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

  • Madras (India). Health Department.
Date:
[1945]
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Credit: Report of the Health Officer, Corporation of Madras Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1st 2nd 3rd 4th quarter quarter quarter quarter 1940-44 (average) 6,793 5,818 6,157 7,615 1944 8,475 7,307 6,588 7,335 1945 8,095 6,602 5,814 6,766 Death-rates in communities:— The principal communities recorded the following death-rates during the year. Community Deaths Rate per 1000 censu population in each community European 27 9-63 Anglo-Indian 219 22-79 Indian Christian 1,242 27*14 Muslim 3,210 33-54 Hindu 22,573 36-35 Others 6 0*23 All communities ... 27,277 35*08 Hindu community recorded the highest death-rate. Age and sex distribution of deaths: — Of the total deaths (27,277) regis¬ tered during the year, 14,502 were among males and 12,775 among females. As usual male deaths predominated over female deaths. There were 114 male deaths for every 100 female deaths against 110: 100 in 1944. Excess of male deaths was recorded in 33 municipal divisions. The specific death-rates among males and females were 30#68 and 34*53 respectively per mille of the census population. The statement furnished below gives the number of deaths and the per¬ centage of deaths to the total mortality in the various age-groups. Age-group No- of deaths Percentage to total deaths Under 1 year 6,532 23*95 1 to 5 years 4,522 16*58 5 to 10 years 1,149 4*21 10 to 15 years 579 2*12 15 to 20 years 723 2*66 20 to 30 years 2,311 8*47 30 to 40 years 2,134 7*82 40 to 50 years 2,152 7*89 50 to 60 years 2,178 7*98 60 years and above 4,997 18*32 All ages ... 27,277 100*00 The above statement shows that 40*53% of the total deaths occurred among infants, toddlers and pre-school children and that 18*32% deaths occurred among persons over 60 years of age. Infantile mortality:— There were 6,532 deaths of children under one year of age during the year i.e. 875 deaths less than in the preceding year with an infantile mortality rate of 213*82 per mille as compared with 284*27 in the previous year, the quinquennial average being 228*59. The infantile deaths accounted for 23*95% of the total mortality in all the age-groups.