JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1875.
VIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION of the various
PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Ben gal
Proper and
Assam.
Gangetic
Provinces and
Oudh.
Central
Provinces
(excluding
Saugor and
Jubbulpore).
Agra and
Central India.
Rohilcund
and Meerut.
Pun jab.
BENGAL P R E S I D E N C Y .
40.0
20.7
39.0
35.1
48.1
29.5
31.5
January
...
. . . ...
February
...
. . .
. . .
38.1
19.9
37.3
28.3
41.0
28.2
29.2
March.
...
. . .
...
39.7
21.2
35.8
26.4
2 8 . 5
28.5
28.6
April
...
...
. . .
42.0
2 2 . 3
37'6
28.6
2 2 . 9
3 0 . 6
29.6
May. ...
. . .
. . .
38.5
20.5
33.7
24.1
21.0
32.0
27.8
June. ...
...
...
3 4 . 6
20.5
28.0
22.6
18.2
31.8
26.2
July
...
...
...
39.0
20.5
38.1
23.3
17.2
2 8 . 2
26.8
August
...
...
. . .
39.1
23.3
43.8
3 1 . 7
19.5
43.4
32.0
September
...
...
. . .
4 4 . 4
2 4 . 9
53.8
42.8
25.8
46.8
36.3
October
...
...
...
46.7
26.7
56.2
44.8
24.9
48.1
37'9
November
...
...
. . .
52.7
2 6 . 2
5 4 . 4
44'7
23.1
44.4
38.3
December
...
...
...
45.4
2 0 . 6
43'3
37'9
2 0 . 4
3 8 . 5
32.3
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
...
41'7
2 2 . 3
41.9
32.6
25.8
36'0
3 1 . 4
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
...
...
...
1 6 . 9
2.2
10.3
1.0
1.5
3.1
5 . 9
Smallpox
...
. . .
...
2 8 . 3
9.6
.4
1.0
1
.4
10.3
Fevers
...
...
. . .
489. 2
232.5
349.7
2 5 3 . 8
2 7 0 . 2
708.2
398.3
Apoplexy
...
...
. . .
.3
.9
...
1.0
.8
2 . 0
.9
Dysentery and Diarrh œa ...
...
...
361.6
138. 3
147.1
1 4 0 . 8
81.0
139.2
186.1
Hepatitis
...
...
...
1.1
.8
2.1
1.0
.3
.6
.8
Spleen Disease
...
...
...
1 6 . 0
5.1
7 . 4
2.4
2.1
9.8
8.2
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
...
41.2
2 2 . 4
3 5 . 7
49.3
3 3 . 9
56.7
37.3
Phthisis Pulmonalis
...
...
...
8.2
2.8
2.9
2.2
3 . 4
1.8
3.9
Dropsy
...
...
. . .
9.0
1.0
1.6
.6
1.1
1.5
3.0
Atrophy and Anæmia
...
. . .
...
35.7
10.5
17.3
1 2 . 0
1 3 . 7
6.6
16.3
Scurvy
...
. . .
...
11.2
.9
11.5
.6
...
1.0
3 . 6
Rheumatism
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 8 . 3
12.8
27.1
6.7
8.4
13.8
16.3
Venereal Diseases ...
. . .
...
27.9
18.6
27.1
17.1
17.1
18. 5
20.8
Eye Diseases
...
...
. . .
1 0 . 2
9.1
13.1
10.1
1 0 . 2
15. 5
11.4
Abscess and Ulcer
...
...
...
8 8 . 8
8 3 . 3
2 3 5 . 8
111.3
64.0
130.1
99.2
Injuries
...
. . .
...
47.0
4 5 . 2
49.7
3 4 . 6
34.9
39.1
4 2 . 7
All other Causes
...
...
...
114. 0
55.2
108.1
81.7
42.5
86.1
77.7
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
...
1334.8
651.2
1046. 8
7 3 3 . 0
588.8
1234.0
942. 3
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR.
Cholera
...
...
. . .
5.50
1 . 0 4
6.98
.59
1.05
1.46
2.35
Small pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Fevers
...
...
...
4.79
1.92
2.47
1.77
6.33
7.53
4 . 2 0
Apoplexy
...
. . .
. . .
.30
.64
...
.39
.40
.77
.52
r
...
Dysentery and Diarrh œa ...
. . .
...
20. 94
11.50
6.57
11.00
8.18
7.53
12.38
Hepatitis
...
...
...
.18
.16
.82
.20
...
.07
.15
Spleen Diseases
...
. . . .
. . .
1.54
.88
.41
.20
...
.35
.77
Respiratory Diseases ...
...
. . .
4 . 5 0
2.39
4.93
6 . 6 8
8.44
7.81
5.01
Heart Diseases
...
...
. . .
.35
.23
.41
.20
.26
.42
.32
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
...
3.73
1.00
2 . 0 5
1.18
2.90
.84 1.86
Drops
...
...
. . .
2.1
. 3 2
. 4 1
...
. 1 3
. 2 8
. 6 7
Atrophy and Anæmia ...
. . .
...
2 . 8 4
1 . 4 4
3 . 7 0
.79
1.71
. 5 6
1.65
All other Causes
...
...
...
3 . 1 9
3.39
7 . 3 9
2.16
5 . 4 0
4.11
3 . 7 6
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR ...
49. 88
24. 95
3 6 . 1 5
25.13
3 4 . 8 1
31.71
33. 65
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
32. 63
48.15
68.00
6 0 . 0 9
7 2 . 7 3
47. 73
39.62
Cholera
...
. . .
...
Smallpox
. . . ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Intermittent Fevers ...
...
...
.50
.49
.50
...
.79
.57
.52
Remittent and Continued Fevers
. . .
...
3.32
4 . 1 9
3.77
19.15
2 2 . 0 0
6. 51
5 . 5 4
Apoplexy
...
...
...
100.00
72. 73
...
40.00
10.00
37. 93
55.22
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
. . .
. . .
5 . 7 9
8.31
4 . 4 7
7.81
9.73
5.41
6 . 6 5
Hepatitis
...
...
. . .
16.67
20. 00
40.00
20.0
. . .
12.50
18. 97
Spleen Disease
...
...
...
9.63
17.19
5 . 5 6
8 . 3
...
3.57
9 . 4 2
Respiratory Diseases ...
. . .
...
10.92
10.68
13.79
1 3 . 5 5
2 4 . 9 0
13.76
13.42
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
. . .
45.32
36.23
71.43
5 4 . 5 5
8 4 . 6 2
46.15
4 7 . 8 4
Dropsy
...
...
. . .
22.37
32.00
25.00
...
1 2 . 5 0
18.18
22. 43
Atrophy and Anaemia ...
...
. . .
7.96
13.74
21.43
6 . 5 6
12.50
8.51
10. 12