JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1873.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the CENTRAL PROVINCES, excluding
JUBBULPORE and SAUGOR, during the Year 1873 , 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 .
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 .
Fever , I nt er mi t t ent .
F e v e r s , 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 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 ...
2,139
62
29.0
6
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . ....
... ...
. . ....
. . .
February ...
2,140
53
24.8
4 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
March ...
2,199
67
30.5
3 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . . 1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
April ...
2,221
70
31.5
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
May ...
2,270
64
28.2
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
June ...
2,378
65
27.3
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
July ...
2,427
66
27.2
2
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
August ...
2,461
98
39.8
6
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
. . . 1
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 1
September ...
2,509
123
49.0
1 4 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
3
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
October ...
2,504
140
55.9
8
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
5 ...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
November ...
2,474
105
42.4
4 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
December ...
2,501
91
36.4
5
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .1
. . ....
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . . 2
6
. . . 17
9
. . .
1 6
2
. . . 1
1
3
1
7
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
2,352
84
35.7
56
23.80
. . .
. . .
3.40
. . .
11.06
. . . .42 2.55 .85
. . . .42 .42 1.28 .42 2.98
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
S t r e n g t h .
Died out
of each
h u n d r e d c a s e s
treated.
Jan.
Feb.
March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. 4
. . .
Smallpox ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
69
58
83
59
46
68
77
106
126
147
116
103
1,058
449.8
.19
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued ...
1
. . .
2
2
. . .
1
1
5
3
5
2
1
23
9.8
26.09
Apoplexy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery ...
14
12
16
8
9
6
30
72
46
19
20
14
266
113.1
5.58
Diarrhœa ...
10
2
8
10
7
19
39
29
33
16
16
11
200
85.0
Hepatitis ...
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. 8
. . .
Spleen Disease ...
1
2
3
2
1
. . .
1
. . .
... .
1
. . .
2
13
5 . 5
7.70
Respiratory Diseases ...
14
3
8
11
4
5
2
6
6
4
6
5
74
31.5
8.11
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
2.1
. . .
Dropsy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Atrophy and Anæmia ...
2
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
2
11
4.7
27.27
Scurvy ...
. . .
2
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
13
5.5
7.70
Rheumatism ...
4
5
4
13
5
4
8
4
5
3
8
3
66
28.1
. 9 1
V e n e r e a l D i s e a s e s . . .
5
6
7
3
4
1
1
3
6
3
6
5
50
21.3
Eye Diseases ...
1
1
2
6
4
1
5
8
4
10
4
2
48
20.4
Abscess and Ulcer ...
35
29
40
60
48
63
53
38
66
62
46
47
587
249.6
Wounds and Accidents ...
4
7
10
8
6
11
7
10
11
8
5
13
100
42.5
28
22
24
249
105.9
14
15
22
17
15
17
16
38
21
All other Causes ...
174
143
215
200
152
197
240
321
331
309
252
232
2,766
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
81.3
66.8
97.7
90.0
67.0
82.8
98.8
130.4
131.9
123.4
101.9
92.8
1176.0
1873.
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