( 143 )
per mille of strength. Of the 11 stations occupied by native troops the 6
following recorded cholera in 1878 :-
Alipore 
Strength
818
Admissions 
1
Deaths 

Barrackpore
"
 1,019
" 
 2
"
 1
Dacca 
"
 265
 "
 4
"
 1
Baxa  
"
 578
 "
 2
"
 2
Bhagalpur 
"
 516
 "
 5
"
 5
Dinapore 
"
 505
 "
 1
"
...
The strength of the affected troops is 3,701, the percentage of admissions
to strength 0.40, and of deaths to admissions 60. Of the 15 admissions there
were 1 in March, 2 in April, 4 in May, 2 in June, 1 in October, 2 in November,
and 3 in December.
Among the jail population-total average strength 18,350-there were
altogether 409 admissions and 210 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate
of 11.44 per mille of strength. Of the 47 jails in the province, the 27 following recorded cholera in 1878:-
Presidency 
Strength
1,050
Admissions
1
Deaths
0
Alipore
"
2,081
"
 6
"
2
Russa 
"
 228
"
 1
"
1
Baraset
"
 244
"
2
"
1
Murshidabad
"
 283
"
 3
"
1
Hugli
"
 376
"
 7
"
4
Burdwan
"
263
"
 3
"
0 
Bankura
"
168
"
 1
"
0
Suri
"
 207
"
 1
"
0
Parniah
"
 198
"
28
"
18
Jalpaiguri
"
 99
"
 5
"
4
Rangpur
"
 443
"
93
"
33
Mymensingh
"
 374
"
 4 
"
3
Faridpur 
"
 246
"
10
"
1
Dacca
"
 628
"
 17
"
11
Bakirganj
"
 630
"
 4
"
1 
Midnapur
"
 1,133
"
 4
"
 0
Cuttack
"
 290
"
2
"
1
Puri
"
 93
"
 1
"
 1
2 Bhagalpur, C and D
"
 1,296
"
6
"
 4
Hazaribagh
"
 715
"
 125
"
 89
Gya
"
 385
"
 4
"
 2
Patna
"
 426
"
 8
"
 2
Arrah
"
 325
"
 18
"
 10
Buxar
"
 667
"
 14
"
 6
Chaprah
"
298
"
41
"
15
The strength of the affected jails is 13,246, the percentage of admissions
to strength 3.09, and of deaths to admissions 51. Of the 409 admissions,
there were 1 in January, 7 in February, 6 in March, 132 in April, 20 in May,
6 in June, 114 in July, 93 in August, 8 in September, 1 in October; and 2 in
November. Of the 132 deaths in April, all but 18 occurred in jails in Lower
Bengal; of the 114 in July, all but 8 occurred in the jails in Bihar ; of the
93 in August, 16 occurred in jails in Lower Bengal and 77 in jails in Bihar
Meteorology. -No remarks.