JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1872.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the ROHILCUND and MEERUT DIS
-
TRICTS during the Year 1872, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
MONTHS.
A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
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.
C h 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 .
F e v e r , I n t e r m i t t e n t . F e v e r , R e m i t t e n t .
F e v e r , C o n t i n u e d .
A p o p l e x y . D y s e n t e r y .
D i a r r h œ a .
He 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 . . .
5,741
150
26.1
30
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
1 2
5 . . . 1
9
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
February . . .
5,886
148
25.1
17
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 8
4 . . . . . .
2 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
March . . .
5,905
139
23.5
11
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . . 1
4 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
1
April . . .
6,042
155
25.6
12
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1 . . . . . .
5 . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
May . . .
6,214
165
26.6
8
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
4 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . 1
June . . .
6,086
149
24.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
2
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
July . . .
6,192
150
24.2
9
. . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
3
1 . . . . . .
1 . . .
1
1 . . . . . . . . .
1
August . . .
6,296
234
37.2
22
. . . 5
. . . . . . 2
. . .
. . . . . .
3
5 . . . . . .
4 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 1
1
September . . .
6,268
324
51.7
47
. . .
10
. . .
. . . 5
. . . . . .
. . . 19
6 . . . . . .
6 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
October . . .
6,207
307
49.5
53
. . . 2
. . . . . . 2
3
. . .
. . .
2 7
14
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 . . .
1
November . . .
6 175
217
35.1
52
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 26
16 . . . . . .
4 . . .
2
1
. . .
2 . . .
1
December . . .
6 047
164
27.1
42
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1 2
. . .
. . . 22
4 . . . . . .
3 . . .
. . .
1 1
5 . . .
3
18
. . .
. . . 10 9
. . .
. . . 130
56 . . . 2
43 . . .
7 3 1 14
1
13
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
6,088
192
31.5
307
50.43 2.96
. . .
3.12
. . .
30.55
. . . .33 7.06
. . . 1.15 .50 .16 2.30 .16 2.14
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS .
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
cases
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1 2
1
. . .
. . .
14
2.3
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
6
20
. . .
. . .
. . .
29
4.8
6 2 . 0 7
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.3
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
. 5
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
79
57
76
108
154
129
245
559
583
338
186
108
2,622
430.7
.38
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
10
10
14
16
14
11
15
28
19
9
6
16
168
27.6
5.36
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.3
. . .
Dysentery . . .
24
18
14
30
20
12
34
90
116
138
68
69
633
104.0
19.50
Diarrhœa . . .
28
14
12
24
23
12
21
56
45
33
31
22
321
52.7
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
5
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
. . .
25
4.1
8.00
Respiratory Diseases . . .
41
25
22
34
22
15
12
13
21
18
15
22
260
42.7
16.54
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
. . .
8
1.3
87.50
D ro p sy . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
5
.8
60.00
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
4
6
4
6
5
7
4
6
11
18
12
15
98
16.1
14.29
Scu rv y . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.2
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
4
11
6
5
8
13
7
6
11
7
9
9
96
15.8 . 8 9
Venereal Di seases . . .
5
1
5
14
13
8
5
11
5
5
5
3
80
13.1
Eye Diseases . . .
3
3
2
17
10
7
8
3
3
18
13
8
95
15.6
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
89
71
62
58
69
74
75
51
53
40
45
38
725
119
Wounds and Accidents . . .
20
20
29
28
22
26
37
20
14
14
13
13
256
42.1
All other Causes . . .
17
18
26
30
30
35
31
35
25
25
25
18
315
51.7
330
258
277
374
398
353
500
887
943
667
431
341
5,759
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
57.4
43.8
46.9
61.9
64.0
58.0
80.7 140.9
150.4 107.4
69.8
56.4
9 4 6 . 0