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BENGAL PROVINCE, 1863.
There are no statistics to show the monthly mortality from cholera among
the civil population in 1863. The army and jail returns show some of the
places which were affected by the disease in this year.
Among the European troops-total average strength 4,112-there were
altogether 20 admissions and 16 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
3.89 per mille of strength. Of the eight stations occupied by the European
troops, the eight following recorded cholera in 1863 :-
Presidency Hospitals and Chinsurah Dept ...
Strength 402
Admissions 4
Deaths 4
Barrackpore ...
439
2
1
Fort William
745
5
4
Dum-Dum
648
1
1
Berhampore ...
223
1
0
Hazaribagh ...
730
3
3
Dinapore ...
925
4
3
The strength of the affected troops is 4,112, the percentage of admissions
to strength 0.49, and of deaths to admissions 80. Of the 20 admissions
there were 1 in February, 2 in March, 4 in April, 1 in June, 4 in July,
1 in August, 1 in September, 2 in October, 3 in November, and 1 in December.
Among the native troops-total average strength 6,507-there were
altogether 55 admissions and 20 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
3.07 per mille of strength. Of the 10 stations occupied by native troops,
the five following recorded cholera in 1863 :-
Fort William
Strength 646
Admissions 21
Deaths 8
Barrackpore
1,202
20
10
Chittagong
485
1
1
Julpaigori
1,085
4
0
Dinapore
670
9
1
The strength of the affected troops is 4,088, the percentage of admissions
to strength 1.34, and of deaths to admissions 36. Of the 55 admissions
there were 1 in January, 1 in February, 1 in March, 7 in April, 4 in May, 16
in June, 3 in July, 10 in August, 8 in September, and 3 in October.
Among the jail populations-total average strength 15,028-there were
altogether 1,007 admissions and 335 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate
of 22.29 per mille of strength. Of the 46 jails in the province, the 37 follow-
ing recorded cholera in 1863 :-
Alipore
Strength 1,817
Admissions 75
Deaths 13
Baraset . .
" 155
" 1
" 1
Jessore . .
" 619
" 3
" 0
Kishnagarh . .
" 436
" 2
" 0
Murshidabad . .
" 148
" 1
" 1
Howrah . .
" 117
" 5
" 0
Hugli
" 571
" 86
" 28
Bardwan ...
" 437
" 4
" 0
Bankura
" 427
" 2
" 0
Purulia
" 142
" 2
" 1
Suri
" 271
" 2
" 1
Deogarh
" 104
" 1
" 1
Rajmahal
" 209
" 5
" 1
Maldah
" 69
" 1
" 1
Dinajpur
" 497
" 6
" 1
Rajshahye
" 419
" 6
" 0
Rangpur
" 402
" 1
" 0
Bogra
" 187
" 6
" 1
Mymansing ..
" 543
" 35
" 11
Pubna
" 123
" 2
" 0
Faridpur
" 386
" 2
" 1
Bakirganj ...
" 570
" 105
" 51
Chittagong . . .
" 348
" 11
" 4
Tipperah
" 446
" 2
" 1
Dacca
" 490
" 14
" 1
Midnapur ...
" 524
" 2
" 0
Cuttack ...
" 348
" 4
" 3
Hazaribagh ...
" 392
" 34
" 15
Monghyr ...
" 380
" 72
" 39
Bhagalpur
" 375
" 39
" 10
Purniah ...
" 478
" 215
" 81
Gya
" 435
" 36
" 9
Patna ....
" 436
" 71
" 19
Digah ...
" 92
" 3
" 1
?rrah
" 486
" 26
" 10
Mozaffarpur ...
" 423
" 80
" 16
Chaprah ...
" 388
" 45
" 13