Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1937]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of Kala azar cases treated from 1927 to 1937 are shown in the appended table :— Districts 1927 | 1928 1929 1930 1 j 1931 1 1932 ( 1933 1 : 1934 1935 | 1936 1937 l 1 2 ! 5 i 4 5 6 7 | 8 9 I 10 1 1 11 12 Cachar 359 394 470 376 370 391 472 529 478 574 445 .Sylhet 10,527 8,988 9,162 6,726 '5,512 4,719 4,210 4,612 3,869 3,645 3,672 Goalpara 3,495 2,316 2,389 1,439 992 1,089 1,159 1,107 1,245 1,276 j 2,046 Kamrup 6,445 3,577 2,598 1,814 1.690 « 2,061 2,223 2,197 1,465 1,309 918 Darrang 4,053 2,228 1,399 1,106 942 665 757 876 738 636 514 Nowgong 5,008 2,614 2,433 1,440 1,057 1,075 1,663 1,726 1,651 1,471 2,317 Sibsagar 1,521 1,555 2,387 1,495 1,095 1,269 1,251 1,372 938 864 1,396 Lakhimpur .. 19 28 23 23 3 12 13 18 12 6. 2 Khasi &Jain- tia Hills. 120 6 • • • • 1 5 • • ... • • Naga Hills .. 1 5 9 21 5 16 12 14 7 5 15 Lushai Hills.. • • 1 *• • • 4 2 J • • • • . • • • Garo Hills .. 1,828 1,690 2,905 1,905 882 605 850 927 690 793 717 Sadiya Fron¬ tier Tract. 3 8 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 • • 2 Manipur State 36 166 35 83 38 53 36 14 7 8 7 Total 33,415 23,576 23,804 1 16,430 12,592 11,958 12,650 13,398 11,100 10,587 12,051 The number of deaths from Kala azar during the year 1937 was larger by 304 than that of 1936. The number of patients treated was also larger by 1,464. The increase both of deaths and cases treated is shared by Sylhet, Goalpara, Nowgong and Sibsagar districts. The method of diagnosis and treatment of Kala azar conti¬ nued to be the same as in previous years. Special attention continues to be given to intensive and detailed surveys in all districts in order to detect fresh cases and bring them under treatment as early as possible. A Sub-Assistant Surgeon was deputed to Gachar district specially for Kala azar survey duty. The Sub-Assistant Surgeons in charge of hospitals and dispensaries also surveyed 514 villages during 1937. In Goalpara district special surveys in the Khormuza and Basugaon areas brought to light a good number of cases and Public Health Department dispensa¬ ries were opened in these two places. In Kamrup district, a Public Health Department dispensary was started at Dhupguri with an out-centre at Bandapara and the Khudnabari Public Health Department dispensary was converted into an out-centre of the Barpeta Public Health Department dispensary. In Darrang district, Rangamati, Borchilajhar, Ghillabandha, Borbhogia, Borchola, Goraimari and Mahabhairab areas were thoroughly surveyed. The Bengbari Public Health Department dispensary was closed during the year. In Nowgong district, vigorous surveys and resurveys were carried out to detect even the early cases of Kala azar. As a result of these surveys five new sub- centres and a dispensary at Mayang were opened. The Kuturi Public Health Department dispensary was closed during the year. In Sylhet district, villages within dispensary areas were surveyed by the Medical Officers in charge of the dispensaries and the Public Health Department Sub-Assistant Suregons were specially deputed to survey other areas where a recrudescence of Kala azar was suspected or where Public Health Department dispensaries do not exist. A new Public Health Department dispensary was .opened at Govindanagar in Sunamganj subdivision during the year.
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