Annual medical and sanitary report / Bechuanaland Protectorate.

  • Bechuanaland Protectorate. Office of the Director of Medical Services.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Bechuanaland Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION 111 - VITAL STATISTICS. 24, According to the census of 1936 the total population of the Territory was 260,064. Vital statistics in respect of the native population are not available, there being no registration of births and deaths. The following figures for the European population have been obtained from the District Commissioners: Total European population 1939 Total European births 34 Total European deaths 21 Birth rate per thousand 17.53 Death rate per thousand 10. 83 SECTION IV - SANITATION AND HYGIENE. 25. The work of the Sanitary Inspector continues, as in previous years, to show slow but sure progress. There are at present four native pupil sanitary inspectors. The work on the location at Lobatsi and the training of the native pupil aanitary inspectors in the construction of good type huts, the erection of suitable sanitary conveniences and anti-mosquito measures has continued. The problem of dealing with sanitation in the larger villages still remains to be solved. As has been mentioned in previous reports close co-operation between the Education and Medical Departments still continues. The teaching of hygiene in the schools is considered essential and is stressed in and out of season,as it is felt that progress in this direction depends largely on the influences inculcated in youth., Since 1935 Hygiene has been a compulsory subject in the Std.Vl. examinationSc To illustrate the progress made in this direction a comparison between Std.Vl. Hygiene in 1935 and 1938 might not be out of place. In 1935, there were 62 candidates with a pass of 27 (minimum marks 30£), a