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a slightly lower percentage of successful primary vaccination, there is a marked
diminution in the percentage of successful re-vaccination, a fact which, as far
as it goes, does not confirm Dr. Little's theory." Dr. Little's answer to this
criticism would doubtless be that the failure of re-vaccination in the year 1889-90
indicates successful primary vaccination not in the years immediately preceding it,
the persons primarily vaccinated in which are not likely to have been re-vaccin-
ated in any considerable numbers, but successful vaccination some ten or twelve-
years before.
Paragraph 8.
Percentage of vaccination according to caste.—It is-singular that of the per-
centages of vaccination according to castes recorded
in table No. 7 of the report, that for Christians
should be the lowest. Possibly the explanation is that a considerable proportion
of them are operated upon by private practitioners and do not figure in the¬
returns.
Paragraph. 9.
Protection by infantile vaccination.—From
table No. 9 it would appear
that out of 78,967 children under one year of age
available for vaccination, the operation was success-
fully performed upon 75,653. Owing, however, to the serious discrepancies that
are found in the returns from the districts of Wun, Ellichpur and Basim, in which
the number of children protected exceeds the number available for vaccination, Sir
Dennis Fitzpatrick is afraid that until more reliance can be placed upon the sys-
tem of registration, it would be unsafe to draw any conclusions from this table.
Paragraph 15.
Comparison of Berar with other provinces. — Table 14, from which it will
be seen that the percentage of births successfully
vaccinated stands higher in this province than in
any other, while the number of operations performed by each vaccinator is lower
only than in the Punjab, shows that the work of the department in? Berar com-
pares most favourably with that under other administrations.
Paragraph 16.
Inspection.—In
spite of the low record of the Superintendent of Akola,
the work of inspection has been very satisfac-
torily carried out during the year. The results
shown by the Superintendents of Buldana and Ellichpur, who both verified more-
than 75 per cent. of the total operations, are especially creditable. The Inspector
of Amraoti has also done well, having inspected 10,750 children and travelled
1,653 miles during the year.
Paragraph 23.
Efficacy of vaccination.—In
Statement No. 19 the Sanitary Inspector has
tabulated the percentages of successful vaccina-
tions by deaths from small-pox in the same way as
was done in the Resident's review of the Sanitary Commission. The results,
which are the same in both cases, afford the most conclusive proof of the efficacy
of vaccination as a protection against the disease.
Paragraph 24.
Compulsory vaccination.—With
regard to the recommendation of the Sani-
tary Commissioner that vaccination should, in view
of the small opposition that such a step would
excite as compared with the benefits to be reaped therefrom, be made compulsory.
the Resident, who has already had this question under consideration, is prepared
to entertain proposals for adopting this course in such towns as may particularly
require it.
General.—The thanks of the Resident are due to Dr. Little for the present
full and interesting report.
(By order.)
J. A. CRAWFORD,
Secretary for
Berar.