ABSTRACT OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
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Act in the towns of this district, which he believes will confer an undoubted benefit
on the people. I concur with the Civil Surgeon with regard to the town of Gya, but it
would not be advisable at present to extend the Act to rural municipalities, where it could
not be properly enforced. The mortality during the year stood as follows:
Gya... ... ... ...
Daoodnuggur... ... ... ...
Aurungabad... ... ... ...
Sherghotti... ... ... ...
Jehanabad... ... ... ...
Nawada... ... ... ...
Deaths.
180
3
3
1
4
16
Ratio per mille.
2.69
.29
.86
.14
.90
3.46
No deaths were reported to have occurred in Tekaree.
36. Shahabad.—Eight vaccinators, all paid from municipal funds at Rs. 10 per mensem
each, were employed at the municipalities and for the periods mentioned below:—
One at Arrah, for the whole year.
One ditto, for two months.
One at Sasseram, for six months.
One at Cheenaree, for four months.
One at Bhabooah, for ditto.
One at Buxar, for
ditto.
One at Dumraon, for ditto.
One at Jugdispore, for ditto.
Their work was confined chiefly within the limits of the municipalities to which they
were respectively attached. The lymph was obtained from this office, and the virus was
maintained by arm-to-arm vaccination. Particulars of the work of the above men, compared
with the results of the preceding year, are exhibited in the following table:—
In 1880-81...
In 1879-80...
Total number vaccinated.
3,255
3,284
Average number vaccinated by
each vaccinator.
404
469
PRIMARY VACCINATIONS.
Total.
3,235
3,258
Successful.
Under one year.
471
One year and un-
der six.
922
No data.
Total of all ages.
2,753
2,767
Re-vaccin-
ations.
Total.
20
26
Successful.
7
15
Percentages
of successful
cases.
Primary.
85.1
84.9
Re-vaccination.
35.0
57.7
RELIGION OF THE VACCINATED.
Number vaccinated.
Hindus.
2,262
Mahomedans.
933
Christians.
14
Other races.
46
Proportion per cent. to
total vaccinated.
Hindus.
69.49
Mahomedans.
28.66
Christians.
.43
Other races.
1.41
No data.
The number of operations were about the same in both years, but the success that
attended them, although slightly better, was unsatisfactory. Births are not registered
in any of the municipalities above named, except Arrah, where 511 births were
recorded. The estimated births, however, for the entire area amount to 3,254,
and the infant vaccinations, calculated on this figure, give a ratio of 37.40 per cent.
of infants vaccinated to number born. There are no inspecting vaccinators. The
work of the Arrah vaccinators was inspected by the Civil Surgeon twice a week, and in
his. absence by the Assistant Surgeon. The vaccinations at the other municipalities were
seen by the Assistant Surgeons and Hospital Assistants attached to them respectively. No
return has been made as to the number of cases verified at any of the municipalities. At
Arrah vaccination is accepted readily; at Buxar, Jugdispore, and Sasseram there is not much
aversion to it, but at many places, especially Dumraon and Bhabooah, there still exists a
strong prejudice against it. Inoculation is stated to be much less practised in most of the
large towns, excepting Dumraon and Nasreegunge, where it appears to be in vogue almost
as much as ever. Dr. Thornton says that he has entirely given up all endeavours to train
inoculators, as there was no possibility of exercising any supervision or control over the
converted inoculators, several of whom he learnt reverted to inoculation on returning to their
homes. For the improvement of vaccination he advocates the appointment of an inspecting
vaccinator, who should travel about in the cold season and inspect the work both of the
vaccinators at the different stations and of the ex-inoculators in the villages. Eleven
deaths from small-pox occurred in the Buxar town, being at the rate of.81 per 1,000
of population, 1, or .34 per 1,000, at Chinaree, 1, or .19 per 1,000, at Bhabooah, and 33, or
3.40 per 1,000, at Jugdispore.
No deaths were reported from Arrah, Sasseram, and
Dumraon.
37. Dehree —No vaccinators were employed. The vaccinations were carried on by the
Assistant Surgeon at the Hospital and in the station, but in a desultory manner. The Civil
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