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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1925
102. Bikaner.—The daily average number of prisoners fell from 287.23 in 1924
to 263.65 in 1925, the total admission to Hospital rose from 76 to 92, the daily
average number of sick fell from 2.44 to 1.92, the number of deaths was 4 as in last
year and the ratio of death per mille of average strength rose from 13.93 to 15.17.
103. Bharatpur.—The daily average number of prisoners rose from 251.22
in 1924 to 267.49 in 1925, the total number of admissions into Hospital from 238
to 270, the daily average number of sick from 8.87 to 9.07 ; but the mortality
fell from 17 to 15 and the ratio of death rate per mille from 67.67 to 58.09.
104. Kotah.—The daily average number of prisoners fell from 280.25 in 1924
to 279.83 in 1925 ; but the number admitted into Hospital rose from 298 to 324.
The daily average number of sick was 9.25 against 9.66 in the previous year.
There were 6 deaths during the year against 3 in 1924.
105. Udaipur.—The daily average number of prisoners during the year was
523.78 against 535.24 in 1924. The number of admissions into Hospital was 301
as compared with 367 in 1924. The daily average number of sick was 12.26 against
12.90. The number of deaths rose from 4 to 11 and the ratio of death per mille
from 7.47 to 21.00.
Qualified Medical Staff.
106. The charge of the office of the Civil Surgeon, Ajmer-Merwara, and Chief
Medical Officer, Rajputana, was held by Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Watson, C.I.E.,
I.M.S., throughout the year.
107. The Charge of the Marwar Medical Department was held by :—
(1) Doctor Bijey Kishen Mazumdar, as Officer Incharge Marwar Medical
Department, from 1st January 1925 to 28th March 1925, who carried
on the office routine work in addition to his own duties as Assistant
Surgeon, Palace Dispensaries.
(2) Doctor B. R. Khandekar, as Officer Incharge, Marwar Medical Depart-
ment, from 29th March 1925 to 19th August 1925, who carried on
office routine work in addition to his own duties as Assistant Surgeon,
Fort and Palace Dispensaries.
(3) Rao Sahib Doctor Onkar Singh remained in sole charge of the Hewson
Hospital from 1st January 1925 to 19th August 1925.
The Chief Medical Officer in Rajputana remained in visiting charge of the Marwar
Medical Department from 1st January 1925 to 19th August 1925. The services
of Major J. B. Hance, O.B.E., I.M.S., having been lent to the Marwar Darbar, he was
appointed as Principal Medical Officer, Raj Marwar, from 20th August 1925.
108. The charge of the office of the Residency Surgeon, Mewar, was held by
Lieut.-Colonel S. Hunt till 23rd February 1925. Doctor W. Bruce McQueen, M.B.,
held charge for the rest of the year.
The visiting Medical charge of the Mewar Bhil Corps, Kherwara, was also
held by the abovementioned Officers.
Military Assistant Surgeon.
109. Military Assistant Surgeon, 2nd Class, G. J. Cowper, I.M.D., has been
incharge of the Northern India Salt
Revenue Hospital, Sambhar, throughout the
year.
Civil Assistant Surgeon .
110. There were three Assistant Sur-
geons during the year, two were employed
in the Ajmer-Merwara District and one at Jodhpur on lent service.
Military Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
111. Out of the two Military Sub-Assistant Surgeons employed with the Im-
perial Service Corps at Jaipur and Bharatpur in Rajputana the one employed at
Jaipur retired from the service on 15th
September 1925. There was therefore only
one Military Sub-Assistant Surgeon at Bharatpur at the close of the year.
Civil Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
112. Out of the 97 Government Sub-Assistant Surgeons who were on the
roll on the 1st January 1925 five retired on pension and one died during the year
under report. Thus at the close of the year
there were 91 Government Sub-Assistant
Surgeons on the roll.