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

  • Madras (India). Health Department.
Date:
[1966]
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Credit: Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    24. Total No. of Primary Vaccinations done .. 72,881 25. Total No. of Re-Vaccinations done .. 6,02,651 26. Total No. of Anti-Cholera Inoculations done .. 3,63,861 27. Total No. of Inoculations against Typhoid *34 Imported cases .. 3,588 2. METEOROLOGICAL DATA The Meteorological conditions of Madras City recorded during the year 1966 is appended to the statistical supplement (Statement 1). Rain Fall:—The total Rain fall recorded at the Nungambakkam Observatory was 73.38 as against 52.17 inches for the year 1965. The following statement shows the rain fall recorded from 1957 to 1966 (Mohth war) MADRAS NUNGAMBAKKAM RAIN FALL (in inches) Month 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 January . 0.00 0.39 0.00 1.70 2.7 0.10 3.82 0.00 0.36 0.97 February ... 0.20 0.01 0.87 0.00 0.5 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.00 March 0.00 0.00 0.00 Tr. 0 00 0.00 1.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 April 0.00 0.09 0.69 Tr. 0.00 0.12 1.98 0.00 1.12 0.32 May 0.40 2.78 0.49 0.32 0.8 4.42 0.29 0.06 Trace 3.27 June 1.39 1.79 2.01 1.77 3.9 3.57 2.54 1.09 1.79 2.62 July 5.59 1.77 2.60 2.51 8.5 4.11 1.83 4.18 3.58 4.11 August 5.48 7.37 1.98 1.28 10.1 6.69 6.31 7.72 7.53 7.61 September. 3.59 1.62 3.34 10.82 7.3 5.36 3.44 5.23 4.22 18.81 October ... 8.59 16.43 13.51 9.19 8.0 20.55 10.01 5.76 3.23 9.21 November. 16.63 18.25 11.98 33.45 6.9 3.15 14.32 29.40 17.00 22.25 December. 0.11 3.61 1.42 5.68 0.4 6.46 6.16 0.95 13.02 4.50 Total ... 41.98 54.11 37.99 66.72 49.1 50.63 52.18 54.39 52.17 73.38 3. VITAL STATISTICS (a) Population : The City population as per Census of 1961 ... 17,29,141 Mid-year population of 1966 as estimated by the Director General of Health Services - ... 18,96,000 The population calculated on the natural increase method (excess of Birth Over Death) ... 19,41,476