Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [Maximum limit of narrative portion of the report—35 pages] CONTENTS CHAPTER I Meteorology, economic conditions, i.e., prices of food-grains, etc., Meteo* rology ... ... ... ... ... ... Economic conditions, prices of food-grains, etc. ... CHAPTER II VITAL STATISTICS (.Including population and emigration and immigration) General Census figures, provincial birth and death-rates, comparison with other provinces Birth registration, General Birth registration in urban areas Birth registration in rural areas Death registration, General Death registration in urban areas Death registration in rural areas Seasonal incidence of mortality Registration in Hill Districts Registration in Tea Estates Registration on Railways... Mortality according to sex, class and age Registration in compulsory areas Inspection of village registers of vital statistics General accuracy of vital statistics and improvements effected during th year Emigration and Immigration Railway coolie camps Para. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 CHAPTER III THE STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE HISTORY OF CHIEF DISEASES The state of Public Health in the Province Cholera Cholera in tea estates Small-pox High rates of mortality from small-pox in individual tow areas Plague Fevers Dysentery and diarrhoea Respiratory diseases Influenza Other causes ... Beri-beri Y aws Minor eye complaints JhinJhinia Kala agar Leprosy CHAPTER IV EPIDEMIOLOGY and rura Epidemiology Fairs and Festivals CHAPTER V FAIRS AND FESTIVALS CHAPTER VI URBAN SANITATION (INCLUDING NOTIFIED AREAS) Municipal water supplies ... ••• ••• ••• 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Page 1 I 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 19
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