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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1926
VITAL STATISTICS, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
Births in Ajmer-Merwara.
7. According to the Birth Returns 15,534 births were registered in 1926
against 16,436 in the previous year shewing
a decrease of 902.
8. Of the total births registered 8,426 were males and 7,108 females.
The birth rate was 31.36 per mille of population against 33.18 per mille in
1925.
The percentage of male to female births was 118.54 as compared with 115.07
in the previous year.
9. During the year under report the birth rate was below the death rate by
10.17 while in 1925 it was above the death rate by 8.69 per mille.
Deaths in Ajmer-Merwara.
10. The total number of deaths registered during the year under report was
15,692 against 11,639 in 1925 shewing an increase of 4,053. The increase is due to
high mortality from all causes of death
except Small-pox, Influenza and Injuries
in which there was a decrease.
11. The death rate per mille of population was 31.48 as compared with 23.56
in the previous year.
12. The mortality among children under 5 years of age was 48.35 per cent.
of the total deaths against 52.15 in the previous year.
13. 4,108 children of under one year died, a percentage of 26.24 of the total
deaths registered against 29.28 in 1925.
14. 803 deaths from Tuberculosis were registered in Ajmer city and suburbs
as compared with 480 in the previous year. These are included in deaths from
fevers.
15. There was no epidemic disease in Ajmer-Merwara throughout the year
under report except 2 deaths from Cholera, 306 from Small-pox, 6 from imported
Plague and 3 from Influenza as compared with 1,151 from Small-pox and 53 from
Influenza in the previous year but in my opinion many of the deaths attributed to
fevers and Respiratory diseases were really due to Influenza.
16. 12,630 deaths from fevers were reported against 7,984 in 1925 showing an
increase of 4,646.
17. The mortality from Bowel complaints was 142 the same as last year.
18. Deaths from Respiratory diseases show an increase of 13 as compared with
last year.
INDIAN STATES.
19. The Indian States of Jhalawar, Mewar, Marwar, Dungarpur, Kotah, Bundi,
Tonk and Banswara were free from all epidemic diseases except a few sporadic
cases of Small-pox in Jhalawar, a few cases of relapsing fever, Influenza and Small-
pox in some parts of Mewar, a few scattered cases of Influenza and Small-pox in
the Kotah State and some cases of Small-pox in certain towns and villages of
the Bundi and Marwar States. There were also a few cases of Influenza in Tonk
and two cases and one death from Cholera at Jodhpur in May 1926.
20. Jaipur.—In this State 428 attacks and 363 deaths from Plague were
reported in 24 towns and villages.
A Medical man was deputed to visit the towns and villages for Plague enquiry
at the spot where an outbreak of the disease was reported, and segregation, evacua-
tion, disinfection and inoculation were advised and encouraged in all the infected
towns and villages. Huts were erected outside the infected areas for the reception
and treatment of Plague patients where necessary.
673 inoculations were done during the year under report.
21. Bharatpur.—1,187 Cases of Plague were reported from 4 towns and 16
villages out of which 849 proved fatal against 694 cases and 499 deaths of the year
before. The first case occurred on 13th January and the last on 5th June 1926.
Dig, Kaman, Kumher and Bharatpur towns were affected.
There were no cases of Cholera in the Capital.