JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1875.
XIII.
DETAIL of the ADMISSIONS and DEATHS of the JAIL POPULATION of each PROVINCE.
(A Summary of the Annual Returns of the Jails of the Presidency.)
CAUSES OF ADMISSIONS
AND DEATHS.
BENGAL PROPER
AND ASSAM.
CHOTA NAGPORE,
BEHAR PROVINCES,
BENARES, OUDH AND
CAWNPORE.
CENTRAL PROVINCES
(EXCLUDING JUB-
BULPORE AND
SAUGOR).
AGRA AND CENTRAL
INDIA.
MEERUT
AND ROHILCUND.
PUNJAB.
Strength ... 16,902 Strength ... 25,054 Strength ... 2,434 Strength ... 5,093 Strength ... 7,583 Strength ... 14,347
Admissions ...22,346 Admissions ... 16,370 Admissions ... 2,547 Admissions ... 3,734 Admissions ... 4,474 Admissions ... 17,710
Deaths
... 843 Deaths
... 625 Deaths
...
88 Deaths
... 128 Deaths
... 264 Deaths
... 455
Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died. Admitted. Died.
Smallpox
...
483
...
239
. . .
. . .
...
5
. . .
1
...
6
. . .
Measles
...
1
. . .
8
. . .
. . .
. . .
10
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Dengue
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Typhus Fever
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
2
Enteric Fever
...
3
...
4
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
7
3
Simple Continued Fever
...
1,093
6
4 0 3
3
7
...
35
3
100
26
431
10
Ague
...
6,775
35
5,328
27
796
4
1,243
...
1,901
11
9,324
51
Remittent Fever
...
339
41
105
15
4 7
2
14
6
50
7
391
40
Cholera
...
251
93
50
26
25
17
5
3
11
8
44
21
D i p h t h e r i a
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
2
Mumps
...
6
. . .
66
. . .
2
...
19
...
22
...
5
...
Hospital Gangrene
...
2
1
3
. . .
. . .
...
1
1
5
...
3
2
Erysipelas
...
13
2
36
5
2
. . .
12
...
3
. . .
46
5
Pyæmia
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Rheumatism, Acute
...
128
1
116
2
3 6
...
16
. . .
3 9
. . .
103
1
,,
Muscular
...
241
...
89
2
11
...
6
. . .
15
...
52
1
,,
Chronic
...
9 8
...
104
3
17
...
14
. . .
9
. . .
3 6
. . .
Gout
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Primary Syphilis
...
131
. . .
1 4 5
1
24
. . .
43
. . .
4 3
. . .
7 3
. . .
Secondary Syphilis
...
141
1
163
4
16
. . .
17
...
56
6
110
1
Cancer
...
4
1
2
1
. . .
...
1
. . .
4
1
...
. . .
True Leprosy
...
36
3
28
4
5
2
3
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
Phthisis Pulmonalis
...
191
63
84
26
10
5
12
6
25
22
34
12
Other Scrofulous diseases
...
7
...
1 4
1
. . .
. . .
2
1
1
...
4
...
Diabetes
...
2
. . .
4
. . .
1
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
Purpura
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Scurvy
...
1 9 1
5
22
1
28
1
3
. . .
1
. . .
15
1
Anæmia
...
88
7
75
8
1
. . .
16
...
3
1
1 8
3
General Dropsy
...
1 2 1
30
23
6
4
1
4
. . .
7
1
19
2
Encephalitis
...
3
2
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
Apoplexy, Sanguineous
...
5
4
9
7
. . .
...
1
1
2
2
3
1
Sunstroke
...
1
1
12
9
. . .
...
5
1
4
1
2 6
10
Myelitis
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Paraplegia
...
. . .
. . .
5
1
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . .
Other forms of Paralysis
...
8
. . .
1 4
3
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
. . .
7
. . .
Tetanus
...
1
. . .
3
2
. . .
...
1
1
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Hydrophobia
...
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Epilepsy
...
3 1
1
2 6
...
6
1
6
1
6
1
17
3
Neuralgia
...
9 4
. . .
3 2
. . .
5
. . .
1 1
. . .
7
. . .
4 2
. . .
Mania
...
6 9
1
28
...
5
. . .
1
. . .
6
1
7
. . .
M e l a n c h o l i a
...
1
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Dementia
...
6
...
1
1
1
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . .
3
1
Conjunctivitis
...
1 5 0
. . .
206
...
28
. . .
69
. . .
6 7
. . .
1 8 5
. . .
Iritis
...
11
. . .
3
1
1
. . .
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Other Eye diseases
...
1 0
. . .
2 5
. . .
2
. . .
4
...
7
. . .
36
. . .
Disease of External Ear and Mem-
brana Tympani
...
49
. . .
57
1
5
. . .
7
. . .
2
. . .
44
. . .
Other diseases of the Ear
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Ozœna
...
2
. . .
1
...
3
...
2
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
Epistaxis
...
1 6
. . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
. . .
1
. . .
1 4
1
Pericarditis
...
3
2
3
3
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
1
Valve Disease of the Heart
...
5
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
7
5
Fatty Degeneration of the Heart ...
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
1
. . .
. . .
Other diseases of the Heart
...
2
1
4
...
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Embolism
...
. . .
. . .
2
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Aneurism
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
1
Phlebitis
...
5
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Phegmasia dolens
...
. . .
. . .
2
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Varicose Veins
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Inflammation of Inguinal Glands ...
68
. . .
2 9
...
5
. . .
1 2
. . .
5
. . .
2 2
. . .
Inflammation of Absorbent Glands
not named
...
2 1
. . .
8
1
1
. . .
3
...
3
. . .
4
. . .
Goitre
...
1
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
Addison's disease
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Laryngitis
...
4
1
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
...
3
1
1
. . .
Bronchitis
...
357
8
3 2 1
15
50
1
92
3
118
21
314
7
Asthma
...
87
1
88
2
2
...
1 2
2
2 4
6
36
4
Pneumonia
...
144
61
114
38
2 3
1 0
122
29
92
37
314
97
Pleurisy
...
4 7
4
23
3
9
1
22
...
21
1
146
2
Stomatitis
...
113
3
7
. . .
2
...
3
. . .
4
. . .
7
. . .
Caries of Teeth
...
41
...
40
...
13
...
1 0
. . .
4
. . .
31
. . .
Sorethroat
...
9
...
5
...
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3 8
. . .
Tonsillitis
...
8
...
15
1
. . .
...
5
...
1 6
. . .
3 7
. . .
Gastritis
...
16
1
6
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
1
. . .
8
. . .
Dyspepsia
...
167
...
154
...
44
. . .
3 8
. . .
29
. .
8 5
. . .
Enteritis
...
1
...
1
1
. . .
...
2
1
5
. . .
6
3
Dysentery
...
2,647
270
1,745
194
1 9 0
1 1
5 8 7
50
362
4 5
1 , 3 0 6
67
Ulceration of Intestines
...
2
1
2
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Obstruction of Intestines
...
1
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
2
2
Hernia
...
6
...
3
. . .
. . .
...
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
. . .
Ascarislumbricoides
...
9
. . .
5
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
4
...
Tœnia Solium
...
3
. . .
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
...
...
. . .
4
1
Diarrhœa
...
3,476
81
1,730
9 4
169
7
131
5
267
1 9
691
41
Colie
...
293
. . .
318
2
43
. . .
9 9
1
6 8
. . .
3 2 1
2
Fistula in Ano
...
22
. . .
8
...
1
. . .
1
...
2
. . .
6
. . .