JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1876.
VIII.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION of the various
PROVINCES of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF THE AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Bengal
Proper and
Assam.
Gangetic
Provinces and
Oudh.
Central
Provinces
(excluding
Saugor and
Jubbulpore).
Agra and Central India.
Ro h i l c u n d a n d Me e r u t .
Punjab. BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
I.—AVERAGE DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH.
January
41.5
2 0 . 6
37. 8
30.7
17.9
33.5
29.3
February
38. 6
21.2
41.9
31.6
18.1
27.8
28.0
March
39. 2
2 2 . 3
4 4 . 0
2 7 . 0
1 9 . 2
26.3
28.1
April
41.7
22.6
40.8
26.4
22. 7
38.8
31.4
May
36. 3
2 0 . 9
37. 5
26.9
18. 6
42.7
29.8
June
37.5
22.1
38.2
26.3
15.7
46.4
30.8
July
41.1
2 5 . 9
41.1
22.6
15. 8
38.1
31.2
August
41.6
27.7
56.1
31.7
23.8
60.6
38.4
September
42.3
2 6 . 3
50. 3
37.8
26. 8
72.5
4 0 . 9
October
41.9
2 5 . 4
55.6
38.0
34. 5
69.6
40.9
November
40. 6
2 4 . 2
44.6
35.7
26.6
56.6
36.2
December
38. 2
19.6
34.6
27.2
21.8
45.6
30.4
AVERAGE OF THE YEAR
40. 0
2 3 . 2
43.7
30.1
21.9
46.5
33.0
II.—COMPOSITION OF THE ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
Cholera
17.3
1 0 . 1
3.6
.8
...
2.2
8.3
Smallpox
1.3
1.8
...
.6
. . .
. 2
1.1
Fevers
483.1
198. 5
350. 4
217.3
255.1
1107.7
457.5
Apoplexy
.2
2 . 4
.4
...
1 . 0
2.4
1.5
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
356. 4
145. 3
148. 4
116.6
91.1
150. 2
190.6
Hepatitis
1 . 4
.5
1.2
.4
.4
2
.7
Spleen Disease
17.0
4.6
3.6
2.2
2 . 3
8.4
7.9
Respiratory Diseases
46. 5
2 6 . 9
38. 5
65.6
28.6
59.6
41.4
Phthisis Pulmonalis
1 2 . 2
2 . 4
1.6
2 . 6
2.2
2.6
4.8
Dropsy
9.3
1.7
. . . .8
.3
1.3
3.2
Atrophy and Anæmia
29.1
1 4 . 4
32.5
21.0
18.7
12.8
19.3
Scurvy
7.8
2.7
15.6
2.8
. . .
. 5
3.7
Rheumatism
27.2
13.9
22. 9
12.5
10.9
16.0
17.5
Venereal Diseases
1 7 . 5
9 . 8
14.5
7.7
10. 1
10.8
11.9
Eye Diseases
1 0 . 3
1 2 . 2
15. 6
10. 9
9.5
12.1
11.4
Abscess and Ulcer
86. 9
9 5 . 4
261.0
114. 2
56. 2
192.3
1 1 5 . 0
Injuries
44.6
44.1
36. 9
25. 8
36. 6
28.3
38.8
All other Causes
125.7
7 6 . 8
96. 6
75.1
27.8
69.4
82.6
ADMISSION-RATE OF THE YEAR
1293.8
663.5
1043.3
676. 9
550. 8
1677.0
1017.2
III.—COMPOSITION OF THE DEATH-RATE OF THEY E A R .
Cholera
7.94
5. 74
2.01
.61
...
1.04
4.24
Smallpox
.23
...
...
...
...
. 0 8.07
Fevers
2.67
1.00
.80
1.41
1.69
5.41
2.36
Apoplexy
. 1 8
1.00
.40
...
.26
. 8 1.59
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
17.68
13.02
15.64
9.08
17.52
14.39
14.75
Hepatitis
.23
. 04
. 8 0
...
...
...
.10
Spleen Disease
.75
.13
. 4 0
...
.26
. 0 8.29
Respiratory Diseases
4.98
3. 06
4.41
7.06
8.05
8.38
5.45
Heart Diseases
.23
.21
.40
...
...
. 0 8.
1 6
Phthisis Pulmonalis
8.00
1. 68
2.41
2.42
1.69
1.26
3.24
Dropsy
1.33
.71
. . .
1 . 0 1 .13
. 3 7.73
Atrophy and Anæmia
2.61
1.84
2.81
4.64
2.20
1.26
2.19
All other Causes
4.06
2. 80
6.81
2.62
2.47
3.49
3.34
DEATH-RATE OF THE YEAR
50.89
31.23
36.89
28.85
34.27
36.65
37.51
DIED OUT OF EACH HUNDRED CASES TREATED.
IV.—MORTALITY RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER TREATED.
Cholera
45.97
57.08
55.56
75.00
...
46.67
50.95
Smallpox
17.39
. . .
...
...
. . .
33.33
6.85
Intermittent Fevers
.10
.11
...
.19
...
.20
.14
Remittent and Continued Fevers
10.56
15.52
12.50
83.33
24.53
17.87
15.24
Apoplexy
75.00
41.38
...
...
25.0 0
33.33
39.42
Dysentery and Diarrhœa
4.96
8.96
10.54
7.79
19.23
9.58
7 . 7 4
Hepatitis
16.00
7.70
...
...
...
...
14.58
Spleen Disease
4.44
2. 75
11.11
. . .
11.11
.89
3.62
Respiratory Diseases
10.72
11.37
11.46
10.77
28.18
14.07
1 3 . 1 6
Phthisis Pulmonalis
65.40
68.96
100.00
92.30
76.47
48.57
6 6 . 8 6
Dropsy
14.38
40.48
...
100.00
...
29.41
22.67
Atrophy and Anæmia
8.96
12.83
8.64
22.12
11.80
9.88
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