(45)
Of the 8 stations occupied by European troops, the three following recorded
cholera in 1869:-
Dum-Dum
Strength
500
Admissions
2
Deaths
0
Berhampore
154
1
1
Dinapore
867
4
1
The strength of the affected troops is 1,521, the percentage of admissions
to strength 0.46, and of deaths to admissions 28. Of the 7 admissions there
were 1 in April, 1 in May, 1 in June, 1 in July, 1 in August, 1 in September
and 1 in December.
Among the native troops-total average strength 5,080-there were
altogether 41 admissions and 20 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate
of 394 per mille of strength. Of the 10 stations occupied by native troops,
the 7 following recorded cholera in 1869 :-
Fort William
Strength
620
Admissions
4
Deaths
3
Alipore
797
5
2
Dum-Dum
420
1
1
Barrackpore
826
2
1
Dacca
331
13
7
Jalpaigori
633
1
1
Dinapore
532
15
5
The strength of the affected troops is 4,159, the percentage of admissions to
strength 0.98, and of deaths to admissions 49. Of the 41 admissions there
were 12 in February, 6 in March, 6 in April, 7 in May, 4 in June, 4 in August,
1 in November, and 1 in December.
Among the jail populations--total average strength 17,194--there were
altogether 488 admissions and 182 deaths from cholera, giving a death-rate of
10.58 per mille of strength. Of the 47 jails in the province, the 32 following
recorded cholera in 1869 :-
Alipore
Strength
2,450
Admissions
104
Deaths
33
Baraset
204
1
0
Kisnagarh
415
2
0
Hugli
526
10
4
Serampore
42
2
1
Raniganj
36
7
4
Malda
93
13
5
Dinajpur
408
2
1
Rajshahi
490
1
0
Rangpur
391
53
20
Bogra
158
5
4
Mymensingh
527
3
1
Pubna
180
3
2
Bakirganj
527
32
19
Chittagong
244
2
2
Tipperah
346
2
1
Dacca
468
1
Midnapore
723
13
4
Balasore
160
4
1
Cuttack
327
1
1
Puri
130
5
4
Ranchi
312
6
4
Hazaribagh
983
6
1
Bhagalpur
299
8
5
Purniah
310
2
1
Gya
490
7
3
Patna
438
58
15
Digah
776
6
0
Arrah
398
18
6
Champaran
260
34
15
Muzaffarpur
310
15
6
Chaprah
269
56
18
The strength of the affected jails is 13,990, the percentage of admissions
to strength 349, and of deaths to admissions 37. Of the 488 admissions there
were 9 in January, 13 in February, 53 in March, 73 in April, 67 in May, 38