ABSTRACT OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
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from arm to arm throughout the year. The following table shows the work done as
compared with 1879-80 :—
In 1880-81...
In 1879-80...
Total number vaccinated.
889
1,258
Average number vaccinated by
each vaccinator.
889
1,258
PRIMARY VACCINATIONS.
Total.
889
1,246
Successful.
Under one year.
254
One year and under
six.
198
No data.
Total of all ages.
871
1,175
Re-vaccin-
ations.
Total.
...
12
Successful.
...
10
Percentages
of successful
cases.
Primary.
98.0
94.3
Re-vaccination.
...
83.3
RELIGION OF THE VACCINATED.
Number vaccinated.
Hindus.
645
Mahomedans.
24
Christians.
45
Other races.
175
Proportion per cent. to
total vaccinated.
Hindus.
72.6
Mahomedans.
2.7
Christians.
5.1
Other races.
19.7
No data.
There was a considerable reduction in the number of vaccinations with an improvement
in the quality of the work. No explanation is offered for this reduction. The births
registered in this municipality amounted to 52, and the estimated births, at 30 per 1,000
population, come to 213. The infant vaccinations calculated on these figures yield the
percentages respectively of 488 46 and 119.24 of infants vaccinated to numbers born,
showing clearly that the registration of births is very defective, and that the estimate of
30 births to the population is too low. On the other hand it is also evident that the
infants were very well protected, even if the births were estimated at 50 per 1,000 of
population, which is still below the approximate rate for Bengal, as in this case the births
would amount to 354, and the proportion of infant vaccinations to 69 21 per cent. Of the
Hindu population 14.18 per cent. were vaccinated, of the Mahomedans 2.65 per cent., of
the Christians 8.19 per cent., and of the other races 16.12 per cent. The Magistrate
remarks that the Hindus, who form the largest portion of those operated on, were presum-
ably Nepalis, and that the small number of " other races " seems to show that not much
was done in the way of vaccinating Bhuteas and Lepchas. The work done within
municipal limits was inspected by the Civil Surgeon and Hospital Assistant, and found to
be of " first rate quality." The planters are reported to give willing assistance in promoting
vaccination. The hill-people are said to be anxious for vaccination, but the Bengalis resist it and
prefer inoculation, although they are silent opposers. Inoculation is hardly at all practised
except in the Terai. The Civil Surgeon is of opinion that the district is unusually well protected,
but it is liable to outbreaks of small-pox in the more distant portions in consequence of
the importation of the disease from Sikkim, Thibet, &c. Seeing that the Bengalis opposed
vaccination, he proposed the utilization of the Compulsory Vaccination Act, but the muni-
cipality would not consent to his recommendation. The Magistrate says that it was a
Secretary to Government, one of the Municipal Commissioners, who stated in Committee
that Government would not consent to its extension to Darjeeling. Four deaths, or at the
rate of .56 per 1,000 of population, were recorded in the municipality during 1880-81.
Small-pox was this year brought into the town by a lady (an anti-vaccinationist) who put
up in the hotel with her eldest child actually suffering from the disease. She removed
from the hotel, but two of the native servants were infected, of whom one died before the
establishment could be vaccinated.
20. Julpaigoree.—Vaccination is not carried in either the town or dispensaries by
separate agencies, as the entire work of the district is performed by the Darjeeling Vaccination
Circle. One death, or at the rate of .13 per 1,000 of population, was reported to have
occurred in this town.
21. Alipore, Buxa.—The sub-divisional officer of the dispensary at this place reported
that no vaccinations were carried on this year. The Deputy Commissioner of Julpaigoree
intimated that he had written to the sub-divisional officer to try to introduce vaccination
among the people, but this was unnecessary, arrangements having already been made by the
circle establishment.
DACCA DIVISION.
22. Dacca.—The Municipality of Dacca employed three vaccinators during the year on
Rs. 10 each. The town was divided into three portions, and a vaccinator was posted to
each. These men did not thoroughly vaccinate the parts of the town made over to them,
but workes where they could get cases to operate upon. The vaccination was conducted