Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health.

  • Mysore (India : State). Department of Health.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Quarterly report of the Mysore Department of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    include those done at Karapur, in Municipalities and in the Bural Health Unit, Mandya. In connection with the Viceregal visit to Karapur a vaccination drive was conducted bv eleven District Board Vaccinators with full equipment. These vaccinators visited 42 villages and conducted 4,025 vaccinations, including 830 done by the District Health Officer. Free distribution of quinine was made in malaria infected localities. Of 7,100 pills distributed about 1,000 were distributed by the District Health Officer during his itinerary. The District Health Officer visited 22 villages and 4 towns in connection with plague and 15 villages in connection with shifting of villages, 2 towns in connection with jatras, 6 villages and 2 towns in connection with smallpox duty and 2 villages in connection with sanitary arrangements. One big jatra, viz., Panchalinga Darsana at Talkad, was held in the last week of November, where sanitary arrangements were made. Daily removal of rubbish, temporary bore-hole latrines, and safe drinking water supply were provided. Five special duty Sub-Assistant Surgeons were detailed for duty in five routes where the pilgrims were expected to pass through for doing anti¬ cholera inoculations. The Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Sargoor, also did 24 inoculations in the dispensary among people proceeding to the said jatra. E. Anantha Bao, b.sc., m.b.r.s,, d.p.h.. Health Officer. During the quarter 3,240 live births were registered giving a birth-rate of 24‘0 per mille of population. The number of still-births reported was 136. In the quarter under report 463 infants under one year of age died giving an infant mortality of 142'7 per 1000 live births. The maternal mortality computed from the registered figures was 33*2 per 1000 births. A total of 2,861 deaths occurred during the quarter and the death-rate was 21*2 per 1000 population. Plague.—Plague infection broke out in two villages, viz., Thumbinakatte and SuragehaUi in Shikarpur Taluk.