Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
History
Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797
McNair, John Frederick Adolphus
Prisons -- Straits Settlements; Singapore Prison
Diseases of the
Lungs 30 55 63 148
Liver 9 -- 1 10
Stomach and Bowels 81 216 93 390
Brain 12 19 41 72
Generative and
Urinary Organs 51 23 24 98
Eyes 50 27 9 86
Skin 50 20 37 107
Cholera 3 -- -- 3
Dropsies 13 27 6 46
Rheumatic Affections 58 107 31 196
Abscesses and Ulcers 204 198 84 486
Wounds and Injuries 58 93 42 193
Other Diseases 181 47 32 260
Total 1,047 1,094 781 2,922
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Deaths during
the Year
Fevers -- -- 7 7
Eruptive Fevers 7 1 3 11
Diseases of the
Lungs 4 2 2 8
Liver 1 -- -- 1
Stomach and Bowels 6 9 4 19
Brain -- 2 -- 2
Generative and
Urinary Organs -- -- -- --
Eyes -- -- -- --
Skin 3 -- -- 3
Cholera 2 -- -- 2
Dropsies 3 8 1 12
Rheumatic Affections 1 -- 1 2
Abscesses and Ulcers 1 -- -- 1
Wounds and Injuries 2 1 -- 3
Other Diseases 25 21 3 49
Total 55 44 21 120
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Discharged during the Year 943 1,012 742 2,697
Transfer during the Year -- -- -- --
Liberated during the Year -- -- -- --
Remaining 49 38 18 105
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Rate per cent.
Sick to Strength 43.62 95.1 118.45 69.43
Death by ordinary
diseases to strength 2.20 3.82 3.17 2.802
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