Appendix.] AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF' THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867 TO 1876.
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ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL PROPER—TYPICAL JAILS, AND JAILS OF
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
X X X .
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY on the AVERAGE of the
TEN YEARS 1867—76, in EIGHT TYPICAL JAILS included under the ADMINISTRATION of BENGAL
PROPER.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH.
HEALTHY JAILS.
UNHEALTHY JAILS.
Presidency. Dacca. Rajshahai. Hazaribagh
Central. Monghyr. Backer- gunge. Rungpore. Tirhoot.
1. DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January
41·4
28·5
25·0
20·2
21·2
38·9
4 8 · 0
28·6
February
34·5
32·6
21·5
21·8
17·3
36·6
43·0
28·3
March
3 8 · 1 32·0
22·2
25·5
17·1
38·2
45·9
31·6
April
40·1
33·6
24·3
29·6
16·1
42·7
47·1
30·9
May
35·8
30·0
21·5
25·9
1 5 · 6
41·2
55·7
27·6
June
30·2
29·3
22·3
25·2
15·6
38·7
5 5 · 5
23·3
July
4 2 · 7
31·1
24·2
3 0 · 7
18·9
4 0 · 0
52·2
22·4
August
4 5 · 0
29·9
28·7
34·9
22·9
39·7
52·8
33·8
September
4 6 · 7
29·0
23·5
34·7
23·6
44·4
53·2
38·5
October
51·2
28·4
25·7
32·0
21·6
50·1
54·3
38·6
November
47·8
31·8
28·9
30·3
18·5
53·6
52·5
37·0
December
44·6
30·7
26·7
25·6
17·9
52·3
48·1
30·7
AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY SICK-RATE
41·5
30·5
24·5
28·1
18·8
43·0
50·7
31·0
2. ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January
188·5
6 7 · 0
43·2
4 9 · 1
4 2 · 2
74·1
1 0 3 · 2 58·6
February
174·0
65·8
3 6 · 4
53·9
3 6 · 6
6 5 · 4
89·3
56·8
March
223·1
72·0
52·3
76·2
42·2
9 7 · 1
107·8
79·0
April
219·0
7 4 · 4
63·9
96·4
42·7
103·7
115·5
82·3
May
186·4
6 4 · 0
44·2
7 2 · 5
44·0
113·2
121·5
6 2 · 1
June
158·8
73·4
39·3
6 2 · 9
36·7
8 5 · 6
99·6
6 4 · 4
July
214·4
80·4
50·0
9 2 · 9
6 0 · 0
1 0 2 · 6
107·3
6 6 · 6
August
212·8
69·9
62·7
8 4 · 2
7 0 · 6
107·8
121·8
112·2
September
216·3
60·2
4 6 · 0
81·3
6 4 · 3
9 6 · 1
110·7
108·7
October
254·7
72·9
53·2
95·2
55·9
111·7
123·6
93·0
November
213·7
79·4
67·1
71·3
43·3
109·0
118·0
83·0
December
203·6
74·6
4 9 · 9
5 5 · 1
4 0 · 4
95·1
117·6
60·9
A V E R A G E A N N U A L A D M I S S I O N - R A T E
2467·4
854·1
609·9
890·5
579·1
1163·5
1335
·8
931·5
3. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE.
Cholera
6·8
1 2 · 1
21·4
13·9
16·8
39·0
16·7
35·0
Fevers
836·2
279·9
249·2
431·2
155·5
393·7
447·8
226·3
Apoplexy
1·1
· 5
1·2
· 6
· 3
1·0
·5
· 4
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
870·5
159·4
179·3
132·6
1 6 6 · 6
4 6 4 · 5
426·2
3 5 8 · 3
Hepatitis
· 5
1·9
· 6
·5
· 6
2 · 7
1 · 5
·7
Spleen Disease
16·1
14·6
1 2 · 1
3·7
7·7
11·9
38·1
4 · 0
Respiratory Diseases
35·0
59·5
17·3
24·0
32·1
32·6
42·5
22·3
Phthisis Pulmonalis
15·6
9·0
4·8
......
2 · 0
3·1
34·2
. . . . . .
Dropsy
1·1
·5
7·2
1·4
· 6
2·3
99·1
2 · 2
Atrophy and Anæmia
52·6
5·8
26·5
12·4
8·8
6·7
32·4.
30·1
Scurvy
·4
4·9
·6
5·9
· 6
6 · 0
· 3
2·9
Rheumatism
31·0
25·1
5·8
38·0
1 9 · 1
26·9
14·9
4 0 · 0
Eye Diseases
28·2
6·7
7·8
5·9
13·1.
17·8
5·6
1 9 · 4
Abscess and Ulcer
192·9
62·3
24·4
42·3
39·2
27·6
72·6
53·6
Wounds and Accidents
90·7
52·9
13·3
32·1
24·5
39·7
36·3
14·3
All other Causes
288·7
159·0
38·4
146·3
91·6
88·0
67·1
122·0
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE
2467·4
854·1
609·9
890·5
579·1
1163·5
1335·8
931·5
4. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE.
Cholera
3·50
5·09
10·62
6 · 3 6
6·82
19·01
5·92
17·40
Fevers
.1·58
2·28
4·04
4·20
2·28
10·02
5·92
2 · 4 5
Apoplexy
·70
·53
·90
· 6 0
· 2 8
1·04
·51
· 2 2
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
7·53
3·86
14·05
14·64
15·64
54·93
53·01
5 6 · 0 0
Hepatitis
...
·53
. . .
· 2 4
...
·42
·51
...
Spleen Disease
. . . 1·58
1·35
·36
·57
1·04
3 · 6 0
1·12
Respiratory Diseases
2·98
6·32
3·89
3·24
1·42
5·01
5·15
3·35
Heart Diseases
·70
. . .
·60
·12
. . .
·63
·77
·22
Phthisis Pulmonalis
5·61
4·39
2·54
. . .
1·71
2·72
22·39
1·56
Dropsy
. . .
·35
2 · 0 9
· 4 8
·57
1·67
14·41.
1·12
Atrophy and Anæmia
·52
·88
5·23
3·12
3·13
·83
8·49
6 · 9 2
All other Causes
2·10
4·04
2·09
3·12
2·28
2·51
5·40
5·13
Violent Deaths
·88
·17
· 4 5
·36
·28
·42
1·80
·45
AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE.
26·10
30·02
47·85
3 6 · 8 4
3 4 · 9 8
100·26
127·89
95·94
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