Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam.

  • Assam
Date:
[1918]
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Credit: Annual sanitary report of the Province of Assam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    average. As compared with last year, the birth-rate was higher in six districts, the largest increase (6*31 per mille) being reported from Sylhet. 4. The birth-rate in those urban areas in whichJ registration is compulsory was ..... , 33 31 as compared with 30*23 in 1917, 27'31 in 1916, Birth registration m urban areas. 29'77 in 1915 and 26'61 in 1914. The towns of Barpeta (52-61), Jorhat (40*9), Tezpur (39 02), Gauhati (37*89), Goalpara (35*54), Dhubri (34*09), Nowgong (34-05) and Sunamganj (33-76) have returned birth-rates above the urban average, showing their share in the general provincial increase in fertility. No town has reported a birth-rate below 20 per milie. 5. The total number of births registered in rural areas during the year amounted . ,. . . . , to 207,738 as compared with 186,130 in 1917, showing an fa . increase of 21,608. Immigration and the redistribution of circles since the last census have disturbed the ratio between population and vital occurrences in certain areas and rendered detailed criticism of the figures from different circles unprofitable. 6. The total number of deaths recorded during the year was 279,034 and the „ .... „ , death-rate per mille of the population was 46*10. For Death registration—General, . x .,T . 1 ■. , j j-l j • comparison with normal years it may be noted that m the preceding year the number of deaths recorded was 163,925 and the death-rate per mille was 27*09, while the average of the preceding five years gave a mortality of 27-77. 7. The total number of deaths registered in twenty towns in which registration is _ . , compulsory was 3,949 against 2,622 in the previous year, showing an increase of 1,327 deaths. 8. In 1918, 275,085 deaths were registered as compared with 161,303, showing __ , , ,. . . an increase of 113,782. The rural death-rate for the eat reBis ion m iuia areas. year was 40*37 as compared with 27'19 in 1017, and 27*84, the quinquennial average. The Majuli circle in Sibsagar, with a death-rate of 12'43, Lumding with 17'45, Sella in Sylhet with 221, would appear to be examples of bad reporting unless it can he believed that these circles escaped the influenza epidemic. 9. The subjoined table shows the result of the enquiries conducted by the vaccina- ,, . x A. . , tion inspecting staff in urban areas to test the accuracy .Registration m compulsory areas. „ . .A ° . ,, . * Prosecutions unier Act IV (B. C.) or registration oi vital statistics during the non-vaccma- of 18^3. tion season of the year 1918 :— Municipalities. • Unregistered vital oocnr- rences detected during 12 months from October 1917 to September 1918. Recorded vital occurrences daring IS months from Oc¬ tober 1917 to September 1918. Percentage of omissions. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. Births. Deaths. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Silchar all 6 • •• 1 95 23 5'94 • •• Hailakanrli 4 2 49 30 7-54 6*25 Sylhet 8 4 437 311 1-79 1-26 Karimganj 5 1 103 63 462 1 56 Maulvi Bazar 8 4 65 32 10-95 11-11 Habiganj ... 5 1 117 205 4-09 •48 Sunamganj ... 16 5 110 45 12-69 10-00 Dhubri 4 ... 106 95 3 68 »*» Goalpara ... ... ... . 3 2 113 114 2-58 1-72- Gauhati ... 60 15 355 351 14-45 4-09 Barpeta ... 19 3 536 381 3-42 ‘78 Carried oter • • • 138 37 2,086 1,650 • • • «•»
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