Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department.

  • Madras (India). Health Department
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The distribution of the deaths during the quarters of the year was ;as follows: 1st. Quarter January .... February ... March Number of deaths. 2,574) 2,281 > 7,119 2,264 ) Percentage of quarterly deaths to total deaths. 27T Und. Quarter April May June 1,927) 2,086 V 1,886 ) 5,899 22-4 3rd. Quarter / . *1 July August September...' 2,242 ) 2,078 V 1,929 ) 6,249 23*8 4th. Quarter October .... November... December.... 2,383) 2,232 y 2,400 ) 7,015 26*7 Total • . 26,282 , ’ * «■* 100*0 . The following statement furnishes the number of deaths registered in the different quarters of 1937 and 1938 compared with the quarterly averages for the quinquennium (1933-37). /• ■- t - - - • • Year. 1st. Quarter. 2nd. Quarter. 3rd. Quarter. 4th. Quarter. 1933-37 5,956 5,634 5,929 6,970 1937 6,054 5,587 6,046 7,987 1938 7,119 5,899 6,249 7,015 The 4th. quarter usually records the highest number of deaths influenced by the monsoon conditions which prevail during this period. But during the year under report this has not occurred owing to the failure of the monsoon. The total rainfall during the year as compared with the previous years has been mentioned already in the -report. Death-rates in communities:—The principal communities recorded dhe following death-rates during the year. Community. Deaths. Rate per 1,000 estimated population in each European 17 community. 4*2. Anglo-Indian 228 19-0 Indian Christian 1,211 26-0 Hindu 21,475 35-9 Muhammadan 3,346 39*3 - ■-* <, All communities 26,282 35-0 The Muhammadan community recorded the highest death-rate and •the European community the lowest. Table C gives the statement of deaths and death-rates in the ^different communities calculated on the census population. H—2
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