JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1873.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the AGRA DISTRICT and in CENTRAL
INDIA 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 .
CAUSES OF DEATHS.
Chol era.
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i e F e v e r .
F e v e r , I n t e r mi t t e n t .
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 .
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 .
Dropsy. Scurvy.
A t r o p h y a n d A n 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 ...
3,713
98
26.4
6
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . . 5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
1
...
. . .
February ...
3,913
73
18.6
3
... ...
. . .
. . ....
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . ...
... ...
...
...
. . .
March ...
3,872
80
20.7
9
... ...
. . .
. . ....
1
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
2
. . ....
...
...
...
...
2
April ...
3,967
84
21.2
1 0
... ...
1
. . ....
. . .
. . .
4
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . ....
1
...
...
...
1
May ...
4,053
81
20.0
7
... ...
. . .
. . ....
3
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 3
...
...
...
...
. . .
June ...
4,287
89
20.8
4
... ...
. . .
. . ....
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1 ...
...
...
...
1
July ...
4,464
107
24.0
2
... ...
. . .
. . ....
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ... ...
...
...
...
. . .
August ...
4,526
138
30.5
8
... ...
. . .
. . ....
. . .
. . .
2
3
2
. . .
1
. . ....
...
...
...
...
. . .
September . . .
4,602
184
40.0
14
. . . ...
. . .
. . ....
. . .
. . . 8
1
. . .
. . .
2
1 ...
...
...
1
1
. . .
October ...
4,638
198
42.7
31
... ...
. . .
. . ....
1
. . . 13
1
. . .
. . .
6
2
1
1
1
1
...
4
November ...
4,689
161
34.3
16
...
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
6
3
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . ....
1
3
. . .
. . .
December ...
4,831
135
27.9
13
... ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
1
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
3
1 ...
...
1
. . .
1
...
1
. . . ...
5
1 50 11
2
. . .
19
7
6
2
2
7
1
9
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ...
4,296
119
27.7
123
28.63 ... .23
1.16
.23
14.20
4.7
. . . 4.42 1.63 1.39 .47 .47 1.63
. 23 2.10
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.
Cholera ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Smallpox ...
. . .
2
3
3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
2 . 3
10.00
Enteric Fever ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
44
44
41
73
62
60
71
156
212
149
74
72
1058
246.3
. . .
Fevers, Remittent and
Continued ...
. . .
. . .
4
2
4
2
3
1
2
. . .
2
. . .
20
4.7
25.00
Apoplexy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dysentery ...
32
19
18
15
10
13
27
60
67
40
27
19
347
80.8
12.95
Diarrhœa ...
12
4
5
8
2
8
9
35
18
12
6
5
124
28.9
Hepatitis ...
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
6
1.4
33.33
Spleen Disease ...
2
. . .
1
. . .
2
1
3
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
12
2 . 8
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
16
8
11
13
5
11
10
14
14
17
25
12
156
3 6 . 3
12.18
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
4
1
2
. . .
2
. . .
1
1
12
2.8
50.00
Dropsy ...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
2
.5
. . .
Atrophy and Anæmia ...
1
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
2
2
2
7
4
4
25
5.8
2 8 . 0 0
Scurvy ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
3
14
7
1
. . .
26
6.0
7.70
Rheumatism ...
8
3
5
1
10
5
8
6
1
8
4
8
67
15.6
1.36
Venereal Diseases ...
2
6
4
6
7
4
5
8
7
7
4
4
64
14.9
Eye Diseases ...
3
1
5
10
8
7
8
2
9
8
2
3
66
15.4
Abscess and Ulcer ...
32
29
35
31
35
53
62
60
38
64
61
63
563
131.0
Wounds and Accidents ...
8
7
9
11
15
22
28
14
18
12
15
25
184
42.8
All other Causes ...
19
11
33
24
16
30
29
36
34
36
22
17
307
71.4
180
136
175
199
184
217
268
401
438
369
248
234
3,049
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
48.5
34.7
45.2
50.2
45.4
50.6
60.0
88.6
95.2
79.6
52.9
48.4
709.7