Annual report of the Mysore Department of Health.

  • Mysore (India : State). Department of Health.
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: Annual report of the Mysore Department of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dysentery and Diarrhoea Daring the year 8,063 (16,523) deaths from Dysentery and Diarrohoea were reported as compared with 8,178 (17,817) in the preceding \ear, with a specific death rate 84, as compared with 86 in the preceding year. The incidence is highest 96 in Mandya District and lowest 44 in Kolar District. The variation in the District are given in the following table. District and Cities Number of Deaths from Dysentery and Diarrhoea in 1954 Specific Death Rate Per cent on Total Deaih 1954 1953 1952 1954 1953 1952 Bangalore District ... 715 19 56 45 106 11 2 9-9 Bangalore Corpn 1,962 217 257 210 15.2 14 8 15 4 Chitaldrug District 456 50 49 36 7 7 8-1 6'7 Hassan District 575 77 71 56 12'2 11 6 9‘ 7 Chickmagalur l istrict 312 78 102 56 12’1 13 7 8’9 Kolar 1 'istrict 448 44 58 46 4 8 6 8 5’9 Kolar Gold Fields City 283 169 193 222 12-7 12 6 15-3 Mandya District 717 96 58 43 11-7 8-6 75 Mys re Histrtct 700 65 70 88 10 6 11 3 11-9 Mysore City 305 111 117 116 9-3 9 5 9 0 Shimoga District- 656 94 74 49 4-0 9 9 6-9 Tumkur District 904 74 71 65 10 2 114 11-0 Mysore State (Ex. Bellary District) ... 8,063 84 86 73 10 7 111 10-2 Bellary 442 54 • • • • ... 4 0 # ... Mysore State (In. Bellary District) .. 8,505 81 i 86 73 9-8 11-1 102 Respiratory Diseases Accounted for 3,519 (7211) deaths as compared with 2,854 (6,218) in the preceding year, with a specific death rate of 37, as compared with 30 in the preceding year. The incidence is highest 63 in Mandya District and lowest 27 in Bangalore District. The variations are shown in the following statement. District and Cities Number of Deaths from Respiratory Diseases in 1954 Specific Death Rate Per cent on Total Deaths 1954 1953 1952 1954 1953 1952 Bangalore District 396 27 22 22 5-9 4-5 4'9 Bangalore Corpn. 168 19 9 6 1-3 ■ 0-5 0*4 Chitaldrug District 263 29 30 23 44 4-9 48 Hassan District 297 40 24 23 6-3 3-9 4-0 Chickmagalur District 154 35 34 31 o'5 46 5 0 Kolar District 311 31 34 32 3*3 4-0 41 Kolar Gold Fields City ' ... 52 31 15 2 2-3 09 0*2 Mandya District 470 63 44 30 7-7 6-6 5 1 Mysore D istrict 542 50 46 50 8-2 7-3 6'7 Mysore City 101 37 5 5 3-1 0*4 0 4 Shimoga District 382 55 45 35 6-6 6-0 5-0 Tumkur District 383 32 31 26 4 3 4-9 4.4 Mysore State (Ex. Bellary District) ... 3,519 37 30 27 4-7 3-9 3-8 Bellary 748 92 • • • 6-7 • • • • • •