VITAL STATISTICS IN NATIVE STATES.
NATIVE STATES.
24. Jaipur.—The Light Railway continues to perform valuable work for
all conservancy purposes. Rubbish and city sweepings are burnt in incinera-
tors ; 70 latrines were newly constructed and 183 old latrines were repaired.
25. Jodhpur.—The water supply throughout the year has been good.
Tanks and wells in Jodhpur and the districts were not well filled owing to the
scanty monsoon rainfall. The sanitary condition of Jodhpur City is being
steadily improved.
26. Bikaner.—The sanitation is in the hands of the Municipal Committee.
27. Bharatpur.—A new slaughter house has been constructed near
Birnarain Gate which will be taken into use at an early date. A new cattle
pound with enclosure for pigs has also been erected outside the Anah Gate.
A fire engine was purchased for R899-6-0; it is kept in the Police Lines.
28. Kotah.—Two new meat markets have been constructed, 7 streets have
been paved and a good many new drains have been provided to carry off
surface water. Two hundred and eighteen kutcha cesspits have been replaced
by pacca ones and 34 broken down houses have been removed. Rules for the
sale of meat and inspection of animals, etc., have been drawn up. The Local
Sanitary Committees in the district towns have worked smoothly.
VACCINATION.
STATEMENT I.
29. In Ajmer-Merwara including Nasirabad the number of primary
vaccinations rose from 13,825 in 1912-13 to 15,260 in 1913-14, an increase of
1,435. The number of re-vaccinations fell from 117 in 1912-13 to 32 in
1913-14 which is due to the absence of any small-pox outbreak. The total
mortality from small-pox was only 20 against 3,050 in the previous year. Of
these, 19 deaths were reported in the Ajmer District and one in Merwara.
30. The number of vaccinators was 15, the same as in 1912-13, and one
Native Superintendent; each vaccinator performed an average of 1,019 against
911 in 1912-13 ; and the cost of each successful case fell from 47 pies to 45
pies in 1913-14.
31. The Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, inspected 1,602 vaccinated children, against
820 in the previous year, of whom 1,572 were found successful: and the
Superintendent of Nasirabad examined 788 children, against 834 in 1912-13,
of whom 775 were successful.
32. The Native Superintendent inspected 373 villages against 309 in the
previous season and examined 7,839 vaccination operations as compared with
6,371 in 1912-13. The percentage of success amongst cases seen was 98.27
against 97.68 in the previous year.
33. 28.75 per thousand of the population in Ajmer-Merwara were
successfully vaccinated, against 25.94 in 1912-13.
General operations in Native States.
Statement I.
34. The vaccination returns from the Native States show an increase in
primary vaccination, viz., 269,136 against
258,958 in 1912-13, which indicates satis-
factory progress. No epidemic of small-pox occurred in the Native States
during the year under report. Re-vaccination fell from 1,373 in 1912-13 to
603 in 1913-14 owing to the prevalence of small-pox in epidemic form.
35. There were 159 vaccinators, the same as in the previous year : Jaipur
have reduced its establishment by one, and one vaccinator was employed in the
Bundi State. No vaccinator was employed in Deoli Cantonment during the
season; vaccinations were performed by the Sub-Assistant Surgeon attached
to the Agency Hospital there.
36. In the Marwar State 450 primary vaccinations were performed by Sub-
Assistant Surgeons in dispensary towns with a recorded percentage success of
96.00 and 178 vaccination operations by the Sub-Assistant Surgeon, Sirohi.
37. 24.96 per thousand of the population in the Native States were success-
fully vaccinated, against 23.87 in 1912-13.