Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1913]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20. Dysentery and Diarrhea. Diitricti. Death-rate perinille. 1103—1912. 1913. 1 2 3 Cachar « « « <• * 2-39 3-37 Sylhet « . « »* • 1*84 2 99 Goalpara ... • M 4 4 4 •42 *37 Kamrup III 1*35 •70 Darrang ... III • •k . 4-11 8 53 Nowgong... ... 2*(Jfl 10*51 Sibsagar ... « « • . 4 4 4-16 ja-e4 Lakhimpur 4 4 4 4-80 895 Total • « 4 283 2 62 The average is practically the same as that of the preceding ten years, but a slight increase is noticeable in Sylhet and Cachar, which is probably dne to the high floods of June and July, which were followed by high prices of food-stuffs. Dysentry in tea estates— Darrang Sibsagar Lakbimpur ... Sylhet Nowgoig Cachar Kamrup Goalpara • 4 4 • 44 • 44 .4. • 44 4 4 4 • 4 4 4 4 4 III 4 4 4 8-75 7-68 7-39 6*08 4*68 4-20 0-89 42*48 27. Diague.—As in the last year, there were no cases of plague reported during the year under report, 28. Other causes.—The death-rates due to respiratory diseases, injuries and all other causes were *71, ‘30 and 6*41, respectively. The corresponding ratios of the year 1912 were *57, *31 and 5*89, respectively. Complaints regarding mortality due to the alleged prevalence of tape-worm infec¬ tion causing dysenteric symptoms in a village called Sarthibari in the Barpeta subdivision of Kamrup were investigated by the Civil Surgeon. The actual parasite was found to be a trematode worm, a Easciolopsis, presumably Easciolopsis Buski. On the hypothesis that the intermediate host of this parasite is a water mollusc, steps have been taken to provide the infected village with a properly constructed and protected well. SECTION VII. VACCINATION. [Published separately.] SECTION VIII. SANITARY WORKS—MILITARY. [No remarks.] SECTION IX. SANITARY WORKS—CIVIL. 29. During the year 1912 there were 11 Municipalities, 4 Unions and 1 Station GeneraL in the province. During the year under report two more Municipalities at Karimganj and Sunamganj and one new Lnion at Maulvi Bazar in Sylhet were constituted. The Union at Habiganj in Sylhet wras converted into a Municipality during the year. Thus there were 14 Municipalities, 4 Unions and 1 Station towards the dose of the year.
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