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MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
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FAMILY PLANNING
Family Planning.- There are urban and rural family planning centres in the district. Each family planning centre is provided with a social/field worker for carrying out family planning work. In 1961 there were seven family planning centres at Nandura, Shegaon, Jalgaon, Kinhola, Janefal, Lakhanwada and Warwat Bakal. 343 and 323 vasectomy operations were performed in the district during 1960 and 1961 [During 1973-74, 1801 and 882 vasectomy and tubectomy operations were performed.], respectively. In the year 1961 the number of total sterilisations carried out was 471, including 399 males and 72 females. 11 camps were organised and 304 operations were performed in the district during the year. The family planning centre is attached to the General hospital put under the control of a Family Planning Officer of the Zilla Parishad.
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