Burma: Census of India 1901 Vol. I - Khamkoo

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APPENDICES. Y 11
The checking of the circle summaries with the circle lists and with the totals in the
charge summaries in the manner laid down in paragraph 6, Chapter XII, of the Code of Census
Procedure was commenced on the 3rd March with the summaries,- &c., received for Kyaukpyii
town and township. This was continued from day to day as summaries, either complete or
not, came in from
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other townships.
On the night of the 7th March the summaries were complete, except for three circles of the
Myeb6n township, and, in order not to further delay the telegram ordered in paragraph 7, an
estimate, given by the Township Officer, Myebon (2,000 souls), for the three remaining circles
was adopted and the telegram sent by steamer to Akyab the next morning to be wired from
there, there being no Telegraph Office here.
(g) The operations in non-synchronous areas.—The Poko Chin tract, situated in the north
part -of the Da\et chaung and comprising an area of 144 square miles approximately, was nonsynchronously
enumerated. On the 20th February 190 1 the Township Officer, An, proceeded
to Poko and, with the aid of the headmen or Taungmins of the two tribes inhabiting the
tract, he enumerated the inhabitants. At the last Census the Poko Chins were returned as
508 against 425 at the recent Census.
(k) There were no prosecutions under the Act. The attitude of the people is reported
to have been quiet.*****
(/) I believe that the figures obtained were fairly correct. * * *
(i) Vital statistics are registered by the village headmen and their work is reported
to be fairly accurate. The only epidemic was cholera in 1894, when 2,072 deaths were registered
as due to the epidemic alone. It is believed that the number registered was a small
percentage of the number of deaths which actually took place. On the occurrence of cholera
villages were abandoned and corpses were left lying about. These cases of course escaped
registration.
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From Major A. B. Pritchard, Deputy Commissioner, Sandoway, to the Superintendent, Census Operations,
Burma,—No. 809-1—00, dated the 4th April 1901.
With reference to your letter No. 223-51 CO. (Circular No. 24 of 1901), dated the 18th
January 1901, I- have the honour to report on the Census operations of this district for the
year 1 90 1 as follows: —
(a) The preparation of the map and general village register were completed and forwarded
to you by the 23rd July under cover of this office letter No. 1411-1 — 00.
Copies of this map for each charge and circle, and circle and charge lists, were prepared
by the District Surveyor working in this office and forwarded by the 15th of October 1900 to
the different Township Officers for distribution to the Charge Superintendents working in
their townships.
Forty specimen schedules were issued on the same date (15th October 1900) to the Township
Officers for distribution to 40 Enumerators, and these were returned by the second week
of November and in due course forwarded to you.
(b) House-numbering.—On receipt of your letter No. 24-nC.O., of 24th September 1900
(Circular No. 10 of 1900), the necessary instructions were issued to Township Officers to start
the work of house-numbering. The dates on which this work was begun and completed are
shown below.
Completed.
Sandoway township
Sandoway town
Taungup township
Gwa township
2 1st October 1900
24th October 1900
10th November 1900.
2nd November 1900 .
nth November 1900.
1st November 1900.
24th November 1900.
26th November 1900.
(c)
Agency employed.—The Charge Superintendents employed in district and town were
all Government officials and nine in number. * * * -
The Supervisors were 76 in number (including 11 in the town) and consisted of 10 thugyis,
10 surveyors, 19 clerks, 10 traders, 10 village headmen, 4 pensioners, 4 cultivators, 5
teachers, and 4 sergeants of Police. * * * .