Statistics of mortality among prisoners : being an inquiry into the death-rate of the government prisons of England, its causes, and the circumstances affecting it : with pathological observations.

  • Nicolson, David.
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[1872]
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Credit: Statistics of mortality among prisoners : being an inquiry into the death-rate of the government prisons of England, its causes, and the circumstances affecting it : with pathological observations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    'c CP' ^ /'/I /■c ^ 4%' % c-t^ *y - yy< STATISTICS ^5a'u •■ OP MORTALITY AMONG PRISONERS: BEING AN INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH-RATE OF THE GOVERNMENT PRISONS OP ENGLi^ND, ITS CAUSES, AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AFFECTING IT; WITH PATHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. The question of mortality in convict prisons cannot be settled by an appeal to mere figures. I propose, therefore, to consider the subject under the following heads : I. Brief outline; classifying the prisons and glancing at the regime implied m penal servitude. II. Classes from which the prison ranks are recruited : 1. The social status of recruits. 2. Their physical and mental condition. III. General statistics of convict population and mortality. IV. Statistics and pathological remarks on the various causes of cleatn among prisoners. ^ . Has the mortality of convict prisons increased or decreased ? VI. Concluding remarks. * I. Brief outline of prisons and ' penal servitude. The Government prisons of England are eleven in number and 1 are situated either in London or in the southern counties ' The metropolitan ones are Pentonville, Millbank, Brixton, and Enlhaim I he following table gives particulars :