JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1871.
III.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in CHOTA NAGPORE, and in the DINA-
PORE, BENARES, OUDE, and CAWNPORE DISTRICTS during the Year 1871, 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 .
C A U S E S O F D E A T H S .
C h o l e r a . S m a l l p o x .
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 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 .
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
. . . 18,365
550 30.0 67 ...
...
. . .
2
1
1
23
7 . . .
. . .
6
1
3
1
. . .
1 7
1
4
February
. . . 18,543
4 3 9
2 3 . 7
2 5 . . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
. . .
6
4 . . .
. . .
4
1
3
1
. . .
2
. . . 3
March
. . .
1 8 , 4 5 6
412
2 2 . 3 30
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
8
2 . . .
. . .
3
1
5
. . . ...
3
1
4
A p r i l
. . . 18,450
403 21.8
26 ...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 6
3 . . .
. . .
3 ...
4
2
. . .
1
1
5
May
. . . 18,339
382 20.8 33 ...
1
. . .
. . .
4
. . . 10
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
2
2
. . .
5
1
5
June
. . . 18,513
365 19.7
2 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
9
1
. . .
. . .
3
1
4
. . .
1
1
1
2
July
. . . 18,576
407 21.9
2 8 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
8
3
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
4
1
...
1
1
7
August
. . .
1 8 , 5 4 3
4 7 3 25.5
43 ...
...
...
1
1
1
18
5 ...
4
3 ...
3
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
5
September
. . . 18,680
565 30.2 33
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
1 1
1 1...
. . .
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
3 ...
2
October
. . . 18,812
6 7 4
3 5 . 8
6 4 ...
...
...
1
...
1
32
12
...
. . .
2
. . .
4
3 ...
4
1
4
November
. . . 19,109
6 9 6
3 6 . 4
8 7 ...
5
. . .
. . .
1
. . . 40
13
...
2
1 1 ...
4
1 ...
4
1
5
December ... 19,241
572
2 9 . 7
1 4 0
. . .
2
. . .
3
2
1
69
1 4
1
. . .
18
2
7
1
...
1
2
1 7
9 . . .
8
13
7 240
75
1
7
60
6
4 4
1 2 1
4 4
1 0
6 3
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 18,636
4 9 5
2 6 . 6
6 0 0
3 2 . 2 0
. 4 8
. . .
1 . 1 3
. 3 8
1 6 . 9 0
.05 .38
3 . 2 2 .32
2 . 3 6
. 6 4 . 05
2 . 3 6
. 5 4
3 . 3 9
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
T o t a l Ad mi t t e d d u r i n g t h e Ye a r .
A d m i t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h .
Di e d out of e a c h hundr e d t r e a t e d.
Jan.
Feb. March. April.
May.
June.
J u l y .
A u g .
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Cholera
. . .
. . .
...
1
6
2
1
2
1
. . .
...
19
3
35
1.9
2 5 . 7 1
Smallpox
...
1
6
1
4
2
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
4
4
23
1 . 2
. . .
Fever, Intermittent
...
3 0 5
276
339
423
382
348
4 5 6
519
796 1,071
756
382
6,053
3 2 4 . 8
.13
, , R e m i t t e n t a n d C o n t i n u e d . . .
9
7
13
8
12
8
11
14
15
11
10
6
124
6 . 7
1 0 . 4 8
Apoplexy
...
...
. . .
3
...
...
1
. . .
1
...
2
. . .
2
9
.5
7 7 . 7 8
Dysentery
...
1 5 6
. 7 7
134
1 0 9
107
115
1 5 2
253
283
193
240
157
1 , 9 7 6
1 0 6 . 0
9 . 4 4
Diarrhœa
. . .
6 6
7 6
9 3
102
1 0 3
92
1 1 3
175
130
117
1 8 0
1 1 4
1,361
73.0
Hepatitis
. . .
1
2
. . . ...
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
5
.3
2 0 . 0 0
Spleen Disease
. . .
6
4
3
11
5
8
6
7
2
7
9
9
77
4 . 2
9.09
Respiratory Diseases
. . .
36
37
31
22
23
21
27
27
18
32
53
52
379
20.3
1 5 . 8 3
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. .
20
5
5
14
7
4
7
6
3
1 4
3
3
91
4 . 9
4 8 . 3 5
Dropsy
. . .
1
1
1
4
1 ...
. . .
2
2
4
3
...
1 9
1 . 0
63.16
Atrophy and Anæmia
. . .
123
8
22
10
16
15
21
27
2 1
19
14
21
317
1 7 . 0
1 3 . 8 8
Scurvy
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
1
1
4
3
12
. 6
8 . 3 3
Rheumatism
. . .
31
20
21
32
28
2 1
20
21
23
25
25
24
2 9 1
1 5 . 6
1 . 9 0
Venereal Diseases
...
24
1 3
28
24
32
2 8
2 7
2 2
28
18
13
1 9
276
1 4 . 8
Eye Diseases
...
13
11
23
15
18
2 7
22
19
19
20
24
11
222
1 1 . 9
Abscess and Ulcer
...
133
128
117
87
1 0 1
1 7 0
1 6 1
1 4 4
139
1 2 8
1 2 0
99
1,527
8 2 . 0
Wounds and Accidents . . .
57
6 6
82
63
77
5 8
5 3
63
62
8 6
6 3
5 5
785
4 2 . 1
All other causes
. . .
7 3
75
104
91
1 0 8
9 5
8 4
8 2
8 4
83
80
9 6
1 , 0 5 5
5 6 . 6
1,056
812
1,021
1,025
1,024 1,014
1,163
1,384
1,626
1,831
1,620
1 , 0 6 1
14,637
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
5 7 . 5
4 3 . 8
5 5 . 3
5 5 . 6 55.8
54.8
62.6
74.6
87.0
97.3
8 4 . 8
5 5 . 1
7 8 5 . 4