?( 7 )
The strength of the affected jails is 14,672, the percentage of admissions
to strength 6.87, and of deaths to admission 33. Of the 1,007 admissions
there were 7 in January, 23 in February, 378 in March, 108 in April,
107 in May, 45 in June, 118 in July, 74 in August, 32 in September, 21 in
October, 56 in November, and 38 in December. Taking all the figures together
the monthly prevalence of the disease is shown on the accompanying diagram.
The districts affected with cholera are marked on the map.
Meteorology.
BENGAL PROVINCE, 1863.
The monthly Rainfall registered in inches and cents at one station in each district during the year
1863 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement.
Divisions.
DISTRICTS.
RAINFALL REGISTEEED IN THE MONTHS OF 1863.


January.
February.
March.
April.
May. 
June.
July 
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total



Burdwan...
Burdwan............
...
0.50
…
1.65
4.45
17.50
13.90
15.30
4.90
2·00
0.30
…
60.50

Bankara
...
0.50
…
0.40
4.35
12.70
11.70
12.60
9.30
3.65
0.40
…
55.60

Beerbhum* (Suri)......
0.41
0.92
0.81
0.81
2.48
8.40
13.03
12.34
9.33
4.41
0.13
0.14
53.21

Midnapore†
...
…
….
…
3.98
13.00
9.50
11.40
7.60
0.90
1.40
…
47.78

Hooghli*............
0.64
1.78
2.38
3.86
5.33
10.77
12.76
12.28
8.54
4.20
0.48
0.17
63.19

Howrah*
0.42
1.77
3.02
2.42
3.73
13.56
12.14
12.24
10.70
5.43
0.40
0.13
65.96

Presidency
24-Pergunnahs‡ (Alipore)
0.39
1.43
1.63
2.48
4.77
11.25
12.50
11.41
8.89
6.87
0.02
0.12
61.76

Calcutta (Observatory)
...
1.20
...
2.43
4.20
12.93
11.22
14.10
10.33
3.48
1.26
…
61.15

Nuddea (Kishnagarh)......
...
…
…
6.20
8.60
…
10.20
11.10
8.20
1.70
…
…
46.00

Jessore*
0.35
0.64
1.72
4.09
6.90
12.88
10·44
11.09
9.12
6.03
0.70
0.06
64.02



Rajshahye 
Mursbidabad   (Berhampore).
…
0.65
...
3.40
4.30
13.50
7.45
11.60
5.09
1·85
0.10
…
47.94

Dinagepore
…
…
…
5.80
26.20
20.00
10.20
20.50
13.90
...
…
…
96.60

Maldah............
0.25
...
…
1.32
3.78
5.18
6.60
12.90
10.14
0.65
···
…
40.82

Rajshahye (Rampore Baulia)
...
….
…
…
7.40
13·90
14.40
9.30
14.60
…
…
….
59.60

Rungpore*............
0.36
0.35
0.99
3.24
9.34
22.58
17.86
12.90
12.23
5.30
0 28
0.13
85.56

Bogra............
...
….
…
10.60
5.90
17.60
18.30
16.40
13.00
2.50
…
…
84.30

Pubna*............
0.34
1.19
1.43
5.52
7.87
12.52
11.86
11.02
12.03
4.91
0.49
0.02
69.20
Kuch Behar
Darjiling*
0.50
1.27
1.60
4.38
6.42
26.53
28.19
25.97
17.73
8.45
0.20
0.10
121.34

Julpaiguri*
0.50
0.39
2.03
4.66
8.59
29.61
25.86
24.95
27.31
7.09
0.02
0.02
131.03
Dacca 
Dacca...............
…
0.17
...
9.62
…
8.38
7.74
21.42
5.41
3.41
…
…
56.15

Furridpore*............
0.58
1.46
2.04
6.69
10.58
13.69
11.90
11.42
9.62
4.52
0.46
0.01
72.97

Backergunpre* (Barisal)......
0.47
1.23
1.44
2.89
7.03
11.50
15.24
13.14
11.01
5.27
0.29
0.23
69.74

Mymensirg*.........
0.31
1.36
1.33
7.43
12.04
22.45
18.43
14.61
13.48
5.04
0.10
0.06
96.64

Chittagong 
Chittagong*.........
0.28
1.31
1.32
4.84
9.05
22.14
21.33
20.91
13.09
6.85
1.68
0.47
103.27

Noakholli
…
….
….
6.14
8.08
18.44.
10.64
17.68
13.75
8.23
…
…
82.96

Tipperah (Comillah)......
...
0.05
...
17.40
10.40
13.25
16.85
19.30
5.25
3.85
0.10
...
86.45


Patna 
Patna*............
0.59
0.71
0.31
0.41
0.97
6.66
10.97
7.46
7.26
2.54
0.07
0.06
38.01

Gya*.........
0.81
0 63
0.55
0.50
0.73
6.53
12.49
10.52
6.83
2.89
0.04
0.07
42.59

Shahabad (Arrah)......
0.92
0.02
...
1.05
0.30
…
18.11
10.87
26.37
3.55
…
…
61.19

Tirhut  {Muzanfferpore......
...
…
…
…
…
4.00
8.60
16.40
…
2.50
…
…
31.50

 {Durbhanga*
0.30
0.26
0.50
0.79
1.18
8.02
16.11
9.00
12.14
1.79
...
0.10
50.19

Sarun (Chaprah).........
0.55
0.16
...
1.65
0.55
3.97
14.86
16.62
14.60
3.30
...
…
56.26

Chumparun (Motihari) ,......
0.30
...
...
2.00
1.40
6.20
14.10
23.90
9.00
...
...
...
56.90


Bhagulpore 
Mongbyr............
0.70
…
…
0.90
0.65
3.55
6.95
10.90
14.80
2.00
0.40
….
40.85

Bhngulpore ...........
...
…
….
1.90
1.60
5.20
10.56
11 10
11.90
…
…
…
42.26

Purneah*............
0.39
0.65
0.31
2.45
1.57
12.17
15.64
13.35
15.94
4.41
…
0.07
66.95

Sonthal * (Nya Dumka)
0.09
0.94
0.97
1.02
3.36
8.86
14.39
12.27
10.75
3.27
0.01
0.04
55.97

Orissa 
Cuttack§............
…
…
1.50
…
…
20.90
17.95
15.60
7.10
2.00
…
…
65.05


Poori
...
3.60
…
0.60
2.10
7.30
4.50
13.25
15.30
7.80
6.45
...
60.90

Balasore
...
5.20
…
0.30
4.90
33.80
5.20
10.75
14.95
7.70
4.00
…
86.80

Chota Nagpur
Hazaribagh*.........
0.31
0.71
0.70
0.44
1.14
8.12
14.32
14.13
8.57
3·69
0·21
0.06
52.40

Lohardugga.........
...
...
…
…
…
7.70
16.85
3.10
…
4.55
…
…
32.20

Singbhum* (Chaibasa)......
0.52
0.92
1.58
1.18
2.43
7.48
11.99
11.43
10.28
4.13
0.19
0.16
52.29

Manbhum* (Purulia)......
0.42
0.79
0.83
0.95
1.25
8.79
9.37
10.85
7.08
4.33
0.09
0.18
44.93

Monthly Totals
11.70
32.76
28.99
134.41
209.90
543.51
583.20
609.38
477.42
167.04
20.27
2.40
2,820.98

Quarterly Totals
                             73.45
               887.82
               1,670.00
                     189.71


Monthly averages
0.27
0.74
0.66
3.06
4.77
12.35
13.25
13.85
10.85
3.80
0.46
0.05
64.11 

Quarterly averages
                          1.67
               20.18
                37.95
                     4.31


* Average-from “Report on Food-grain Supply and Statistical Review of the Relief Operations in the Distressed -Districts of Behar
and Bengal during the Famine of 1873-74” by A. P. MacDonnell, of the Bengal Civil Service.
†'From- “Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Famine in Bengal and Orissa in 1866.”
‡Alipore, average of 5 years, 1871 to 1875.
§ Cuttack, from Report of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the Famine -in Bengal and Orissa in 1866.”