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In all 60 different samples of food-stuffs, obtained from seven different
jails in Bengal, were analysed.
2. Investigations were carried out in the following Bengal Jails:—
Presidency Jail, Calcutta; Central Jail, Midnapore; Puri Jail; Cen
tral Jail, Buxar; Central Jail, Bhagalpur; Ranchi Jail;
Motihari Jail and Darjeeling Jail. Thus the different peoples.
of the Province were all included.
3. The number of prisoners in the different jails who were under observa
tion in the investigations were:—
Presidency Jail, Calcutta.
| 5 prisoners under observation for 19 days. | ||||||
| 20 | " | " | " | " | 36 | " |
| 10 | " | " | " | " | 36 | " |
| 10 | " | " | " | " | 14 | " |
| 10 | " | " | " | " | 7 | " |
Total 55 prisoners investigated over a period of 112 days.
Midnapore Jail.
20 prisoners under observation for 19 days.
Puri Jail.
| 16 prisoners under observation for 18 days. | ||||||
| 8 | " | " | " | " | 14 | " |
| 10 | " | " | " | " | 7 | " |
| 25 | " | " | " | " | 20 | " |
The whole jail—about 200 prisoners—has been under observation since 1st
January 1909, about six months.
The prisoners have been divided into two batches, and each batch has been
kept on a diet based on the information gained from these investigations.
A report of the results obtained will be found further on.
Motihari Jail.
25 prisoners under observation for 16 days.
Buxar Jail.
| 20 prisoners under observation for 52 days. | ||||||
| 25 | " | " | " | " | 14 | " |
Bhagalpur Jail.
| 20 prisoners under observation for 7 days. | ||||||
| 20 | " | " | " | " | 30 | " |
| 5 | " | " | " | " | 14 | " |
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