Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1945]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As in previous years, Cachar district recorded the highest birth-rate (23’46) and Kamrup district the lowest (11*24;. The districts of Cachar, Sylhet, Darrang and Sibsagar had birth-rates above the provincial average (16* 76; while the remaining lour districts below it. The highest seasonal birth-rate was recorded in November (23‘92) followed by December (23-21) and the lowest birth rate was recorded in May (12-27). Seasonal birth-rates by months are given below :— Months January February % March April May June July August , September October November December 1945 1789 17-71 14-98 14-47 12-27 12- 95 1408 13- 24 17- 65 18- 86 23-92 23-21 1944 19- 60 20- 79 18-01 16-80 14-30 14-17 14-10 14-30 1510 17*67 18-21 17-82 During the year births exceeded deaths by 34,096, while the most disturbing and abnormal feature of 1944 was the excess of deaths over births by 932. 7. Birth Registration in Urban Areas.—The total number of births registered in the Urban Areas during the year was 5,653 (19*38 per mille of population) as compared to 5,116 (17*94) during 1944 and the quin¬ quennial average of 5,908 (2267). Out of 27 towns in the province, one town recorded birth-rate below 10 per mille, nine towns between 10 and 15 per mille, seven towns between 15 and 20 per mille, five towns between 20 and 25 per mille, one town between 25 and 30 per mille and four towns between 30 and 35 per mille of population. The highest birth-rate (3456) was recorded by Sunamganj followed by Goalpara (33-01), Nowgong (3224) and Palasbari (3082). Haflong town recorded the lowest birth-rate (3-69) during this year. 8. Birth Registration in Rural areas.—The total number of births registered in rural circles during 1945 was 162,979 (16-68 per mille) as compared to 1,61,160 (16-74 per mille) during 1944, and the quinquennial average of 2,05,442 (22-46). Kalaigaon registration circle in Darrang district recorded the highest birth-rate (39’56) while Boko circle in Kamrup district recorded the lowest rate (141) Kamrup rural circles generally show much lower rates, probably due to defective registration. 9. Deaths and Death-rate.—The number of deaths registered during the year was 1,34,536 (70,419 males and 64,117 females) as compared to 167,208 of the previous year and the quinquennial average of 1,56,504. The death-rate for the year 1945 was 13-37 as compared to 16-87 of the previous year and the quinquennial average of 16-51. There was a decrease of 32,672 deaths during 1945 as compared to the previous year. A comparative statement of the death rates of the Provinces in India is given below :— Provinces 1 Assam ... Bengal Bihar ... Orissa ... United Provinces Madras Bombay Central Provinces Punjab North-West Frontier Province Death-rate 1945 , 1944 1940-44 2 3 4 13-37 16-87 16*51 21-00 29-12 24-30 20-70 22-19 18-80 * 28-68 30*36 ... 18-95 18-74 19-50 22-27 25-40 24-78 26-40 25-47 24-75 39-32 3012 30-69 19*40 25-26 25-40 11*14 13-97 15-63 10-23 11-86 12-04 / Sind
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