Annual report of the Director of Public Health of the Uttar Pradesh.

  • Uttar Pradesh (India). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1948]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director of Public Health of the Uttar Pradesh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Malaria surveys and investigations were undertaken in nine places an4 necessary recommendations made. Special treatment schemes with quinine-plasmoquine and Cinchona- plapmoquine were undertaken in over 200 villages of Tarai and Bhabar Government estates of Naini Tal district. Quinine and quinine substitutes were also distributed free to actual malaria sufferers with satisfactory results. Malaria control units. Anti-malaria control measures in' connection with Sarda Hydel construction in Naini Tal tarai were continued. Of the six units sanctioned by the Provincial Government for hyper-endemic areas four could not function owing to non¬ availability of staff Main activities of the two units that worked were indoor residual psraying with D.D.T. and paludrine prophylaxis and treatment. Colonisation anti malaria units. Two such were in operation—one at Kichha in Naini Tal tarai and the other in Ganga Khadir of Meerut district which by considerably reducing malaria in these areas, brought under plough over 10,000 acres of land which could not be previously settled owing to adverse health conditions, Anti-malaria measures chiefly adopted in these areas consisted of spraying of dwellings] cattleshed, etc., andffhe use of polludrine for prophylaxis and treatment* Sale of quinine and substitutes—This department Is the agency for distribution to Government institutions, medical practitioners and chemists, of quinine and quinine products released by Government of India at reduced rates. A total of 5,618 lbs, of quinine sulphate, 2 069 lbs. of cinchona febrifuge, 111 lbs, of tota quina, 6,634.000 tablets of quinine substitutes and 3,015 boxes of injectible quinine were issued through this gource. CHAPTER VIII Maternity and Child Welfare Prior to April 1, 1948, Maternity and Child Welfare in the U. P, was controlled by the U. P. Branch of the Indian Red Cross Society though most of the funds were provided by Government. As the volume of work had outgrown the capacity of a voluntary organisation, its general control was taken over by Government from April 1, 1918, as a direct provincial activity. The Headquarters organisation, two training institutions and all rural and semi- rural centres were provincialised, and some 50 additional centres opened in villages, making a total of 200 for rural areas. There was a complete reorientation of policy in respect of this work in rural areas. The attempt so far made to extend it in villages by opening maternity centres was abandoned as, at least for a long time to come, trained midwives in sufficient number would not be available. It was decided instead to upgrade local material already available in villages, i e. the indigenous dais. Provision has therefore been made in Government’s scheme for the training of 5 such dais at each rural centre in aseptic methods and the recognition of abnormalities. Stipends of from Rs. 15 to Rs 20 p. m is paid to each trainee for a period of nine months during which the training lasts. Financing and control of maternity centres in urban centres of population is now the responsibility of local municipal boards On April 1, 1948, when the reorganisation took effect there were 123 such centres. To ensure closer integration of domiciliary midwifery service with women’s hospitals, the direction of Maternity and child Welfare centres has been placed under the Deputy Director of Medical and Health Services incbarge of Women’s hospitals The Silver Jubilee Health School continued to train health visitors and midwives. Training in rural procedures was given to them in the Province’s Health Unit at Pratapgarh, CHAPTER IX Health of School Child Medical inspection of school children was conducted by whole time School Health Officers in 14 larger towns and by Municipal Medical Officers of Health in others. Inspection in primary schools are on what is called “ordinary” lines while in higher secondary schools they are on detailed” lines- In the latter group examination on detailed lines were conducted in 385 out of 926 institutions specified for the purpose, and 56,623 scholars out of 262,523 were seen* For ordinary examination 2,423 out of 11,825 primary schools were visited, and 145,329 scholars out of 1,054,357 on roll were seen and advised. The following is a table of the main defects noticed in urban and rural group of scholar.