Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1920]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9. The subjoined table shows the results of the enquiries conducted by the Vac¬ cination Inspecting staff in urban areas to test the ProiScution°uiidner0Aet^rvy(]B*C) accuracy of registration of \ital statistics during the non- ofr°if873.10U Un r vaccination season of 1920 :— M unicipalitiea. Unregistered vital occurrences detected during 12 months from October 1919 to September 1920. Recorded vital occur¬ rences during 12 months from October 1919 to September 1920. Percentage of omissions. Births. Deaths. Births. Doaths. Births. Deaths. 1 2 3 I 4 5 6 7 Silchar ... ... ... ... 2 • •• 162 105 1-22 • •• Hailakandi ... ... 1 47 42 • • • 2*32 Sylhet ... 26 11 411 329 5*95 3*23 Karimganj 11 6 63 26 1718 1875 Maulvi Bazar ... 5 3 90 60 5'26 476 Habiganj 13 13 154 162 778 7*42 Sunamganj 21 9 99 82 17*50 9*89 Dhubri ... ... ... 16 9 145 94 993 8 73 Goa’para ... 14 17 233 187 566 8-33 Gauhati ... 26 28 377 399 6*45 6*55 Earpeta ... 1 17 19 679 423 2*44 4*29 Tezpur 4 6 163 101 2*55 5*60 Mangaldai 1 ... 16 29 5-38 t • • Nowgong ... ... 6 6 202 191 2 83 2-55 Sibsagar ... HI • • * 139 83 • • t f IH Nazira ... ... ... • H ... 37 60 IH • • • Jorhafc 16 11 182 107 8-08 9*32 Golaghat ... 1 2 45 59 2*17 3*28 Dibragarli 33 3 291 129 10*18 2*27 North Lakliimpur 11 • Ml 44 32 • • • IM Dumcluma ... • • • ]5 12 ... 1 i « Shillong ... ... 16 4 465 257 339 1*53 • Total ... 223 147 4,029 2,969 5*35 471 Karimganj as in the previous year showed the largest proportion of omissions. The figures are all probably much below the actuals. Three hundred and seventy-nine prosecutions were made and 250 convictions obtained, the average fine working out at He. 14-1 on conviction. The inefficiency of prosecution in some municipalities is shown by the prosecution of 27 cases in Jorkat with only four convictions and total fine of twelve annas. Registration in hill districts. 10. The following statement shows the recorded birth and death-rates in hill districts in 1920, as compared with 1919 District. 1920. 1919. • Birth-rate. Death-rate. Birth-rate. Death-rate. -*—* rr*-, • a l • 2 3 4 5 Kha i and Jaintia Hills • • * 23 82 17-22 21-28 29 32 Naga Hills * • • 12-85 24-40 10-02 34*20 Lusliai Hills *•• • • • 41-99 3439 39-13 65*60 Gato Hills ... • • • 26-40 21 91 23*83 2627
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