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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY SUPERINTENDENTS.
protect all new-born children everywhere." The Bankoora and Midnapore districts, having
been lately transferred to the Metropolitan Circle, have not been throughly protected, but it is
hoped that this will be accomplished in another year. A. new sub-division was opened
during the year at Kandi, in Moorshedabad, and an inspector, who was hitherto attached
to the municipalities, was deputed to look after it.
Work performed during the recess,
April to September.
27. Only 1,988 operations were performed in 85 villages during the recess in and around
some small-pox-infected localities, against 18,723 vaccinations
in the preceding year. This reduction is referred to the services
of the vaccinators not having been required in Calcutta as in the
preceding year, when, owing to small-pox prevailing epidemically, additional assistance was
needed to stamp it out. The number of small-pox cases reported from the districts
in the circle during the recess was also few. During this period some unlicensed vaccinators
in Jessore surreptitiously performed numerous operations, of which many were either total
failures or at best bad vaccinations, as was discovered during the working season. The
men were punished.
Sex of the vaccinated.
28. The following table furnishes particulars relating to
the sex of the vaccinated:—
In 1880-81...
...
...
In
1879-80...
...
...
Population.
Males.
7,197,712
Females.
7,893,830
Total number vac-
cinated during the
year.
384,216
625,388
Number vaccinated.
Males.
199,801
323,397
Females.
184,415
301,991
Proportion
per cent. to total
vaccinated.
Male.
52.00
51.71
Female.
47.99
48.28
Proportion
per cent to
population.
Male.
2.77
4.49
Female.
2.49
4.08
showing that of the vaccinated the largest proportion was represented by the males, and that
the sexual populations were, on the whole, protected almost equally.
Age of the vaccinated —Proportion of
infants vaccinated to number born.
29. The information under this head is given in the
subjoined table :—
In 1880-81...
...
...
...
Total number prima-
rily vaccinated.
384,068
Ages of the successfully vaccinated.
Under one
year.
Over one and
under six
Above six
years.
38,138
261,233
83,411
Proportion per cent to total
primary vaccinations
Under one
year.
Over one and
under six.
Above six
years
9.93
68.01
21.71
Estimated births
437,747
Proportion per cent
of infants vaccinated
to number born.
8.71
It will be seen that the largest number of the vaccinated is represented by children of
one and under six years of age, and that the adults exhibit the next proportion, and infants
the least. The figure representing the proportion of infants vaccinated to number born
also shows that a large portion of the latter remained unprotected.
Religion of the vaccinated.
30. The next table shows the proportionate numbers who were vaccinated among the
three classes into which the total population of the area
under operation is divided:—
RELIGION.
Hindus
.
...
...
...
Mahomedans
...
...
...
...
Christians...
...
...
...
Population.
9,939,056
4,432,509
21,198
Number
vaccinated.
272,474
111,566
176
Proportion
per cent of num-
ber vaccinated to
population.
2.74
2.51
.83
Proportion
per cent to total
vaccinated.
70.91
29.03
.04
Relatively a larger number of Hindus than of Mahomedans were operated on; but,
with reference to population, both classes were very nearly alike protected. There are com-
paratively but few Christians out of municipal limits; hence the smallness of the ratios shown
against them—the results chiefly of the operation performed in Nuddea and 24-Pergunuahs,
where there are a few Christian villages.