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ABSTRACTS OF REPORTS BY SUPERINTENDENTS.
With an increase of 39,664 vaccinations in the work of the licensed agency, there was a
decrease of 33,104 in the operations of the Government agency and of 18,086 in those of
the honorary agency, culminating in a reduction of 11,526 operations in the total work of
the year. The quality of the operations was somewhat better and satisfactory throughout.
The causes of the falling off are said to be—
(1)—The progress of vaccination being slow owing to its introduction for the first
time into a large portion of the district of Mymensing (which was before
only touched), when, as is well known, the people, not being aware of its
benefits, do not take to it preferably, or in supersession to their time-honored
inoculation.
(2)—Last year Pubna, with a population of 612 to the square mile, was chiefly under
vaccination, while this year Mymensing, with a population of only 373
to the square mile, formed the area of operations. This sparseness of
population in Mymensing precluded the carrying out of vaccination so
largely as was done in Pubna last year.
(3)—The withdrawal of portions of the establishment during the working season to
suppress small-pox in other districts, by which their services were lost for a
long time owing to the districts to which they were sent being distant, and
to time being required to create supplies of lymph.
(4)—Opposition of the people to vaccination, chiefly by the Ferazees in Mymensing
and Backergunge.
To the above is added the sickness of the staff, which was great this year, and desertion
of some of the vaccinators.
Sex of the vaccinated.
112. The following table contains information relating
to the numbers and proportions of the sexes vaccinated:—
Government
Agency.
In 1880-81
...
...
...
...
In 1879-80
...
...
...
...
Honorary
Agency.
In 1880-81
...
...
...
...
In 1879-80
...
...
...
...
Licensed Agency.
In 1880-81
...
...
...
...
In 1879-80
...
...
...
...
Total... In 1880-81 ...
In 1879-80 ...
POPULATION.
Males.
1,130,393
1,420,271
2,245,540
3,375,933
Females.
1,102,741
1,456,878
2,322,387
3,425,128
Total number vac-
cinated during the
year.
157,401
190,505
19,203
37,289
117,936
78,272
294,540
306,066
SEX OF THE
VACCINATED.
Males.
83,072
96,858
10,258
19,199
60,427
40,514
153,757
156,571
Females.
74,329
93,628
8,945
18,083
57,509
37,732
140,783
149,443
PROPORTION
PER CENT. TO
TOTAL VAC-
CINATED.
Male.
52.77
50.84
53.41
41.48
51.23
51.76
52.20
51.15
Female.
47.22
49.14
46.58
48.49
48.76
48.20
47.79
48.82
PROPORTION-
PER CENT TO
POPULATION.
Male.
7.34
8.56
.72
1.35
2.69
1.80
4.55
4.63
Female.
6.74
8.49
.61
1.24
2.47
1.62
4.23
4.49
showing that both with reference to the total number vaccinated and to the population
protected the males preponderated the females in each division of the work of the year as
well as on the whole.
Ages of the vaccinated.—Proportion of infants vac-
cinated to number born.
113. The information under this head is
subjoined:—
Government agency ... ...
Honorary agency
...
...
Licensed agency
...
...
Total
...
Total number of persons pri-
marily vaccinated.
157,401
19,203
117,936
294,540
AGES OF THE SUCCESSFULLY
VACCINATED.
Under one year.
6,580
1,042
10,124
17,746
One year and un-
der six.
76,562
10,214
76,181
162,957
Above six years.
73,844
7,915
31,064
112,823
Total of all ages.
156,986
19,171
117,369
293,526
PROPORTION PER CENT.
TO TOTAL PRIMARILY
VACCINATED.
Under one year.
4.18
5.42
8.58
6.02
One year and un-
der six.
48.64
53.18
64.59
55.32
Above six years.
46.91
41.21
26.33
38.30
Estimated births.
66,994
86,314
137,038
204,032
Proportion per cent. of infants
vaccinated to number born.
9.82
1.20
7.43
8.69
These figures show that children of one and under six years of age were the most largely
operated on; that the adults were protected in the next degree; and that the infants received