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METROPOLITAN CIRCLES.
Another gang under head vaccinator Troylukho Nath Chuckerbutty commenced oper-
ations in sudder thana Burdwan, but they were soon laid up with fever and became almost
useless. The men became so much dispirited that it was cruel and useless to keep them there
any longer, so I ordered their removal to Khundghose and Roynah, as about a third part of
the former and a fifth of the latter thana had remained over from last year. The health of
the vaccinators improved by the change, and they were able to do some work. They vaccin-
ated nearly all the unprotected villages, and were about to undertake some other thana
when they were ordered to proceed to Beerbhoom to stamp out small-pox which had been
raging there for some time. They visited 77 villages situated in four thanas, and vaccinated
9,211 persons in the Beerbhoom district, notwithstanding all opposition from the people, and
without any assistance whatever from the district authorities.
A third gang, under head vaccinator Woomesh Chunder Mookerjee, vaccinated in thanas
Culna, Gangoor, and a portion of Montessur. In the first-named thana there were several
khas villages, i.e. villages devoted to the worship of Shitollah, the goddess of small-pox, and
opposed to both vaccination and inoculation. Woomesh Chunder's gang deserve much credit
for having succeeded in vaccinating nearly all of them, though there still remain some houses
and families that have not yet accepted vaccination.
A fourth gang, under head vaccinator Tarruck Chunder Chatterjee, commenced in thana
Selimabad, where they suffered dreadfully from fever; their peon died, and one or two vaccin-
ators deserted through fear. These and other untoward circumstances interfered with the
thorough vaccination of the thana , for which I had to make arrangements with the 2nd
circle. From Selimabad the gang proceeded to thana Jehanabad, where they vaccinated
nearly all the unprotected villages in its southern portion. A few still remain to be done.
They also vaccinated some villages in the adjoining thana of Khanacool.
A fifth gang, under first class vaccinator Ram Chunder Nusker, got thana Bullaghur, in
Hooghly, which they completely vaccinated in three months. To provide fresh work for this
gang I communicated with the Magistrate of 24-Pergunnahs, and eventually sent them to
thana Diamond Harbour. Meantime the gang crossed the river Hooghly and vaccinated some
villages in thanas Chogdah and Ranaghat, in the Nuddea district.
A sixth gang, under first class vaccinator Koylash Chunder Mitter, took thanas Oolaberiah
and Shampore, in the Howrah district.
Area of 3rd circle.
The area of the country undertaken by the 3rd circle is 1,333 square miles, and popu-
lation 862,038. The vaccinators visited 1,844 villages and vaccinated 168,118 persons, of
whom the deputy superintendent inspected 119,366, or 71.0 per cent.
Degree of
protection
afforded by 3rd
circle.
Degree of protection afforded by the 3rd circle.—Of the thanas undertaken by the 3rd
circle, Bullaghur, Culna, Cutwa, Montessur, Selimabad, and Roynah, have been thoroughly
vaccinated; Gangoor and Jehanabad have been protected, with the exception of a few villages;
Burdwan about three-fourths done; Khundghose almost done; Diamond Harbour about
three-fourths done: thanas Oolaberiah and Shampore have been gone over a second time,
excepting about a fourth part of each.
Number
vaccinated by the
three circles.
10. Number vaccinated.
CIRCLES.
1st Circle ... ...
2nd „ ... ...
3rd „ ... ...
Total ...
PRIMARY VACCINATION.
Total.
80,609
57,937
168,116
306,662
Result.
Successful.
80,463
57,711
167,791
305,965
Unsuccessful,
including
doubtful.
136
187
277
600
Unknown.
10
39
48
97
RE-VACCINATION.
Total.
12
...
2
14
Result.
Successful.
3
...
3
Unsuccessful,
including
doubtful.
9
...
2
11
Unknown.
...
...
...
...
Grand total.
80,621
57,937
168,118
306,676
Percentage of suc-
cess, excluding
unknown.
Primary vac-
cination.
99.83
99.67
99.83
99.80
Re-vaccin-
ation.
25
21.42
Results.
Cost of each
successful case.
The total number of successful vaccinations are 305,968: to this add the number of municipal
vaccinations, we have a grand total of 310,989; exclude 9,468 vaccinations done in Beerbhoom
and Bankoora, we have a net total of 301,521. The population of the five districts comprised
in the Metropolitan circles is 7,539,278; so we have vaccinated 3.9 per cent., which is more
than the requisite theoretical percentage, taking 30 births per 1,000 per annum. The cost
of each successful vaccination is one anna and nine pie, against the same amount in the
previous season.