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ASPECTS IN WHICH THE DESTRUCTIVE DISEASES OF JAILS APPEAR.
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Mortality in the Lucknow Jail, 1859—76.
YEAR.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Total
Deaths.
DEATH-RATE PER
1,000.
Stren
gth.
Ch o l e r a .
Fever s.
Dy s e n t e r y .
R e s p i r a t o r y 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 , A t r o p h y a n d S p l e e n D i s e a s e .
Al l o t h e r Ca u s e s .
C h o l e r a .
Al l causes.
1859.
.
.
.
.
.
469
7
29
23
1 ...
14
20
9 4
...
200.43
1860 .
.
.
.
.
663
4
156
45
...
1
5
26
237
...
357.47
1861 .
.
.
.
.
739
6
33
27
...
...
5
11
82
...
106.63
1862 .
.
.
.
.
882
...
23
55
2
...
4
6
90
...
102.04
1863 .
.
.
.
. 1,981
153
27
175
12
1
2
22
392
...
197.88
1864 .
.
.
.
. 2,550
...
30
239
6
1
2
21
299
...
113.33
1865.
.
.
.
. 2,619
...
83
295
4
2
62
20
466
...
177.93
1866 .
.
.
.
. 2,619
...
233
36
...
...
7
9
285
...
108.82
1867 .
.
.
.
. 1,765
1
7
19
2
7
2
7
45
...
25.50
1868 .
.
.
.
. 1,698
...
...
6
2
5
...
3
16
...
9.42
1869 .
.
.
.
. 1,715
2
...
9
3
10
1
8
3 3
...
19.24
1870.
.
.
.
. 1,735
...
4
21
2
12
9
4
52
...
29.97
1871 .
.
.
.
. 1,708
...
...
17
...
21
12
10
6 0
...
35.13
1872 .
.
.
.
. 1,687
, ..
1
31
3
8
9
3
55
...
32.60
1873.
.
.
.
. 1,762
...
1
9
2
7
7
13
39
...
22.13
1874.
.
.
.
. 1,766
...
1
11
...
3
5
7
27
...
15.29
1875 .
.
.
.
. 1,732
...
...
1
2
7
...
4
14
...
8.08
1876 .
.
.
.
. 1,733
...
...
6
1
4
4
2
17
...
9.81
1859-66 .
.
.
. 1,565
170
614 895
25
5
101
135 1,945 13.58
155.33
1867-76 .
.
.
. 1,730
3
14
130
17
84
49
61
358
. 1 7
20.69
M o r l a l i t y i n t h A l l a h a b a d J a i l , 1 8 5 9 — 7 6 .
YEAR.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Died per
1,000 of Strength
Strength.
Chol er a.
Fever s.
Dy s e n t e r y .
R e s p i r a t o r y D i s e a s e s .
P h t h i s i s .
D r o p s y , A t r o p h y a n d S p l e e n D i s e a s e .
A l l o t h e r C a u s e s .
Total
Deaths..
1859 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,459
49
6
105
1 8
13
6
7
204
140
1860 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,595
9
119
93
7
7
14
15
264
1 6 6
1861 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,730
26
9
42
3
4
10
11
105
61
1862 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,979
1
3
30
4
4
7
4
53
27
1863 .
.
.
.
.
.
2,233
5
7
26
9
2
5
14
68
30
1864 .
. .
.
.
.
2,192
28
6
28
5
4
4
12
87
40
1865 .
.
.
.
.
.
2,346
2
10
27
2
1
1
14
57
24
1866 .
. .
.
.
.
2 , 4 0 3 ...
37
27
3
...
5
6
78
32
1867 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,985
14
...
25
3
5
3
5
55
28
1868 .
. .
.
.
.
1,848
2
4
13
3
5
5
4
36
19
1869 .
. .
.
.
.
1,833
...
5
23
7
5
2
15
57
31
1870 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,717
...
16
83
6
2
12
14
133
77
1871 .
.
.
.
.
.
1,443
...
3
14
11
1
...
6
35
24
1872.
1,721
...
1
22
8
3
4
13
51
30
1873 .
.
.
.
.
.
2,081
...
1
19
12
4
1
36
73
35
1874.
.
.
.
.
.
2,148
...
1
22
8
3
4
13
51
24
1875 .
.
.
.
.
.
2,451
...
...
4
6 ...
1
3
14
6
1876 .
.
.
.
.
2 , 3 6 4
...
1
6
6
2
2
12
29
1
12
Allahahad Central Jail affords an example of mortality generally kept within limits by.
Allahabad Jail illustrates the
absence of cholera of late years; and
shows a long series of healthy seasons
interrupted by outbreaks of conta-
gious fever, contagious dysentery and
contagious sloughing ulcers.
efficient sanitation, but interrupted occasionally by high ratios
due to severe outbreaks of Contagious disease. Not a single
death from cholera has occurred in the past eight years, out of
a strength of 2,000 prisoners; and although in the ten years
preceding, cholera was actually absent in one year only, no very
severe outbreak has appeared since 1859, the year in which the
European garrison suffered so much.
Four special outbreaks require notice : two of contagious lever, one of sloughing ulcer, and
the fourth of dysenteric disease.