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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS |
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MEDICINE.
THE NUMBER OF PERSONS INCLUDING MEDICAL
PRACTITIONERS of all kinds following the profession of medicine in
1911 was 136, of whom two were women. "Midwives,. vaccinators,
compounders, nurses, masseurs, etc., numbered 88 of whom 36 were
women". The 1931 census recorded 440 persons including 19 women as "
registered medical practitioners " including oculists. Midwives,
vaccinators, compounders, etc., numbered 15 of whom ten were men and
five women. The census of 1951 recorded 858 persons including 224
women as engaged in medical and other health services. These were
composed of:-
|
Category. |
Men. |
Women. |
Total. |
|
Registered
medical practitioners |
173 |
13 |
186 |
|
Vaids
and Hakims |
128 |
4 |
132 |
|
Dentists |
8 |
-- |
8 |
|
Veterinary
surgeons |
23 |
-- |
23 |
|
Vacinators |
26 |
-- |
26 |
|
Hospitals
and Health services |
149 |
93 |
242 |
|
Compounders |
125 |
3 |
128 |
|
Nurses |
2 |
111 |
113 |
|
Total |
634 |
224 |
858 |
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