( 10 )
It will be seen that in Ellichpur district only four deaths have been due to
small-pox during the last three years, and that the percentage of population
protected is also highest in this district.
Successful primary operations com-
pared since commencement of vaccination.
18. The following table shows year by year the number of successful
operations in primary vaccination, the rate of
success obtained, and the proportion of the
population protected since the commencement of
vaccination:—
TABLE No 17.— Showing the total number of primary successful
operations, ratio per cent. of
success, and proportion of the population
protected (special, and dispensary
establishment)
since the commencement of vaccination in the Hyderabad Ansigned
Districts.
Total number of persons suc¬
ceesfully vacinated.
Ratio of success per rent. of
total vaccinated.
Population protected per mille.
Years ending 31st March
1869
8,123
61.2
3.0
1870.
6,760
81.6
2.5
1871.
17,476
82.7
6.6
1872.
26,802
83.6
11.3
1873.
35,478
76.9
13.4
1874.
31,797
72.5
12.1
1875.
45,998
81.5
17.4
1876.
52,468
80.3
19.9
1877.
68,929
82.5
25.8
1878.
83,019
81.7
31.5
1879.
48,764
84.2
18.5
1880.
63,960
88.7
24.3
Total number of persons
successfully vaccinated
Ratio of success per cent.
of total vaccinated.
Population
protected
per mille.
Years ending 31st March
1881.
74,303
86.7
28.2
1882.
85,554
89.8
32.5
1883.
100,765
91.5
38.3
1884.
79,793
92.9
30.3
1885.
95,305
94.8
36.4
1886.
93,027
95.3
35.0
1887.
90,226
95.8
34.3
1888.
90,996
96.4
34.6
1889.
97,172
96.3
36.9
1890.
91,259
95.7
34.8
1891.
92,695
94.9
36.8
1892.
93,631
95.1
36.0
1893.
96,306
94.7
37.0
It would be seen that in 25 years more than half the population have been
protected by successful vaccination. The highest number vaccinated was 100,765
in 1883, but there was no re-vaccination then.
This year has the largest number of operations, re-vaccination included, yet
performed in the province, 145,882.
Since the vaccination work done by the dispensaries was transferred to the
Vaccination Department, Civil Surgeons ceased to verify vaccination.
There being no Deputy Sanitary Commissioner in this province, the work
of verification is done by myself and Native Superintendents of Vaccination, which
is shown in the statement No. V appended to the report.
In Berar the practice is for the Superintendent to correct the vaccinators'
registers from his own inspection notes. Thus, nearly 50 to 67 per cent. of the
total operations are annually verified, and the ratios of success shown in statement
No. I is not that originally shown by the vaccinators, but as verified and
corrected by Superintendents.
Attitude of the people.
19. There is little or no opposition to primary vaccination in any part of
the province. What little there is, is mostly in
the municipal towns among the Marwarees and
Mahomedans. Even the inhabitants of the Melghat are not now opposed to
vaccination.
Compulsory Vaccination Act.
20. The Compulsory Vaccination Act was made applicable to all the muni-
cipal towns of Berar in October 1892 last, but for
the following reasons it has not yet been enforced.
In November 1892, in accordance to instructions received from the Com-
missioner, I drew up a set of rules for compulsory vaccination in the municipal
to was on the same lines as those now in force in the Cantonment of Secun-