JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1875.
IX.
TABLE showing the GENERAL STATISTICS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the JAILS of the BENGAL PRESIDENCY
and the AVERAGE NUMBER DAILY SICK in each MONTH.
STATIONS.
Average
Strength
for the
Year.
DAILY SICK PER 1,000 OF AVERAGE STRENGTH IN EACH MONTH.
D a i l y S i c k p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h f o r t h e Y e a r .
A d m i t t e d i n t o H o s p i t a l p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f A v e r a g e S t r e n g t h .
DIED PER 1,000 OF AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
A.
Cholera.
B.
All other
Causes.
C.
All
Causes.
Presidency (Natives) ...
992
5 4 . 0
4 5 . 4
3 9 . 3
4 7 . 0
2 3 . 3
1 8 . 1
3 0 . 6
3 1 . 6
2 9 . 1
3 1 . 2
2 7 . 3
2 4 . 4
3 4 . 3
2 8 4 1 . 7
2 . 0 2
1 4 . 1 1
1 6 . 1 3
Alipore
...
2,496 60.3 63.9 61.8
5 6 . 9 48.2 50.9 64.5
6 2 . 0 66.6 64.0
9 2 . 3 94.5
65.7
2 3 4 3 . 7
3 . 6 1
5 6 . 4 9
6 0 . 1 0
Baraset
...
220
9 0 . 0
8 6 . 0
1 3 0 . 0
1 0 4 . 8
1 0 0 . 8
1 1 2 . 4
1 1 2 . 5
1 1 4 . 2
1 2 7 . 5
1 0 2 . 6
1 1 9 . 8
7 9 8
1 0 9 . 1
2 0 6 3 . 6
4 . 5 5
1 1 8 . 1 8
1 2 2 . 7 3
Jessore
...
488 43.1 48.7 49.4 31.7 30.1 21.0
2 2 . 7
2 7 . 1
3 1 . 3 41.4 53.1 35.6
34.8
9 2 4 . 2
4 . 1 0
2 2 . 5 4
2 6 . 6 4
Kishnaghur
...
367
2 6 . 9 34.7
3 4 . 2
3 4 . 3 46.9 46.6 26.8
4 1 . 4 52.9 40.2 37.7 34.9
38.1
825.6
...
29.97
29.97
Moorshedabad
...
565 17.5
4 1 . 4 50.4 86.8 68.6 37.8 50.3 35.9 28.5 37.9 45.2 31.0
43.2
1178.4
10.81
32.43
43.24
Howrah (6 months' oc-
cupation)
...
1 4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Serampore
...
41
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Hooghly
...
518 61.1 58.5 79.1 68.9 67.7 60.5 71.7 76.4
8 4 . 1 63.1 56.0 36.9
63.7
1 8 2 2 . 4
5.79
46.33
52.12
Burdwan
...
356
2 7 . 7 25.4 36.4 32.6 22.4 13.7
1 9 . 0
1 0 . 7
1 6 . 1 19.0 26.6 34.0
22.5
1 2 4 4 . 4
14.04
42.14
56.18
Bankoora
...
303
4.3
8 7 13.3 14.2
4 . 7 4.7 17.5 13.2 21.3 14.7 17.1 12.4
13.2
4 5 8 . 7
6.60
3.30
9 . 9 0
Purulia
...
228 14.6
1 3 . 4 17.9 56.5 30.9 35.2 23.1 33.5 22.8 23.3 11.7
3.9
21.9
899.1
...
4 3 . 8 6
4 3 . 8 6
Raneegunge
...
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Soory
. . .
250 37.9 45.8 55.3 51.6 43.5 50.2 45.3 81.6
9 5 . 2 46.2 45.1
4 5 . 8
52.0
2040.0
...
16.00
16.00
Rajmehal (6 months'
occupation)
...
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
Nya Doomka (Deogarh and Godda i ncl uded for 5 mont hs) . . .
1 2 4 15.4
2 1 . 0
1 2 . 5
2 4 . 5
1 7 . 8
7 . 9 . . .
1 0 . 1
1 1 . 0
9 . 8 . . .
1 0 . 5
1 6 . 1
4 6 7 . 7
. . .
1 6 . 1 3
1 6 . 1 3
Malda
...
67 35.7 47.6 52.6 71.4
4 4 . 8 30.3 17.9 26.7 41.1 31.2
5 4 . 1 50.0
4 4 . 8
940.3
...
29.85
29.85
Dinagepore
...
522 27.4 24.0 18.3 18.3
1 8 . 4
1 5 . 3
1 8 . 1
9 . 0
1 9 . 9
2 0 . 3
4 1 . 0
1 8 . 9
2 1 . 1
8 1 0 . 3
...
3 4 . 4 8
3 4 . 4 8
Rajshahye
. . .
914 6.6
9.0 8.0 11 5 11.7
1 0 . 0 15.9 18.0
1 4 . 2
1 4 . 7
1 4 . 8 15.6
12.0
225.4
...
21.88
2 1 . 8 8
Rungpore
...
486
4 3 . 0 34.6
4 0 . 7 52.9 50.3 47.2
4 6 . 5 51.0
5 8 . 6 56.5
5 4 . 5 50.2
49.4
1193.4
2.06
121.40
123.46
Bogra
...
162 55.2 12.7 32.3 31.4 25.5 31.4
4 6 . 7 26.7
5 5 . 6
3 3 . 6
3 3 . 7 42.6
37.0
1481.5
1 8 . 5 2
5 5 . 5 5
7 4 . 0 7
Mymensingh
. . .
458 26.4
1 8 . 9
2 4 . 7
2 8 . 3 26.0 27.7 27.2 33.1 33.1
3 9 . 0 38.5 37.6
30.6
1 2 1 4 . 0
4 . 3 7
7 4 . 2 3
7 8 . 6 0
Pubnah
...
135 47.9 26.1 27.2 58.0 33.3 35 5 32.7 37.9 53.0 74.5 70.8 79.4
4 4 . 4
2 2 8 8 . 9
...
29.63
29.63
Furreedpore
. . .
3 4 3
2 6 . 7 33.7 21.4 35.8 41.8
3 1 . 5
4 3 . 4
3 1 . 1 28.0 35.8 27.8 22.7
32.1
1 4 6 6 . 5
...
17.49
17.49
Backergunge
...
3 4 0 35.4 39.8
4 3 . 7 44.6 63.2 45.5
3 7 . 2 45.8 51.4 73.3 99.7 75.6
5 5 . 9
1247.1
1 7 . 6 5
1 0 2 . 9 4
120.59
Noakholly
...
203 36.6 25.6 20.2 29.3 27.9 35.4 37.0 30.5 22.0 22.2 30.6 30.9
29.6
758.6
...
9.85
9.85
Chittagong
...
2 4 2 24.0 27.8
2 4 . 8 34.7
4 3 . 7
3 3 . 0
1 6 . 5 26.2 23.7 16.9
3 1 . 8 25.5
28.9
1095.0
...
28.93
28.93
Tipperah
...
238 30.0
2 1 . 9
2 8 . 0
3 5 . 2 25.1 24.6
2 8 . 6
1 8 . 6
5 6 1
2 6 . 1 14.5 22.1
25.2
9 7 4 . 8
...
25 21
25. 21
Dacca
. . .
594
2 3 . 6 24.0 29.5 24.7 21.2
2 2 . 2
1 7 . 9
2 0 . 7
1 6 . 3
1 7 . 6 33.2 30.2
23.6
4 9 8 . 3
8.42
18.52
26 94
Sylhet
...
467 20.9 26.7 30.7 37.2 30.4 30.2 37.1
4 2 . 0
2 6 . 7
3 0 . 6
3 2 . 1
1 6 . 5
30.0
1066.4
...
40.69
40.69
Shillong
. . .
41 18.5 21.7
2 4 . 4
. . . 22.7 24.4 78.9
1 0 8 . 1 52.6 27.0 27.8 26.3
2 4 . 4
439.0
48.78
48.78
97.56
Cachar
...
109 105.3 85.7 70.0 84.9
8 3 . 3
7 4 . 1
7 4 . 1
1 0 5 . 3
9 7 . 8
4 4 . 2 56.9
6 5 . 8
7 3 . 4
1 8 8 9 . 9
...
9.17
9.17
Goalpara
. . .
113
3 9 . 7
3 2 . 5
2 6 . 8 27.5 67.3
3 6 . 7 51.7 28.3
4 6 . 3 45.5 77.6 61.4
4 4 . 2
1610.6
8 85
79.65
88.50
Gauhati
. . .
134
2 7 . 0 16.7 16.8 25.0
4 0 . 3
3 6 . 2 42.6 34.7
4 2 . 0
3 5 . 7 40.0
2 6 . 1
29.9
947.8
7.46
52.24
59.70
Sibsagár
. . .
103
3 7 . 4
3 2 . 6
4 4 . 0 45.5 52.1 42.6 38.1 49.5 27.3 24.4 9.0
2 4 . 8
38.8
1252.4
77.67
38.83
116.50
Nowgong
. . .
6 0 ...
...
...
...
17.9 15.4 18.9 17.2 16.7 16.4 ...
...
16.7
483.3
...
16.67
16.67
Tezpur (3 months ' oc
-
cupation)
. . .
4 0
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dibrugarh
. . .
62
4 6 . 2 50.8 75.5 62.5 86.2 63.5 93.7
6 4 . 5
1 0 0 . 0 87.0
4 4 . 1
8 2 . 0
64.5
3854.8
...
80.65
80.65
Midnapur, Central
. . .
1 , 0 2 6 36.9 27.5 36.9 46.5 63.6 50.5 46.7 40.9 49.8 73.4 62.1 37.9
46.8
1149.1
. . .
8 2 . 8 5
8 2 . 8 5
, , D i s t r i c t
( 9
months' occupation)...
357
. . .
. . .
. . . 23.6 23.8 28.6
4 5 . 3 46.7 43.5 70.2 79.7 59.4
4 7 . 6
1613.4
...
103.64
103.64
Balasore
...
196 30.5 27.9 31.4 14.6 33.5 27.3
6 1 . 3 50.3
4 0 . 4 36.8 37.4 19.9
35.7
8 9 2 . 9
...
1 0 . 2 0
1 0 . 2 0
Cuttack
...
286 12.3
1 6 . 0
1 5 . 2 18.0 16.4 16.1 16.9 16.8 19.2 23.8 17.1 17.6
17.5
4 0 9 1
...
10.49
10.49
Pooree
...
131
7.6 7.4 21.7 21.0 21.6 32.0
3 4 . 2
1 6 . 7
7 . 4 15.9 23.6 30.1
22.9
885.5
...
7.63
7.63
Monghyr
. . .
380 22.0 22.6
1 6 . 9
1 9 . 5
2 6 . 6
2 6 . 7
3 3 . 1
3 1 . 7
4 6 . 4
5 6 . 2
4 4 . 4
2 5 . 1
3 1 . 6
6 4 7 . 4
3 6 . 8 4
2 1 . 0 5
5 7 . 8 9
Bhagalpur, Central ...
8 1 6 72.6 63.5 57.1 56.9 38.2 22.3 25.1
4 2 . 7 89.0
1 1 9 . 2
1 3 4 . 5
1 1 1 . 3
67.4
808.8
6.13
2 6 . 9 6
3 3 . 0 9
, , D i s t r i c t ...
244 42.4 31.4 39.1 37.7 27.9
2 9 . 6 21.2 12.8 20.7 33.1 55.3 55.9
32.8
622.9
8.20
32 78
40.98
Purneah
...
391 27.4 21.0 28.4 28.7 26.8 20.4 23.6 13.0
3 6 . 4
2 1 . 2 31.6 26.6
2 5 . 6
585.7
...
38.36
3 8 . 3 6
Jálpaiguri
. . .
1 4 5
9 9 . 2
4 5 . 5 47.6
4 4 . 1 53.7 58.0 45.8 50.0
6 9 . 6 89.8 71.9 98.8
6 2 . 1
1565.5
75.86
179.31
255.17
Darjeeling
...
70 58.8 63.5 27.4 31.2 37.7 90.9 42.9 42.1
3 6 . 6
5 1 . 3 13.9 15.9
42.9
1257.1
...
28.57
28.57
Durbhunga (4 months'
occupation)
...
55
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 2 . 3 10.7 13.0
18.2
8 0 0 . 0
...
1 8 . 1 8
1 8 . 1 8
1 6 , 9 0 2
4 0 . 0
3 8 . 1
3 9 . 7
4 2 . 0
3 8 . 5
3 4 . 6
3 9 . 0
3 9 . 1
4 4 . 4
4 6 . 7
5 2 . 7
4 5 . 4
4 1 . 7
1 3 3 5 . 0
5 . 5 0
4 4 . 3 8
4 9 . 8 8
Chybassa
...
91 113.9 129.4 70.6 129.0 180.9 144.3 97 8 93.8 62 5
8 4 . 2
6 5 . 2 88.9 109.9
2087.9
...
65.93
65.93
Ranchee
. . .
2 4 6 4.4 8.2 12.3
1 0 . 3
2 3 . 5 32.5 16.9 17.5
1 3 . 2
8 . 6
1 2 . 0
3 . 7
12.2
4 0 6 . 5
...
2 0 . 3 3
2 0 . 3 3
Hazáribágh (Natives) ...
1 , 0 0 1
1 5 0
1 7 . 3
1 6 . 7
3 4 . 5
2 4 . 5
2 0 . 6 19.0 18.0 22.3 20.6
2 4 . 9
3 6 . 9
2 3 . 0
7 4 5 . 3
...
28.97
28.97
Gya
...
338 48.6
4 0 . 5 73.6
5 4 . 1
4 2 . 4 50.3
6 1 . 0 60.6 81.3 65 7 50.7 48.1
56.2
2227.8
17.75
100.59
118.34
Patna
...
399 10.1 10.3 7.5 18.4 21.6 27.2 31.5 32.9 31.9 23.4 23.4 19.2
22.6
651.6
5.01
55.14
60.15
Dehree
...
6 0 2
1 9 . 8
3 3 . 5 52.5 59.3 32.2 32.9 34.7
4 2 . 8 39.6 46.1 35.0 28.9
38.2
1207.6
3.32
53.16
5 6 . 4 8
Arrah
...
3 8 8
1 5 . 3
2 1 . 6
3 1 . 6
3 6 . 1
3 8 . 9
3 8 . 9
4 5 . 6
6 0 . 8
6 5 . 4
6 3 . 1
5 2 . 3
2 2 . 9
3 8 . 7
1 0 3 3 . 5
5 . 1 5
5 9 . 2 8
6 4 . 4 3
Chumparun
...
229 42.6 38.6 36.4 48.7 34.5 31.4 24.0 29.0 27.9 18.7 32.6 27.0
34.9
925.8
4 . 3 7
6 5 . 5 0
6 9 . 8 7
Mozufferpore
. . .
688 18.8 20.3 24.1 22.0 15.3 15.2 20.7 21.4
2 4 . 2 27.9 21.8 21.1
20.3
481.1
4.36
49.42
53.78
Chupra
...
412 24.2 23.1 26.2 22.0 26.4 25.6 24.6 32.6 27.5 38.6 33.8 21.3
26.7
473.3
...
41.26
41.26
Ghazipur, Temporary...
478
3.4 4.0
6 3 9.1
5.0 7.1
5.7
6.6
5.1 9.1
6.8 5.8
6.3
2 2 8 . 0
...
29.29
29.29
„
District ...
5 8 4
5 . 0 3.3
3.4
3.5
3.1
3.2 4.7
5.3 7.3
5.4 3.6
3.9
3.4
1 5 5 . 8
1.71
8.56
10.27
Benares, Central
...
1,895 21.4 18.6 20.1 23.7
2 4 . 0 27.1 32.1 31.8 33.6
3 8 . 2 31.9 27.6
27.4
670.2
...
1 8 . 4 7
1 8 . 4 7
, , D i s t r i c t
...
6 0 1
2 3 . 8 26.3 28.0 37.6 30.9 23.3 23.5
3 4 . 0
3 2 . 5 37.5 31.5 32.5
30.0
795.3
...
16.64
16.64
Mirzapur
...
238
2 9 . 9 30.0 28.1 30.4 11.7 26.8 27.5 31.6 38.0
3 6 . 2
3 8 . 1
4 3 . 9
29.4
1109.2
...
25.21
25.21
Azamgarh
...
430
9.4 16.1 15.5 27.0
1 5 . 2
2 4 . 1 29.9 23.0 23.0
1 6 . 0 14.9 7.8
1 8 . 6
5 7 9 . 1
. . .
11.63
11.63
Jaunpur
...
414 43.0
4 0 . 6 31.5 23.3 28.7 21.2 26.5 30.9 55.2 77.9
4 4 . 9 33.9
38.6
1062.8
2 . 4 2
4 5 . 8 9
48.31
Gorakhpur
...
720
4 6 . 6 51.6 47.3
4 9 . 3 26.4 34.2 49.0 66.3 49.9 35.3 26.1 18.7
41.7
1186.1
...
50.00
50.00
Basti
...
459
4 5 . 6 28.7 37.1 32.9 30.1 31.7 22.4 24.6 25.2 58.1 39.8 29.2
3 4 . 9
1119.8
...
19.61
19.61
Gonda
...
5 2 3
1 4 . 6
2 1 . 9 17.5 25.4 29.5 22.9 14.7 22.0 29.6 44.0 49.9 29.9
26.8
1045.9
...
13.38
13.38
Bahraich
. . .
293
3.5
3.8
7.7 11.1 11.5 3.7 17.4
6 . 7
1 2 . 6
1 5 . 2 6.1 2.9
10.2
228.7
...
17.06
17.06
Fyzabad
...
799
9.0 10.2
8.3 8.3
8.5 15.2 10.9 36.8
2 5 . 0 10.8 33.3 18.9
16.3
7 4 8 . 4
8.76
27.54
36.30
Sultanpur
...
493
4 . 0
8 . 4
8 . 4 10.8 13.1
8.6 10.2
8.0 13.3
1 0 . 8 10.3
9.6
10.1
217.0
...
26.37
26.37
Rae Bareli
...
670 33.7 25.8 19.9 16.4 15.5 14.0 12.7 16.9 19.1 19.8 26.4 22.3
19.4
455.2
...
2.99
2.99
Partabgarh, Old
534 38.3 37.4 35.6 30.8 34.2 34.6 30.3 28.9 25.6 23.7 15.7 15.0
30.0
1571.2
...
1 4 . 9 8
1 4 . 9 8
, , N e w
H a r d o i
. . .
3 9 0
1 4 . 9
1 0 . 1
1 5 . 6
1 5 . 2
1 1 . 8
1 1 . 2
1 2 . 9
8 . 8 8.4 13.7 14.8
6 . 4
12.8
312.8
...
2.56
2.56
Kheri
. . .
2 4 0 12.0 12.3
8.8
8.6 12.4 ...
16.6 20.6 26.1 16.7 16.5 17.0
12.5
412.5
...
4.17
4.17
Lucknow, Central
. . .
1,732
9.6 9.0 9.7 8.1
6.3 7.0 7.6 10.6 10.6 10.1 10.9 10.2
9.2
2 3 3 . 8
...
8.08
8 . 0 8
„
District ...
805 17.4 18.6 26.6 22.0
1 4 . 5 12.7 10.4 15.6 19.2 35.9 33.5
1 9 . 4
1 9 . 9
487.0
...
21.12
21.12
Sitapur
...
714
8 . 8 10.3
8 . 4
8 . 1
6 . 6 12.4 12.3 16.6
9 . 5 11.0 8.6 9.0
9.8
613.4
...
9 . 8 0
9 . 8 0
Nawabganj or Bara
Banki
...
6 6 8
1 2 . 0
1 0 . 9
1 4 . 5
1 6 . 1
2 3 . 1
1 2 . 0
1 7 . 4
1 7 . 9
1 8 . 2
1 7 . 2
1 5 . 1
1 5 . 6
1 5 . 0
5 8 3 . 8
. . .
1 3 . 4 7
1 3 . 4 7