FOR THE YEAR 1874-75.
7
Employment
during
non-working
season.
21. During the non-working season most of the vaccinators were employed in taking
" vaccine census " and stamping out small-pox. Their services were required for the latter
purpose in the north-eastern part of the 24-Pergunnahs, where the disease had been lighted
up by inoculation, and in the Sonamookhy and Bood-Bood thanas of Burdwan. As many of
the men as were not wanted were permitted to proceed to their homes on leave.
Project for the
season's work.
22. A plan for the season's work was, as usual, submitted in time, and, after consulting
the local civil authorities, approved by Government. The following are the particulars of
the scheme :—The vaccination of about one-half of Jessore for the first time, and the southern
half of the Nuddea district, some thanas in the extreme east and south of the 24-Per¬
gunnahs, and four thanas in Howrah for the second time. The vaccinators were sent out
to prepare for work in September, and more work than usual was done in October. The
system pursued was precisely the same as formerly—continuous systematic progress by gangs
under close inspection, exhaustive protection of definitive areas, and arm-to-arm vaccination.
Amount of work
actually done.
23. The amount of work done is described in the following abstract from Dr. Gupta's
report:—
1st Circle—
In Nuddea,
Jessore,
& 24-Pergunnahs.
First Circle.—Thanas Chogda, Jagooly, Gyehatta, and southern half of Gopalnug¬
gur, and Saursa of the Nuddea district, thoroughly protected for the
second time; thanas Gudkhally, Monirampore, and Gunga-Kesubpore of
the Jessore district, pretty well protected for the first time; and thanas
Badooria, Busseerhaut, Assasoonie, and portions of Kalleegunge and Hos¬
seinabad, of the 24-Pergunnahs district, gone over for the second time.
2nd Circle—
In Nuddea,
and Jessore.
Second Circle.—Thanas Ranaghat, Santipore, Kisnaghur, Haneskhally, Kissengunge,
Seebnuggur, Mohespore, and north half of Gopalnuggur of Nuddea,
thoroughly protected a second time; the Kotechandpore thana in Jessore
thoroughly protected, and more than two-thirds of thanas Jenidah, one-half
of Solekoopa, and three-fifths of Hareenacoondu in the same dictrict.
3rd Circle—
In Jessore,
24-Pergunnahs,
Howrah,
and Burdwan.
Third Circle.—Thanas Jessore, Kalleegunge, and Narail in Jessore, pretty well pro-
tected, and thanas Bagirparah and Lohagurrah, in the same district, parti-
ally done; Bankipore in the 24-Pergunnahs gone over a second time; parts
of Doomjoor and Juggutbullubpore, in Howrah, gone over for the first time,
and Bagnan with portions of Oolooberiah, Shampore, and Ampta, for the
second time; Sonamookhy and the unprotected villages of Bood-Bood, Kaksa,
and Aoosgram, in Burdwan, were also done for the first time.
24. Dr. Gupta does not report in as many words that his season's programme was fully
realized, but this may be inferred from the preceding detail.
The season's
work compared
with that of
previous years.
25. The work of the season is instructively shown in the following table as compared
with the preceding year:—
STATEMENT No. XIII.
CIRCLES
1st Circle
2nd „ ...
3rd „ ...
Total
1870-71.
Area in square miles
864
720
925
2,509
Number of villages.
507
773
905
2,185
Number of successful
operations.
26,030
30,849
81,860
139,639
1871-72.
Area in square miles
960
551
720
2,231
Number of villages.
267
266
440
973
Number of successful
operations
28,501
17,396
45,097
90,994
1872-73
Area in square miles
925
1,079
1,097
3,101
Number of villages.
1,085
946
1,185
3,216
Number of successful
operations
83,807
74,666
108,638
267,111
1873-74.
Area in square miles.
1,105
688
1,333
3,126
Number of villages.
1,524
1,282
1,844
4,650
Number of successful
operations.
80,466
57,711
167,791
305,968
1874-75.
Area in square miles.
1,366
1,368
1,469
4,203
Number of villages.
1,943
1,553
2,000
5,496
Number of successful
operations.
128,132
80,615
192,739
401,486
NOTE —In addition to the operations performed by the circle establishments, 18,916 operations and 17,297 successful operations
were performed by dispensary and municipal vaccinators, bringing up the grand total to 420,301 operations and 418,783 successful
operations
Arithmetical
summary of work
done.
The season
favorable for a
good outturn
Prizes.
The work of each circle is thus shown to be far in advance of that of any previous
season. On the whole, the operations exceeded those of 1873-74 by 95,709, and the
successful operations by 95,518. The latter amounted to 4.25 per cent. of the population
of the circle—a rate which probably equals or exceeds the birth-rate. The superintendent
does not hope for an increase of work in future years; indeed, circumstances were very favour-
able for vaccine operations in 1874-75 ; and in the event of unusual sickness, floods, or famine,
the outturn may perhaps fall short of that attained in the past season. A spirit of emulation
was excited among the vaccinators by offering prizes for the most and best work, and this is
said to have operated advantageously.