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REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BENGAL
Proportion of infants protected
compared with births.
* Azimpore and Lalgola,in Moorsheda-
bad; Saidpore, in Rungpore; Goalun-
do, in Furreedpore ; Nusserabad, Jamal-
pore and Kishoregunge, in Mymensing;
Dehree, in Shahabad.
21. The following table shows the numbers and proportions of infants who
were protected and who remained unprotected in
the areas under operation this year out of the
total estimated births of the year. The figures
representing the results in the Dispensaries and
Municipalities are exclusive of those of the areas
noted in the margin,* owing to their populations,
on which the estimated births have to be calculated, not being on record :—
CIRCLES.
Calcutta
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Metropolitan Circles
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Suburbs of Calcutta ... ... ... ...
Total of Metropolitan Circles ...
Darjeeling
Circle
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Ranchi
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Sontnal Pergunnahs „
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Eastern Bengal
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Orissa
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Behar
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TOTAL OF THE VACCINATION CIRCLES ...
Dispensaries and municipalities
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GRAND TOTAL ...
Estimated births at
30 per 1,000 of po-
pulation.
12,886
437,747
7,714
446,461
260,279
107,419
66,684
204,032
29,163
17,171
1,133,095
66,922
1,200,017
Number of infants
under one year who
were vaccinatad.
2,233
38,138
2,066
40,204
46,645
40,182
7,279
17,746
998
1,740
157,027
10,324
167,351
Number of infants
under one year who
died from all causes.
2,630
31,393
1,698
33,089
14,846
9,709
4,919
10,472
5,589
4,764
86,018
9,594
95,612
Number of infants
under one year who
remained unprotected.
8,023
368,216
3,962
372,168
188,788
57,628
64,486
176,814
22,576
10,667
890,060
47,004
937,054
PROPORTION PER CENT. ON
NUMBER BORN.
Of infants
who were
vaccinated.
17.32
8.71
26.78
9.02
18.63
37.40
10.91
8.69
3.42
10.13
13.86
15.42
13.94
Of infants
who died.
20.40
7.17
21.98
7.42
5.93
9.03
7.37
5.13
19.16
27.74
7.59
14.33
7.96
Of infants
who remain¬
ed unpro-
tected.
62.26
84.11
51.23
83.54
76.43
53.55
81.70
86.16
77.41
62.12
78.55
70.23
78.08
A glance at this statement will show that in no circle was the birth-rate
overtaken by the vaccination ratio, notwithstanding that the estimated births
are represented by so low a rate as 30 per 1,000 of population; but that, on
the contrary, the protection afforded to the number born was extremely defi-
cient, and that a large number of the births of the year are open to the risk of
suffering from the great scourge—small-pox. The only relief from this painful
contemplation is that, considering the present imperfect state of registration,
there is no doubt that the mortality of infants must have been greater than
shown in the table, and that, consequently, the number of the unprotected infants
is not so large as represented. Orissa, where vaccination is much neglected, as
has been shown in the abstract of the report from this circle, exhibits the worst
results. The outcomes of the Eastern Bengal and Metropolitan circles
are also very bad; while the Sonthal Pergunnahs and Behar Circles have done
but very little better. Ranchi has to be commended for the best work done
in this respect, although it is far below the point desired. It would be well
if all the Superintendents would bear in mind the figures in this table during
the next working season.