Statistics of cholera / by Edward Balfour.

  • Edward Green Balfour
Date:
1870
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Credit: Statistics of cholera / by Edward Balfour. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Period. 25 years. lotal Admitted. 1 January. || 1 February. j March. ' April. 1] May. |; June. j < July. ' August. 1 September. 1' October. L Qi a v t» o December. / i 1842 to 1869 2431 66 127 313 28 16 1255 538 13 6 J5 53 13 73 • STATISTICS OF CHoLEEA. Dr. Bryden '-at p. 239 gives the marginal Statement of cholera admia- Bions into the Pilgrim Hospital at Pooree in each month of the 25 years 1842 to 1866, in which out of a total of 2,431 cases, 1,793 occurred in the two months June and July. A record is given by Dr, Bryden (p. 208-9) of the deaths from cholera at Cawnpore, during the 43 years 1826 to 1868. In that period, there were 888 deaths, of which only 53 occurred in the 7 months October to April, inclusive, the heaviest mortality occurring in June, July, August and September, but culminating in August. In Meerut, during the 6 years, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1861, 1862 and 1867, 383 cases occurred amongst the European troops, of which 377 were admitted in the three months July August and September. The North West Provinces has an esti- mated population of 29,588,653, amongst whom, in 1868, there were 16192 deaths March to September being the period of greater prevalence. Also, in the Punjab, the population of which is estimated at 17,586,232, there were 531 deaths in that, which was a non-epidemic, year. North West Punjab Provinces. 516 48 February... 290 26 1202 31 1593 44 2381 71 2565 64 2507 43 2260 41 September.. 1438 37 828 85 November.. 361 24 December . 251 17 Total... 16,192 531 Nagpore Jail is 935 feet above the sea-level, aud other jails in Central India are at Bhandara, Ohanda and|Kaepore, aud it is in March to October
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