Extract from the Proceedings of the Resident at Hyderabad, No. 2495,
dated Hyderabad Residency, the 4th July 1891.
Read—
Notes on the annual returns on Vaccination in the Hyderabad Assigned Districts during
the year 1890-91.
ORDER.
Home Department No.28—9579-15
of the 15th July 1887.
The report is not up to time. It was due with the Resident on the 15th
May, but was received on the 26th idem. In accordance with the instructions
contained in the marginally-noted resolution the
report for 1890-91 consists of notes by the Super-
intendent on the prescribed annual statements.
2. Particulars
of work done.—The total number of persons vaccinated
during the year was 103,796, of whom 57,595 were males and 46,201 females,
compared with 95,326 in the previous year. The average number of operations
performed by each vaccinator was 2,471 against 2,166 in 1889-90. The num-
ber of primary operations was 89,473 and re-vaccinations 14,323, compared with
88,974 and 6,352 respectively in the preceding year. These results are very
satisfactory and show a marked advance on the figures of last year.
3. Percentages of success.—-The proportion of the population successfully
vaccinated was 36.8 per 1,000 against 35.4 in the previous year. In primary
vaccination the percentage of success was slightly lower than that of last year,
viz., 95.1 against 95.7, which Dr. Little surmises may possibly be connected with
the substitution of animal lymph direct from the cow for arm-to-arm vaccina-
tion, as all vaccinators were not equally expert in animal vaccination. In re-
vaccination the ratio of success rose from 26.8 to 29.5. Taking the districts
separately, the ratio of success attained in primary vaccination ranged from 97.6
in Ellichpur to 91.4 in Akola, and in re-vaccination from 55.7 in Buldana to
18.8 in Akola.
It will be observed that the diminution of successful re-vaccinations, which was
referred to at some length in the Resident's last review, has now been arrested,
there being in fact a small rise during the year under report, but as observed last
year, the figures cannot safely be depended on; and that the vaccination establish-
ment, in spite of Dr. Little's efforts, have not yet learned to discriminate between
successful and unsuccessful re-vaccinations seems pretty evident from the very large
differences in the percentages now reported, and which range from 55.7 in Bul-
dana to 18.18 in Akola. The question here involved is, as observed last year,
worthy of further study, and the Resident trusts that Dr. Little is not losing
sight of it.
4. Inspection.—Of
the total of 103,796 operations, 56,888, or 54.8, were
verified by the native superintendents. Buldana and Ellichpur again show the
best record—74.6 and 73.4 respectively, in marked contrast to the percentage
of 12.7 of work verified in Akola. The decrease in this district was, however,
due to the death of the Superintendent and the illness of the individual appointed
to succeed him.
The rewards recommended by Dr. Little in paragraph 5 of the report to the
three most deserving vaccinators, Habeeb Ally, Shaik Currcem, and Mahabeer
Pershad, will be sanctioned in due course on the receipt of a formal application
from the Superintendent of Vaccination.
5. Dispensary Vaccination.—There
has been an improvement in vaccine
operations performed at dispensaries in all districts except Amraoti, in which there
was a decrease of 301 operations. The total number performed was 10,366, or
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