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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    Cholera broke out m Ahmednagar District on 10th July 1930 and was prevalent in 236 villages and 2 towns out of 1,346 villages and towns. All the rural circles were affected. 2,317 attacks and 941 deaths were recorded. The death-rate was 1 • 30. The district was practically free from the disease to the end ol: June except February during which onlv 4 deaths occurred m Shrigonda taluka. On 11th July 1930, Molunii village Oil the Godavari river in Newasa taluka was first infected ; it received infection from the Nizam’s Territory. The highest mortality (186) occurred in Kopergaon taluka. In 7 villages the first case occurred as an importation from other villages and the source of infection in 232 vi lages was .indigenous. In 237 villages affected, the drinking water supply m 126 villages was from wells or tanks and 111 villages had river water. ® There were only 55 deaths from cholera in Ratnagiri District The disease broke out on 9th November 1930 and was prevalent in only 8 villages and in Mai wan town during the year under report. Out of 11 rural circles 2 were affected. Khed taluka was affected in November and retiinied 44 deaths. Only one village in Mandangadpeta was infected on oth December 1930 and returned 9 deaths. Malwan town received infection from Pandharpur and reported only 2 deaths. Out of 8 villages affected the source of infection in 3 villages was indigenous. The usual precautionary measures were carried out in all the affected districts. During the year under report 11 Medical Officers were appointed on Uolera dufy—3 each for Ahmednagar, Poona and Satara districts and 2 tor Sholapur District. The total number of anti-cholera inoculations m the Central Registration District was 58,628, Satara 22 865 Ahmednagar 13,600, Sholapur 13,574, Poona 8,156, and Ratnagiri 433^ these were performed by the Special Inoculators appointed for the purpose, Medical Officers in charge of Hospitals and Dispensaries and others. Out of the total number of 13,574 inoculations performed in Sholapur District 6,753 were done by the Inspector of Sanitation and vaccination, Sholapur District. f Next to Central, Western Registration District was badly affected, ompared to the year preceding, the incidence of cholera for the year A® Aro°^ WaS A)10 deaths being recorded against 2,576 in 1929, the mean of previous five years. The death-rate was 1*01 Sf. '65 m ]929 and *32 quinquennial mean. Cholera season ■n?enced on 4th July 1930 though there were some sporadic cases in re. m String previous months. The disease was present in J anuary m Jalgaon and Amalner Rural circles in East Khandesh District, r t'duka of West Khandesh and Raglan taluka of Nasik District. *ebmar? a few cases occurred, in Nasik town. In March there were In a case® .in -D^iilia town and Bhiwandi rural circle of Thana District. . ^dori taluka of Nasik District was affected. This Division in pw A1Ma^ a?d :Tune‘ From Julyto December the disease prevailed j(fti i rAA efdl’ Wost Khandesh, Nasik and Thana Districts and in a .District during October, November and December 1930. The