Annual public health report of the Province of Bihar; and Annual vaccination report.

Bihar (India). Public Health Department.

Date:: [1936]

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Credit: Annual public health report of the Province of Bihar; and Annual vaccination report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The total rainfall in July was in moderate excess by 4.87 in Bihar and in slightly above normal by 1.22 in Chota Nagpur. A depression formed at the head of the Bay of Bengal early in the month and had passed inland across the Orissa coast by the 3rd morning. It became unimportant over Chota Nagpur three days later. A depression which formed off the Orissa- Ganjam coast on the 20th, crossed the Orissa coast near Puri three davs later and, travelling across Orissa and the east Central Provinces, filled up over Bihar on the 26th. Floods were reported from North Bihar. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures were below normal and the humidity was above normal in the province. The total rainfall in August was in defect by 0.88 in Chota Nagpur and 1.05 in Bihar. The maximum temperature was in defect in Chota Nagpur and above normal in Bihar. The minimum temperature was normal in Chota Nagpur and above normal in Bihar while the humidity was normal in Chota Nagpur and in defect in Bihar. The total rainfall in September was in large excess by 7.77 in Bihar and m moderate excess by 3.14 in Chota Nagpur. The spell of strong monsoon in north-east India during the second week of the month caused widespread and locally heavy rain in Chota Nagpur and Bihar between the 10th and 12th, attended with severe floods in the rivers of Bihar causing widespread damage and distress. The towns of Gaya and Chapra were partly submerged and Patna was cut off from the rest of the country. Railway lines and roads in Bihar and Chota Nagpur were breached leading to serious dislocation of traffic. Both the maximum and minimum tempera¬ tures were m defect while the humidity was above the normal. The total rainfall in October was in large excess by 2.77 in Chota Nagpur and in moderate excess by 1.19 in Bihar. Rainfall was excep¬ tionally heavy on the 4th and intensive damage was reported to have occurred over a wide area in the province. Railway services as well as telegraphic and telephonic communications in Chota Nagpur and Bihar were seriously dislocated. Maximum temperature was in defect. The minimum temperature was in defect in Chota Nagpur and above normal in Bihar. The humidity was above normal in Chota Nagpur and in defect in Bihar. The total rainfall in November was in slight excess by 0.06 in Chota Nagpur and in defect by 0.25 in Bihar. Skies were clouded than usual throughout the province. The maximum temperature was in defect in Chota Nagpur and above normal in Bihar. The minimum temperature was above normal in the province. The humidity was above normal in Chota Nagpur and in defect in Bihar. The total rainfall in December was in large excess by 0.31 in Chota Nagpur and 0.28' in Bihar. Associated with the eastward passage of the disturbance, thunderstorm and rain was fairly widespread in Bihar and Chota Nagpur on the 19th and 20th. Scattered showers occurred inter¬ mittently during the month in Chota Nagpur. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures were above normal in the province The humiditv was above normal in Chota Nagpur and in defect in Bihar. J .. The total rainfall in the province during the year under report was 61.49 b that is above normal by 10.81. These figures include the figures of Orissa from January to April 1936. & The total rainfall during the year in Bihar and Chota Nagpur was 60.44 and 62.21 respectively as against 43.98 and 49.77 respectively in the previous year. r J 2. Price of common grain.—The average price of common rice during the year varied from 9 seers in the district of Purnea to 17 seers 4 ehittaks in Santal Parganas. But in the majority of the districts it remained over 12 seers as in the previous year.