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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1862.
There are no statistics to show the monthly prevalence of cholera among
the civil populaiton in 1862. The army and jail returns indicate some of
the places in which the disease was prevalent in this year.
Among the European troops-total average strength 4,803-there were
altogether 38 admissions and 27 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
5.62 per mille of strength. Of the 9 stations occupied by the European troops,
the 6 following recorded cholera in 1862 :-
Presidency Hospital and
Chinsurah Dept ...
Strength 403
Admissions 15
Deaths 12
Fort William
880
16
13
Berhampore ...
296
1
1
Hazaribagh ...
1,101
2
1
Dinapore
655
4
0
The strength of the affected troops is 2,932, the percentage of admissions
to strength 1.30, and of deaths to admissions 71. Of the 38 admissions there
were 2 in January, 1 in February, 5 in March, 9 in April, 5 in May, 5 in July,
6 in November, and 5 in December.
Among the native troops, total average strength 4,603, there were
altogether 41 admissions and 14 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
3.04 per mille of strength. Of the 8 stations occupied by native troops, the
five following recorded cholera in 1862 :-
Calcutta
Strength 700
Admissions 21
Deaths 10
Alipore
Barrackpore
1,352
7
1
Berhampore...
303
3
1
Dinapore ...
418
9
2
Sigauli ...
377
1
0
The strength of the affected troops is 3,150, the percentage of admissions
to strength 1 30, and of deaths to admissions 34. Of the 41 admissions there
were 2 in January, 4 in February, 5 in March, 5 in April, 1 in May, 8 in
June, 2 in September, 3 in October, 8 in November, and 3 in December.
Among the jail populations-total average strength 15,354-there were
altogether 367 admissions and 101 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate
of 6.58 per mille of strength. Of the 45 jails in the province, the 27 following
recorded cholera in 1862 :-
Alipore
Strength 1,823
Admissions 56
Deaths 13
Murshedabad
187
1
1
Hugli
688
126
19
Bardwan
567
14
5
Bankura
367
2
0
Purulea
200
1
0
Deogarh
261
3
1
Rajmahal
75
14
9
Maldah
182
1
1
Rajshahi
444
26
5
Rangpur
459
2
0
Mymansing
403
1
0
Pubna
142
1
1
Faridpur
433
10
3
Bakirganj
447
13
8
Chittagong
385
2
0
Dacca
441
10
2
Balasore
123
2
2
Cuttack
292
3
1
Puri
19
1
1
Monghyr
269
27
14
Bhagalpur
334
28
11
Purniah
454
1
0
Gya
421
2
1
Patna
398
10
3
Digah
149
3
0
Chupra
324
7
0
The strength of the affected jails is 10,292, the percentage of admissions
to strength 3.56, and of deaths to admissions 27. Of the 367 admissions there