JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1871.
V.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the AGRA DISTRICT, and in CENTRAL
INDIA during the Year 1871. 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 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 .
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 d 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
. . .
3,654
100 27.4
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
1
2
. . . ...
...
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
February
... 3,582
95 26.5
5
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . . ... ...
1
. . . 1
... 1
. . . ...
1
March
. . . 3,487
85 24.4
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
1
. . .
...
... ...
. . . ...
1
April
... 3,360
78 23.1
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
... ...
. . .
1
1
May
. . . 3,345
6 4
19.1
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 ...
. . . . . . ...
. . .
1
. . .
...
... ...
. . .
1
. . .
June
... 3,389
6719.8
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
July
. . . 3,409
73 21.4
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 ...
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
... ...
. . .
. . .
1
August
... 3,349
89 26.6
4
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
1
2 . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
September ... 3,348
110 32.9
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
October
... 3,293
114 34.6 16
. . .
. . . ...
...
1
1
6
1 ...
. . .
5
. . . ...
1 ...
. . .
1
. . .
November ... 3,272
114 34.8
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
4
. . . ...
. . .
2
. . . ...
1 ...
. . .
1
. . .
December
. . . 3,235
88 27.2
13
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 ...
4
1 ...
. . .
5
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . ...
. . . 9
2
19
4
1 ...
15
1
1
2 1
. . .
4
8
Died per 1,000of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 3,395
90 26.5 67 19.73
. . . ...
2 . 6 5
. 5 9
6.78
.29 ... 4.42 .29
. 2 9
. 5 9
. 29 ... 1.18 2.36
CAUSES Of
ADMission.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total
Admitted
during '
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
of each
hundred
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
Smallpox
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Fever, Intermittent ...
50
57
74
83
53
4 4
69
108
157
133
122
6 4
1,014
298.7
. . .
„ Remittent
and
Continued ...
...
3
3
12
10
4
15
16
23
12
7
2
107
31.5
8.41
Apoplexy
...
1.
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
2
. . . ...
4
1.2
50.00
Dysentery
. . .
13
26
19
1 8
5
7
20
15
23
30
25
25
226
66.6
6 . 7 3
Diarrhœa
...
12
12
17
10
9
7
12
16
9
2
6
4
116
34.2
Hepatitis
. . . . . .
. . .
1
1
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . . ...
2
.6
. . .
Spleen Diseass
. . .
3
3
2
1
2
. . . ...
1
. . .
1
2
. . .
15
4.4
. . .
Respiratory Diseases ...
16
14
16
12
8
8
12
12
3
15
10
19
145
42.7
10.34
Phthisis Pulmonalis ...
...
1
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
1
3
.9
33.33
Dropsy
. . . . . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
... ... ... ... ... ...
...
... ...
...
Atrophy and Anæmia
. . . . . .
5
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
9
2.7
...
Scurvy
. . . . . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
1.2
25.00
Rheumatism
. . .
5
5
4
1
5
1
4
3
3
1
1
...
33
9.7
1 . 7 4
Venereal Diseases
. . .
9
4
3
8
5
6
7
4
. . .
2
2
. . .
50
14.7
Eye Disease
. . . . . .
2
5
5
7
8
7
11
2
3
1
. . .
51
15.0
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
26
17
24
18
35
15
23
27
26
26
22
22
281
82.8
Wounds and Accidents ...
9
10
4
8
10
11
10
3
9
6
4
2
86
25.3
All other causes
. . .
17
17
22
30
30
34
20
22
22
9
15
9
247
72.7
161
179
195
208
181
145
200
238
278
242
217
149
2,393
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
44.1
50.0
55.9 61.5
54.1 42.8 58.7
71.1
83.0 73.5
66.3 46.1
704.9