Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1933]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    end of the month, when it filled up. Some of the noteworthy falls during the month being, 8*7 ;at Srimangal and 5’9 at Silchar on the 4th, 4,7 at Sibsagar on the 5fch and lO'fi at Cherrapunji on the 25th. The amount of rainfall was nor¬ mal during the month. The activity of the monsoon was confined only to the submontane districts during the first 12 days of July after which it strengthened. Later it remained generally active during the rest of the month and the rainfall was well-distributed. The activity was associated with the westward or north-westward movement of four depressions from the Bay of Bengal through the central parts of India. The average rainfall of the month was 8 per cent, in detect, though Cherrapunji had 14’5 of rain and Gauhati 9,2 on the 3rd, Srimangal 4*1 on the 4th and Tezpur 4*3 on the 13th. The monsoon rainfall, during August, was also well-distributed. Its activity during the first two weeks was controlled by a storm and a depression which formed in the North Bay of Bengal and moved to north-west India. Total rainfall of the month was 10 per cent, in excess. Some of the noteworthy falls are as follows :— Cherrapunji lOD and Shillong 4'5 on the 13th, Dibrugarh 4-5 on the 18th and Silchar 4T on the 29th. The monsoon remained more or less active during the first three weeks of September, being governed by two depressions and a storm in the Bay. Towards the end of the 3rd week the monsoon began to weaken and finally withdrew by the 27th. After this a rapid transition to the north-east monsoon type of weather took place. The rainfall was 23 per cent, in defect. Temperature, humidity and cloudiness were practically normal during the whole of this period. The retreating monsoon period—October to December.—In October, scattered thunderstorms were reported from the province during the first four days. Later a storm formed in Central Bay on the 13th which moving northwestwards crossed Circars coast between Cocanada and Masulipatam on the 18th and then travelled northwards. Under its influence rainfall occurred mainly during the latter part of the 3rd week and beginning of the 4th week of the month. In Novem¬ ber and December weather was dry except for occasional scattered falls. The total amount of rain was in slight defect in October and in moderate to large defect in November and December. Skies were less clouded in November. Other elements were practically normal for the whole period. _ . .... , . . 2. The Beport deals with the plains districts of the food-grains, etc. province. Bice is the staple food of the populace in the plains districts. The sub-joined table shows the average quantity of common rice that was sold per rupee in 1933 and in the previous five years Districts. 1933. 1932. 1931. 1930. 1929. 1928. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 S. ch. S. ch. S. ch. S, ch. S. ch. S. ch. Cachar 14 11 15 4 10 16 8 7 6 9 6 2 Sylhet 13 12 10 9 9 12 7 1 6 5 5 11 Goalpara 16 1 14 12 11 2 7 6 6 11 5 11 Kamrup 15 7 14 4 10 4 8 9 6 0 5 11 Darrang 14 8 12 12 11 1 8 9 6 0 5 14 Nowgong ... 15 7 13 12 11 9 9 3 7 4 6 0 Sibsagar ... ... 11 13 10 9 8 10 6 7 5 15 5 3 Lakhimpur 11 13 10 8 7 15 6 5 5 12 5 3 Brorn the figures in the above table it will be seen that in all districts, except Cachar, more rice was obtained per rupee than during the previous year. There is also a corresponding decline in the price of other food-grains. The decline in the price of food-grains is attributed to the world-wide trade depression.
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