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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1865.
There are no statistics available to show the monthly prevalence of cholera
among the civil population in 1865. The army and jail returns show some of
the places in which cholera was present in this year.
Among the European troops-total average strength 5,050-there were
altogether 24 admissions and 17 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
3.37 per mille of strength. Of the nine stations occupied by European troops,
the six following recorded cholera in 1865 :-
Fort William
Strength       
789
Admissions       
1
Deaths   
1
Dum-Dum
"
717
"
13
"
10
Barrackpore
"
357
"
1
"
1
Berhampore
"
147
"
1
"
1
Bhutan Force
"
145
"
5
"
3
Dinapore
"
1,062
"
3
"
1
The strength of the affected troops is 3,217, the percentage of admissions to
strength 0.74, and of deaths to admissions 71. Of the 24 admissions there
were 1 in March, 1 in April, 15 in May, 1 in July, 1 in October, 1 in November
and 3 in December.
Among the native troops--total average strength 9,488--there were
altogether 275 admissions and 150 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
15.81 per mille of strength. Of the eight stations occupied by the native troops
the five following recorded cholera in 1865 :--
Calcutta
Strength   
1,287
Admissions
38
Deaths  
17
Barrackpore
"
778
"
12
"
8
Dacca                       
"
466
"
24
"
8
Bhutan Force          
"
5,084
"
191
"
113
Bhagalpur                   
"
358
"
10
"
5
The strength of the affected troops is 7,973, the percentage of admissions
to strength 3.45, and of deaths to admissions 54. Of the 275 admissions there
were 2 in January, 9 in February, 7 in March, 67 in April, 81 in May, 42 in
June, 10 in July, 8 in August, 9 in September, 10 in October, 24 in Novem-
ber, and 6 in December.
Among the jail populations--total average strength 17,328-there were
altogether 415 admissions and 155 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
8.94 per mille of strength. Of the 46 jails in the province, no less than 30
recorded cholera in 1865 : -
Alipore
Strength   
1,811 
Admissions
66
Deaths
25
Baraset                      
"
122
"
5
"
3
Kishnagarh
"
333
"
2
"
1
Howrah
"
152
"
4
"
1
Hugli
"
578
"
15
"
6
Bardwan
"
487
"
5
"
0
Bankura
"
480
"
30
"
8
Raniganj
"
28
"
2
"
0
Rajmahal
"
136
"
12
"
4
Deogarh
"
79
"
2
"
1
Dinajpur            
"
443
"
2
"
2
Rajshahi       
"
425
"
2
"
0
Mymansingh
"
418
"
4
"
2
Pubna
"
136
"
15
"
3
Bakirganj           
"
407
"
13
"
1
Chittagong
"
304
"
2
"
2
Dacca
"
474
"
2
"
0
Midnapur
"
616
"
2
"
0
Balasore
"
227
"
1
"
0
Puri
"
77
"
5
"
3
Ranchi
"
279
"
15
"
9
Hazaribagh
"
626
"
1
"
0
Monghyr
"
378
"
13
"
6
Bhagalpur
"
341
"
6
"
1
Purniah
"
420
"
44
"
23
Patna                
"
433
"
33
"
14
Digah
"
419
"
36
"
15
Arrah
"
433
"
2
"
0
Muzaffarpur
"
477
"
1
"
1
Chaprah
"
484
"
73
"
24
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