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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    2 Government towards the improvement of the conservancy system in Silchar and Nowgong. The Officiating Chief Commissioner commends to the notice of all munici¬ palities the Sanitary Commissioner’s remarks as to the supreme importance of the maintenance of efficient conservancy arrangements. 5. Some work still remains to be completed towards the schemes for the improve¬ ment of the rural water-supply of the Gauhati and Barpeta subdivisions, which reached the fifth and last year of their programmes in 1912-13 and 1913-14i, respec¬ tively. A similar scheme for the Mangaldai subdivision, which was sanctioned in 1912-13, is in progress. A largely attended conference on rural water-supply and sanitation was held by the Chief Commissioner at Shillong in June 1913. As a result, an immediate grant of Rs. 10,009 was made to each Local Board for expenditure on the improvement of its water-supply during 1913-14, and each Board was directed to draw up a programme of similar work to be undertaken with Government assistance during the five years commencing from 1914-15. Type plans have been prepared by the Sanitary Board for use in carrying out these schemes, the object being to ensure that all the wells and tanks constructed shall be of suitable design and adequately protected from contami¬ nation. These programmes are now coming in, and the important question of financ¬ ing them is under consideration. 6. The experiment of making grants to selected villages for village sanitation, which was commenced in 1912-13, was repeated on a larger scale during 1913-14, when Rs. 12,000 were distributed for the purpose. Detailed reports as to the work effected have not yet been received. This experiment will now merge in the larger experiment in the organisation of Village Authorities which is being undertaken. 7. The sale of quinine treatments, which increased by 50 per cent, in 1912, again expanded by 25 per cent, in 1913. The experiment of employing special touring vendors to popularise the sale of quinine will he watched with interest. 8. The experience of the last two years has shown that it is not possible for the Head of the Departments of Civil Hospitals and Jails to take as active a part as he should in the operations of the Sanitary Department, and the Local Administration will shortly address the Government of India on the subject of the appointment of a separate Sanitary Commissioner for the prevince. 9. The Chief Commissioner desires to place on record his appreciation of the services rendered by Colonel Campbell, c.b., c.i.e., Lieutenant-Colonel MacLeod, and the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Colonel Banatvala, who successively controlled the department, and by the members of the Sanitary Board, during the year ; and he thoroughly endorses the opinion expressed by the Sanitary Commissioner as to the excellent work done by Major T. C. McCombie Young, who has in a large degree been responsible for the work of the Sanitary Department since the re-constitution of the province. He has finally to thank the Sanitary Commissioner for an exceedingly full and suggestive report. By order of the Chief Commissioner of Assam, A. W. BOTHAM, Second Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Assam.
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