JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1872.
VII.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the PUNJAB during the Year 1872,
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 .
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 .
H e p a t i t i s .
S p l e e n D i s e a s e s .
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 . . .
13,558
213
15.7
30
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . 4 . . . . . .
3
2 1 . . . 10
. . . 3 1
. . . 2 1
3
February . . .
13,448
224
16.7
24
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1
. . . 5
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . . 8 1
1
. . . . . . 2
. . . 5
March . . .
13,147
262
19.9
3 3
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
3 14 1
1
2 1 . . .
9
. . . 2
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
April . . .
13,238
265
20.0
13
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 2 4 . . .
1
. . . . . . . . .
3
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1
May . . .
13,310
265
19.9
15
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 4
. . . 4
1
. . . . . .
4
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1
June . . .
13,311
285
21.4
8
. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 1 2
. . .
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 1
July . . .
13,595
306
22.5
17
. . . 3
. . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . 1
2
. . . . . . 3 1
3 . . . . . . . . . 2
1
August . . .
13,971
521
37.3
51
. . . 27
. . . . . . 2 9
. . . . . . 7
. . . . . . . . .
2
. . .
. . . . . . . . . 1 2
1
September . . .
14,212
600 42.2
57
. . . 10 . . . . . . 2 11
. . . . . . 16
8 1 . . .
6
. . . 1
. . . 1
. . . . . . 1
October . . .
13,871
654 47.1
64
. . .
1
. . . . . . 7 10
. . . 1 13 11 . . .
. . . 9
. . .
. . . 1
. . . 1 . . . 10
November . . .
13,442
548
40.8
75
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 4 8
. . . . . . 27 12 . . . . . .
11
. . . 2 2 . . . 4 1
4
December . . .
13,039
436
33.4
79
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
11 3
. . . . . .
20
6 . . . . . .
33 1
2 1
. . .
1 . . .
1
41 . . . . . . 28 51 28* 4 93 47 3 . . .
99 3 14 5
1 11
1 9
29
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . .
13,512
382
28.3
4 6 6 34.49 3.03 . . .
7.92
.30
10. 36
.22
. . .
7.33 .22 1.04 .37
. 0 8 .81 .67 2. 14
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
N U M B E R O F A D M I S S I O N S I N T O H O S P I T A L I N E A C H M O N T H .
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 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
3
3
. . . . . .
6
.4
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 10
73
7
1
. . .
. . .
91
6.7
45.06
Smallpox . . .
4
3
3
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
11
.8
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
.1
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . .
231
273
274
280
307
3 4 8
496
1 , 3 8 7
2 , 0 4 2 1,613 1,132 745
9,128
6 7 5 . 6
. 3 1
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
14
20
108
55
54
16
9
29
40
59
26
16
446
33.0
17.71†
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
2
1
. . .
1
. . . . . .
12
. 9
33.33
Dysentery . . .
27
38
46
42
59
35
81
139
161
180
158
112
1,078
79.8
7 . 2 1
Diarrhœa . . .
20
24
3 3
87
71
70
96
132
85
68
87
9 1
864
63.9
Hepatitis . . .
2
1
1
6
2
. . .
2
1
2
. . .
1
1
19
1.4
1 5 . 7 9
Spleen Disease . . .
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
7
11
13
11
17
88
6.5
. . .
Respiratory Diseases . . .
78
51
58
83
63
33
26
32
28
53
8 0 131
716
53.0
13.83
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . .
4
5
1
. . .
1
3
3
. . . . . .
1
1
6
2 5
1.9
56.00
Dropsy . . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
3
. . .
4
. . .
12
. 9
41.67
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
6
2
3
8
5
9
10
6
8
14
15
22
108
8.0
10.19
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
2
3
3
4
. . .
3
4
. . .
3
6
28
2.1
. . .
R h e u m a t i s m . . .
14
16
16
24
11
23
17
16
16
14
10
7
184
13.6 1. 31
Venereal Diseases . . .
6
5
14
17
13
18
8
7
14
14
6
13
135
10.0
Eye Diseases . . .
3
9
17
21
27
24
23
19
14
15
7
3
182
13.5
Abscess and Ulcer . . .
6 8
71
93
93
137
133
184
108
84
75
74
86
1,206
8 9 . 3
Wounds and Accidents . . .
28
26
26
39
42
32
39
28
22
20
30
28
360
26.6
All other Causes . . .
46
55
94
108
92
131
119
110
83
73
69
76
1,056
78.1
556
603
795
869
892
894 1,131 2,098 2,627 2,217 1,714 1,360
15,756
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
41.0
44.8 60.5 65.6 67.0 67.2
83.2 150.2 184.8 159.8 127.5 104.3
1166.1
Deaths from Contagious Relapsing Fever which occurred in the Umritsur Jail. During the same period, there were 201 admissions from this fever, occurring as
follows :—Januar 1, February 16, March 94, April 47, May 38, and June 5.
† The Ratio for Relapsing Fever is 13.93.