'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎178r] (25/150)

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There was a satisfactory decrease in the number of deaths from small-pox, the Small-pox.
number being the lowest recorded since 1908.
56. Increased accommodation was provided in three asylums during the Lunatic
year. There was a slight increase in the number of inmates. asylums.
57. During the year one more official member was added to the Sanitary Sanitation.
Board. The Board distributed a grant of Rs. 1 lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees placed at its disposal by
Government. Numerous water-supply and drainage works were in progress or
completed during the year, and five new projects were sanctioned by Government.
Four cities, namely, Karachi, Ahmedabad, Poona and Surat, are now provided
with health officers of the first class while Broach and Pandharpur employ officers
of the second class. Ten municipalities maintain qualified sanitary inspectors.
Considerable progress was made during the year in the carrying out of sanitary
surveys of towns and villages and the writing up of notes in the sanitary
inspection books of villages. The port health officers of Bombay, Karachi and
Aden continued to carry out their important inspection and disinfection duties.
Both Bombay and Karachi were open as ports of embarkation for pilgrims to
Mecca vici Jeddah. There was a decline of 8‘6 per cent, in the number of
pilgrims. Some three-fourths of the pilgrims were vaccinated before embarking.
58. There was a slight increase in the number of persons primarily vac- Vaccination,
cinated but the number of persons re-vaccinated decreased. An examination of
the vaccination marks of affected persons showed that four good vaccination
marks afford practically complete protection against death from small-pox even
under the conditions of overcrowding and lack of ventilation so common in
Indian villages.
59. The total mortality from contagious diseases rose considerably. Veterinary.
Rinderpest was widespread and accounted for a large proportion of the increase
in mortality. The number of deaths from anthrax, surra and black quarter
increased slightly. Haemorrhagic septicaemia caused heavy mortality in Sind.
The only disease which showed any diminution was foot and mouth disease.
Outbreaks of rinderpest are best checked by inoculation, while foot and mouth
disease requires medical treatment: consequently the amount of inoculation
performed by veterinary assistants increased considerably. There was a marked
decrease in the number of cases of contagious disease treated by veterinary
assistants on tour. Three new dispensaries were opened during the year and
there was a slight increase in the number of animals treated therein.
60. The total expenditure on public education in British districts rose from Education.
Rs. 138 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 153 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The only additional grant received during the
year from the Government of India was a recurring one of Rs. i lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . T he
balance remaining unspent at the end of the year was Rs. 41 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees but this has
practically all been pledged. There was an increase of 1,479 in the number of
pupils, mainly among those attending primary schools. An event of the year
which has, in a greater or less degree, affected all collegiate institutions was the
pronounced reaction against the lowering of the standard of matriculation which
was so unsatisfactory a feature of the examination held in the preceding year.
The result was a drop from 58 to 30 in the percentage of successful candidates
and a marked departure from the conditions which had recently caused the
colleges to be congested by an unprecedented influx of largely immature and
unfit students. Among the measures in connexion with secondary education
instituted during the year are the revision of the salaries of assistant
masters and drawing teachers in Government high schools at a total recurring
cost of nearly a third of a lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , the introduction of Mr. Wren’s system of physical
drill, the appointment of a whole-time inspector of drawing, the allotment of funds
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