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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY SUPERINTENDENTS.
Julpaiguri (36 cases), Darjeeling (18 cases), Bogra (9 cases), Rajshahye (5 cases), and
Rungpore (108 cases).
Sex of the vaccinated.
59. Particulars referring to the sex of the vaccinated
are exhibited in the subjoined table, compared with the
same information for the preceding year:—
Government Agency.
In
1880-81...
...
In
1879-80...
...
Licensed Agency.
In
1880-81...
...
In
1879-80...
...
Total.
In
1880-81...
...
In
1879-80...
...
POPULATION.
Males.
2,474,880
3,085,713
4,249,761
Females.
2,365,642
2,984,134
4,092,881
Total number vaccin-
ated during the
year.
175,684
238,035
168,387
135,514
344,071
373,549
SEX OF THE VACCIN-
ATED.
Males.
92,331
131,422
88,438
72,294
180,769
203,716*
Females.
83,353
105,894
79,949
63,094
163,302
168,988*
PROPORTION PER
CENT. TO TOTAL
VACCINATED.
Male.
52.55
55.21
52.52
53.34
52.53
54.53
Female.
47.44
44.48
47.47
46.55
47.46
45.23
PROPORTION PER
CENT. TO POPU-
LATION.
Male.
3.73
5.31
2.86
2.34
4.25
4.79
Female.
3.52
4.47
2.67
2.11
3.98
4.12
* Exclusive of 845 re-vaccinations, owing to the sex of the persons operated on not having been recorded.
These figures indicate a preponderance of male over female vaccinations both in ratio
to total vaccinated and in ratio to population.
Ages of the vaccinated.—Proportion of
infants vaccinated to number born.
60. The information under this head is submitted
below:—
Government
agency...
...
Licensed ditto... ...
Total... ...
Ages of the successfully vaccinated.
Under one year.
16,112
30,533
46,645
One year and under
six.
107,973
104,402
212,375
Above six years.
49,371
31,700
81,071
Total of all ages.
173,456
166,635
310,091
Proportion per cent. to total
primarily vaccinated.
Under one year.
9.16
18.08
13.53
One year and under
six.
61.40
61.84
61.62
Above six years.
28.07
18.77
23.52
Total of all ages.
98.64
98.71
98.67
Estimated births.
250,280
250,280
Proportion per cent of
infants vaccinated to
number born.
13.31
13.31
The children, and next the adults, form the largest proportion of the total number
vaccinated. To the estimated births of the year the vaccinated infants bear a very poor
relation, indicating that a large number of the infants were deprived of protection by those,
as before mentioned, who had charge of them.
Religion of the vaccinated.
61.- The next table shows the vaccinations distributed
according to religion, and the proportions to population of
each class operated on :—
Population... ... ...
Number of each class
vaccinated.
Proportion per cent. to
total vaccinated dur-
ing the year.
Proportion per cent. to
population.
GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
Christians.
987
10
.005
1.01
Hindus.
1,896,826
75,405
42.92
3.97
Mahomedans
2,289,004
89,493
50.93
3.90
Other races.
30,460
10,776
6.13
35.37
LICENSED AGENCY.
Christians.
502
13
.007
2.58
Hindus.
2,157,792
51,711
30.70
2.39
Mahomedans.
3,801,871
109,134
64.81
2.87
Other races.
16,002
7,529
4.47
47.05
TOTAL.
Christians.
1,383
23
.006
1.66
Hindus.
3,018,170
127,116
36.94
4.21
Mahomedans.
4,655,223
198,627
57.72
4.26
Other races.
44,621
18,306
5.31
41.02
Considered with reference to population, the class coming under the head of " other
races " appears to have been best protected ; the Hindus and Mahomedans next, at almost