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AGGREGATE OF THE STATISTICS OF THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD 1867 TO 1876.
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ADMINISTRATION OF BENGAL PROPER—TYPICAL JAILS, AND JAILS OF
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS.
XXX.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the RATIOS of SICKNESS and MORTALITY on the AVERAGE of the
TEN YEARS 1867—76, in EIGHT TYPICAL JAILS included under the ADMINISTRATION of BENGAL
PROPER.
RATIO PER 1,000 OF STRENGTH. | ||||||||
HEALTHY JAILS. | UNHEALTHY JAILS. | |||||||
Presidency. | Dacca. | Rajshahai. | Hazaribagh Central. |
Monghyr. | Backer- gunge. |
Rungpore. | Tirhoot. | |
1. DAILY SICK-RATE OF EACH MONTH. | ||||||||
January | 41·4 | 28·5 | 25·0 | 20·2 | 21·2 | 38·9 | 48·0 | 28·6 |
February | 34·5 | 32·6 | 21·5 | 21·8 | 17·3 | 36·6 | 43·0 | 28·3 |
March | 38·1 | 32·0 | 22·2 | 25·5 | 17·1 | 38·2 | 45·9 | 31·6 |
April | 40·1 | 33·6 | 24·3 | 29·6 | 16·1 | 42·7 | 47·1 | 30·9 |
May | 35·8 | 30·0 | 21·5 | 25·9 | 15·6 | 41·2 | 55·7 | 27·6 |
June | 30·2 | 29·3 | 22·3 | 25·2 | 15·6 | 38·7 | 55·5 | 23·3 |
July | 42·7 | 31·1 | 24·2 | 30·7 | 18·9 | 40·0 | 52·2 | 22·4 |
August | 45·0 | 29·9 | 28·7 | 34·9 | 22·9 | 39·7 | 52·8 | 33·8 |
September | 46·7 | 29·0 | 23·5 | 34·7 | 23·6 | 44·4 | 53·2 | 38·5 |
October | 51·2 | 28·4 | 25·7 | 32·0 | 21·6 | 50·1 | 54·3 | 38·6 |
November | 47·8 | 31·8 | 28·9 | 30·3 | 18·5 | 53·6 | 52·5 | 37·0 |
December | 44·6 | 30·7 | 26·7 | 25·6 | 17·9 | 52·3 | 48·1 | 30·7 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL DAILY SICK-RATE | 41·5 | 30·5 | 24·5 | 28·1 | 18·8 | 43·0 | 50·7 | 31·0 |
2. ADMISSION-RATE OF EACH MONTH. | ||||||||
January | 188·5 | 67·0 | 43·2 | 49·1 | 42·2 | 74·1 | 103·2 | 58·6 |
February | 174·0 | 65·8 | 36·4 | 53·9 | 36·6 | 65·4 | 89·3 | 56·8 |
March | 223·1 | 72·0 | 52·3 | 76·2 | 42·2 | 97·1 | 107·8 | 79·0 |
April | 219·0 | 74·4 | 63·9 | 96·4 | 42·7 | 103·7 | 115·5 | 82·3 |
May | 186·4 | 64·0 | 44·2 | 72·5 | 44·0 | 113·2 | 121·5 | 62·1 |
June | 158·8 | 73·4 | 39·3 | 62·9 | 36·7 | 85·6 | 99·6 | 64·4 |
July | 214·4 | 80·4 | 50·0 | 92·9 | 60·0 | 102·6 | 107·3 | 66·6 |
August | 212·8 | 69·9 | 62·7 | 84·2 | 70·6 | 107·8 | 121·8 | 112·2 |
September | 216·3 | 60·2 | 46·0 | 81·3 | 64·3 | 96·1 | 110·7 | 108·7 |
October | 254·7 | 72·9 | 53·2 | 95·2 | 55·9 | 111·7 | 123·6 | 93·0 |
November | 213·7 | 79·4 | 67·1 | 71·3 | 43·3 | 109·0 | 118·0 | 83·0 |
December | 203·6 | 74·6 | 49·9 | 55·1 | 40·4 | 95·1 | 117·6 | 60·9 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE | 2467·4 | 854·1 | 609·9 | 890·5 | 579·1 | 1163·5 | 1335·8 | 931·5 |
3. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE. | ||||||||
Cholera | 6·8 | 12·1 | 21·4 | 13·9 | 16·8 | 39·0 | 16·7 | 35·0 |
Fevers | 836·2 | 279·9 | 249·2 | 431·2 | 155·5 | 393·7 | 447·8 | 226·3 |
Apoplexy | 1·1 | ·5 | 1·2 | ·6 | ·3 | 1·0 | ·5 | ·4 |
Dysentery and Diarrhœa | 870·5 | 159·4 | 179·3 | 132·6 | 166·6 | 464·5 | 426·2 | 358·3 |
Hepatitis | ·5 | 1·9 | ·6 | ·5 | ·6 | 2·7 | 1·5 | ·7 |
Spleen Disease | 16·1 | 14·6 | 12·1 | 3·7 | 7·7 | 11·9 | 38·1 | 4·0 |
Respiratory Diseases | 35·0 | 59·5 | 17·3 | 24·0 | 32·1 | 32·6 | 42·5 | 22·3 |
Phthisis Pulmonalis | 15·6 | 9·0 | 4·8 | ...... | 2·0 | 3·1 | 34·2 | ...... |
Dropsy | 1·1 | ·5 | 7·2 | 1·4 | ·6 | 2·3 | 99·1 | 2·2 |
Atrophy and Anæmia | 52·6 | 5·8 | 26·5 | 12·4 | 8·8 | 6·7 | 32·4. | 30·1 |
Scurvy | ·4 | 4·9 | ·6 | 5·9 | ·6 | 6·0 | ·3 | 2·9 |
Rheumatism | 31·0 | 25·1 | 5·8 | 38·0 | 19·1 | 26·9 | 14·9 | 40·0 |
Eye Diseases | 28·2 | 6·7 | 7·8 | 5·9 | 13·1. | 17·8 | 5·6 | 19·4 |
Abscess and Ulcer | 192·9 | 62·3 | 24·4 | 42·3 | 39·2 | 27·6 | 72·6 | 53·6 |
Wounds and Accidents | 90·7 | 52·9 | 13·3 | 32·1 | 24·5 | 39·7 | 36·3 | 14·3 |
All other Causes | 288·7 | 159·0 | 38·4 | 146·3 | 91·6 | 88·0 | 67·1 | 122·0 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL ADMISSION-RATE | 2467·4 | 854·1 | 609·9 | 890·5 | 579·1 | 1163·5 | 1335·8 | 931·5 |
4. COMPOSITION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE. | ||||||||
Cholera | 3·50 | 5·09 | 10·62 | 6·36 | 6·82 | 19·01 | 5·92 | 17·40 |
Fevers | .1·58 | 2·28 | 4·04 | 4·20 | 2·28 | 10·02 | 5·92 | 2·45 |
Apoplexy | ·70 | ·53 | ·90 | ·60 | ·28 | 1·04 | ·51 | ·22 |
Dysentery and Diarrhœa | 7·53 | 3·86 | 14·05 | 14·64 | 15·64 | 54·93 | 53·01 | 56·00 |
Hepatitis | ... | ·53 | ... | ·24 | ... | ·42 | ·51 | ... |
Spleen Disease | ... | 1·58 | 1·35 | ·36 | ·57 | 1·04 | 3·60 | 1·12 |
Respiratory Diseases | 2·98 | 6·32 | 3·89 | 3·24 | 1·42 | 5·01 | 5·15 | 3·35 |
Heart Diseases | ·70 | ... | ·60 | ·12 | ... | ·63 | ·77 | ·22 |
Phthisis Pulmonalis | 5·61 | 4·39 | 2·54 | ... | 1·71 | 2·72 | 22·39 | 1·56 |
Dropsy | ... | ·35 | 2·09 | ·48 | ·57 | 1·67 | 14·41. | 1·12 |
Atrophy and Anæmia | ·52 | ·88 | 5·23 | 3·12 | 3·13 | ·83 | 8·49 | 6·92 |
All other Causes | 2·10 | 4·04 | 2·09 | 3·12 | 2·28 | 2·51 | 5·40 | 5·13 |
Violent Deaths | ·88 | ·17 | ·45 | ·36 | ·28 | ·42 | 1·80 | ·45 |
AVERAGE ANNUAL DEATH-RATE. | 26·10 | 30·02 | 47·85 | 36·84 | 34·98 | 100·26 | 127·89 | 95·94 |
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Description | Appendix to Section III. Ten-year standard for the jail population of the Bengal Presidency, based on the statistics of the years from 1867 to 1876. Tables I-LVI |
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