Report on the medical topography and statistics of the centre division of the Madras army.
- Madras. Medical Board.
- Date:
- 1843
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report on the medical topography and statistics of the centre division of the Madras army. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![being a range of hills lying twelve miles to the north-east. The soil in the vicinity is black and produces very luxuri- ant crops of bengal gram or chenna, cholum and cotton. The town is divided into what is called the old and new town, it is very irregularly built, and in some places rather crowded particularly the old streets which are chiefly occupi- ed by the lower orders. Population. The population is estimated at about 20,000 souls; and as might be expected from its distance from hills, jungles or swamps, Guntoor is remarkably healthy. innacondah. Innacondah is the principal village or town in the talook of that name, near to which shocks of earthquakes have sometimes been felt; the population of the talook in 1837, was 37,752;—males 19,582, and females 18,170; and the number of houses 14,366, there being less than three persons to each house. Nizampatam. The talook of Nizampatam is situated on the coast, and a considerable trade is carried on at the town of that name ; its population, in 1837 was 24,643 ;—males 13,168, females 11,475; and the number of houses 7,682 or little more than three persons to each house.. Tinnnerieottah. ]n Palnaud, the village of Timmericottah lies about 77 miles west by north from the town of Guntoor, the population is about 3,000; in 1837, the returns gave males 1,546, females 1,517. A few miles to the west of this town is a cataract formed during the rainy season by the small river Yedellapoodah, which is at other times perfectly dry; the water falls from a height of about 60 feet into a basin 120 feet in breath, the sides of which are ornamented writh several small hindoo places of worship; this fall is taken advantage of for the purpose of irrigation. Maheria. Maherla another considerable village is situated 76 miles west of G untoor, the population in 1837, was 15,137; males 7,683, females 7,454 ; number of houses 10,281.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28270204_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
