( 5 )
were 6 in January, 5 in February, 55 in March, 157 in April, 14 in May, 11 in
June, 26 in July, 36 in August, 13 in September, 22 in October, 17 in Novem-
ber, and 5 in December.
Taking all the figures together, the monthly prevalence of the disease
is shown on the accompanying diagram. On the map are marked the districts
shown to be affected with cholera in 1862 :—
Meteorology.—
BENGAL PROVINCE, 1862.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the
year 1862 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions
Buidivan{
Presi. dency
Coosh Behar
Daccan
Bhagulpore
DISTRICTS.
Burdwan ,"
...
...
Bankoora ...
...
...
Beerbhoorn* (Suri)
Midnapore ...
.··
Hooghly*
Howran*
24-Pergunnahs† (Alipore]
Calcutta (Observatory) ..
Nuddea* (Krishnagurh)..
Jessore
Moorshedabad (Berham-
pore).
Dinagepore
Maldah
Rajshahye (Rampore Beau
leah).
Rungpore
Bogra*
Pubna*
...
...
...
Darjeeling·
Julpigoree* ...
Dacca
Furreedpore*
Backergunge* (Barisal) ...
Mymensingh*
Chittagong*
Noakholly
Tipperali (Comillalh)
Patna*
Gya*
...
...
Shah abad (Arrah)
Trihoot ( Mozufferpore ...
Durbhunga*
...
Chumparun (Motihari) ...
Bhagulpore ...
Purneah*
Sonthal (Nya Dumka) ...
Cuttack
...
...
Pooree ‡
Balasore
Hazaribagh*
Lohardugga (Ranchi)
Singbhoom (Chyebassa) ...
Manbhoom (Purulia)
Monthly Total
Quarterly Total
...
Monthly averages
Quarterly averages
RAINEALL EEGISTEKED IN ΤhΕ MONTHS OF 1862.
0.40
0.80
0.41
4.81
0.64
0.42
0.39
1.03
0.51
0.50
0.20
ΟΊΟ
0.50
0.48
0.34
0.50
0.60
0.34
0.58
0.47
0.31
0.28
1.77
2.85
0.59
0.81
072
0.30
0.39
0.09
0.86
3.70
0.31
0.60
0.52
0.42
27.93
0.63
Februwary
0·92
1.78
1.77
1.43
1.11
...
...
...
1.25
1.19
1.27
0.39
0.18
1.46
1.23
1.36
1·31
...
0.71
0.63
...
0.26
0.65
0.94
...
0.71
0.92
0.79
22.26
106.91
0·61
2.43
March
0.70
0.20
0.81
2.03
2.38
3.02
1.63
1.69
0.87
1.60
0.90
1.28
6.50
1.20
0.81
1.43
1.60
2.03
1.18
2.04
1.44
1.33
1.32
3.50
0.31
0.65
1.92
0.57
1.60
1.50
0.85
ΓΟΟ
0.31
0.97
0.80
1.80
0.70
1.58
0.83
56.72
1.29
April
7.70
270
0.81
2.81
3.86
2.42
2.48
2.53
3.82
8.20
4.40
4.50
0.65
1.90
5.45
4.73
5.52
4.38
4.66
9.99
6.69
2.89
7.43
4.84
18.35
0.41
0.50
0.70
0.79
0.50
0.40
0.52
2.45
1.02
0.70
0.44
1.18
0.95
134.27
8·0δ
May
5.40
2.00
2.48
3.85
5.33
3.73
4.77
3.80
6.98
12.60
3.70
7.70
5.60
6.20
11.30
8.92
7 .87
6.42
8.59
13.82
10.58
7.03
12.04
9.05
6.69
11.90
0.97
0.73
0.80
1.18
1.75
6.50
0.95
2.70
1.57
3.36
1.67
2.10
2.20
1.14
1.70
2.43
1.25
221.35
889.25
5.03
20.21
June
15.00
10·30
8.40
15.63
10.77
13.56
11.25
13.63
10.66
18.70
6.05
5.10
10.82
23.90
17.20
16.31
12.52
26.53
29.61
14.32
13.69
11.50
22.45
22.14
11.54
20.15
6.66
6.53
3.20
8.30
8.02
5.72
4.30
9.20
6.75
12.17
8.86
21.30
10.00
8.12
6.00
7.48
8.79
533.63
12.13
July
18.65
22.10
13.03
21.32
12.76
12.14
12.50
13.31
9.72
11.20
9.00
1.80
5.12
8.90
0.50
18.41
11.06
28.19
25.86
8.50
11.90
15.24
18.43
21.83
14.76
4.95
10.97
12.49
17·65
16.11
5.12
8.10
8.00
7.57
15.64
14.39
7.90
18.70
17.20
14.32
6.00
11.99
9.37
552.50
12.50
August
5.50
7.65
12.34
10.84
12.28
12.24
11.41
12.03
9.43
11.70
7.35
7.80
9.52
6.60
6.90
12.03
11.02
25.97
24.95
16.93
11.42
13.14
14.60
20.91
17.20
21.90
7.46
10.52
18.67
11.10
9.00
6.52
11.70
9.80
13.30
13.35
12.27
17.07
34.40
11.60
14.13
11.00
11.43
10.85
563.44
1611.74
12.80
36.63
September
7.70
5.00
9.33
5.95
8.54
10.70
8.89
10.86
7.40
7.50
8.40
37.50
11.50
6.90
18.10
14.72
12.03
17.73
27.31
9.24
9.62
11.01
13.48
13.09
11.04
13.05
7.26
6.83
2.52
4.60
12.14
3.00
7.40
4.15
8.10
15.94.
10.75
11.99
16.60
85.40
8.57
6.60
10.28
7.08
495.80
11.27
October
12.65
11..05
4.41
11.70
4.20
5.43
6.87
14.40
4.50
19..20
15.05
5.20
6.53
15.70
9.00
5.72
4.91
8.45
7.09
18.86
4.52
6.27
6..04
6.85
13.80
15.50
2.64
2.89
rao
2.80
1.79
8.66
1.30
7.10
11.20
4.41
3.27
13.33
42.20
29.30
3.69
3.70
4.13
4.33
384.84
8.75
November
0.13
0.48
0.40
0.02
0.31
...
-..
...
...
1.15
0.49
0.20
0.02
0.46
0.29
0.10
1.68
0.07
0.04
...
...
0.01
...
0.21
0.19
0.09
6.34
95.28
0.14
8.98
December
0.30
0.14
0.17
0.13
0.12
0.20
0.14
0.30
...
...
0.10
0.02
0.10
0.02
0.55
0.01
0.23
0.06
0.47
0.20
0.10
0.06
0.07
0.10
...
...
0.07
0.04
...
0.06
0.16
0.18
4.10
0.09
Total
74.00
61.80
53.21
78.44
63.19
65.96
61.76
73.48
55.45
91.50
55.05
69.10
51.12
77.10
69.65
84..63
69.20
121.34
131.03
93.91
72.97
69.74
96.64
103.27
77.00
112.25
88.01
42 .59
41.78
28.00
50.20
27.87
40.80
40.45
51.14
66'95
55.97
52.81
136.10
111.90
52.40
36.20
62"29
44.93
3,003.18
68.25
* Average—from " Report on Food-grain Supply and Statistical Review of the Relief Operations in the Distressed Districts
of Behar and Bengal during the Famine of 1873-74 " by A. P. MucDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.
t† Average of live years—1871 to 1875—Alipore.
‡Pooree—from " Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Famine in Bengal and Orissa in 1866."