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

  • Bombay (India : State). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1936]
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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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    Infant Mortality. 28. There were 123,289 deaths under one year giving a ratio of 166*08 per 1,000 registered births as against 123,304 or a ratio of 169*33 in 1935. The male and female ratios were 175 * 96 and 155 * 61 respectively as against 177*13 and 161*03 in 1935. The excess of male infant deaths over female infant deaths is seen in all districts. Of the infants who died 47,629, i.e., 38*63 per cent, of the total infant mortality died before they were one month old; 26,698 of these, i.e., 21*65 per cent, of the total infant deaths were under one week and 20,931, i.e., 16*97 per cent, over one week. In all districts, with the exception of Kaira, Panch Mahals and Ahmedabad, the infant mortality under one week was higher than over one week and the divergence of the three districts is. probably due to the deaths of newly born infants being not reported.; Of the remaining, 44,468; i.e., 36*06 percent, were over one month and-; under six months and 31,192, i.e., 25*29 per cent, were between six and: twelve months old. In 1935 the percentages in the age groups of undei one month, between one and six months and six and twelve months were 37*83, 34*71 and 27 *44 respectively. f s ' | 29. Infant Mortality in the Provinces.—In the Provinces of India! the infant death-rates were as under :— [Infant deaths per 1,000 registered births.] ( — 1935. 1936. — 1935. . 1936. Madras 178-47 164-04 Punjab 155*19 1 158-44 Bengal 158-51 170-9 United Provinces .. 157-20 148-53 Assam 163-22 150-82 Central Provinces .. 223-54 234-98 Burma 186-04 195-34 North West Frontier 132-15 121*72 Bihar Orissa 129-20 f 117-98 \ 198-87 Province. Sind Bombay 113-39 169-33 * 121*31 166-08 Prom the above table it will be seen that the Central Provinces recorded the highest infant death-rate per 1,000 registered births and Bihar the lowest. There was a decrease in the infant death-rates over those of the previous year in the Provinces of Madras, Assam, United Provinces,. North West Frontier Province and Bombay while the Provinces of Bengal,. Burma, Punjab, Central Provinces and Sind recorded a rise. ; .