VITAL
STATISTICS.
HEALTH OK CALCUTTA.
DURING the week ending 1st November the total numbe of deaths was 209 against 225 and 206 in the two preceding weeks, and seven less than the corresponding week last year. Under the head of cholera there wer Mahommadans 390"2, Christians and other classes I53'2, resulting from one death only. 105*5,
35-
tirely
under the head of
attributed.
fevers,
103,342 deatisae
which
to
Comparative Mortality in Cities of Bengal, Bombay, Madras, North-Western Provinces, and Punjab having more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Bengal (September
1884).
HEALTH OF BOMBAY.
During the week ending Tuesday, 4th November, the
num-
ber of deaths was 423, being 24 less than in the previous week, 55 more than the week ending 6th November 1883, and 25 more than the mean of the corresponding period in the preceding five years. During the week 297 births were reported in the different districts of the city. The rate of mortality per 1,000 of population per annum was 24-80, calculated on the increase of population since 1881. There were 92 deaths from remittent fever, 17 less than the previous week, and 29 more than in the same period last year. The deaths fiom diseases of the respiratory system, diarrhoea, and dysentery were last week 56, 17, and 11 respectively, as compared with 55, 12, and 12 Five deaths from cholera were in the same time last year. registered last week as compared with 20 in the week previous, the disease is decreasing in nearly all the mofussil districts ; the worst still being at Belgaum, where there were no attacks and 55 deaths. During the weekending Tuesday, nth November, cholera again showed an increase in Bombay, the number of deaths having risen from 5 to 18. In the mofussil the disease continues Haidarabad and Belgaum. bad in Karachi. During the week ending 18th November, there were 14 deaths registered in Bombay from cholera. HEALTH OF MADRAS.
During the week ending 31st October, 1 European, 4 East Indians, 7 Native Christians, 243 Hindus, and 29 Mahomedans died in Madras, making a total of 284 persons. The average of the corresponding week for the 10 previous years was 275. The deaths are thus classified; 2 from small-pox, 4 from fever, 31 from dysentery, 15 from diarrhoea, The death4 from cholera, and 158 from other diseases. rate in the |week under notice was 37-o per 1,000 per annum. The mean of the ten previous years was 36-0 per 1,000 per
Bombay (June i5
Bombay
Returns not re-
...
ceived. Madras April iS
Madras
17,164 j 406,117
23
72*8
47 -8
North-Western Provinces (July 1884). Moradabad
Bareilly Shahjehanpore Meerut Koel Muttra Furruckabad
Agra Cawnpore
Allahabad
...
...
Goruckpore Benares
Mirzapore
...
1,650 67,387 2,785 103,160 5,625 69,892 401 60,948 400
40 37
32-04 66*oo
48
2*67 5-5o 2-67
29 9
2110
63
3"25
7 19 66
1 '3 2"52 173
25
I
156
1,146 55,016 2,551 74,872 j 14,425 58,094 2.920', 57.922
32'52 ^6"6o
iSi
62,443
2,389151.444 19,747150,338
271 3 'OS 2-97
12
,
|
j
3,141 208,083 I 3,376, 85,362 !
2-17
'64
35*64 32-04 26*04 25-20 390?
i3"56
30-24
20-76 19-68
annum.
During the week ending 7th November, 8 East Indians, 8 Native Christians, 231 Hindus, and 32 Mahomedans died in
of 279 persons. The average of the the 10 previous years was 275. The deaths are thus classified ; I from small-pox, 1 from measles, 73 from fever, 34 from dysentery, 12 from diarrhoea. The death-raie in the week under notice was 36 3 per 1,000 per annum. The mean] of the ten previous years was 37 5 per I,coo per annum. THE'rainfall during the first four days of November was over ten inches, so that the^total fall for this year is now considerably above the average.
Madras, making a total corresponding week for
MORTALITY IN THE
PUNJAB.
Sanitary Commissioner's report
on the Punjab mortality ending the 8th October shows that no less than 20,891 deaths were registered as due to fever; the total for The the corresponding week of last year being under 5,000. total deaths from all causes were 25,583, against 21,771 deaths registered in the same week of 1883. The figures for the week ending October 18th show a distinct decrease in the number of deaths, both from all causes and from fever. In this week the total deaths were 23,999, and the deaths from fever 18,864.
The
returns
for the week
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
The number of deaths registered in the North-W1 est Provinces and Oudh during the month of September last was mon:h, and 89,811 136,652 as against 121,296 in the previous The increase is enmonth of last year. in the JfT 1
corresponding
Punjab (from 29TH Tune
Delhi Umritsur Lahore Peshawur
1,437
807 461 500
to
"7,363 144,216 97,208 59,292
26th
18
178
218 118
July 1884). 3*38 272 2 24 1 *29
40-56 32*64
26-88
I5*48
STATISTICS.
HEALTH OK CALCUTTA.
DURING the week ending 1st November the total numbe of deaths was 209 against 225 and 206 in the two preceding weeks, and seven less than the corresponding week last year. Under the head of cholera there wer Mahommadans 390"2, Christians and other classes I53'2, resulting from one death only. 105*5,
35-
tirely
under the head of
attributed.
fevers,
103,342 deatisae
which
to
Comparative Mortality in Cities of Bengal, Bombay, Madras, North-Western Provinces, and Punjab having more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Bengal (September
1884).
HEALTH OF BOMBAY.
During the week ending Tuesday, 4th November, the
num-
ber of deaths was 423, being 24 less than in the previous week, 55 more than the week ending 6th November 1883, and 25 more than the mean of the corresponding period in the preceding five years. During the week 297 births were reported in the different districts of the city. The rate of mortality per 1,000 of population per annum was 24-80, calculated on the increase of population since 1881. There were 92 deaths from remittent fever, 17 less than the previous week, and 29 more than in the same period last year. The deaths fiom diseases of the respiratory system, diarrhoea, and dysentery were last week 56, 17, and 11 respectively, as compared with 55, 12, and 12 Five deaths from cholera were in the same time last year. registered last week as compared with 20 in the week previous, the disease is decreasing in nearly all the mofussil districts ; the worst still being at Belgaum, where there were no attacks and 55 deaths. During the weekending Tuesday, nth November, cholera again showed an increase in Bombay, the number of deaths having risen from 5 to 18. In the mofussil the disease continues Haidarabad and Belgaum. bad in Karachi. During the week ending 18th November, there were 14 deaths registered in Bombay from cholera. HEALTH OF MADRAS.
During the week ending 31st October, 1 European, 4 East Indians, 7 Native Christians, 243 Hindus, and 29 Mahomedans died in Madras, making a total of 284 persons. The average of the corresponding week for the 10 previous years was 275. The deaths are thus classified; 2 from small-pox, 4 from fever, 31 from dysentery, 15 from diarrhoea, The death4 from cholera, and 158 from other diseases. rate in the |week under notice was 37-o per 1,000 per annum. The mean of the ten previous years was 36-0 per 1,000 per
Bombay (June i5
Bombay
Returns not re-
...
ceived. Madras April iS
Madras
17,164 j 406,117
23
72*8
47 -8
North-Western Provinces (July 1884). Moradabad
Bareilly Shahjehanpore Meerut Koel Muttra Furruckabad
Agra Cawnpore
Allahabad
...
...
Goruckpore Benares
Mirzapore
...
1,650 67,387 2,785 103,160 5,625 69,892 401 60,948 400
40 37
32-04 66*oo
48
2*67 5-5o 2-67
29 9
2110
63
3"25
7 19 66
1 '3 2"52 173
25
I
156
1,146 55,016 2,551 74,872 j 14,425 58,094 2.920', 57.922
32'52 ^6"6o
iSi
62,443
2,389151.444 19,747150,338
271 3 'OS 2-97
12
,
|
j
3,141 208,083 I 3,376, 85,362 !
2-17
'64
35*64 32-04 26*04 25-20 390?
i3"56
30-24
20-76 19-68
annum.
During the week ending 7th November, 8 East Indians, 8 Native Christians, 231 Hindus, and 32 Mahomedans died in
of 279 persons. The average of the the 10 previous years was 275. The deaths are thus classified ; I from small-pox, 1 from measles, 73 from fever, 34 from dysentery, 12 from diarrhoea. The death-raie in the week under notice was 36 3 per 1,000 per annum. The mean] of the ten previous years was 37 5 per I,coo per annum. THE'rainfall during the first four days of November was over ten inches, so that the^total fall for this year is now considerably above the average.
Madras, making a total corresponding week for
MORTALITY IN THE
PUNJAB.
Sanitary Commissioner's report
on the Punjab mortality ending the 8th October shows that no less than 20,891 deaths were registered as due to fever; the total for The the corresponding week of last year being under 5,000. total deaths from all causes were 25,583, against 21,771 deaths registered in the same week of 1883. The figures for the week ending October 18th show a distinct decrease in the number of deaths, both from all causes and from fever. In this week the total deaths were 23,999, and the deaths from fever 18,864.
The
returns
for the week
NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES AND OUDH.
The number of deaths registered in the North-W1 est Provinces and Oudh during the month of September last was mon:h, and 89,811 136,652 as against 121,296 in the previous The increase is enmonth of last year. in the JfT 1
corresponding
Punjab (from 29TH Tune
Delhi Umritsur Lahore Peshawur
1,437
807 461 500
to
"7,363 144,216 97,208 59,292
26th
18
178
218 118
July 1884). 3*38 272 2 24 1 *29
40-56 32*64
26-88
I5*48
