REPORT

                                                          ON

SANITATION, DISPENSARIES, AND JAILS IN

                  RAJPUTANA FOR 1909

  VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910.

            SECTION I—SANITATION AND VACCINATION.

      METEOROLOGY AND ITS RELATION TO FOOD SUPPLY.

Rainfal in Ajmer.

During the year under report the rainfall of Ajmer was 30.47 inches
against 36.22 inches in 1908, still it was
11.79 inches above the average of the
previous six years. It provided sufficient water in all tanks and wells through-
out the district, and the ground water level in the wells rose considerably.

Rainfall in Native States.

2. Although the rainfall recorded in most of the Native States has been
less than in the previous year, all tanks and wells almost throughout the
Province filled, and there was generally
a full sufficiency of water supply. In
Bikaner however the rainfall was greater than in the preceding year. The
Kharif Crops were mostly good and grass has been fairly abundant. The

Rabi Crops are very satisfactory.

3. A statement is appended showing the average annual rainfall in each
State.

            VITAL STATISTICS, BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Births in Ajmer- Merwara.

4. There were 18,021 births registered in Ajmer-Merwara in 1909 against
20,261 in 1908, a decrease of 2,240, which is due to the fact that owing to
prevalence of plague in Ajmer District since August 1909, a large proportion
of the inhabitants left their homes for surrounding Native States. Of the
total births registered 9,698 were males
and 8,323 females, the birth rate was
37.78 per mille of population against 42.48 per mille in the previous year. The
percentage of male to female births was 116.52 against 114.67 in 1908. The
birth rate exceeded the death rate in 14 out of 23 circles as in the previous
year.

Deaths in Ajmer-Mewara.

5.  During the year there were 24,292 deaths registered against 19,093 in
1908, an increase of 5,199 which increase is attributed to plague. The death
rate per mille of population was 50.94
against 40.03 in the previous year.
Plague accounted for 5,176 deaths.

6.  The mortality from fever shows an increase of 1,127 as compared with
previous year, the figures for 1907 and 1906 being 11,117 and 12,292 respect-
ively ; this increase is largely due to malarial fever the result of heavy rainfall;
fever was prevalent from August to December.

7.  The mortality from small-pox was 16 against 863 in 1908, a decrease of
847. These deaths were reported in Merwara only.

8.  The mortality among children under five years of age was 30 per cent.
of the total deaths against 51 per cent. in the previous year.

9.  Deaths exceeded births by 13.15 per mille of population in 1909, while
in 1908 births exceeded deaths by 2.45 per mille.