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Distribution of Lepers, etc., 1891.185
Division.
District.
Total Population on which the Leper-ratios have been calculated.
Total
Number of
Lepers.
Propor-
tion per 10,000
of popu-
lation.
REMARKS.
Chota Nagpore.
Bengal-concld.
Hazaribagh
1,164,321
195
1.6
Lohardugga
1,735,101
208
1.1
Singbhoom
545,488
195
3.5
Manbhoom
1,193,328
1,475
12.3
TOTAL FOR CHOTA
NAGPORE
4,638,238
2,073
4.4
TOTAL FOR BENGAL
71,270,302
44,230
6.2
Feudatory States.
Cooch Behar
578,868
787
13.5
Hill Tipperah
137,442
70
5.0
Tributary States,
Orissa
1,763,025
1,031
5.8
Tributary States,
Chota Nagpore
883,359
160
1.8
Total for Feudatory
States
3,362,694
2,048
6.2
TOTAL FOR BENGAL,
INCLUDING FEUDA-
TORY STATES
74,632,996
46,278
6.2
Assam.
Surma
Valley.
Cachar (Plains)
367,542
427
11.6
Sylhet
2,154,593
2,927
13.5
TOTAL FOR SURMA
VALLEY
2,522,135
3,354
13.2
Brahma-
putra
Valley.
Goalpara
452,304
874
19.3
Kamrup
634,249
426
6.7
Darrang
307,761
294
9.5
Nowgong
344,141
323
9.3
Sibsagar
457,274
720
15.7
Lakhimpur
254,053
354
13.9
TOTAL FOR BRAHMA-
PUTRA VALLEY
2,449,782
2,991
12.2
Division.
District.
Total Population on which the Leper-ratios have been calculated.
Total
Number of
Lepers.
Propor-
tion per 10,000
of popu-
lation.
REMARKS.
Chota Nagpore.
Bengal-concld.
Hazaribagh
1,164,321
195
1.6
Lohardugga
1,735,101
208
1.1
Singbhoom
545,488
195
3.5
Manbhoom
1,193,328
1,475
12.3
TOTAL FOR CHOTA
NAGPORE
4,638,238
2,073
4.4
TOTAL FOR BENGAL
71,270,302
44,230
6.2
Feudatory States.
Cooch Behar
578,868
787
13.5
Hill Tipperah
137,442
70
5.0
Tributary States,
Orissa
1,763,025
1,031
5.8
Tributary States,
Chota Nagpore
883,359
160
1.8
Total for Feudatory
States
3,362,694
2,048
6.2
TOTAL FOR BENGAL,
INCLUDING FEUDA-
TORY STATES
74,632,996
46,278
6.2
Assam.
Surma
Valley.
Cachar (Plains)
367,542
427
11.6
Sylhet
2,154,593
2,927
13.5
TOTAL FOR SURMA
VALLEY
2,522,135
3,354
13.2
Brahma-
putra
Valley.
Goalpara
452,304
874
19.3
Kamrup
634,249
426
6.7
Darrang
307,761
294
9.5
Nowgong
344,141
323
9.3
Sibsagar
457,274
720
15.7
Lakhimpur
254,053
354
13.9
TOTAL FOR BRAHMA-
PUTRA VALLEY
2,449,782
2,991
12.2
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