FOR THE YEAR 1879-80.
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children. I would refer to the remarks of the Deputy Superintendent and of
Mr. Edgar, the Officiating Commissioner of the Patna Division, produced in the
abstract. In the resolution of Government on the report for 1878-79, it was
stated, with reference to the Behar circle, that " if the results continue to be
unsatisfactory as they have been, it will be a question whether the present
expensive establishment should not be done away wilh."
The total increase during the year was 509,225, and the total decrease
82,114, or a net increase of 427,111 cases.
6. Dispensary vaccination.—There is a marked decrease in the number
of operations performed by the dispensary vaccinators. From 122,822 in
1878-79 the number fell to 66,645, or nearly one-half. This decrease is due
to the discontinuance from 1878-79 of all vaccinators paid by Government.
The dispensary vaccinations were chiefly conducted by vaccinators paid
by the municipality; some were performed by the hospital assistants in charge
of dispensaries. In a few cases vaccinations were conducted by ex-inoculators
and by vaccinators paid from the dispensary funds or by native states. The
decrease has, however, been sufficiently balanced by increase in the work of
the circles.
TABLE NO. III.
CIRCLES.
Calcutta and suburbs ...
...
...
...
...
Metropolitan circles
...
...
...
...
...
Darjeeling
circle... ... ... ... ... ...
Ranchi
...
...
...
...
Sonthal Pergunnahs
„
...
...
...
...
...
Eastern Bengal
„
...
...
...
...
Orissa
„
...
...
...
...
...
Behar
„
...
...
...
...
...
Total...
Dispensary vaccination
...
RATIO PER CENT. OF SUCCESSFUL CASES.
In Primary Vaccination.
1879-80.
98.57
99.75
98.42
88.49
99.17
98.37
96.46
96.06
98.05
83.57
1878-79.
99.52
99.37
99.23
93.56
99.65
99.68
98.71
98.23
98.29
94.97
In Secondary Vaccination.
1879-80.
16.45
64.23
64.61
90.27
35.22
94.23
......
55.65
20.91
55.81
1878-79.
15.57
49.29
79.45
25
50
80.39
......
28.57
18.74
77.57
7. Rate of success.—Table No. III shows the proportion of successful
operations as compared with the year 1878-79. The total number of successful
cases recorded is 1,689,590, against 1,251,936. The percentage of success in
primary operations, exclusive of dispensary vaccination, was 98.05, against 98.29
in the preceding year. Almost the same rate of success has been maintained
in all the circles as in the previous year, except the Ranchi, Orissa, and
Behar circles, where the proportion declined from 93.56 to 88.49, 98.71
to 96.46, and 98.23 to 96.06 respectively. In secondary vaccinations the
ratio of success ranged from 16.45 in Calcutta and its suburbs to 94.23 in
Eastern Bengal, and shows a rate of 20.91 on the entire number of operations.
The dispensary vaccinations show a rate of success of 83.57 to compare with
94.97 in 1878-79. This ratio varied from 42 to 98 per cent. The supervision
of these vaccinations by the Civil Surgeons is nominal.
TABLE NO. IV.
CIRCLES.
Darjeeling
circle
...
...
...
...
...
Eastern Bengal „ ... ... ... ...
Metropolitan circle ... ... ... ... ...
Orissa circle ... ... ... ... ...
Calcutta and suburbs ... ... ... ...
Ranchi circle... ... ... ...
Sonthal Pergunahs „ ... ... ... ...
Behar
„... ... ... ... ...
Average for each vaccinator on the total...
NUMBER OF OPERATIONS PER MAN.
1879-80.
2,250.3
2,202
1,658.8
1,467
1,349.7
876.6
558.6
368
1,442.6
1878-79.
1,436
1,965
1,341
1,154
1,496
936.5
804.6
398.6
1,309
For 1879-80.
Increase.
814.3
237
317.8
303
......
......
......
......
418
Decrease.
......
......
...
146.3
59.9
246
30.6
120