AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1926-27.
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99 Cases and 33 deaths from Cholera were reported from two towns and one
village against 52 cases and 10 deaths in last year. The first case occurred on 1st
January and the last on 21st May 1926.
22. Alwar.—The last year's Plague epidemic continued during the year under
report both in the Capital and districts till 26th June 1926, when the State was
declared free.
During this interval 853 cases and 555 deaths in the Capital and 746 cases and
460 deaths in the districts were reported. All possible measures were taken to
stop the disease. Voluntary evacuations of the infected villages by the inhabitants
helped a great deal in checking the spread of the infection. 11 Villages in the
Mandawar, Kishengurh, Bansur and Bahror Tahsils were again infected and 449
more cases and 307 deaths were reported.
23. Kishengurh.—Small-pox
was prevalent in an epidemic form from March
to September 1926. Malaria also was rather of serious type during the season.
From this it can be seen that the more Northerly States those nearest the
Gurgaon and Kathiawar Districts were the States in which Plague is always pre-
valent.
SANITATION AND WATER SUPPLY.
24. The Sanitary condition of Ajmer City continues to be very bad, in spite
of efforts to improve it : the struggle is against the usual lack of funds and the lack
of Sanitary education of the people.
25. The Birat System of conservancy cannot be too strongly condemned.
26. We have now two Motor lorries constantly removing rubbish but still it
is accumulating and one or two more will have to be purchased.
27. The few incinerators we have are working well.
28. Some new latrines have been built and the old ones put in better repairs ;
but much work has to be done in this direction yet.
29. Villages growing up in the neighbourhood are becoming an increasing
menace to the public health as no interest is taken in the way of town planning and
conservancy.
30. The lanes and streets are in the same dreadful condition as before, and the
constant condonation of encroachments on the already narrow streets and lanes
will rapidly make them impassable.
31. Tuberculosis in all its worst forms is ripe in Ajmer and I can see no hope
for the population living as they do in dark rooms, in dark and dirty ally-ways and
streets.
An American Mission has started a Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Madar about
six miles from the City ; but unfortunately the road there is impassable. It is
doing good work already and I hope it will assist in the alleviation of this disease.
32. The infantile death rate is very high ; but I have great hope of improve-
ments from the new infant welfare centre run by the Lady Doctors of the Scottish
Mission which has been started in connection with Baby Week. The ladies of the
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway also have a centre of their own for
European and Anglo-Indian children of Railway Employees.
33. We have now a properly qualified Assistant Health Officer Dr. Nabhan,
who helps the Sanitary Inspector in his work and has drawn up a Scheme for the
improvement of the Sanitation of Ajmer which though it proposes to deal with
all night-soil by incineration has no really helpful suggestion for the waste water.
The Sanitary Inspector Mohammad Raza Khan has worked well and is on
leave.
Village sanitation, Ajmer-
Merwara.
Ajmer Sub-Division.
1. Pushkar.
2. Jethana.
3. Harmara.
4. Srinagar.
5. Beer.
6. Ramsar.
Kekri Sub-division.
7. Junia.
8. Mehron Kalan.
Merwara Sub-Division.
9. Beawar.
10. Jawaja.
11. Todgarh.
12. Bhira.
13. Barar.
34. The Commissioner, Ajmer-
Merwara, reports that the rules for
the improvement of village Sanita-
tion were restricted to the same
villages as last year as detailed in
the margin.
35. The Sanitary Condition of the villages in all the three Sub-Divisions is
reported to have been satisfactory.