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JAILS OF THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY, 1873.
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, OUDE, AND CAWNPORE. |
CENTRAL PROVINCES (EXCLUDING JUB- BULPORE AND SAUGOR). |
AGRA AND CENTRAL INDIA. |
MEERUT AND ROHILCUND. |
PUNJAB. | ||||||
| Strength | 16,147 | Strength | 23,657 | Strength | 2,352 | Strength | 4,296 | Strength | 6,722 | Strength | 13,863 | |
| Admissions | 20,701 | Admissions | 18,183 | Admissions | 2,754 | Admissions | 3,050 | Admissions | 6,293 | Admissions | 18,854 | |
| Deaths | 717 | Deaths | 986 | Deaths | 56 | Deaths | 123 | Deaths | 330 | Deaths | 676 | |
| Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | Admitted. | Died. | |
| Cholera... | 243 | 104 | 218 | 95 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... |
| Smallpox... | 13 | 1 | 121 | 9 | ... | ... | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Chickenpox... | 200 | ... | 92 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Measles... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Mumps... | 14 | ... | 157 | 2 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | 11 | ... | 5 | ... |
| Influenza... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| Diphtheria... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 37 | 6 |
| Dengue... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pyæmia... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Hydrophobia... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas... | 7 | 1 | 22 | 4 | ... | ... | 10 | 2 | 11 | ... | 156 | 16 |
| Gangrene and Phagedæna... | 2 | 2 | 90 | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | 3 |
| Typhus Fever... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 215 | 42 |
| Enteric Fever... | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Intermittent Fever... | 7,543 | 10 | 5,968 | 12 | 1,055 | 2 | 1,066 | ... | 2,999 | 5 | 10,629 | 37 |
| Remittent and Continued Fevers... | 139 | 26 | 79 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 12 | 316 | 176 |
| Rheumatism, Acute... | 145 | ... | 131 | 1 | 23 | ... | 25 | ... | 57 | ... | 89 | ... |
| " Chronic... | 80 | ... | 45 | ... | 23 | ... | 10 | ... | 4 | ... | 57 | ... |
| " Muscular... | 84 | ... | 101 | ... | 8 | ... | 11 | ... | 6 | ... | 46 | ... |
| Leprosy... | 28 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Elephantiasis... | 8 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scurvy... | 154 | ... | 6 | ... | 12 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | ... | 11 | ... |
| Anæmia... | 118 | ... | 62 | ... | 3 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | ... |
| Cancrum Oris... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| General Dropsy... | 119 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Cancer... | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Primary Syphilis... | 61 | ... | 123 | ... | 11 | ... | 28 | ... | 34 | ... | 52 | ... |
| Secondary Syphilis... | 79 | ... | 81 | 1 | 12 | ... | 32 | 1 | 48 | ... | 90 | ... |
| Phthisis Pulmonalis... | 103 | 61 | 72 | 51 | 5 | ... | 11 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 13 |
| Scrofula... | 5 | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 3 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis Mesentorica... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Psoas Abscess... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis... | 1 | ... | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 |
| Apoplexy... | 9 | 12 | 9 | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Sunstroke... | 2 | 44 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Paralysis... | 7 | ... | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 13 | 2 |
| Hydatid of Brain... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tetanus... | 2 | ... | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 2 |
| Epilepsy... | 20 | ... | 30 | 3 | 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Hysteria... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Anæsthesia... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... |
| Neuralgia... | 50 | ... | 21 | ... | 10 | ... | 17 | ... | 8 | ... | 52 | ... |
| Mania... | 61 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 6 | ... |
| Dementia... | 18 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Melancholia... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ophthalmia... | 34 | ... | 251 | ... | 49 | ... | 66 | ... | 131 | ... | 251 | ... |
| Impaired Vision... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Nyetalopia... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otitis... | 33 | ... | 34 | ... | 8 | ... | 8 | ... | 5 | ... | 45 | ... |
| Deafness... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Epistaxis... | 6 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | ... |
| Ozœna... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 9 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pericarditis... | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
| Valve Disease of Heart... | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | ... | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Fatty Degeneration of Heart... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Aortic Aneurism... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Palpitation... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Syncope... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Varix... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Phlebitis... | 16 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Inflammation of Glands... | 23 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Goitre... | 1 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laryngitis... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 31 | 12 |
| Bronchitis... | 224 | 10 | 278 | 19 | 33 | 3 | 63 | 3 | 221 | 21 | 450 | 22 |
| Asthma... | 58 | ... | 103 | 3 | 8 | ... | 9 | 1 | 23 | 1 | .42 | 3 |
| Pneumonia... | 130 | 50 | 144 | 72 | 26 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 132 | 51 | 407 | 141 |
| Gangrene of Lungs... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Pleurisy... | 55 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 4 | ... | 12 | ... | 31 | 3 | 135 | 13 |
| Pulmonary extravasation... | 43 | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 13 | ... |
| Odontalgia... | 8 | ... | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | 12 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | ... |
| Stomatitis... | 53 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... |
| Tonsillitis... | 10 | ... | 9 | ... | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 4 | ... | 66 | ... |
| Gastritis... | 7 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... |
| Enteritis... | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Peritonitis... | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Hernia... | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... |
| Ileus... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Hæmatemesis... | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Melæna... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Dyspepsia... | 564 | ... | 195 | ... | 32 | ... | 21 | ... | 52 | ... | 108 | ... |
| Colic... | 192 | ... | 310 | 1 | 56 | ... | 51 | ... | 50 | ... | 259 | 2 |
| Constipation... | 131 | ... | 56 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | ... | 16 | ... | 172 | ... |
| Dysentery... | 2,,930 | 207 | 2,340 | 359 | 267 | 17 | 347 | 50 | 536 | 122 | 992 | 69 |
| Diarrhœa... | 3,453 | 95 | 1,790 | 108 | 198 | 9 | 127 | 11 | 503 | 32 | 1,1.12 | 36 |
| Hæmorrhoids... | 64 | ... | 65 | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | 7 | ... | 51 | ... |
| Fistula in Ano... | 18 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
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