Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health.

  • Mysore (India : State). Department of Health.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Distribution of Health Literature.—A total of 1,051 illustrated posters and 8,530 leaflets and pamphlets on health subjects published by the Department were dis¬ tributed. BUREAU OF RURAL HEALTH. (a) Health Training Centre, Closepet. T. OhANDRASEKHARAIYA, B.A., M.B.B.S., Health Officer. Bajkumari of Amrut Kaur, Lady Maharaja Singh, Gwalior and others, Mr. Iqubil Singh and Dr. Myers, Hon’ble Yakub Hussain, Minister of Madras, Mr. T. P. Fernandez, Nagpur Health School, C. P., visited the Unit during the quarter. The students of the Sanitary Inspectors ’ Training Class, Bangalore, were given training in field work in this Unit in the month of June. They arrived here in two batches and each batch was given a fortnight's intensive practical training. Typhoid—-There were 8 attacks with 2 deaths from typhoid as against 4 attacks with 1 death in the pre¬ vious quarter. These were sporadic cases and occurred in several villages. Necessary precautions were taken to arrest the spread of the disease; 22 anti-typhoid inocula¬ tions were done. Dysentery.—Forty-two attacks with no death due to dysentery were registered as against 68 attacks with 12 deaths in the previous quarter. June contributed the largest number of these cases, 36 attacks. having occurred during this month. Settihalli, a village in the ‘ D ’ division contributed 10 cases, Checkere, also in the ‘ D ’ division, contributed 6 and Anjanapura in 1 B ’ division contributed 6 cases. Arrangements were made to prevent the spread of the disease and treatment for the cases was arranged with the two Local Fund Dispensaries in the area. Measles.—Twenty-two cases of measles with no death were reported against 35 with no death in the previous quarter. Consumption.—Three cases with one death from pulmonary tuberculosis were registered in this office as against three attacks with nil death in the previous quarter.