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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    78. Deaths from Small-pox in Urban and rural areas.—Among towns high death-rates were recorded in Surat (2 ’48), Karwar (2*36), Rander (1 * 86), Bagalkot (1 * 80), Bhatkal (1 * 68), Dhandhuka (1*54), Bhusawal (1*11) and Uran (1 *02), and in rural areas in the talukas of Ankola (3*77), Kalol (1’66), Karwar (1*54), Valod (1*40), Bardoli (1 *09), Ankleshwar! (1‘07), Kumta (1 *05), Uran (B04) and Chorashi (1 ‘02). i • 79. Brief history of Small-pox epidemic by Registration Districts.— The highest incidence was, in Northern Registration District where 5,309 attacks and 1,430 deaths equal to a death-rate of ‘27 were recorded, The case mortality rate per 100 registered cases in this Registration District was 26‘93 against 23‘85 in 1935. The number of villages? affected was 285 in 60 Registration Circles. The majority of deathd (944) was reported from Surat and East Khandesh districts ; the former] leading with 664 deaths on record. In Surat district all the circles of Registration (11) were affected and 108 villages reported infection. The period of severity was from February to April. The talukas of Chorashi and Bardoli were more affected as compared with the other talukas in the district. Surat town was also badly affected claiming 743 cases and 375 deaths. East Khandesh District had 1,570 cases and 280 deaths, Though cases occurred throughout the year, the incidence was high during the months from February to May. 75 villages in 15 circles of Registration were infected. Bhusawal and Raver talukas were com¬ paratively more affected. Among other districts, Ahmedabad had 149 deaths reported from 21 villages, Broach 135 deaths from 30 villages, Panch Mahals 131 from 26 villages, while West Khandesh and Kaira districts had only 44 and 27 deaths respectively. In Southern Registra¬ tion District, 6,459 attacks and 1,216 deaths were reported from 395 villages in 67 Registration circles. The majority of cases occurred during the period from January to May. The highest incidence was reported from Kanara and Belgaum districts, viz., 398 and 288 deaths recorded in 80 and 105 villages respectively. Ankola taluka in Kanara district! and Sampgaon in Belgaum District experienced severity of the disease. Among other districts, Bijapur (190), Dharwar (129), Sholapur (124) and Satara (87) had small-pox deaths as shown against each. The Central Registration District recorded 5,024 cases and 768 deaths during the year. All the districts were more or less affected, more affected districts being Ratnagiri (197), Thana (170) and Ahmednagar (146). The lowest number of deaths (21) was reported from Nasik district which was leading in this division last year with 978 deaths. The total number of villages affected in the Registration District was 316 in 70 registration circles. Higher incidence was confined to the months from March to May. In Ratnagiri district, Mandangad Peta and Khed Taluka, Umber- gaon in Thana district and Pathardi in Ahmednagar were comparatively more affected in the respective districts.