Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department.

  • Madras (India). Health Department.
Date:
[1915]
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Credit: Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CORPORATION OF MADRAS. Report of the President from 1st April 1914 to 31st March 1915. Changes in the Constitution of the Corporation. 1. Elections.—As required by section 46 of the Madras City Municipality Act, 1904, the lists of persons qualified to be elected Municipal Commissioners and of those qualified to vote at such elections were revised with the result that 501 persons were registered as eligible for election as Municipal Commissioners and 12,648 as eligible to vote against 512 and 11,201, respectively, in the previous year. The percentage of persons qualified for election as Commissioners to the total literate in (English) adult male population of the City was 1*392 and that of persons qualified to vote to the total adult male population of the City—both literate and illiterate—was 8*059. _ 2. Three elective seats fell vacant during the year, owing to the expiry of the term of M.R.Rys. P. Parthasaradhi Nayudu Garu, T. Rangachariar Avargal and V. C. Seshachariar Avargal, Commissioners for the 10th, 13th and 20th Divi¬ sions, respectively. The elections for the 10th and 20th Divisions were contested and M.R.Rys. P. Parthasaradhi Nayudu Garu and K. N. Ayya Ayyar Avargal were elected. The number of persons who voted at these elections was 519 or 76-10 per cent, of the total number of registered voters. In the 13th Division, where the election was uncontested, the nominated candidate M. R. Ry. T. Rangachariar Avargal was held to have been duly elected under the proviso to section 39 of the Act. 3. Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce.—Mr. A. ]. Leech and Mr. J. W. Crusha, who were appointed on 7th April 1914 and 3rd February 1914, respec¬ tively, continued to hold office during the year. The term of office of Mr. C. LL Straker having expired on 9th May 1914, Mr. A. J. Powell was appointed in his place on 9th June 1914. 4. ' Representatives of the Trades Association.—The Hon’ble Mr. R. M. Savege who was appointed on 6th January 1914, died on 30th June 1914 and Mr. C. J. Higgs was appointed instead on 18th August 1914. Mr. C. H. Higginbotham, who was appointed on 30th May 1911, resigned his seat on 17th April 1914, and Mr. G. U. Cuddon was appointed as his successor on 19th May 1914. Mr. A. C. Berry¬ man, appointed on 29th August 1911, ceased to be a Commissioner on 29th August 1914, and Mr. D. Morrison was appointed in his place on 15th September 1914. 5. Representatives of the Harbour Trust Board.—The term of office of Khan Bahadur Muhammad Abdul Kuddus Badsha Sahib Bahadur, who was appointed on 23rd January 1912, expired on 23rd January 1915, but he was reappointed on 2nd March 1915.