?( 138 ) BENGAL PROVINCE, 1878. The Monthly Mortality registered from CHOLERA among the Civil Population during the year 1878 is shewn in the subjoined tabular statement. CHOLERA DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE MONTHS OF 1878. Division. DISTRICTS. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. Octomber. November. December. Total. Burdwan. Burdwan 496 391 883 502 79 36 59 61 54 44 29 89 2,723 Bankura 11 67 106 78 3 16 14 2 41 338 Beerbhum 81 80 190 66 9 3 6 6 7 448 Midnapore 121 289 880 604 306 77 144 130 63 88 131 269 3,111 Hooghli and Serampore 109 53 141 266 57 12 30 56 58 28 68 57 935 Howrah 175 189 413 367 175 63 46 56 74 58 51 211 1,878 Presidency. 24-Pergunnahs 955 624 960 798 143 18 24 17 22 23 114 483 4,181 Calcutta 153 168 418 473 183 28 54 171 109 85 161 361 2,364 Nuddea 1,026 622 1,410 1,410 420 53 5 2 9 7 67 377 5,408 Jessore 1,697 526 1,104 1,261 678 82 72 52 27 9 59 516 6,083 Rajshahye. Murshidabad 258 118 171 301 137 8 5 2 19 10 34 85 1,148 Dinagepore 222 163 255 155 79 14 2 3 3 52 189 1,137 Maldah 25 49 157 126 37 8 1 2 43 71 520 Rajshahye 146 51 64 303 57 6 1 1 1 9 34 673 Rungpore 427 160 211 492 332 96 7 13 20 40 491 1,259 3,548 Bogra 68 32 35 138 77 2 4 4 129 241 730 Pubna 132 17 69 381 90 10 1 3 2 5 141 238 1,089 Kuch behar. Darjiling 1 52 87 73 36 9 2 6 266 Julpaiguri 4 22 114 255 401 74 24 16 27 11 948 Dacca. Dacca 783 212 188 510 301 94 44 30 51 78 257 861 3,409 Furridpore 464 165 504 705 295 53 25 27 13 38 47 123 2,459 Backergunge 160 107 467 660 693 254 48 20 19 13 29 140 2,610 Mymensing 563 180 131 238 257 88 23 17 36 148 500 447 2,628 Chittagung. Chittagong 5 5 6 1 22 20 13 39 28 2 2 143 Noakholli 14 1 22 33 30 4 1 2 29 134 270 Tipperah 190 233 345 309 67 23 1 1 3 3 35 282 1,492 Patna. Patna 4 3 32 110 204 262 129 466 129 35 2 1 1,377 Gya 10 161 134 95 45 82 291 289 71 28 18 1,224 Shahabad 17 1 8 36 86 299 365 554 279 146 59 58 1,908 Tirhut Mozufferpore 38 479 807 438 369 51 28 15 2,245 Durbhanga Sarun 1 1 13 35 27 43 329 298 56 17 23 843 Chumparun 19 2 25 3 15 93 46 203 Bhagulpre. Monghyr 2 2 136 883 551 300 84 92 78 192 88 32 2,440 Bhagulpore 2 1,443 3,769 1,055 187 74 140 137 27 10 31 6,875 Purneah 14 598 3,968 1,299 162 22 34 15 9 143 340 6,604 Southal 93 35 189 393 316 188 279 156 64 11 25 57 1,806 Orissa. Cuttack 187 120 264 321 623 510 899 739 385 549 820 663 6,080 Poori 161 86 225 319 1,783 2,185 1,535 456 88 36 566 179 7,569 Balasore 70 40 108 112 70 19 304 104 43 58 283 68 1,847 Chota Nagpur. Hazaribagh 8 46 41 202 606 900 581 54 6 2,444 Lohardugga 3 6 55 57 50 29 90 71 11 25 7 404 Singbhum 2 1 22 38 47 4 1 1 116 Manbhum 1 19 68 181 117 55 123 84 12 9 8 41 668 Monthly Totals 8,840 4,724 12,420 21,128 12,095 6,511 5,722 5,293 3,287 2,015 4,587 8,620 95,192 Of the total 95,192 deaths, 52,118 were males and 43,074 females. Ratio per mille of population 1·58. Ratio per cent. of all deaths registered 8·94.