ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL PROPER—TYPICAL JAILS, AND JAILS OF
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
XXIII.
AGGREGATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the JAIL at DACCA during the TEN YEARS from 1867 to 1876.
[ A Healthy Jail of Eastern Bengal.]
MONTH
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 o f e a c h M o n t h , 1 8 6 7 t o 1 8 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 o f 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.
Ch o l e r a . S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r ( 1 8 7 2 t o 1 8 7 6 ) .
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 .
Hepat 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 e 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 , 3 0 1
1 5 1
2 8 . 5
1 6
3 . 0 2 ... 2 ...
. . . ...
5 ...
2
3 ...
2
1
...
1 ...
...
February
5 , 4 8 4
1 7 9
3 2 . 6
1 4
2 . 5 5 1 ... ...
. . . ...
1 ...
1
4 ...
2
1 ...
. . .
...
4
March
5 , 4 7 4
1 7 5
3 2 . 0
1 3
2 . 3 7 7 ... ...
1 ...
1 ...
. . .
2 ...
. . .
... ...
1 ...
1
April
5 , 6 1 8
1 8 9
3 3 . 6
1 8
3 . 2 0 2 2 ...
. . . ...
2 ...
1
5 ...
5 ... ...
. . .
...
1
May
5 , 8 2 6
1 7 5
3 0 . 0
1 2 2 . 0 6 1 ... ...
1 ...
3
2
. . . 1 ...
3 ... ...
. . .
...
1
June
6 , 0 1 1
1 7 6
2 9 . 3
1 7
2 . 8 3 2 ... ...
2 ...
3 ...
1
3 ..
2 ... ...
1 ... 3
July
6 , 0 3 6
1 8 8
3 1 . 1
1 5
2 . 4 8 2 ... ...
1 ...
2 ...
1
4 ...
1 ... ...
1 ...
3
August
5 , 9 1 0
1 7 7
2 9 . 9
8
1 . 3 5 1 ... ...
1 ...
1
1
. . .
1 ...
1 ... ...
. . .
1
1
September
5 , 8 3 4
1 6 9
2 9 . 0
9
1 . 5 4 ... ... ...
3 ...
1 ...
2
2 ...
1 ... ...
. . .
. . . ...
October
5 , 6 6 4
1 6 1
2 8 . 4
1 3
2 . 3 0 1 ... .. ... ...
2 ... ...
4 ...
4 ... ...
. . . ...
2
November
5 , 5 3 2
1 7 6
3 1 . 8
1 8
3 . 2 5 5 ...
1 1 2
1 ... ...
4 ...
1 ... ...
1 ...
2
December
5 , 6 6 0
1 7 4
3 0 . 7
1 8
3 . 1 8 7 ... ...
2 1 ... ...
1
3 ...
3 ... ... ... ...
1
2 9 4
1 1 2 3
2 2
3
9
3 6 ...
2 5
2 ...
5 1 1 9
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
F o r t h e t e n y e a r s
5 , 6 9 6
1 7 4
3 0 . 5
1 7 1
3 0 . 0 2 5 . 0 9 . 7 0
. 1 7
2 . 1 1 . 5 3
3 . 8 6
. 5 3
1 . 5 8
6 . 3 2 ...
4 . 3 9
. 3 5
. . .
. 8 8
. 1 7
3 . 3 4
C A U S E S O F A D M I S S I O N S .
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l a d m i t t e d d u r i n g t h e t e n y e a r s .
A d mi t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
D i e d o u t o f e a c h h u n - d r e d c a s e s t r e a t e d .
Jan. Feb. March.April.
May .
June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue
...
...
...
...
...
1 3
2 5
1
4
1 ...
...
4 4
7 . 7 ...
Cholera
1
3
1 5
2
4
3
3
3
1
4
2 0
1 0
6 9
1 2 . 1
4 2 . 0 3
Small-pox
2 ...
3
5
1 ...
...
...
...
...
...
4
1 5
2 . 6
2 6 . 6 7
Enteric Fever (1872—76) ... ... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1 ...
. . .
3
. 5
3 3 . 3 3
Fever, Intermittent.
7 9
7 1
7 7
1 1 1
8 0
1 2 6
1 1 3
1 0 8
1 0 4
1 2 3
1 6 1
1 3 8
1 , 2 9 1
2 2 6 . 7
. 7 5
Fevers, Remittent and Con-tinued.
2 2
2 4
1 5
1 9
1 8
3 0
4 0
3 9
2 0
2 7
2 8
1 8
3 0 0
5 2 . 7
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
...
... ...
2
1
3
. 5
1 0 0 . 0 0
Dysentery
3 8
2 5
4 4
4 9
5 3
3 6
6 7
4 3
4 4
4 1
4 4
4 9
5 3 3
9 3 . 6
2 . 4 2
Diarrhœa
2 6
1 7
4 4
3 6
3 2
3 5
3 3
2 2
2 7
3 6
2 7
4 0
3 7 5
6 5 . 8
Hepatitis
2
1 ...
1
1
1
1 ...
...
1
2
1
1 1
1 . 9
2 7 . 2 7
Spleen Disease
7
6
3
1 4
4
2
8
1 0
5
7
8
9
8 3
1 4 . 6
1 0 . 8 4
Respiratory Diseases
2 5
3 9
2 7
2 2
2 3
2 7
2 1
2 3
2 7
3 4
2 9
4 2
3 3 9
5 9 . 5
1 0 . 6 2
Phthisis Pulmonalis
3
4
9
9
3
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
5 1
9 . 0
4 9 . 0 2
Dropsy
2 ... ...
...
1 ... ...
... ... ... ... ...
3
. 5
6 6 . 6 7
Atrophy and Anæmia
1
3 ...
3
4
5
3
4
3
3
1
3
3 3
5 . 8
1 5 . 1 5
Scurvy
1
1 7
2 ... ...
3 ...
2 ...
1
2 ...
2 8
4 . 9
...
Rheumatism
9
8
1 4
1 2
1 6
1 3
1 8
1 3
1 1
1 2
8
9
1 4 3
2 5 . 1
1 . 1 9
Venereal Diseases
1 1
2 0
1 7
1 8
2 2
1 5
3 0
2 0
1 2
1 3
1 8
9
2 0 5
3 6 . 0
Eye Diseases
1
4
6
2
3
5
3
4
3
4
1
2
3 8
6 . 7
Abseess and Ulcer
2 4
3 3
3 3
2 9
3 4
3 8
3 2
4 0
2 5
2 7
2 2
1 8
3 5 5
6 2 . 3
Wounds and Accidents
2 3
2 2
2 1
2 6
3 2
4 1
3 6
2 2
1 7
2 2
2 0
1 9
3 0 1
5 2 . 9
All other Causes
7 8
6 4
6 4
6 0
4 2
4 7
4 8
5 6
4 3
5 1
4 2
4 7
6 4 2
1 1 2 . 7
3 5 5
3 6 1
3 9 4
4 1 8
3 7 3
4 4 1
4 8 5
4 1 3
3 5 1
4 1 3
4 3 9
4 2 2
4 , 8 6 5
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
6 7 . 0
6 5 . 8
7 2 . 0
7 4 . 4
6 4 . 0
7 3 . 4
8 0 . 4
6 9 . 9
6 0 . 2 7 2 . 9
7 9 . 4
7 4 . 6
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