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AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1925-26.
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SANITATION AND WATER SUPPLY.
(Sanitation.)
22. The Sanitary condition of Ajmer city continues to be very bad, inspite
of efforts to improve it : the struggle is against the usual lack of funds and the lack
of Sanitary education of the people.
23. The Birat system of conservancy cannot be too strongly condemned.
24. We have now two Motor lorries constantly removing rubbish : but still
it is accumulating and another will have to be purchased.
25. The few incinerators we have are working well.
26. Some new latrines are being built and the old ones put in better repair
but much work has to be done in this direction yet.
27. Villages growing up in the neighbourhood are becoming an increasing
menaee to the public health, as no interest is taken in the way of town planning
and conservancy.
28. 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.
WATER SUPPLY.
29. The Water supply always insufficient has already begun to run out and
I fear very much for the summer months when Bowel complaints will be certain
to increase owing to the bad quality of the water.
30. Tuberculosis in all its worst forms is rife in Ajmer and I can see no hope
for the population living in dark rooms in dark and dirty allyways and streets.
An American Mission has started a Tuberculosis Sanitorium at Madar about
six miles from the city ; but unfortunately the road there is almost impassable :
I hope it will help in the alleviation of this disease.
31. The infantile death rate is very high ; but I have great hopes 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.
32. We have now a qualified Assistant Health Officer Dr. Nabhan who helps
the Sanitary Inspector in his work and has drawn up a scheme for the improve-
ment 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.
Both Dr. Nabhan and Mohamed Raza Khan, Sanitary Inspector, have
worked well.
Village Sanitation, Ajmer-Merwara,
Ajmer Sub-Division—
1. Pushkar.
2. Jaithana,.
3. Harmara.
4. Srinagar.
5. Beer.
6. Ramsar.
Kekri Sub-Division—
7. Junia.
8. Meron Kalan.
Merwara Sub-Division—
9. Beawar.
10. Jawaja.
11. Todgarh
12. Bhim.
13. Barar.
33. The Commissioner, Ajmer-Merwara,
reports that the rules for the improvement
of village Sanitation were restricted to the
same villages as last year as detailed in the
margin.
34. The Sanitary condition of the villages in all the three Sub-Divisions is
reported to have been satisfactory.
The villages are kept fairly clean and the health of the people is also
good.
VACCINATION.
Statement I.
35. In Ajmer-Merwara including Nasirabad Cantonment the total number of
persons vaccinated was 16,804 against 15,439 in 1924-25 showing an increase of
1,365. The total number of Primary operations fell from 15,273 in 1924-25 to
15,216 and the number of Primary successful vaccination from 13,852 to 13,709.
AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1925-26
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50. The Indian Superintendent of Vaccination and other Inspecting Officers
in Indian States inspected 89,115 vaccinations against 77,121 in 1924-25. The
percentage of cases found successful among the total number seen in 1925-26
was 94.37 against 96.54 in the previous year.
51. Lymph is maintained throughout the year in most of the States.
The Calf Lymph obtained during the year from Government Lymph Depots
was satisfactory.
Section II—Dispensaries.
STATEMENT A.
Number of Dispensaries.
52. The number of Hospitals and Dispensaries at the close of the year 1924
was 178. During the year under report a new Dispensary was opened at Aspur
in the Dungarpur State on the 16th December 1925.
The number at the close of the year under report was 179.
53. The Dispensaries are classified as under :—
I.
II.
III.
State Public
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
State Special
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Private non-aided i.e., Indian States
.
.
.
. .
8
15
156
179
54. Besides these there were six Mission Hospitals and Dispensaries and one
Hospital and ten Dispensaries of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
within the limits of Rajputana in the beginning and at the close of the year.
Improvements and additions to Hospitals
and Dispensaries.
55. Jaipur.—A
sum of Rs. 16,866
was spent in effecting improvements and
additions to the buildings of the .Mayo
Hospital.
56. Dungarpur.—Vijaya Hospital. Another new Ward fit to accommodate
4 in-patients was constructed this year near the main building of the Hospital.
57. Udaipur.—Lansdowne
Hospital, The improvements suggested to the
present building are still under the consideration of the Mewar Darbar.
A proposal has also been made for the installation of electric light in this
hospital.
58. Kotah.—4 new quarters for the Compounders at the Kotah City Hospital
were completed during the year and occupied by the Compounders.
A new line of six cottage wards was sanctioned during the year and is under
construction.
The following new buildings were sanctioned for the district dispensaries
during the year :—
1. Postmortem room at Baran.
2. Postmortem room at Manohar-Thana.
3. One room on the roof of Assistant Surgeon's quarter at Baran.
4. Kitchen in the Compounders quarters at Manohar-Thana.
5. Purdah wall upstairs in the Sub-Assistant Surgeon's quarters at Manohar-
Thana.
6. One Store and one Bath room in the Sub-Assistant Surgeon's quarter at
Atru.
7. Verandah in front of sweeper's quarter and the cook house and to one of
the adjoining quarters at Sangod.
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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1925
STATEMENT B.
Attendance at Hospitals.
59. During the year under report the number of patients treated at State
Public, State Special and private non-aided (i.e., Indian States) Dispensaries and
Hospitals amounted to 1,785,393 against 1,757,213 in 1924 showing a small increase
of 28,180, which calls for no remarks. The Indian States of Jaipur, Udaipur
Dungarpur and Jhalawar are mainly responsible for the increase.
60. Out of the total number of patients treated 23,054 were in-door and
1,762,339 out-door as compared with 22,117 in-door and 1,735,096 out-door in
1924.
The number of deaths rose from 721 in 1924 to 745 in 1925 but the ratio of
mortality fell from 4.44 per cent. in 1924 to 3.23 per cent. in 1925.
STATEMENTS C(I) AND C(II).
Diseases Treated.
61. In Statement C(I) the number of deaths under each head of diseases treated
in the in-door department is shewn ; 23,054 in-patients were treated with a mortality
of 745 against 22,117 in-patients and 721 deaths in 1924.
62. 41 Normal confinements with 1 death and 78 Abnormal confinements
with 10 deaths were reported from various Hospitals as compared with 38 with one
death and 68 with 11 deaths in 1924.
63. 1,762,339 Out-door patients are shewn in Statement C(II) against 1,735,096
in the year 1924.
64. The Cases treated in the Hospitals and Dispensaries under each chief
disease during the years 1923, 1924 and 1925 are as follows :—
Diseases.
1923.
194,328
266,865
22,171
142,311
191,940
12,062
55,628
1,750
524
1924.
279,704
284,515
25,376
153,171
205,106
18,836
61,177
1,884
193
1925.
265,209
281,211
22,108
151,868
221,735
11,473
60,317
1,637
655
Scurvy.
65. Four hundred and fifty- four cases of Scurvy were treated in 1925 against
519 in 1924 and 447 in 1923. Of these 145 were in Bikaner, 99 in Mewar, 68 in
Alwar, 36 in Jaipur, 32 in Kotah and 25 in Marwar.
Leprosy.
66. Three hundred and ninety three Lepers received treatment (of these
175 in Jaipur) against 494 in 1924 and 438 in 1923.
Tubercular Diseases.
67. 1,637 cases of Tubercle of the Lung and 1,630 of other Tubercular diseases
were treated during the year under report against 1,884 and 1,718 in the preceding
year.
Snake bite.
68. Anti-venine is kept in stock in most of the main Dispensaries and used for
the treatment of snake poisoning when opportunity offers.
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Railway Hospitals.
92. The following statement shows the total number of In-and Out-door
patients treated and Operations performed during the year in the 11 Railway
Dispensaries of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway :—
Station.
Ajmer including 2 branch dispensaries
Phalera
.
.
.
.
.
.
Bandikui.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Sojat Road
.
.
.
.
.
.
Abu Road
.
.
.
.
.
.
Kotah Junction
.
.
.
.
.
Sawai Madhopnr
.
.
.
.
.
Gangapur
.
.
.
.
.
.
Bayana .
.
.
.
.
.
.
TOTAL .
NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED.
In-door.
493
95
132
23
133
14
..
180
12
1,082
Out-door.
29,928
8,872
11,367
3,162
7,201
4,157
1,438
7,649
4,121
77,895
Total.
30,421
8,967
11,499
3,185
7,334
4,171
1,438
7,829
4,133
78,977
Operations.
2,894
161
479
138
203
163
63
355
67
4,523
REMARKS.
Jails.
93. Ajmer.— The daily average number of prisoners in the Ajmer Jail was
351.46 against 349.70 in the previous year.
94. The total number of admissions into Hospitals and the daily average
number of sick during the year were 91 and 2.27 against 86 and 2.42 in the preced-
ing year.
95. There was no death among the convicts and undertrials during the year
against 3 deaths among the convicts and one among the undertrials in 1924.
96. The Review by the Commissioner, Ajmer-Merwara, on the strength classi-
fication, health, employment and conduct of prisoners, nature of sentences, Jail
Manufactures and expenditure of the Jail is given as Appendix A of the Report
together with Statements.
Indian States.
97. The daily average of prisoners in the Jails in the Indian States rose from
3867.20 in 1924 to 4909.20 in 1925, the total number of admissions into Hospitals
from 4,081 to 5,203, the daily average number of sick from 155.48 to 156.06 ; but
the mortality fell from 92 to 72 and the ratio of death per mille of average
strength from 25.60 to 14.66.
98. There were no deaths in the Jails at Shahpura, Partabgurh and Dungarpur.
99. Jaipur.—The daily average number of prisoners in the Central Jail. Jaipur,
rose from 499.68 in 1924 to 536.33 in 1925, the number admitted into Hospital
fell from 144 to 142, the daily average number of sick rose from 7.97 to 8.28, the
mortality fell from 7 to 1 and the ratio of death per mille of average strength from
14.01 to 1.86.
100. In the District Jail, Jaipur, the daily average number of prisoners fell from
283.00 in 1924 to 256.01 in 1925, the total admission to Hospital from 68 to 51,
the daily average number of sick rose from 3.70 to 4.02 and the ratio of death per
mille of average strength fell from 31.80 to 7.81.
101. Jodhpur.—In the Jodhpur Central Jail the average number of prisoners
was 617.24 against 536.91 in 1924.
The number of in-patients admitted into Hospital was 112 as compared with
101 in the previous year. The number of- deaths was 4 as in last year. The death
rate decreased from 7.45 to 6.48.
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AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1925-26.
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Of these 9 were employed in Ajmer-Merwara, 17 in service with Residencies
and 65 on Foreign service in Indian States.
Lady Doctors.
113. The number of Lady Doctors
employed in the Indian States in Rajputana
was 4 as in the previous year. They were distributed as below :—
Jodhpur . . . . . . . . . .
Kotah . . . . . . . . . . .
Dholpur . . . . . . . . . .
Bikaner . . . . . . . . . .
1
1
1
1
114. Mrs. Lucy Tarleton and Sub-Assistant Surgeon Mrs. Mohammed Ismail
held charge of the Jaswant Hospital for Women at Jodhpur during the year.
115. Miss Jennie Newton David, L. R. C. P. and S. (Edin) F. R. C. P. and S.
(Glasgow), held charge of the Victoria Hospital, Kotah, during the year with the ex-
ception from 1st April to 27th October 1925 when she was away to England on
furlough. Miss Helen Buldeo Singh remained in charge during her absence.
116. Lady Doctor G. Rutherford, M.B. Ch. B., D. I.M., a worker under the
Baptist Missionary Society, remained in charge of the Lady Hardinge Memorial
Hospital, Dholpur, throughout the year.
117. Doctor D. K. Fairbairn, M.B.C.M., Madras, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., London,
L.M.,Rotinda and Dublin, has been in charge of the Zenana Hospital, Bikaner,
throughout the year.
Female Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
118. The Female Sub-Assistant Sur-
geons were in charge of the Female Hospi-
tals in Rajputana at the following places :—
Jaipur.
Udaipur.
Bharatpur.
Alwar.
Tonk.
Beawar.
Female Hospitals and Dai Class.
119. Ajmer.—2 Lady Doctors have remained attached to the Mission Hos-
pital for Women at Ajmer. They and their subordinates have done much good
work in the Hospital and in Zenana work.
120. Beawar.—Miss Q. Houlton, Female Sub-Assistant Surgeon, has been in-
charge of the Women's Ward of the Hospital at Beawar throughout the year.
68 in- and 6,890 out-door patients were treated against 72 in- and 6,462 out-door
patients in last year.
The number of Operations performed was 620 against 359 in the previous year.
Indian States.
121. Jodhpur.—The Jaswant Hospital for Women has been in charge of
Miss Lucy Tarleton and Miss Mohammed Ismail, Sub-Assistant Surgeon, during
the year. There were 384 in- and 12,033 new out-door patients treated against
371 in- and 13,374 new out-door patients in the previous year.
The number of operations performed was 533 as against 301 in 1924, of these
120 were major operations.
122. Kotah.—The Victoria Jubilee Hospital at Kotah has been in charge of
Doctor Jennie Newton David during the year with the exception from 1st April
to 27th October 1925 when she went to England on furlough. Miss Helen Buldeo
Singh remained in charge during her absence.
There were 199 in- and 8,256 out-door patients treated against 194 in- and
7,847 out-door patients in the previous year.
Total number of operations performed during the year under report was 295
as compared with 260 of the preceding year.
123. Jaipur.—The Female section of the Mayo Hospital, Jaipur, was in charge
of Female Sub-Assistant Surgeon Prem Pyari Barnie throughout the year.
AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1925-26.
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years in the examinations held by the Civil Surgeons, Ajmer-Merwara, in March,
May and November 1925.
There are at present 15 women under training in the class.
Besides the time spent in the Maternity Home the Students pass several months
in the women's Mission Hospital, the Victoria Hospital and the Railway Hospital.
In all of these they have the benefit of training under European sisters.
There have been 32 patients in the Home and 35 out-door confinements.
1,032 visits were paid in the city and 149 Midwifery cases seen in the women's
Mission Hospital.
133. A class for the training of Dais was held at the Jaswant Female Hospital,
Jodhpur, from August 1924 to October 1925. The classes were held by the Sub-
Assistant Surgeon attached to the Hospital and superintended by the Medical
Superintendent.
Five Dais of the Raona Rajput class were trained.
Besides classes the Dais attended the Health Centre and Maternity cases with
the Health Visitor.
An examination was held on 6th November 1925 by Major Hance, O.B.E., I.M.S.,
Rao Sahib Doctor Onkar Singh, Assistant Surgeon, Hewson Hospital and the
Medical Superintendent and the five Dais passed satisfactorily. Since passing
one Dai has been appointed to work at the Health Centre with the Health visitor.
Of the four Dais who passed the examination in 1924, one is still working at
the Jaswant Hospital, one is working as Railway Nurse at Merta Road and a third
at the Health centre.
134. There has been no local Dai Class in any other state in Rajputana
during the year under report.
Imperial Service Troops.
135. All the hospitals of the Indian States Imperial Service Troops are well
equipped. They are under the Medical charge of well qualified Military Sub-
Assistant Surgeons.
The two regiments of the Imperial Service Lancers at Jodhpur are under the
Medical Charge of well qualified Military Sub-Assistant Surgeons.
The two regiments of the Imperial Service Lancers at Jodhpur are under the
Medical Charge of State enlisted Assistant Surgeons.
The Mewar Imperial Service Squadron at Udaipur has been under the Medical
Charge of a Raj Service Sub-Assistant Surgeon.
Insanes.
136. Ajmer.—There were three lunatics in the Central Jail, Ajmer, on 1st
January 1925. Thirty were received during the year under report making a total
of 33. Of these 9 were transferred to the Lahore Mental Hospital, 15 discharged,
6 made over to their friends and relatives and one died.
Two lunatics remained at the Jail at the close of the year.
Indian States.
137. 104 lunatics were treated against 107 in 1924. Of these 15 were cured,
21 discharged otherwise, 9 died and 59 remained in the Jails at the close of the year.
J. W. WATSON, Lieut.-Col., I. M. S.,
Chief Medical Officer, Rajputana.
AJMER,
The 4th February 1927.
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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1925
Table showing the severity of the epidemics in certain Indian Slates and Ajner-Merwara District as well as the rapidity of its spread in recent year and the percentage of total
Plague deaths to population since 1896.
Serial
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Name of District
or State.
Kotah . .
Jhalawar .
Mewar . .
Banswara . .
Partabgarh .
Dungurpur .
Sirohi . .
Marwar . .
Ajmer Merwara .
Shahpura . .
Tonk . .
Kishangarh. .
Jaipur .
Bikaner .
Alwar . .
Bharatpur .
Karauli . .
Dholpur . .
Deoli . .
Kushalgarh. . .
Bundi . .
Kherwara . .
TOTAL .
PARTICULARS REGARDING
EPIDEMICS UP TO 31ST MARCH 1924.
Year in which infected.
1904, 1911-14 and 1918.
1903-06,1910-12 and 1918.
1898-1900,1901-13,1915-17,
1918, 1919 and 1921-22.
1915-17, 1918 and 1919.
.
1899-1900, 1903-08, 1910-11
and 1918.
1906-07 and 1911-12 .
1896-12, 1913-17, 1918, 1919
and 1921-22.
1896-17, 1918, 1919, 1921,
1922 and 1923.
1896-98, 1899-1900, 1901-13,
1916-18, 1921-22 and 1923
and 1924.
1903-08, 1910-12, 1916, 1917
and 1918.
1902-12 and 1916-18
1903-04, 1909-11 and 1917.
1896-1898, 1899-1900 1901-
18, 1923-24 and 1925-26.
1901-02, 1903-11, 1912, 1913
and 1918.
1901-08 and 1924
1896-98, 1903-19, 1921-22,
1927, 1924. 1925-26.
1900-06, 1908-11, 1912-14
and 1918.
1904-06, 1910-12, 1918 and
1925-26.
1907-08, 1909-11 and 1917.
....
1918
.
.
.
.
1918
.
.
.
.
TOTAL NUMBER OF
PLAGUE CASES AND
DEATHS REPORTED.
Cases.
1,344
1,069
26,996
1,260
2,530
2
1,193
14,660
15,137
1,844
7,281
163
53,040
1,753
31,242
35,922
662
631
112
491
1
197,333
Deaths.
914
839
20,264
961
2,128
2
947
12,266
12,871
1,258
5,688
134
49,807
1,564
24,675
10,650
592
474
52
344
..
146,430
OUTBREAK OF
Number
of villages
and towns
infected.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
3
..
17
13
..
..
..
..
..
..
34
1924-25.
Cases.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
75
..
462
401
..
..
..
..
..
..
939
Deaths.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
57
..
315
280
..
..
..
..
..
..
653
Number
of villages
and towns
infected.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
27
..
..
16
..
3
..
..
..
..
46
1925-26.
Cases.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
466
..
..
829
..
5
..
..
..
..
1,300
Deaths.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
399
..
..
609
..
3
..
..
..
..
l,011
TOTAL NUMBER OF
PLAGUE CASES AND
DEATHS.
Cases.
1,344
1,069
26,996
1,260
2,530
2
1,193
14,660
15,138
1,844
7,281
163
53,581
1,753
31,704
37,152
662
636
112
..
491
1
199,572
Deaths.
914
839
20,264
961
2,128
2
947
12,266
12,872
1,258
5,688
134
50,263
1,564
24,990
11,539
592
477
52
..
344
..
148,094
Population
according
to the
Census of
1921.
639,089
96,271
1,293,776
165,463
62,704
159,192
189,127
2,057,553
501,395
47,397
303,181
87,191
2,636,647
700,983
791,688
558,785
146,587
263,188
5,205
22,005
218,730
..
10,946,157
Percentage
of total
Plague
deaths to
population.
0.15
0.87
1.56
1.06
3.17
0.00
0.50
0.58
0.25
2.61
1.97
0.18
1.95
0.24
3.16
2.06
0.44
0.24
1.50
..
0.16
..
1.36
AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1925-26.
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APPENDIX A.
Review on the Ajmer Jail Report for the year 1925.
Charge.—The charge of the office of the Superintendent, Central Jail, was held by Lt.-Col.
J. W. Watson, C.I.E., I.M.S., throughout the year.
2. At the commencement of the year there were 382 prisoners including convicts and
undertrials. There was no Civil prisoner. The number of prisoners admitted into the Jail
during the year was 1,751 against 1,697 in the previous year of whom 809 were convicts, 916
undertrials and 26 Civil prisoners. The No. of prisoners discharged during the year under
review from all causes compared with that in the previous year is as under :—
Convicts . . . . . . . . . . . .
Undertrials
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Civil
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1924.
708
873
9
1,590
1925.
871
901
26
1,798
The number of prisoners at the close of the year was 335. The daily average Roll of
prisoners was 351.46, i.e.,
Convicts . . . . . . . . . . .
Undertrials . . . . . . . . .
Civil . . . . . . . . . . . . .
306.14
43.50
1.82
Disposal of Convicts.—The following table compares the disposal of convicts (871) during
the year under review with that of the preceding year :—
Released on appeal .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
„
„ expiry of sentence.
.
.
.
.
.
.
„
„ payment of fine .
.
.
.
.
.
.
„
„ account of sickness
.
.
.
.
.
.
„
„
„
„
epidemic
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
On tendering apology
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
For good conduct under remission Rules .
.
.
.
.
Transferred to other Jails
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Died in Jail .
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Transferred to Lunatic Asylum
.
.
.
.
.
.
Escaped
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Executed
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1924.
102
390
30
..
..
..
120
62
3
..
..
1
708
1925.
53
482
36
..
9
..
207
83
...
..
1
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871
4. Excluding 70 prisoners received from other jails, the remaining 739 convicts admitted
into the jail are classified as under :—
Hindus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mohammadans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
Christians (Eurasians) . . . . . . . . . . .
„ Native . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other classes . . . . . . . . . . . . .
306
304
3
3
123
739
5. Of the 739 convicts admitted into the jail, 273 were awarded simple imprisonment,
463 rigorous imprisonment and 3 to rigorous imprisonment with whipping.
6. Previous convictions.—The number of previously convicted prisoners admitted during
the year under review was 186 as against 219 in previous year, their percentage to the total
number of convicts admitted being 25.17.
7. Employment of convicts.—Excluding sick and convalescent from whom occasional
labour is taken, the daily average number of convicts sentenced to labour was 253.82.
8. Conduct of prisoners.—The number of jail punishments of all kinds inflicted was 461
as compaired with 449 during the preceding year.
9. The number of uncaptured prisoners during the year under review was 2 as last year.
10. Health.—Out of 739 convicts admitted into the jail 651 were in good health, 81
indifferent and 7 in bad health. The total number of admissions into the jail Hospital were
91 as against 86 in 1924. There were no deaths in the jails amongst prisoners during the year
1925.
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