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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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MEDICAL PROFESSION.
IN THIS DISTRICT IN 1911, THERE WERE 126, medical practitioners including four women and 64 midwives, vaccinators, compounders, nurses, masseurs, etc., including 29 women. The total number of registered medical practitioners in 1931 was 94 including eight women and other persons practising healing arts without being registered numbered 142 including nine women. There was no dentist. The number of midwives, vaccinators, compounders, nurses, masseurs was 85 including 47 women. In 1951, there were 71 compounders including two women; four dentists; 189 registered medical practitioners; 171 vaids and hakims including 9 women and 14 midwives.
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