?( 6 ) BENGAL PROVINCE, 1863. There are no statistics to show the monthly mortality from cholera among the civil population in 1863. The army and jail returns show some of the places which were affected by the disease in this year. Among the European troops-total average strength 4,112-there were altogether 20 admissions and 16 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of 3.89 per mille of strength. Of the eight stations occupied by the European troops, the eight following recorded cholera in 1863 :- Presidency Hospitals and Chinsurah Depτt ... Strength 402 Admissions 4 Deaths 4 Barrackpore ... ” 439 ” 2 ” 1 Fort William ” 745 ” 5 ” 4 Dum-Dum ” 648 ” 1 ” 1 Berhampore ... ” 223 ” 1 ” 0 Hazaribagh ... ” 730 ” 3 ” 3 Dinapore ... ” 925 ” 4 ” 3 The strength of the affected troops is 4,112, the percentage of admissions to strength 0.49, and of deaths to admissions 80. Of the 20 admissions there were 1 in February, 2 in March, 4 in April, 1 in June, 4 in July, 1 in August, 1 in September, 2 in October, 3 in November, and 1 in December. Among the native troops-total average strength 6,507-there were altogether 55 admissions and 20 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of 3.07 per mille of strength. Of the 10 stations occupied by native troops, the five following recorded cholera in 1863 :- Fort William Strength 646 Admissions 21 Deaths 8 Barrackpore ” 1,202 ” 20 ” 10 Chittagong ” 485 ” 1 ” 1 Julpaigori ” 1,085 ” 4 ” 0 Dinapore ” 670 ” 9 ” 1 The strength of the affected troops is 4,088, the percentage of admissions to strength 1.34, and of deaths to admissions 36. Of the 55 admissions there were 1 in January, 1 in February, 1 in March, 7 in April, 4 in May, 16 in June, 3 in July, 10 in August, 8 in September, and 3 in October. Among the jail populations-total average strength 15,028-there were altogether 1,007 admissions and 335 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of 22.29 per mille of strength. Of the 46 jails in the province, the 37 follow- ing recorded cholera in 1863 :- Alipore Strength 1,817 Admissions 75 Deaths 13 Baraset . . " 155 " 1 " 1 Jessore . . " 619 " 3 " 0 Kishnagarh . . " 436 " 2 " 0 Murshidabad . . " 148 " 1 " 1 Howrah . . " 117 " 5 " 0 Hugli " 571 " 86 " 28 Bardwan ... " 437 " 4 " 0 Bankura " 427 " 2 " 0 Purulia " 142 " 2 " 1 Suri " 271 " 2 " 1 Deogarh " 104 " 1 " 1 Rajmahal " 209 " 5 " 1 Maldah " 69 " 1 " 1 Dinajpur " 497 " 6 " 1 Rajshahye " 419 " 6 " 0 Rangpur " 402 " 1 " 0 Bogra " 187 " 6 " 1 Mymansing .. " 543 " 35 " 11 Pubna " 123 " 2 " 0 Faridpur " 386 " 2 " 1 Bakirganj ... " 570 " 105 " 51 Chittagong . . . " 348 " 11 " 4 Tipperah " 446 " 2 " 1 Dacca " 490 " 14 " 1 Midnapur ... " 524 " 2 " 0 Cuttack ... " 348 " 4 " 3 Hazaribagh ... " 392 " 34 " 15 Monghyr ... " 380 " 72 " 39 Bhagalpur " 375 " 39 " 10 Purniah ... " 478 " 215 " 81 Gya " 435 " 36 " 9 Patna .... " 436 " 71 " 19 Digah ... " 92 " 3 " 1 ?rrah " 486 " 26 " 10 Mozaffarpur ... " 423 " 80 " 16 Chaprah ... " 388 " 45 " 13