( 2 )
The percentage of unsuccessful operations to total vaccinated was 1.7 and
of unknown cases 1.3 as compared with 2.1 and 2.0 respectively in the pre-
vious year.
Re-vaccination.
6. The number of re-vaccination was
21,717, being an increase of 7,806, or 56.1 per
cent., over last year's figures.
The increase was general in each district, Akola, Amraoti, and Wun head-
ing the list.
The percentage of success in re-vaccination was 20.5 as against 23.4 in
1895-96. The rate ranged from 29.4 in the Ellichpur district to 15.5 in Wun.
The percentage of unknown cases returned is 41.6, the cause of which is attri¬
buted to the fact that the bigger children labour in the fields, and are generally
absent from the village at time of inspection. Though there may be some
truth in this explanation, yet it is not entirely satisfactory, and Superintendents
and their vaccinators will be required to give more attention to the verification
of these cases in future.
Proportion of the population protected.
7. The proportion of the population protected was 34.5 as against 31.8
in the previous year. Protection ranged from
42.9 in the Ellichpur district to 27.5 in Wun.
In the Akola and Buldana districts the rate was the same, 35.7, and in Amraoti
34.1.
The following table summarises the work in each district as compared with
the previous year:—
TABLE No. I.— Vaccination work for two years compared.
—
Amraoti
...
...
Ellichpur ... ...
Wun ... ...
Basim ... ...
Akola ... ...
Buldana ... ...
Total ...
Total number
vaccinated.
1895-93.
26,203
15,431
11,730
13,373
21,204
18,659
106,005
1896-97.
28,083
15,431
15,284
15,323
25,638
20,378
120,111
Primary
vaccination.
1895-96.
21,659
13,581 10,704 12,329 18,603 15,818
92,694
1896-97.
21,754 13,110
13,112
13,467
20,315
16,836
98,594
Re-vaccination.
1895-96.
4,549
1,850
1,026
1,044
2,601
2,841
13,911
1896-97.
6,329
2,295
2,373
1,856
5,323
3,542
21,717
Percentage of success.
Primary.
1895-96.
96.8
97.1
94.1
94.2
95.9
96.2
95.9
1896-97.
97.9
98.3
96.3
95.7
96.3
96.4
96.8
Re-vaccination.
1895-96.
19.2
22.7
26.7
33.3
24.2
25.0
23.4
1896-97.
16.7
29.4
15.5
22.5
18.3
27.4
20.5
Proportion par 1,000 of
the population
protected.
1895-96.
33.3
43.1
21.9
30.1
32.2
33.1
31.8
1896-97.
24.1
42.9
27.5
38.4
35.7
35.7
34.5
Number of persons vaccinated by
each vaccinator.
8. The average number of operations per¬
formed by each district vaccinator was 2,729 as
compared with 2,423 in the previous year.
In this respect the Amraoti district shows the best work with an average
of 3,120 per vaccinator, and Wun the lowest with an average of 2,183.
The vaccinators named below performed the best work during the season
in affording the fullest protection to their circles, and are recommended for the
usual reward of Rs. 30 each :—
District to which
the vaccinator is
attached.
Akola ...
Buldana ...
Basim
...
No.
1
2
3
Baraks and name of vaccinator.
2nd Class Vaccinator Rowjec Ramkrishna.
3rd
do
Natayan Govind ...
2nd
do
M. Pochannah ...
Total
primary.
3,293
3,058
2,739
Re-vacci-
nation.
1,361
742
490
Protection
per 1,000
of circle.
39.7
40.0
42.0
Age.
9. Of the ages of those successfully vaccinated, 77,490 were infants under
one year of age; 15,647 children between one and
six ; and 2,392 over six years of age and adults.
Thus out of every 100 persons successfully vaccinated, 81.1 were infants ; 16.3
children between one and six, and 2.5 of other ages.