Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1914]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Sidli and Guma circles in the district of Goalpara. This points to the fact that sufficient protection is not being afforded by vaccination in these two districts and the matter will receive departmental attention. The mortality has been considerably reduced in the district of Nowgong, presumably owing to the increase in the number of vaccinations performed in this district. 23. Fever. Districts. Death-rate per mille. 1901-1913. 1914. 1 2 3 Cachar • • • 10-82 10-05 Sylhet • • • • • • • • • • • • 10-61 lo*30 Godpara • - • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 94 26-46 Kamrup • • • • • • • • • ... 14-87 16-67 Darrang « • • • «» • • • • • • • • 4 19-46 19-36 Nowgong • • • « • • • • • ... • • • 15-22 14-57 Sibsagar • • • • • • • • • 11-45 13-37 Lakhimpur ... • ♦ • • • • • • • • • # 11-04 10-68 Total § • • • » • 13-53 13-75 The death-rate from fever during the year under report follows the decennial average and there is no marked variation. During the year Major S. P. James, i.m.s., was deputed by the Government of India for malaria research work in Assam. The preliminaries of his work had scarcely received consideration when he was recalled to military duty, and the investigation has been postponed till his return. At the request of the Chief Medical Officer, Assam-Bengal Railway, an enquiry was initiated into the causes which produce an excessive prevalence of malarial fever at the railway centre of Lumding, with the object of formulating a practical scheme for improving the health of the station. In co-operation with the railway authorities observations were initiated which will be continued during the coming year, and with the help of the Sanitary Engineer, the cost of the measures which these observations indicate will be calculated. High rate of mortality from fever iu individual towns and rural areas. 24. Among towns the highest rate, 3951, was recorded in North Lakhimpur, followed by Barpeta (18 53) and Golaghat (16-99). The towns of Silckar and Hailakandi in Cachar, of Sunam- ganj, Maulvi Bazar, Habiganj and Karimganj in Sylliet, of Dliubri in Goalpara and of Nazira in Sibsagar recorded death-rates below 5 per mille from this cause. As in the previous year, rural circles in Goalpara reported the highest rates and Panery, Kalaigaon, Mangaldai, Kariapara and Tezpur circles in Darrang Nalbari circle in Kamrup, Kanairghat circle in Sylhet, and Shamuguri circle in Nowgong; reported death-rates between 20 and 32. 25. Kala-azar. Districts. 1905. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1009. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 i 8 9 10 11 (achar ... 3 • •• 22 6 c 2 3 2 8 » • • Sylhet 965 743 676 661 454 866 549 394 444 203 Goalpara... 8(3 90 49 32 81 87 135 192 206 138 Kamrup ... 499 438 616 386 378 450 354 385 294 215 Darrang ... 1,106 898 845 C49 643 627 679 663 399 317 Nowgong 379 215 208 146 140 221 2S6 308 417 393 Sibsagar ... ... 6 11 2 1 • •• 34 31 29 24 Lakhimpur 2 17 • • • 6 • •• 60 11 • • • 1 8 Total 3,030 2,407 2,227 1,786 1,703 2,303 2,051 1,875 1,798 1,298
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