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PROVINCIAL STATEMENT A.—Showing the degree of protection afforded to infants during
the year 1902-1903.
DISTRICT. |
Population |
Estimated |
Mortality |
Surviving |
Number |
Proportion |
Proportion |
REMARKS. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
Ranchi ... ... ... |
1,155,832 |
46,395 |
8,525 |
37,870 |
31,193 |
823.68 |
691.08 |
|
Malda ... ... ... |
866,620 |
34,786 |
7,177 |
27,609 |
22,672 |
821.18 |
752.30 |
|
Bhagalpur ... ... |
2,007,455 |
80,579 |
12,491 |
68,088 |
46,681 |
685.59 |
703.43 |
|
Darjeeling ... ... |
227,724 |
9,141 |
1,610 |
7,531 |
4,528 |
601.24 |
1,036.13 |
|
Angul ... ... |
191,911 |
7,703 |
2,139* |
5,564 |
3,174 |
570.45 |
376.81 |
|
Political States of |
1,001,429 |
40,197 |
11,163* |
29,034 |
16,393 |
564.61 |
612.18 |
|
Khulna ... ... |
1,228,807 |
49,324 |
11,669 |
37,655 |
21,106 |
560.50 |
549.64 |
|
Birbhum ... ... |
893,588 |
35,869 |
7,358 |
28,511 |
15,977 |
560.38 |
337.92 |
|
Paridpur ... ... |
1,908,534 |
76,609 |
17,279 |
59,330 |
33,157 |
558.85 |
216.12 |
|
Purnea ... ... |
1,853,116 |
74,384 |
13,386 |
60,998 |
33,145 |
543.37 |
517.60 |
|
Darbhanga ... ... |
2,809,219 |
112,762 |
17,210 |
95,552 |
51,221 |
536.05 |
554.20 |
|
Palamau ... ... |
613,763 |
24,636 |
5,836 |
18,800 |
9,894 |
526.27 |
454.14 |
|
Sonthal Parganas ... |
1,793,341 |
71,985 |
11,026 |
60,959 |
31,942 |
523.99 |
499.89 |
|
Manbhum ... ... |
1,275,025 |
51,180 |
8,807 |
42,373 |
21,646 |
510.84 |
434.29 |
|
Jalpaiguri ... ... |
777,672 |
31,216 |
7,888 |
23,328 |
11,721 |
502.44 |
445.70 |
|
Backergunge ... ... |
2,246,178 |
90,162 |
21,217 |
68,945 |
34,249 |
496.75 |
302.02 |
|
Burdwan ... ... |
1,445,747 |
58,032 |
12,616 |
45,416 |
21,376 |
470.67 |
242.35 |
|
24-Parganas ... ... |
1,680,229 |
67,4441 |
10,662 |
56,782 |
26,372 |
464.44 |
459.19 |
|
Gaya ... ... |
1,972,464 |
79,175 |
16,678 |
62,497 |
27,565 |
441.06 |
387.78 |
|
Monghyr ... ... |
2,018,995 |
81,042 |
15,412 |
65,630 |
26,169 |
398.73 |
266.37 |
|
Hazaribagh ... ... |
1,142,130 |
45,845 |
9,104 |
36,741 |
14,069 |
382.92 |
331.46 |
|
Jessore ... ... |
1,791,856 |
71,925 |
13,531 |
58,394 |
22,082 |
378.15 |
358.68 |
|
Chittagong Hill Tracts |
124,762 |
5,008 |
1,391* |
3,617 |
1,302 |
359.96 |
300.60 |
|
Muzaffarpur ... ... |
2,666,735 |
107,043 |
22,842 |
84,201 |
29,618 |
351.75 |
139.26 |
|
Rajshahi ... ... |
1,432,164 |
57,487 |
11,415 |
46,072 |
15,780 |
342.50 |
323.51 |
|
Dinajpur ... ... |
1,553,650 |
62,364 |
17,948 |
44,416 |
13,914 |
313.26 |
262.91 |
|
Midnapore ... ... |
2,699,238 |
108,347 |
20,780 |
87,567 |
25,691 |
293.38 |
245.11 |
|
Bankura ... ... |
1,063,136 |
42,674 |
8,074 |
34,600 |
9,993 |
288.81 |
390.01 |
|
Howrah ... ... |
674,258 |
27,065 |
4,647 |
22,418 |
6,243 |
278.48 |
192.42 |
|
Champaran ... ... |
1,752,037 |
70,327 |
15,136 |
55,191 |
14,930 |
270.51 |
212.36 |
|
Rangpur ... ... |
2,138,221 |
85,828 |
19,232 |
66,596 |
17,857 |
268.13 |
219.68 |
|
Hooghly ... ... |
915,390 |
36,744 |
6,394 |
30,350 |
8,107 |
267.11 |
170.16 |
|
Pabna ... ... |
1,378,923 |
55,350 |
7,955 |
47,395 |
12,422 |
262.09 |
433.52 |
|
Patna ... ... ... |
1,399,274 |
56,167 |
16,646 |
39,521 |
10,182 |
257.63 |
279.14 |
|
Dacca ... ... ... |
2,534,508 |
101,735 |
20,333 |
81,402 |
20,337 |
249.83 |
266.88 |
|
Murshidabad ... ... |
1,257,277 |
50,467 |
12,170 |
38,297 |
9,422 |
246.02 |
204.67 |
|
Saran ... ... ... |
2,338,087 |
93,851 |
18,645 |
75,206 |
18,277 |
243.02 |
246.92 |
|
Nadia ... ... ... |
1,572,136 |
63,106 |
17,529 |
45,577 |
10,682 |
234.37 |
259.21 |
|
Shahabad ... ... |
1,844,590 |
74,042 |
16,863 |
57,179 |
12,898 |
225.57 |
188.10 |
|
Chittagong ... ... |
1,327,265 |
53,276 |
8,380 |
44,896 |
9,358 |
208.43 |
258.25 |
|
Singhbhum ... ... |
604,926 |
24,282 |
3,134 |
21,148 |
4,080 |
192.92 |
155.30 |
|
Mymensingh ... ... |
3,809,671 |
152,920 |
28,398 |
124,522 |
23,284 |
186.98 |
228.73 |
|
Noakhali ... ... |
1,135,208 |
45,567 |
8,679 |
36,888 |
6,853 |
185.77 |
238.04 |
|
Bogra ... ... |
843,335 |
33,851 |
7,739 |
26,112 |
4,503 |
172.44 |
110.48 |
|
Tippera ... ... |
2,069,545 |
83,072 |
15,112 |
67,960 |
11,004 |
161.91 |
119.91 |
|
Puri ... ... |
967,950 |
38,853 |
7,483 |
31,370 |
4,939 |
157.44 |
36.97 |
|
Tributary States of |
1,878,352 |
75,397 |
20,938* |
54,459 |
7,244 |
133.01 |
156.74 |
|
Balasore ... ... |
1,050,317 |
42,160 |
10,413 |
31,747 |
3,942 |
124.16 |
132.34 |
|
Cuttack ... ... |
1,984,038 |
79,639 |
18,631 |
61,008 |
6,751 |
110.65 |
151.69 |
|
Total of Rural areas |
73,916,628 |
2,967,013 |
609,691 |
2,357,322 |
845,945 |
358.85 |
317.16 |
|
Calcutta ... ... |
847,796 |
34,031 |
4,560 |
29,471 |
2,583 |
87.65 |
129.74 |
|
Do. A. V. Depôt... |
Not under registration. |
43 |
1.45 |
3.14 |
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Total of Calcutta and |
847,796 |
34,031 |
4,560 |
29,471 |
2,626 |
89.10 |
132.88 |
|
Mufassal Municipali- |
2,860,223 |
114,809 |
19,611 |
95,198 |
46,220 |
485.51 |
467.06 |
|
GRAND TOTAL ... |
77,624,647 |
3,115,853 |
633,862 |
2,481,991 |
894,791 |
360.51 |
320.61 |
* Registration of births and deaths is not carried on in these places. The number of deaths among infants in them has been
calculated at the rate of infant mortality obtaining in this province during 1902, viz. 277.71 per mille.
OFFICE OF THE SANY. COMMR. FOR BENGAL, F. C. CLARKSON, MAJOR, I.M.S.,
The 30th May 1903. Sanitary Commissioner for Bengal.