JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1871.
IV.
TABLE showing the SICKNESS and MORTALITY among the JAIL POPULATION in the CENTRAL PROVINCES, excluding
JUBBULPORE and SAUGOR, during the Year 1871, and the prevalence of the principal Diseases in each Month of the Year.
M O N T H S .
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
... 2,085
100 48.0
5
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
1
2
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
February ... 2,105
96 45.6
5 ...
... ...
...
. . . ...
2
1
. . .
. . .
...
. . . ...
. . .
1 ...
1
. . .
March
... 2,072
93 44.9
8
. . .
. . . ...
...
3
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . 2
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
April
. . . 2,038
79 38.8
2
. . .
. . . . . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
1
. . . ...
...
May
... 2,071
79 38.1
6
. . .
2
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
2
. . . . . .
2
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
Jun e
. . . 2,086
7 0
33.5
. . . . . .
...
. . . ...
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
July
. . . 2,101
82 39.0
1
. . .
... ...
...
. . .
. . .
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
August
... 2,153
79 36.7
. . .
. . .
...
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
... ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
September ... 2,191
92 42.0
8
. . .
...
. . .
1
1
...
1
1
. . . . . .
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
1
1 ...
October
... 2,097
94 44.8
10 ...
... . . .
. . .
. . . ...
3
.4
. . .
. . . ...
1 ...
1
. . .
. . . 1
. . .
November ... 2,040
105 51.3
7
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
...
1
1
. . .
1
1 ...
...
...
...
...
1 1
December ... 2,016
9 9 49.1
4
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
1
...
2
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
2
. . .
1
6
1
13
9
. . .
1
6
1
4
1
2
1
4
4
Died per 1,000 of the Average Strength.
For the year ... 2,088
89 42.6
56 26.82
. 9 6 ...
3.35
. 4 8
10.54
...
.48 2.88 .48 1.91 .48 .96 .48 1.91 1.91
CAUSES OF
ADMISSIONS.
NUMBER OF ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL IN EACH MONTH.
Total Admit
ted during
the Year.
Admitted
per 1,000 of
Strength.
Died out
o f e a c h h u n d r e d
treated.
Jan.
Feb. March. April. May. June. July. Aug.
Sept. Oct.
Nov. Dec.
Cholera
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
1.9
50.00
Small pox
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
1
. 5
...
Fever, Intermittent
. . .
78
101
84
87
87
62
83
1 4 2
1 4 4
1 8 1
1 7 7
1 3 8
1 , 3 6 4
6 5 3 . 3
. 0 7
, , R e m i t t e n t
a n d
Continued ...
1
4
8
5
2
2
5
7
3
2
4
4
47
22.5
12.77
Apopl exy
...
...
...
1
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
. . .
...
...
162
77.6
6.30
Dysentery
. . .
8
8
10
4
4
11
15
32
23
20
1 2
1 5
1 6 2
7 7 . 6
Diarrhœa
. . .
13
12
13
10
21
15
33
11
30
15
5
9
187
8 9 . 6
Hepatitis
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
1
...
. . .
1
. 5
. . .
Spleen Disease
...
...
...
. . .
2
3
. . .
2
. . .
...
1
4
1
1 3
6 . 2
7 . 7
Respiratory Diseases
. . .
10
9
4
8
6
4
2
4
1
1 0
5
1 2
7 5
3 5 . 9
8 . 0 0
Phthisis Pulmonalis
. . .
1
. . .
1 ...
...
...
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
. . .
3
1 . 4 100.00
Dropsy
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
1
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
...
...
2
1 0 .
5 0 . 0 0
Atrophy and Anæmia ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
2
1
1
2
...
2
5
. . .
1 5
7 . 2
6 . 6 7
Scurvy
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
. . . ...
1
. . . ...
...
...
1
. . .
4
1.9
50.00
Rheumatism
. . .
6
9
9
2
9
4
7
9
11
13
9
16
104
49.8 . 8 4
Venereal Diseases
. . .
3
9
11
7
4
6
6
5
3
5
3
5
67
32.1
Eye Disease
. . .
. . . . . .
3
. . .
1
. . .
9
2
6
5
5
. . .
3 1
1 4 . 8
Abscess and Ulcer
. . .
53
51
48
38
55
68
40
40
36
31
30
32
522
250.0
Wounds and Accidents
20
8
6
10
8
4
4
3
1
6
4
9
83
39.7
All other causes
...
22
17
17
10
25
15
30
20
22
41
13
31
263
126.0
215
229
217
186
229
195
237
277
281
334
277
272
2,949
Admitted per 1,000 of the Average Strength in each Month.
103.1 108.8 104.7
91.3 110.6
93.5 112.8 128.7 128.3 159.3 135.4 134.9
1412.4
1871.
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