"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [ظ‎‎٩‎٦] (٥٨٩/١٩٧)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1881-82.
Chap. Ill- 126
PROTECTION.
the Frere Road extension were completed; the Arthur Road was
practically completed, but could not be opened for traffic on
account of a difficulty which arose with the B. B. & 0. I. R a ip
way Company on the subject of a level crossing. The Frere
Road and Arthur Road afford great convenience to traffic, but the
former has the disadvantage of being interrupted with five level
crossings within a distance of 700 yards. The provision of
adequate trade routes in connection with the rapidly increasing
dock business is now one of the most important wants of the city,
especially in the Mandvi quarter, where the old narrow streets
are choked with traffic struggling to and from the warehouses
and the quays.
The paving of footpaths is making steady progress. Little
was done towards improving and extending the system of street
lighting, and the bad way in which the roads were watered has
led the Commissioner to undertake the work departmentally. It
is also proposed to construct an intercepting sewer along the
Queen's Road to join the new main sewer in Khetwadi with a
view to prevent the discharge of sewage into Back Bay.
The Elphinstone Garden has been laid out anew and greatly
improved; but the Town Council think that it would not be
expedient to incur any large outlay in improving the Victoria
Gardens. They would rather see a new garden established in a
more convenient situation elsewhere.
Vital.
The tramway was extended from Paydhuni to the Grant Road
Bridge and from the Money School across the Carnac Bridge to
the Frere Road. The Corporation also authorised the Oriental
Telephone Company to carry their lines of wire from a central
exchange along the public streets.
The census of 1881gaye a population of 773,196, more by 128,791
than that enumerated in 1872. The largest increase is in the
division of Kamathipura, and the low-caste Hindus have increased
m greater proportion than other classes.
The number of births registered during the year was 17,840
„ e , nu ^ 3er deaths was 21,856. The increase in the num-
ei o deaths over the previous year is attributed to diseases of
e. respira. ory system and to cholera. There was a marked
wi lnU T ^ the num | 3er deaths caused by small-pox, measles,
rin-m 1 ! ^ ^ 1S ^ S highest death-rate, having regard to
population, was m Upper Coldba and in the Khara Tallv sub-divi-
biun.
546 deaths from cholera out of 703 seizures report-
attackprl JLr?. r y of r ? ote y?at 358 persons out of the number
who crowd inf T> m They were chiefly poor labourers
The Health Offi e m ^ a y a nd live in very insanitary surroundings.
cer was not able to trace anv tn r.ontamina-