Annual report of the Director of Public Health for the Government of Bombay.

  • Bombay (India : State). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1945]
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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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    aundatti spent Es. 1,320 on masonry dust bins and latrine of 12 seats >ail-Hongal spent Es. 2,267 on pucca drainage gutters ; construction of reservoir >r drinking water and kitchen rooms in the municipal dispensary ; Haveri spent ;S. 5,943 on road widening, construction and repairs to gutters ; Dharwar spent :s. 41,644-4-8 on drains, construction of new beef, mutton and fish market, Bering slabs, construction of latrines, Cement Concrete bedding and drains ; [ubli spent Es. I,46,0o0 on drainage and. construction of latrines '. Gokak Dent Es. 647-4-0 on construction of dust bins and storm water drain ; Gadag Dent Es. 2,133 on construction of surface drain ; Eanebennur spent ;s- 1,940-15-0 on construction of gutters and drains and repairs ; Sirsi spent 'S. 2,500 on drinking water well and Honawar spent Es. 2,584 on repairs to road baramshala, gutters and market. Eaver spent Es. 6,950 on construction of atter and road widening. Nandurbar constructed surface drains measuring- bout 144 feet, laid 2 pipes of underground drainage and connected sullage water f ^ 24 houses to underground drainage. Taloda carried out repairs to roads id underground gutters. Work of similar type was carried out by Amalner, husaval, Chalisgaon, Parola, Erandol, Dhulia and Chopada municipalities. ). Municipal Water Supply.—There are piped water supplies in 37 towns, ^ater supplies in 21 towns were adequately protected. )0. Infectious Diseases Hospitals.—The Infectious Diseases Hospital, Poona, Lilted 2,085 patients of whom 512 died. The highest No. (954) was from plague, re.were 282 admissions from small-pox and 204 from cholera. Temporary ctious Diseases Hospitals were opened at Nasik and Ahmednagar for treating jue cases. )!• Action taken by the municipality under Municipal Acts and Bye-laws._Forty- n Municipalities issued 12,79o notices under different bye-laws pertaining to lie health matters of which 9,704 were complied with, 3,735 prosecutions were .ched and 3,112 convictions were obtained. Prosecutions in case of 414 notices d withdrawn. )2. Board of Public Health Works.—During the year 2 meetings of the Board i held in the months of July and October 1945. The following proposals of ‘rent local bodies were approved by the Board for preparation of plans and mates :— Dhulia Drainage. Karad Water Supply. Tasgaon Water Supply. Sinnar Water Supply and drainage. Bhusaval Water Supply. Bhiwandi Water supply and drainage. Navalgund drainage. Grants-in-aid were recommended by Hows :— Improvement to Sirur water supply Trimbak water supply-pumping plant Nadiad water supply Nadiad drainage Ahmednagar drainage. Kaira water supply the Board for certain schemes as ... 50 per cent. 50 per cent. 33-^ per cent. 33l per cent. j- proposal only approved.