JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1872.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the AGRA DISTRICT and in CENTRAL
INDIA during the Year 1872, 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 n 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.
C h o l e r a .
S m a l l p o x .
E n t e r i c F e v e r .
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 . F e v e r , 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 . . . 3,142
83 26.4
1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . .
2
2 . . . . . . 5
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 1
February . . . 3,134 73 23.3
8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 . . . . . . 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
March . . . 3,201
66 20.6
3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
April . . . 3,267
58 17.8
5
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . .
1
May . . . 3,249 64 19.7
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . 1 . . . 2
June . . . 3,285
82 25.0
6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
July . . . 3,381
83 24.5
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . .
1
August . . . 3,483 106 30.4 15
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 . . . 1 2
. . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . 3
September . . . 3,629 157 43.3 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2 . . . . . . 3
. . . 1 . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
October . . . 3,689 150 40.7 11
. . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . 3
2 . . . . . . 1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 3
November . . . 3,715 123 33.1 14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
December . . . 3,709 111 30.0 12
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
1 . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 1 . . . 3 . . . 1 44
1 1 . . . 1 17 1 3 1 . . . 6 2 16
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year . . . 3,407
96 28.2 107 31.41 . . . . . .
1 . 1 8
.29 16.15
. . . . 2 9 4.99 .29 .88
. 2 9 . . . 1.76 . 59 4.70
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted during
the Year.
Ad mi t t e d p e r 1 , 0 0 0 o f S t r e n g t h . Died out
of each
hundr e d c a s e s t r e a t e d.
Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Dengue . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
67 215
21
. . .
. . .
303
88.9
. . .
Cholera . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
2
.6
. . .
Smallpox . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Enteric Fever . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
2
.6
. . .
Fever, Intermittent . . . 26
40
53
61
64
67
64 128 221 173
69
33
999
293.2
. . .
" Remittent and
Continued . . .
4
1
4
1
5
4
. . .
. . .
2
1
. . .
. . .
22
6.4 13.63
Apoplexy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
.6
50.00
Dysentery . . .
8
. . .
6
6
10
21
29
49
40
34
47
60
310
91.0
1 1 . 1 1
Diarrhœa. . . .
8
3
5
6
14
9
23
46
24
33
13
1
185
54.3
Hepatitis . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Spleen Disease . . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
2
9
2.6
11.11
Respiratory Diseases . . . 27
12
14
18
7
12
9
5
13
17
4
21
159
46.7
10.69
Phthisis Pulmonalis . . . . . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
2
1
. . . . . .
6
1.8
5 0 . 0 0
Dropsy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
.3
. . .
Atrophy and Anæmia . . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
3
. . .
2
. . . . . .
1
. . .
1
9
2.6
6 6 . 6 7
Scurvy . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
2
3
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
15
4.4
. . .
Rheumatism . . .
5
3
7
2
1
5
5
1
1
5
2
6
43 12.6 1. 65
Venereal Diseases . . .
8
7
5
2
3
7
7
5
3
6
2
1
56
16.4
Eye Diseases . . .
4
2
2
2
9
2
4
6
3
6
4
3
47
1 3 . 8
Abscess and Ulcer . . . 14
18
14
22
34
51
57
30
40
34
26
26
366
107.4
Wounds and Accidents
6
3
1
11
4
1 7 6
2
6
4
9
6
75
22.0
All other Causes . . . 18
13
15
18
26
17
25
36
21
28
24
22
263
77.2
132 102 127 150 181 215 235 381 593 376 200 182
2,874
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
42.0 32.6 39.7 45.9 55.7 65.4 69.5 109.4 163.4 101.9 53.8 49.1
843.4