JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1876.
VI.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the ROHILCUND and MEERUT
DISTRICTS during the Year 1876, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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 .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S .
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 a n d 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 . H e 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
7,336
131
17·9
20 ...
... ... ... ...
1 ...
6
2
. . . . . .
8 . . .
2
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
February
7,223
131
18·1
22 ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
7
1 . . . . . .
1 2 . . .
1 . . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
March
7,273
140
19·2
5 . . .
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
3
April
7,403
168
22·7
7
...
... ... ... ...
1 ...
3
. . . . . . . . .
1 . . . 1
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
1
May
7,481
139
18·6
13 ...
... ... ... ...
2 ...
2 . . .
. . . . . .
2 . . .
2 . . . . . .
2 . . .
3
June
7,905
124
15·7
12
. . .
... ...
. . . . . .
1 2
. . .
1 . . . . . .
2 . . .
1 . . . . . .
3 1
1
July
8,016
127
15·8
6
...
... ...
... ...
1 ...
2
. . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
2
August
8,108
193
23·8
19
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
2 ...
5
2 . . .
1 4
. . . 2
. . . . . .
2
1 . . .
September
8,204
220
26·8
27 ..,
... ... ... ...
1 ...
1 1
4 . . . . . .
5 . . .
1 . . . . . .
2 . . .
3
October
8,040 277
34·5
64 ...
... ... ... ...
3 ...
4 5
5 . . .
1 5
. . . . . .
1 . . .
2 1
1
November
7,805 208
26·6
35 ...
... ... ... ...
1 ...
2 0
. . .
. . . . . . 6
. . . 3
. . . . . . 5
. . . . . .
December
7,648
167
21·8
34 ...
... ... ... ... ... ...
1 6 1
. . . . . . 1 6
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
... ... ... 13 2 118 17 ...
2
62 ... 13 1 ... 17 3 16
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year
7,704
169
21·9 264 34·27 ... ...
1·69
·26
17·52 ... ·26 8·05 ... 1·69
. 1 3 . . .
2 · 2 0
·39 2·08
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
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 Y e a r .
A d m i 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.
Cholera
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever
...
. . .
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
71
54
94
115
173
114
71
343
350
267
167
93
1,912
248·2
...
" Remittent and
Continued
1
. . .
4
5
8
2
3
10
9
7
4
. . . 53
6·9
24·53
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
...
6
2
. . .
...
...
...
...
8
1·0
25·00
Dysentery
16
11
2 4
27
17
23
24
33
57
154
73
49
508
65·9
19·23
Diarrhœa
13
11
10
20
12
11
13
36
22
14
15
17
194
25·2
Hepatitis
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 3
·4
...
Spleen Disease
2
1
. . .
2
. . .
1
4
1
. . .
5
1
1
18
2·3
11·11
Respiratory Diseases
31
26
25
13
13
7
14
13
15
15
18
30
220
28·6
28·18
Phthisis Pulmonalis Dropsy
2
...
2
...
1
...
1
. . .
1
...
1
...
3
...
2
. . .
2
1
1
...
1
1
. . .
...
17
2
2 · 2
· 3
76·47 . . .
Atrophy and Anæmia
5
9
5
11
3
11
9
9
31
21
17
13
144
18·7
11·80
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism
11
6
9
12
4
1 2
7
1
5
3
7
7
84
10·9
1·63
Venereal Diseases
12
7
7
7
6
2
12
3
4
4
10
4
78
10·1
Eye Diseases
2
4
11
6
5
9
7
3
11
7
3
5
73
9·5
Abscess and Ulcer
26
48
43
48
32
38
70
32
26
32
20
18
433
56·2
Wounds and Accidents
17
16
27
45
36
32
27
11
20
25
11
15
282
36·6
All other Causes
12
23
23
26
18
19
22
17
18
12
14
10
214
27·8
222
218
284
338
328
288
288
514
571
567
363
262
4,243
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
30·3 30·2 39·0 45·7 43·93 6 · 4
35·9 63·4 69·6 70·5 46·5 34·3
550·8