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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1922
85. Jodhpur.—In the Jodhpur Central Jail the average number of prisoners
was 562.01 against 542.38 in the previous year. The number of in-patients
admitted into Hospital was 149 as compared with 173 in the previous year. The
number of deaths was 9 against 16 in 1921. The death rate decreased from 29.50
to 16.01.
86. Bikaner.—The daily average number of prisoners fell from 338.48 to
316.42, total admission to Hospital from 105 to 71, the daily average number of
sick from 3.95 to 3.27, the mortality from 5 to 4 and ratio of death per mille of
average strength from 14.77 to 12.64.
87. Bharatpur.—The daily average number of prisoners fell from 378.66 in
1921 to 298.15 in 1922, the total number of admissions into Hospital from 372 to
344, the daily average number of sick from 18.99 to 15.24, the mortality from 16
to 14 but the ratio of deaths per mille of average strength rose from 42.25 to 46.95.
88. Kotah.—The daily average number of prisoners rose from 292.45 in 1921
to 318.94 in 1922. There were 130 admissions into Hospital against 133 in the
previous years. The daily average number of sick was 7.30 as compared with
8.11 in the previous year. There were 14 deaths during the year against 8 in 1921.
89. Udaipur.—The daily average number of prisoners during the year was
545.88 against 579.98 in 1921. The number of admission into Hospital was 416
as compared with 327 in 1921, the daily average number of sick rose from 13.45
to 15.32 but the number of deaths fell from 17 to 7 and the ratio of death per mille
from 18.99 to 13.82.
Qualified Medical Staff.
90. Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Watson, C.I.E., I.M.S., held charge of the
appointment of the Civil Surgeon, Ajmer-Merwara and Chief Medical Officer,
Rajputana, throughout the year.
91. Lieutenant-Colonel J. W. Grant, I.M.S., held charge of the office of the
Residency Surgeon, Western Rajputana States, throughout the year.
92. Lieutenant-Colonel F. D. S. Fayrer, I.M.S., was in charge of the office of
the Residency Surgeon, Mewar. He was also in visiting Medical charge of the
Mewar Bhil Corps, Kherwara.
93. Lieutenant-Colonel L. J. M. Deas, I.M.S., held charge of the office of the
Agency Surgeon, Kotah, and Jhalawar throughout the year. He was also in
visiting Medical charge of the Bharatpur Agency.
Military Assistant Surgeon.
94. Military Assistant Surgeon, 2nd Class, G. J. Cowper, I.M.D., has been in
charge of the Northern India Salt Revenue
Hospital, Sambhar, throughout the year.
Civil Assistant Surgeons.
95. There were five Government Civil Assistant Surgeons at the beginning
of the year, two employed in the Ajmer-Merwara District, one at Jaipur, one at
Khetri and one at Jodhpur. Of these
Rai Bahadur Daljan Singh Khanka of Jaipur
retired from Government service, on 15th March 1922 and Assistant Surgeon Bidya
Nath Bysak of Khetri died on 2nd July 1922. There were three Government
Civil Assistant Surgeons at the end of the year.
Military Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
96. Three Military Sub-Assistant Sur¬
geons were employed with the Imperial
Service Corps in Rajputana as in the previous year.
97. Out of the 112 Government Sub-Assistant-Surgeons who were on the roll
on the 1st January 1922, 7 retired on pension, one died and one was transferred
to the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. Thus at the close of the year there
were 103 Government Sub-Assistant Surgeons on the roll.
98. The number of Lady Doctors employed in the Indian States in Rajputana
was 3, stationed as below as in previous year :—
Jodhpur.
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