JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1872.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the CENTRAL PROVINCES, excluding
JUBBULPORE and SAUGOR, 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 . Smal l pox.
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 .
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 .
Dr 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 . . .
2,035
93
45.7
5
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
February . . . 2,035
78
38.3
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
March . . . 2,006
66
32.9
3
. . .
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
April . . . 2,010
62
30.8
2
. . .. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
May . . .
1,999
77
38.5
5
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . . 1
1 . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
June . . .
2,020
67
33.2
4
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
July . . . 2,007
78
38.9
5 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 3
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
August . . .
2,021
110
54.4
7 . . .
1 . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . 1
. . . 1 . . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
September . . .
2,078
136
65.5
13
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
. . . 5
2 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . 1
2 . . .
1
October . . . 2,063
102
49.5
16
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . 1 1 . . . . . . 2 6 . . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 . . .
. . .
November . . . 2,037
89
4 3 . 7
1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
December . . .
2,039
74
36.3
8
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
4 . . . . . . 6 3 . . . . . . 16 13 . . .
3
5 . . .
2 3
1
13
1
2
Di ed per 1, 000 of t he Aver age St r engt h.
For the year . . .
2,029
86
42.4
72
35.49 1.97 . . .
4.44
. . . 14.29
. . .
1. 48 2.46
. . . .99 1.48
. 4 9
6.41
.49
. 9 9
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBED OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
d u r i n g t h e Y e a r .
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
2
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
5
2.4
80.00
Smallpox . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
107
56
67
61
76
51
65
118
318
228
148
79
1,374
677.2
.41
Remittent and
Continued . . .
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
7
3
2
1
27
13.3
11.11
Apoplexy . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery . . .
9
12
19
13
15
15
48
59
37
27
17
10
281
138.5
5 . 6 8
Diarrhœa . . .
8
5
11
15
7
8
33
60
42
18
11
12
230
113.4
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
1.5
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
. . .
1
1
2
2
. . . . . .
1
1
2
3
1
14
6.9
21.43
Respiratory Diseases . . .
18
12
5
5
8
4
6
4
11
7
1
8
89
43.8
5.62
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.5
. . .
Dropsy . . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
5.
2.4
60.00
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
5
2
4
9
3
5
3
33
16.3
39.39
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
3
9
5
1
13
34
16.8
2.94
Rheumatism . . .
14
8
8
6
18
8
4
9
9
6
10
4
104
51.3
.28
Venereal Diseases . . .
5
6
4
5
2
3
2
3
2
2
. . .
1
35
17.3
Eye Diseases . . .
1
. . .
3
2
. . .
2
1
9
6
6
2
3
35
17.3.
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
36
32
34
42
50
53
48
39
48
20
40
41
483
238.0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
13
7
14
9
10
8
18
14
18
14
4
5
134
66.0
All other Causes . . .
28
19
27
24
28
22
21
41
19
23
19
18
289
142.4
241
161
198
187
219
183
254
367
536
364
265
201
3,176
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
118.4
79.1
98.7
93.0
109.6
90.6 126.0
181.6
257.9
176.5
130.1
98 . 6
1565.3
1872.
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