Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1939]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The total number of births and deaths on Tea Estates in 1939 was 36,813 and 21,551 respectively as compared with 33,868 and 23,197 respectively in the preceding year. The largest number of deaths was recorded under “ Other causes ” (9,861) and this is followed by “ Fevers” (3,989), “Dysentery and Diarrhoea” (3,683) and “Respiratory Diseases” (3,604N. A total of 67 deaths from Cholera and 17 deaths from Small-pox was recorded during the year under report. There were 115 deaths from Kala-azar during the year against 133 deaths in the preceding year. 14 Registration on railways.— The total number of births and deaths within railway limits during the year 1939 was 158 and 156 against 286 and 229 respectively in the preceding year. As in previous years the largest number of births and deaths was reported from Lakhimpur district. The highest mortality was recorded under “ Other causes ” (62) followed by “Respi¬ ratory Diseases” (54) during the year under review. 15. Mortality according to sex.—A total of 85,429 males and 78,690 females died in 1939 ' as compared with 91,589 and 86,154 respectively in 1938. The death-rate for males was 18*98 and that for females 19*56. The rates are lower than the corresponding rates in 1938 by 1*42: and 1*90 respectively. They were less by 0*35 for males and by 0*41 for females than the rates of the previous quinquennium. The female death-rate exceeded the male death-rate in all the districts except Sylhet. The highest death-rate both for males and females was returned from Goalpara viz- (24*85) for males and 25*01 for females. The lowest death-rates for both the sexes were returned from Kamrup district, viz., 1T48 for males and 11*69 for females. 16. Mortality according to classes.—During the year the number of deaths according to classes was as follows :— Hindus 92,923 ; Muslims, 59,757 ; Christians 1,696 ; Budhists 200; other classes 9 543. The death-rates per mille by classes are shown in the subjoined table: Classes Ratio of deaths per mille, 1939 Ratio of deaths per mille, 1938 Difference 1 2 3 4 Hindus 17*94 18*77 —0*83 Muslims 20*17 23*58 —3*41 Christians 20*14 22*90 —2*76 Budhists 17*01 11*41 + 5*60 Other classes ... 33*44 31*82 + 1*62 The district of Goalpara recorded the highest mortality rate both among the Hindus (21*66) and Muslims (25*32). The lowest rates (12*07) and (8*24) for these two principal communities were returned from the Kamrup district. 17. Mortality according to age.—The table below shows the rate of mortality by sexes in different age groups and the excess or defect of the female death-rates:— Age periods 1939 Male Female Excess or defect of female death-rate 1 2 3 4 Under one year 156*61 142*34 —14*27 1 and under 5 23*42 22*25 — 1*17 5 and under 10 10*37 10*17 — 0*20 10 and under 15 6*90 6*28 — 0*62 15 and under 20 8*78 10*81 4- 2*03 20 and under 30 8*17 13*06 + 4*89 30 and under 40 11*16 14*40 + 3*24 40 and under 50 ••• ••• ••• 16*80 16*95 + 0*15 50 and under 60 29*21 29*56 + 0*35 60 and upwards 73*96 73*74 — 0*22 Total 18*98 19*56 + 0*58 It will be seen that the highest mortality was recorded amongst infants under one year of age and lowest amongst both males and females between 10—15 years of age.
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