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taken to Máhuli, where they are buried; but I am informed that burials of
children occasionally take place in the courtyards of houses inside the town.
The Christian graveyard for Europeans is on the east of the Station, between the
Rahimatpur and Máhuli Roads, and that for the Portuguese is in the north of the
Station near the Roman Catholic church. The Parsees have a dokhma on the
hill over the Kolhápur Road, about two miles from the Station, beyond the
Godoli Tank.
39. The above is a brief description of the sanitary condition of the town
of Satara, and I will now speak of the camp; but in doing so will confine my re
-marks in this Report to the Sadar Bazar, which forms a distinct peth, supervised
by the Municipality. It is to the north-east of the town, and covers an area
of 28 acres 2 guntas. Its population is stated to amount to 1,740 persons; and
although the people residing there pay the same taxes as the residents in the
town, they have but few of its advantages. The water-supply, which is most
inadequate, is derived from seven wells, and I am informed that when these dry up
the people are obliged to go to the Vena, at the distance of about a mile. There
are 425 houses in this peth and 101 privies. All of those I saw were in the same
filthy condition as they are in the town. There is one covered Municipal privy
to the east of the bazar, and 5 open ones, which Mr. Moore has done a great
deal of good by having had placed in suitable spots near the habitations, as the
people have not too far to go to obey the calls of nature. The Conservancy
establishment consists of one nuisance inspector, 2 road sweepers, and 3 bhangis.
There is one iron night-soil cart, and the filth is removed to Genda Mal. There
are 2 dust-boxes, but the roads, 8½ miles in aggregate length, are not very clean;
the slaughter-house for the bazar is simply a shed on the east, and the ground is
saturated with blood and filth, and emits a very offensive odour. There are here
daily slaughtered about 2 oxen and 4 sheep belonging to the 18 butchers, who
live in the bazar. Their shops are bad, though the one belonging to the con
-tractor is a tolerably good one. The bones and offal are buried in pits near the
shed. The Native Infantry Lines are for their own safety in much too close
proximity to the bazar, as only 135 yards intervene between them and it.
40. The registration of births and deaths is conducted under the manage
- m e n t o f t h e p o l i c e , a n d i s , I t h i n k , u n t r u s t w o r t h y . T h e t o w n i s d i v i d e d i n t o 1 0
beats, in each of which there is a chouki in charge of a Naik, who is responsible
that all births and deaths in his division are duly reported to the Fouzdar, by
whom they are tabulated. All the Naik can do is to go round his division and
inquire from the residents whether any birth or death has occurred. By this
course I have no doubt that many births and deaths escape registration. It is
right to state that last year there were 812 births registered, equal to 33.16 per
1,000 of population; but the system is for all that a wrong one.
41. The number of deaths registered in the following years will be seen
below:—
Years.
Number of Deaths registered.
Ratio of Deaths per
1,000 of Population.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Males.
Females.
Total.
1871 . . .
346
314
660
29.5
28.0
28.8
1872 . . .
561
493
1,054
45.6
46.9
46.2
1 8 7 3 . . .
391
358
749
30.74
30.43
20.59
1874 . . .
335
303
638
26.34
25.75
26.06
1875 . . .
368
378
746
28.93
32.12
30.47
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