ABSTRACT OF REPORTS BY CIVIL SURGEONS.
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satisfactory, except that the success that attended the re-vaccinations is suspicious. The
birth and class statistics of the above-named places have been already given in the paragraph
of the report which immediately precedes this. The work done in the above-mentioned
areas was examined by the Civil and Assistant Surgeons, resulting in 307 vaccinations
with 294 successes having been verified. Excepting a few ignorant people all are stated
to be well disposed towards vaccination. Inoculation is prohibited by law. No epidemic
of small-pox occurred during the year.
32. Barh.—One vaccinator was employed during the five working months of November
1880 to March 1881 on Rs. 10 per mensem paid by the Barh Municipality. He worked only
within municipal limits, going round the different mohullahs and vaccinating all the children
he could get to submit to the operation. In addition the Government vaccinators worked in
the suburbs and villages under the jurisdiction of this town. The lymph was obtained from
Bankipur and kept up by arm-to-arm vaccination. The work performed by the above
vaccinator is exhibited in the following table—
In 1880-81...
In 1879-80...
Total number vaccinated.
324
300
Average number vaccinated by
each vaccinator.
324
300
PRIMARY VACCINATIONS.
Total.
324
299
Successful.
Under one year.
210
One year and un-
der six.
79
No data.
Total of all ages.
289
251
Re-vaccin-
ations.
Total.
...
1
Successful.
...
1
Percentages
of success-
ful cases.
Primary.
89.2
83.0
Re-vaccination.
...
100.0
RELIGION OF THE VACCINATED.
Number vaccinated.
Hindus.
277
Mohomedans.
47
Christians.
...
Other races.
...
Proportion per cent.to
total vaccinated.
Hindus.
85.5
Mahomedans.
14.5
Christians.
...
Other races.
...
No data.
The amount of work done during this year was about the same as in the preceding year,
but its quality was unsatisfactory during both years. Three hundred and twenty-one births,
or at the rate of 29.04 per 1,000 of population, were registered in Barh, and this figure, con-
trasted with the infant vaccinations, yields the proportion of 65.42 per cent. of infants vaccin-
ated to number born, indicating that comparatively the infant population of this town was
fairly protected. Of the Hindu population 3.40 per cent. and of the Mahomedan 1.61 per
cent. were operated on. At the end of every week the children vaccinated during that week
were collected, and the quality of the operations on them examined by the Assistant Surgeon.
He thus found that 289 had been successfully vaccinated. The attitude of the people towards
vaccination is hopeful, many voluntarily having their children vaccinated. The practice of
inoculation is, however, still favoured by some of the poorer classes in the town, but as
inoculation is prohibited they cannot do otherwise than have their children vaccinated. The
prohibitory law was extended during the year to the Barh, Buktearpore and Futwa elakas.
The number of deaths from small-pox during the year in this town was 9, or at the rate
of .81 per 1,000 of the population.
33. Behar.—Two vaccinators were employed throughout the year at Rs. 5 each, paid by
the Behar Municipality. They worked within municipal limits as the municipality objected,
by a resolution passed in November, to their being employed outside the jurisdiction of
the town, as in former years. The lymph was originally obtained from this office in tubes
and crusts, and subsequently maintained by preserving in cotton crusts obtained from
successful operations. The work of the year, compared with that of the preceding year,
is shown in the subjoined table :—
In 1880-81...
1879-80...
Total number vaccinated.
342
676
Average number vaccinated by
each vaccinator.
171
76
PRIMARY VACCINATIONS.
Total.
342
676
Successful.
Under one year.
68
One year and
under six.
146*
No data.
Total of all ages.
214
298
Re-vaccin-
ations.
Total.
...
...
Successful.
...
...
Percentages
of success-
ful cases.
Primary.
62.5
44.1
Re-vaccination.
...
...
RELIGION OF THE VACCINATED.
Number of vaccinations.
Hindus.
198
Mahomedans.
144
Christians.
...
Other races.
...
Proportion per cent. to
total vaccinated.
Hindus.
57.9
Mahomedans.
42.1
Christians.
...
Other races.
...
No data.
* Returned as " above one year."
The vaccinations of 1879-80 were performed by nine vaccinators 2 permanent and 7
temporary) in a considerably larger area, viz. within a radius of 5 miles around the