of the year, however, almost all the districts of the province were affected and the epidemic was of a As usual the Cholera Spring Campaign severe type. Week was carried out before the commencement of the rainy season. Emergency cholera regulations were in force in all the infected areas.
Abstracts from ANNUAL
REPORT
ities OF THE BENGAL DURING
Reports
OF THE ANTI-V.D. activGOVERNMENT OF WEST 1948
This
is the Fifth Annual Report of the anti-V.D. under the Government of West Bengal. /?e activities pursued during the year, fall under three broad heads?medical, and educative legislative, ynder medical measures altogether 13 clinics functioned the province?10 in Calcutta and 3 in the districts of Darjeeling, Hooghly and 24-Parganas, the last two being situated at Serampore and Kankinara, catering .9r the workers of the mills. The others for the largest districts of Midnapore and Burdwan, though sanctioned during the year, could not be opened owing to certain difficulties. Of the functioning treatment centres the ?2-bedded Special Hospital at Alipore. deserves special in this connection. Formerlylhis hospital used to cater for professional women onljT, but for sometime Past it has been working both for male and female patients. It is the only indoor hospital under the anti*-D. campaign also functioning as a central clinic where pases referred from other clinics are admitted (if hospitalization is deemed essential). All cases "of gonorrhoea and cases, of syphilis with pregnancy are treated With penicillin in this hospital.
Activities
j^ention
The total number of patients treated during the year ^nder review comes to 225,914 as compared to 176.043 ?f 1947 and 271,526 of 1946 in the United Bengal. The timber of new cases treated during the year is 35,381 comprising both the sexes, as against 29,662 in 1947 and ?>47l in 1946. Again, 25,836 of the new cases of 1948, Were male and 9,545 female.
Refresher
Course in
Yenei'e?l??y>
?arly part 0f the campaign,
?*ear under review.
was
introduced in
the
not undertaken in the
ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH in the central provinces and BERAR FOR THE YEAR 1947. PRINTED by the government printing, c. p. and BERAR, NAGPUR. PRICE, RE. 1-8-0
department
The general death-rate of 33.46 (27.08) during the showed an increase by 6.38 over the previous year. rpCja.r his indicates that there was a slight deterioration in health during the year. The increase in deaths was attributable to fevers, espiratory diseases, dysentery and diarrhoea, cholera and plague. Cholera.?The rate from cholera (0.35 per mille) -lowed an increase over the previous year's rate (0.17, P?r mille). During the first quarter of the year the Usease prevailed in a mild form. In the last quarter
Smallpox.?The disease was prevalent in all the districts of the province except Betul. It was on the decline as compared with the previous year. As usual ' Vaccination Week' was celebrated throughout the province. All concerned were offered help to make this week a success. Emergency smallpox regulations were enforced. Plaque.?Mortality during the year was higher than mortality last year. The districts of Nagpur, Wardha, Betul, Nimar, Bilaspur and Yeotmal were free. Bhandara, Saugor, Jubbulpore, Balaghat and Hoshangausual districts bad were infected severely. As preventive and other routine measures such as rat destruction, disinfection and disinfestation of the infected houses with cyanogas, D.D.T., etc., were carried out energetically in all the infected districts as well as in other districts of the province. Emergency plague regulations were also enforced. was Malaria.?Total number of deaths recorded 305,583 (247,007). It represents 51 (52) per cent of the total mortality. The disease is endemic and widespread in many districts. It is the main problem to be dealt with for the public health staff. year the post of entomologist was filled anti-malaria units were formed, with headquarters at Harsud and Chanda. The Dharni anti-malaria scheme was continued during the year. Malaria control measures in Sewagram were extended to five more villages. Village Saongi in Hingna Station was taken up for controlling malaria. D.D.T. was largely used for residual spraying of houses to destroy adult mosquitoes.
During the
and two
new
With a view to popularize the use of malarial drugs in reducing the sickness due to malaria, quinine was purchased from Central Government and paludrine from Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., and made available to the public at nominal cost through all civil surgeons. In addition quinine sulphate and mepacrine tablets were issued free in highly endemic areas of the province. One assistant health officer and two anti-malaria supervisors were trained at the Malaria Institute of India, Delhi. A short two-day course in the use of D.D.T. was given to the staff of the police department. A course of lectures on malaria -control measures were delivered at the refresher course for post-graduates in
Spence Training College, Jubbulpore.
Leprosy.?The total number of persons found suffering from the disease was 87,623. Three hundred and three new cases of leprosy were detected during the year. The leprosy cases were given treatment at the existing ?leprosy clinics in the province run by Government and voluntary organizations. In all 7,214 contacts were examined. Of the 5,416 cases treated at the special leprosy clinics including sub-centres and at the dispensary leprosy clinics 3,489 were of neural type and 1,927 of lepromatous
type. During the year Government took over charge of the Raipur Leprosy Home and Hospital which was formerly run by the Mission Authorities. Government have appointed a Leprosy Advisory
Committee to chalk out programmes of anti-leprosy work in the province and to co-ordinate the activities of various organizations doing this work.
During the year no new survey could be undertaken owing to lack of trained personnel. Child Welfare Centres.?The deaths among infants showed an increase over last year bv 40.25, The
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE
428
rate during the year was 242.99. The number of child welfare centres was 84 against 85 in the preceding year. With a view to improve the technique of child welfare work, a three months' refresher course for selected health visitors was organized during the year. The number of persons who attended the centres The number was 279,050 as against 416,547 last year. of house visits paid by the health visitors was 213,155
mortality
(266,654). Tuberculosis.?Mortality from tuberculosis showed a slight increase over the previous year. During the
considerable increase in the number of patients that attended the tuberculosis clinics in the
year there was a
province. The Pendra Road Sanatorium continued to
render
good service. Yaws.?The special campaign against yaws was continued in Chanda and Bilaspur districts. The treatment was made available at the dispensaries besides its being the special at treatment available centres. The campaign has shown good results. Water-supply.?No new schemes were entertained during the year. The Public Health Engineer has been entrusted with this work, and he is now considering the problem of improving water-supply condition in rural areas. Nutrition.?During the year school feeding experiments were conducted and six exhibitions were arranged by the nutrition section. A diet survey in 10 families of agriculturist and 10 aboriginal families was also taken which revealed gross deficiencies of protective food. Multivitamin tablets were freely distributed to _
schools, institutions,
As there
etc.
result of the imposition of Teora Control Order were no fresh cases of lathyrism.
a
The Central Provinces Vaccine and Public Institute have done their work satisfactorily.
Health
[Sept., 1949
Abstracts from ANNUAL
REPORT
ities OF THE BENGAL DURING
Reports
OF THE ANTI-V.D. activGOVERNMENT OF WEST 1948
This
is the Fifth Annual Report of the anti-V.D. under the Government of West Bengal. /?e activities pursued during the year, fall under three broad heads?medical, and educative legislative, ynder medical measures altogether 13 clinics functioned the province?10 in Calcutta and 3 in the districts of Darjeeling, Hooghly and 24-Parganas, the last two being situated at Serampore and Kankinara, catering .9r the workers of the mills. The others for the largest districts of Midnapore and Burdwan, though sanctioned during the year, could not be opened owing to certain difficulties. Of the functioning treatment centres the ?2-bedded Special Hospital at Alipore. deserves special in this connection. Formerlylhis hospital used to cater for professional women onljT, but for sometime Past it has been working both for male and female patients. It is the only indoor hospital under the anti*-D. campaign also functioning as a central clinic where pases referred from other clinics are admitted (if hospitalization is deemed essential). All cases "of gonorrhoea and cases, of syphilis with pregnancy are treated With penicillin in this hospital.
Activities
j^ention
The total number of patients treated during the year ^nder review comes to 225,914 as compared to 176.043 ?f 1947 and 271,526 of 1946 in the United Bengal. The timber of new cases treated during the year is 35,381 comprising both the sexes, as against 29,662 in 1947 and ?>47l in 1946. Again, 25,836 of the new cases of 1948, Were male and 9,545 female.
Refresher
Course in
Yenei'e?l??y>
?arly part 0f the campaign,
?*ear under review.
was
introduced in
the
not undertaken in the
ANNUAL
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH in the central provinces and BERAR FOR THE YEAR 1947. PRINTED by the government printing, c. p. and BERAR, NAGPUR. PRICE, RE. 1-8-0
department
The general death-rate of 33.46 (27.08) during the showed an increase by 6.38 over the previous year. rpCja.r his indicates that there was a slight deterioration in health during the year. The increase in deaths was attributable to fevers, espiratory diseases, dysentery and diarrhoea, cholera and plague. Cholera.?The rate from cholera (0.35 per mille) -lowed an increase over the previous year's rate (0.17, P?r mille). During the first quarter of the year the Usease prevailed in a mild form. In the last quarter
Smallpox.?The disease was prevalent in all the districts of the province except Betul. It was on the decline as compared with the previous year. As usual ' Vaccination Week' was celebrated throughout the province. All concerned were offered help to make this week a success. Emergency smallpox regulations were enforced. Plaque.?Mortality during the year was higher than mortality last year. The districts of Nagpur, Wardha, Betul, Nimar, Bilaspur and Yeotmal were free. Bhandara, Saugor, Jubbulpore, Balaghat and Hoshangausual districts bad were infected severely. As preventive and other routine measures such as rat destruction, disinfection and disinfestation of the infected houses with cyanogas, D.D.T., etc., were carried out energetically in all the infected districts as well as in other districts of the province. Emergency plague regulations were also enforced. was Malaria.?Total number of deaths recorded 305,583 (247,007). It represents 51 (52) per cent of the total mortality. The disease is endemic and widespread in many districts. It is the main problem to be dealt with for the public health staff. year the post of entomologist was filled anti-malaria units were formed, with headquarters at Harsud and Chanda. The Dharni anti-malaria scheme was continued during the year. Malaria control measures in Sewagram were extended to five more villages. Village Saongi in Hingna Station was taken up for controlling malaria. D.D.T. was largely used for residual spraying of houses to destroy adult mosquitoes.
During the
and two
new
With a view to popularize the use of malarial drugs in reducing the sickness due to malaria, quinine was purchased from Central Government and paludrine from Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., and made available to the public at nominal cost through all civil surgeons. In addition quinine sulphate and mepacrine tablets were issued free in highly endemic areas of the province. One assistant health officer and two anti-malaria supervisors were trained at the Malaria Institute of India, Delhi. A short two-day course in the use of D.D.T. was given to the staff of the police department. A course of lectures on malaria -control measures were delivered at the refresher course for post-graduates in
Spence Training College, Jubbulpore.
Leprosy.?The total number of persons found suffering from the disease was 87,623. Three hundred and three new cases of leprosy were detected during the year. The leprosy cases were given treatment at the existing ?leprosy clinics in the province run by Government and voluntary organizations. In all 7,214 contacts were examined. Of the 5,416 cases treated at the special leprosy clinics including sub-centres and at the dispensary leprosy clinics 3,489 were of neural type and 1,927 of lepromatous
type. During the year Government took over charge of the Raipur Leprosy Home and Hospital which was formerly run by the Mission Authorities. Government have appointed a Leprosy Advisory
Committee to chalk out programmes of anti-leprosy work in the province and to co-ordinate the activities of various organizations doing this work.
During the year no new survey could be undertaken owing to lack of trained personnel. Child Welfare Centres.?The deaths among infants showed an increase over last year bv 40.25, The
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE
428
rate during the year was 242.99. The number of child welfare centres was 84 against 85 in the preceding year. With a view to improve the technique of child welfare work, a three months' refresher course for selected health visitors was organized during the year. The number of persons who attended the centres The number was 279,050 as against 416,547 last year. of house visits paid by the health visitors was 213,155
mortality
(266,654). Tuberculosis.?Mortality from tuberculosis showed a slight increase over the previous year. During the
considerable increase in the number of patients that attended the tuberculosis clinics in the
year there was a
province. The Pendra Road Sanatorium continued to
render
good service. Yaws.?The special campaign against yaws was continued in Chanda and Bilaspur districts. The treatment was made available at the dispensaries besides its being the special at treatment available centres. The campaign has shown good results. Water-supply.?No new schemes were entertained during the year. The Public Health Engineer has been entrusted with this work, and he is now considering the problem of improving water-supply condition in rural areas. Nutrition.?During the year school feeding experiments were conducted and six exhibitions were arranged by the nutrition section. A diet survey in 10 families of agriculturist and 10 aboriginal families was also taken which revealed gross deficiencies of protective food. Multivitamin tablets were freely distributed to _
schools, institutions,
As there
etc.
result of the imposition of Teora Control Order were no fresh cases of lathyrism.
a
The Central Provinces Vaccine and Public Institute have done their work satisfactorily.
Health
[Sept., 1949
