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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    The Assistant Director of Public Health., Northern Registratioi District, Ahmedabad, made a complete survey of 8 towns and 8 village!! having village Panchayats or Sanitary Committees and 41 towns anc; villages for vaccination purposes. 35 towns and villages were visited for general advice and 17 for special inspection. He visited 9 Dispenj saries, 6 Police Lines, 3 lock-ups, one out-post and inspected 5 rail, gauges and 4 sites for school buildings. He inspected sites for pubii< latrines, disposal of the effluents from, the Mills and Chambars’ kunds He supervised the sanitary arrangements at the Bhadbhut fair and ai the site of the Congress Sessions at Eaizpur. He visited Borsad in connection with fumigation work for plague He visited Advance Mills in Ahmedabad to inquire into a complaint thal fibres floating in the air affected the health of workers. He directed plague preventive measures in Kanbha village of Borsad Taluka. H<; attended the Baby and Health Week Celebration at Modasa ant delivered a lecture on tuberculosis. He visited Ahmedabad Centra; Prison twice and suggested preventive measures to be taken to check the spread of cerebro-spinal fever. He arranged for propaganda worl against plague in 8 principal towns of Gujarat by magic lanterr demonstrations with the Honorary Secretary of the Gujarat Branch o: the Bombay Presidency Baby and Health Week Association. Hd investigated into the heavy incidence of malaria reported in Jambusa] town in previous years and noticed that the malarial conditions in the town had improved on account of some pits and hollows having beerj filled up. He visited the Relief Works in Panch Mahals District anc advised the Executive Engineer to see that no water other than thal treated with potassium permanganate was supplied to the workers He attended cpiarterly meetings of the Sabarmati Jail. He inspected in company with the Officer Commanding Indian Military Hospital * Ahmedabad, several wells and ponds in the vicinity of the Hospital and discussed with him malarial conditions in the Cantonment Area He visited Dholka, and inspected Malav Tank, the water of which was reported to be emitting bad smell. He suggested that moss should be removed every day by manual labour and the tank and moss treated with bleaching powder. It greatly helped in minimising the smell The Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination conducted classes foi Village Officers and delivered lectures on Vital Statistics and Public Health and made remarks in 26 Village Sanitary Inspection Books. The Assistant Director of Public Health, Central Registration District, made a complete sanitary survey of one town and visited 52 towns and villages for general advice and 3 for vaccination. He delivered lectures on hygiene to the students of the B. J. Medical School, Poona. He visited 28 villages in connection with cholera and 2 for cerebro-spinal fever. He inspected three sites for burial grounds and play-ground.; He visited Kedgaon and inspected the sanitary arrangements made in connection with Satyanarayan function. He visited 12 villages in company with the Executive Engineer, Ahmednagar Division, for the selection of camp sites for famine relief works. He inspected the sanitary