3
2 4
... ......
. . .
6
. . . 9
. . .
. . .
2
...
...
1
. . .
3
1
2
December
...
. . .
4,988 264 52.9
2 7
...
...
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1 6
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
...
2
. . .
1
. . .
1
16 1 ... 37
1
75
1
...
33
1
...
5
. . .
7
7 13
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the ten years
... 5,048
309 61.2
1 9 7
‫٭‬ 39.03 3.17 .20 ... 7.33
.20 14.86 .20
... 6.53
.20 ...
. 9 9 ... 1.39
1.39 2.57
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
admitted
during the
ten years.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out of
each hun-
dred cases
treated.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May.
June. July. Aug. Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
35
2
2
11
3
...
. . .
. . .
53
1 0 . 5
3 0 . 1 9
Smallpox
. . . . . . ...
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
2
. 4
. . . . . .
Enteric Fever
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . .
. . . . . .
Fever, Intermittent
... 153 149
151 181
162
121
209
326
429
623
352
167
3,023
5 9 8 . 8
1.08
Fevers, Remittent and Con
tinued
... ...
15
18
26
36
21
31
47
42
58
53
24
20
391
77.5
Apopl exy
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
3
.6
3 3 . 3 3
Dysentery
. . .
. . .
4 6
26
3 3
4 5
3 2
35
70
151
150
80
77
82
8 3 2
1 6 5 . 0 6.52
Diarrhœa
. . .
... 12
15
22
27
18
2 5
4 2
5 6
31
29
25
15
317
6 2 . 8
Hepatitis
...
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
3
1
1
2
1
. . . ...
...
...
8
1 . 6
1 2 . 5 0
Spleen Disease
. . .
. . . 3
1
. . .
1
2
1
. . .
1
. . .
5
4
1
19
3 . 8
. . . . . .
Respiratory Diseases
. . .
4 5
6 6
45
4 6
3 3
27
25
20
17
35
30
37
426
8 4 . 4
7 . 7 5
Phthisis Pulmonalis
...
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
4
. 8
......
Dr opsy
...
. . . 2
. . .
1
. . . ...
1
...
...
1
1
3
4
13
2 . 6
3 8 . 4 6
Atrophy and Anæmia
. . . 10
7
3
3
7
2
3
5
6
12
11
8
77
1 5 . 2
9 . 0 9
Scur vy
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
2
...
2
. . .
. . .
1
2
1
11
2 . 2
. . . . . .
Rheumatism
...
. . . 21
19
1 9
9
15
21
21
2 5
1 5
10
9
12
1 9 6
3 8 . 8
.64
Venereal Diseases
... 11
10
1 4
15
1 4
1 6
20
1 3
8
1 4
12
9
156
3 0 . 9
Eye Diseases ...
. . . 6
6
11
16
8
12
17
21
24
17
7 4
1 4 9
2 9 . 5
Abscess and Ulcer
... 105
79
107
97
106
156
121
130
97
94
84
75
1,251
217.8
Wounds and Accidents ... 25
26
28
37
49
4 0
2 9
2 0
21
18
22
13
328
6 5 . 0
All other Causes ...
... 61
67
102 112
129
1 4 2
133
136
122
7 4
73
4 8
1,202
2 3 8 . 1
520 494
564
6 2 8
6 3 6
633
7 4 3
9 5 8
9 8 2
1,073
735
496
8,462
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
102.9 98.7 115.8 129.0 131.0
1 2 7 . 9 144.3
183.0 185.5
205.4
144. 9
99.4
1676. 3
‫٭‬ In 1869, 75 deaths occurred in these jails. The year was universally unhealthy, and the population in Rajpootana was suffering heavily from the effects of famine.