Annual report of the Director of Public Health for the Government of Bombay.

  • Bombay (India : State). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director of Public Health for the Government of Bombay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (35*30). Sixty-one returned rates between 20 and 30 and th remaining 3 returned rates below 20. 19. For urban areas, death-rates varied between 57*59 for Nasirabai town and 10*29 for Yawal. Out of 86 urban registration circles in th Presidency proper fifteen returned death-rates over 40 per mille of popula tion, viz. Nasirabad (57*59), Pandharpur (55*06), Ahmedabad (49*53 Ilkal (50*69), Poona City (46*80), Dakore (45*43), Sholapur (45*05 Bars! (44*53), Surat (44*18), Borsad (43*75), Mehmedabad (42*82' Umreth (42*56), Ankleshwar (42*02), Nacliad (41*26) and Gadag Belt: giri (40*21). Twenty-two returned rates between 30 and 40, vk Dharangaon (39*12), Baramati (37*97), Erandol (37*55), Yiran gaon (37*41), Kapadw^anj (37*38), Guledgud (37*20), Nandurbar (36*84 Bagalkot (35*75), Dholka (35*48), Jambusar (35*23), Nasik (35*07 Dohad (34*91), Bhiwandi (34*38), Broach (34*00), Dhanduka (33*89 Yeola (33*42), Satara (32*02), Chalisgaon (31*53), Parola (31*46' Belgaum (31*11), Chiplun (30*80) and Dhulia (30*04). Twenty-eigh recorded rates between 20 and 30 and the remaining 21 returned rate belowr 20. 20. Corrected Death-rates.—The following table gives the death-rate in accordance with age and sex distribution for the Presidency prope and for the six towns for which such correction is possible :— — Standard death-rate Factor for correction Recorded death-rate Corrected death-rah Presidency excluding Bombay and Sind - 39*8 : - 1*0 32*52 32*52 Ahmedabad 37-6 1*06 49*53 52*50 Bombay City 28-6 1*39 29*53 41*05 Poona 37*0 1*08 46*80 50*54 Sholapur 39*4 1*01 45*05 45*50 Surat . 39*0 1*02 44*18 45*06 Karachi .. 38*5 1*03 29*35 30*23 21. The birth and death returns of the chief cities may be brief] noted on as follows — Bombay.—Population 1,148,815. 25,046 births were registere equal to a birth-rate of 21 *80 as compared with 23*907 and 20* 81 i the previous year. The registered deaths amounted to 27,335 s against 26,306 in 1929. The death-rate per mille of population ws 23*79 against 22*90 in 1929. The number of infantile deaths W2 7,472 equal to a ratio of 298*33 per 1,000 registered births as again* a rate of 300*66 in 1929. The chief causes of death shown i the returns were small-pox, respiratory diseases and all other cause Pneumonia was as usual more prevalent in the city during the yea under report. Cholera caused 40 deaths, Plague 20, while Influent was responsible for 75 deaths. Ahmedabad.—Population 270 * 899. The number of births registere was 14,209 equal to a birth-rate of 52*51 as against 12,724 and 47 ‘ C respectively in 1929. The registered deaths were 13,404 correspondii)