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‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [316v] (180/192)
The record is made up of 1 item (95 folios). It was created in 1921. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[ 1919 - 1920 .
hospitals in Bombay. On 22 nd June 1916 the Director took over the duf
connected with the supervision of the whole of the bacteriological w l
connected with the war hospitals in Bombay. All the laboratories attached!
the war hospitals were equipped by the Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory a
number of medical officers in charge of laboratories in India and overseas s i
cultures for identification. Besides, the laboratory prepared and supDlf!]
bacterial vaccines of different kinds to the troops in India and abr 1
amounting in all to nearly two million doses. Part of the Bombay Bacteriol
gical Laboratory building was used as an Enteric Depot for cases from tb°'
military hospitals with remarkable success.
6.—Lunatic Asylums.
For details see the Report on Lunatic Asylums under the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
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under Lunatic Asylums printed in Part V of the Statistics of British India. a tab es
1 . The asylums were kept in good order and additional buildings were
provided at certain institutions.
2. The total number of inmates rose from 1,992 to 2,071, of whom 657
were admitted during the year. Be-admissions numbered 7 against 17 in the
previous year. Of the 660 patients admitted during the year, 330 were
Hindus, 206 Mahomedans, 65 Europeans and Anglo-Indians and 37 Indian
Christians; 45 were under 20 years of age and 75 were over 40. Of the total
number treated, 304 were discharged as cured and 125 were transferred to the
care of friends.
3. The principal types of insanity were idiocy (92), mania ( 979 ),
melancholia (359), mental stupor (35), delusional insanity (238), insanity caused
by Cannabis Tndica (69) and dementia (244), the corresponding numbers for
the previous year being 94, 948, 342, 88 , 162, 69 and 244.
4. The daily average of sick fell from 50*7 to 45*2. The number of
deaths rose from 203 to 216. The general health of the patients was satis
factory
An East India Company trading post.
except at Naupada where there were epidemics of cholera and influenza.
5. The total expenditure rose from Bs. 4,69,184 to Bs. 5,73,086.
Beceipts from paying patients increased from Bs. 67,772 to Bs. 72,839. The
increase in the expenditure was due to the increased amounts expended on
buildings and the higher charges incurred for establishments, diet and clothing.
7.—Acworth Leper Asylum, Matunga.
1. The Asylum was founded in the year 1890 by Mr. H.A. Acworth,
C.I.E., I.C.S., who was then Municipal Commissioner for the City of Bombay,
from public donations, and provides accommodation for the segregation of 364
pauper Indian lepers.
2 . The total number of persons treated in the asylum during 1919 was
640 of which 436 were males, 198 females, and 6 children. Out of these, 1 was
an .Anglo-Indian, 475 Hindus, 58 Mahomedans and 106 Native Christians.
One hundred and twenty-one deaths occurred during the year.
3. The cost of maintaining lepers who are not residents of Bombay is
borne by Government, and that of maintaining Bombay lepers by the muni
cipality. The other sources of income are the garden and the sewage farm
and occasional subscriptions. The total expenditure during the year amounted
to Bs. 1,25,763. 6
8.—Sanitation.
For details see the Annual Report of the Sanitary Commissioner for the Government of
Bombay for the year 1919.
^ 1. There were 157 municipalities with an aggregate population of
2,384,505. Their total income (excluding Viramgam, the records of which
town w 7 ere destroyed during the recent riots) amounted to Bs. 1,58,30,947,
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Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. , providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. during the financial year 1919-20. The report was printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay [Mumbai], in 1921.
The report is divided into two parts. Part I comprises a report ‘GENERAL SUMMARY’ (ff 231-238).
PART II (ff 239-322) comprises the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:
- ‘CHAPTER I. – PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL. TRIBUTARY STATES.’ (ff 239-249), consisting of: I. North Gujarat; II. South Gujarat; III. North Konkan; IV. South Konkan; V. The Deccan; VI. Kolhapur and Southern Maratha Country States; VII. Sind [Sindh]; VIII. Aden; IX. Condition of the People
- ‘CHAPTER II. – ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAND.’ (ff 250-256), consisting of: 1. Surveys; 2. Settlements; 3. Waste Lands; 4. Land Records; 5. Wards’ and other Estates; 6. Revenue and Rent-paying Classes
- ‘CHAPTER III. – PROTECTION.’ (ff 256-269), consisting of: 1. Course of Legislation; 2. Police; 3. Wild Animals and Venomous Snakes; 4. Chemical Analysis; 5. Criminal Justice; 6. Prisons – Civil and Criminal; 7. Civil Justice; 8. Criminal Tribes; 9. Registration; 10. Local Board Administration; 11. Municipal Administration; 12. Rent Acts; 13. Indian Reforms Scheme; 14. Military (Indian Defence Force); 15. Marine
- ‘CHAPTER IV. – PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.’ (ff 270-304), consisting of: 1. Agriculture; 2. Weather and Crops; 3. Co-operative Societies; 4. Horticulture; 5. Forests; 6. Mines and Quarries; 7. Power Industries and Handicrafts; 8. Trade; 9. Public Works; 10. Railways; 11. Tramways
- ‘CHAPTER V. – FINANCIAL REVIEW.’ (ff 305-314), consisting of: 1. Financial Review, 1919-20; 2. Land Revenue; 3. Irrigation Revenue; 4. Public Works Revenue; 5. Customs; 6. Salt; 7. Excise; 8. Cotton Duties Act; 9. Stamps; 10. Income Tax; 11. Local Funds
- ‘CHAPTER VI. – VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL RELIEF.’ (ff 314-318), consisting of: 1. Births and Deaths; 2. Emigration and Immigration; 3. Medical Relief; 4. Epidemic Diseases; 5. The Bombay Bacteriological Laboratory; 6. Lunatic Asylums [psychiatric hospitals]; 7. Acworth Leper Asylum [hospital for people affected by leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease], Matunga; 8. Sanitation; 9. Vaccination; 10. Veterinary
- ‘CHAPTER VII. – INSTRUCTION.’ (ff 318-320), consisting of: 1. Education; 2. Literature and the Press; 3. Arts and Sciences
- ‘CHAPTER VIII. – ARCHEAOLOGY.’ (f 321), consisting of: Archaeological Survey of India, Western Circle
- ‘CHAPTER IX. – MISCELLANEOUS.’ (ff 321-322), consisting of: 1. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; 2. Stationary; 3. Printing; 4. General Miscellaneous.
There is a map of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. on folio 229. The report also includes the following photographs:
- ‘RESIDENCY SCHOOL. Crater, Aden.’ (f 292)
- ‘POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE SHOLAPUR [Solapur].’ (f 243)
- ‘HOSTEL BUILDING FOR THE NORTHCOTE HIGH SCHOOL SHOLAPUR.’ (f 245)
- ‘BUNGALOW FOR THE SANITARY ENGINEER TO GOVERNMENT, YERAVDA [Yerwada or Yerawada]. (North West Elevation).’ (297).
A table of contents listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is on folio 230. In a small number of instances, there are discrepancies in the spelling, phrasing or inclusion of sub-headings between the table of contents and the body of the report. In these cases, the sub-heading as it appears in the body of the report is included above.
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