Annual public health report of the Province of Bihar; and Annual vaccination report.

  • Bihar (India). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1936]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual public health report of the Province of Bihar; and Annual vaccination report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    progression. The following two statements record the estimated population in various age groups and also the ratios of births and deaths from the chief diseases calculated on the estimated population of 1936. Statement A. Population according to age group of the province of Bihar. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Under 1 year. One and under 5 years. 6 and 10 y< under jars. 10 and under 15 years. 15 and 20 ye under are. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Females Census, 1921 Census, 1931 Decennial increase or decrease. Annual increase or decrease, 1936 .. 428,171 389,476 —38,695 — 19,345 430,762 396,266 —34,496 —17,250 1,242,286 1,996,260 + 753,974 + 376,986 1,359,885 2,110,112 + 750,227 + 375,115 2,379,710 2,330,522 —49,185 —24,595 2,288,361 2,129,096 —159,265 —79,630 1,839,157 2,005,728 + 166,571 + 83,285 1,512,999 1,767,032 + 254,033 + 127,015 1,218,397 1,322,630 + 1,041,133 + 62,065 1,124,128 1,361,558 + 237,430 + 118,716 1 7 8 9 10 ' 11 20 and under 30 and under 40 and under 50 and under 60 years and — 30 y< jars. 40 years. 1 50 y< jars. 60 y< 3ars. upwa rda. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Census, 1921 2,238,042 2,509,809 2,119,934 2,208,112 1,473,372 1,458,625 818,288 851,054 655,716 876,508 Census, 1931 2,763,352 2,894,276 2,347,958 2,314,501 1,595,753 1,513,295 904,766 913,225 594,542 727,186 Decennial increase or decrease. + 525,310 + 384,467 + 222,024 + 106,389 + 122,381 + 54,670 + 86,478 + 62,171 —61,174 —149,322 Annual increase or decrease, 1936 .. + 262,655 + 192,235 + 111,013 + 53,195 + 61,190 + 27,335 + 43,240 + 31,085 —30,585 —74,660 Statement B. Ratios of births and deaths from chief diseases calculated on the estimated population of 1936. Male. Female. Total. Births .. .i .., 17.3 16.3 33.6 Total deaths • • . ... 21.6 19.6 20.6 Cholera •. • .... 0.2 0.2 0.2 Small-pox • • *1 0.7 0.6 0.7 Plague ..; • • • ... 0.03 0.04 0.04 Fevers • • «j .... 16.8 15.4 16.1 Dysentery and Diarrhoea • • . ... 0.1 0.08 0.09 Respiratory diseases .. ,■ . . J .., 0.1 0.08 0.09 3. Births.—The total number of births in this province during 1936 was 1,144,008 (587,616 males and 556,392 females) as compared with 1,108,571