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Caste or race.
9. Of the total number of persons primarily vaccinated 5,894 were
Christians, 537,795 Hindus, 123,617 Mahomedans,
1,641 Parsis and 41,645 persons of other caste.
Age.
10. The age-details are compiled for three periods, viz., under one year,
between one and six years and above six years. The
number under each age-period primarily vaccinated
was 559,221, 128,799 and 22,572, respectively, while the successful operations
for the same age-periods were 511,423, 115,400 and 9,584.
Inspection work of the
Deputy Sanitary Commis-
sioners.
11. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration District,
visited 10 tálukas and 162 towns and villages,
inspected 6,768 vaccinated persons, or 4.68 per cent.
of those vaccinated, and travelled 1,378 miles. The
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Central Registration
District, visited 13 tálukas, 97 towns and villages, inspected 4,225 vaccinated
persons, or 2.27 per cent. of those vaccinated, and travelled 2,941 miles. The
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Southern Registration District, visited
20 tálukas, 149 towns and villages, inspected 10,166 vaccinated persons, or
6.01 per cent. of those vaccinated, and travelled 1,619 miles. The Deputy
Sanitary Commissioner, Gujarát Registration District, visited 7 tálukas, 26
towns and villages, inspected 2,126 vaccinated persons, or 1.58 per cent. of those
vaccinated and travelled 1,664 miles. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner,
Sind Registration District, visited 17 tálukas, 122 towns and villages, inspected
3,655 vaccinated persons, or 3.63 per cent. of those vaccinated, and travelled
1,776 miles.
The diagram.
12. A diagram showing the proportion of population protected during
seven years and the death-rate from small-pox during
1912-13 is given as Appendix IV.
Cost of vaccination (State-
ment No. II).
13. The expenditure on vaccination amounted to Rs. 376,586-4-8 as
compared with Rs. 353,706-10-7 in 1911-1912. There
was a decrease under all heads except Provincial.
The successful cases excluding dispensaries were
657,475, the average cost for each successful case being annas 9 and pies 2
compared with annas 8 and pies 9 in the previous year.
Vaccine Institute, Belgaum.
14. Some extensions and alterations have been proposed to the existing
buildings of the institute. Building of the Director's
bungalow has not yet been commenced.
It is hoped that the refrigerating plant will be in working order before the
monsoon of 1913.
15. During the year 7,75,587 doses were distributed as against 673,812
in 1912-13, of which 641,975 were distributed to vaccinators of the Presidency,
22,415 to vaccinators in Sind, 31,175 to medical officers and 80,022 to Native
States.
The results of the vaccine issued to vaccinators in the Presidency show
case and insertion success rates of 97.95 and 93.85, respectively, against 99.21
and 95.70, respectively, in the previous year.
The total cost of the institute was Rs. 36,578-15-6 against 34,508-11-8 in
1911-12, the excess being due to an increase in the Director's pay and
allowances, greater number of stable attendants, grain compensation and
travelling allowance to the staff.
The cost per dose of lymph amounted to 8.71 pies against 7.26 pies last
year; and allowing 4 per cent. interest on the capital cost of buildings the cost
per dose works out at 11.22 pies.
Results of lymph.
16. The following table shows the different kinds of lymph used, the
work done with each kind, and the comparative
results obtained :—