Annual report of the Board of Public Health Works, Bombay Presidency : 1936/37

  • Bombay (India). Board of Public Health Works
Date:
1937
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Credit: Annual report of the Board of Public Health Works, Bombay Presidency : 1936/37. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    15 between 30 and 40 per mille, 34 between 20 and 30 per mille and the remaining 29 returned death-rates below 20 per mille. There is a decrease In areas reporting death-rates between 30 and 40 per mille as compared with’1936. Death-rates varied from 48-13 per mille for Pandharpur town and 46°47 per mille for Ahmedabad town to 8°30 per mille for Uran and 10°56 for Honavar town. The high death-rate of Pandharpur is due to Respiratory Diseases including Pneumonia and Fevers including Malaria. In Ahmedabad town the high death- rate is to be attributed to Fevers and Respiratory Diseases including Phthisis. The death-rates in towns of Gujarat continue to be higher mainly on account of higher incidence of Fevers and Respiratory diseases. The lowest death-rates are again claimed by Honavar and Uran Ports. The towns on coast line in general continue to remain healthy. The deaths recorded in Bombay city were 30,575 or 846 more than in the previous year, the ratio news 26°33 per mille or an increase of * 74. 23. Death-rates in Cantonments.—The lowest death-rate (7°06) was recorded in Belgaum Cantonment and the highest 27°86 in Kirkee. The death-rates recorded in other Cantonments were Ahmednagar 18°85, Ahmedabad 17°66, Deolali 11°78 and Poona 16°66 per mille of the population. As compared to the preceding year there was an increase in the death-rates recorded in Deolali (2°13), Poona (°91) and Ahmednagar (-10) Cantonments and a decrease in Belgaum (1°33), Kirkee (1°71) and Ahmedabad (°40) Cantonments as shown against each. 24, Hzacess of births over deaths —During the year under report the number of births recorded was 729,476. Out of these 601,723 were in, rural areas while 127,753 were in urban areas. Total number of deaths recorded in the Province was 493,208 of which 391,182 were in, rural areas while 102,026 were in urban areas. The excess of births over deaths was 236,268 against 245,053 m 1936. The percentage rate of increase in the population was 1°32. 25. Deaths according to sex.—During the year under report the deaths of 252,925 males and 240,283 females were recorded giving death-rates of 27°24 per mille and 27°79 per mille respectively agamst 27°56 and 27°91 per mille i, 1936. The Provincial ratio of male to female deaths among the total deaths was 105°26 to 100 as compared with 106° 06 to 100 in 1936. In Bombay city the figure was 115°59 as compared with 118°57 in 1936. 26. Deaths by castes or classes and by sex are recorded in, Annual Form No. V, Appendix III. 27. Deaths according to causes compared with previous years.—The following table shows the number of deaths in 1937 and the ratios per 1,000 of population arranged accordmg to causes and contrasted