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VITAL STATISTICS IN NATIVE STATES.
24. Bikaner.—The Sanitation is in the hands of the Municipal Com-
mittee.
25. Kotah.—The Sanitary arrangements of Kotah City and of the districts
are well looked after by the Municipal Committee. Many improvements have
been made during the year in the Kotah City with regard to the cleanliness of
latrines and the various streets of which many have been paved and thoroughly
repaired.
VACCINATION.
STATEMENT I.
26. In Ajmer-Merwara including Nasirabad primary vaccinations rose
from 15,260 in 1913-14 to 15,805 in 1914-15, an increase of 545 and the
number of re-vaccinations from 32 in 1913-14 to 101 in 1914-15.
The total mortality from small-pox was 23 against 20 in the previous year. Of
these, 15 deaths were reported in the Ajmer District and 8 in Merwara.
27. The number of vaccinators was 15, the same as in 1913-14, and one
Native Superintendent; each vaccinator performed an average of 1,060 opera-
tions against 1,019 operations in 1913-14; and the cost of each successful case
fell from 45 pies to 44 pies in 1914-15.
28. The Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, inspected 1,933 vaccinated children, against
1,602 in the previous year, of whom 1,877 were found successful: and the
Superintendent of Vaccination at Nasirabad examined 708 children, all
of whom proved successful.
29. The Native Superintendent inspected 382 villages against 373 in the
previous season and examined 8,011 vaccination operations as compared with
7,839 in 1913-14. The percentage of success amongst cases seen was 97.02
against 98.27 in the previous year.
30. 29.81 per thousand of the population in Ajmer-Merwara were
successfully vaccinated, against 28.75 in 1913-14.
General operations in Native States,
Statement I.
31. The vaccination returns from the Native States show 273,077 primary
vaccinations, against 269,136 in 1913-14,
an increase of 3,941 which indicates satis-
factory progress. Re-vaccination fell from 603 in 1913-14 to 427 owing to
the non-prevalence of small-pox in epidemic form.
32. There were 160 vaccinators, against 159 in the previous year, Jaipur
and Bikaner having each reduced their establishment by one, whereas three
vaccinators already employed in Jaisalmer, Banswara and Dungarpur States
are shown for the first time in the Annual Vaccination statements for the
year under report. In Deoli Cantonment vaccinations were performed entirely
by the Sub-Assistant Surgeon attached to the Agency Hospital.
33. 25.29 per thousand of the population in the Native States were success-
fully vaccinated, as compared with 24.96 in 1913-14.
34. In the Marwar State 157 primary vaccinations were performed by Sub-
Assistant Surgeons in dispensary towns with a recorded percentage of success of
95.54 and 205 vaccination operations were done by Sub-Assistant Surgeons in
Sirohi State.
STATEMENT II.
Expenditure on vaccination.
35. The total expenditure on vaccination in Native States was
R32,160-7-10
as
compared
with
R31,750-0-10 in 1913-14, an increase of
R410-7-0 which is due to the increased expenditure on establishment and contin-
gencies. The average cost of each successful vaccination in different States
varied from 9 pies in Sirohi to 120 pies in Jaisalmer.
36. The following table shows the number of towns and villages inspected