NOTES ON VACCINATION IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY
FOR THE YEAR 1915-1916.
Strength of the Department.
1. The Vaccination staff was increased by 2 Vaccinators and 5 peons.
The Vaccinators each with one peon were appointed
to Nawábshah District in Sind, and to Jamkhandi town
in the State of Jamkhandi. The 3 additional peons were in Bijápur District.
Total number of persons pri-
marily and re-vaccinated (Appen-
dix I, Statements I and III).
2. 719,417 persons were primarily and 70,961 re-vaccinated against
723,646 and 63,770 in 1914-1915 showing a decrease
of 4,229 in primary and an increase of 7,191 in
re-vaccination.
3. The decrease in primary vaccination may be attributed to the increased
incidence of plague, which in many instances led to the evacuation of villages.
Results in primary vaccination.
4. Of the 719,417 persons primarily vaccinated, 655,863 or 91.17 per cent.
were successful. The number of unsuccessful cases
was 7,227 or 1% and in 56,870 cases the result could
not be ascertained. On account of the failure of the first operation 543 persons
were operated on a second time. The percentage of success excluding unknown
results was 98.91.
Results in re-vaccination.
5. The number of persons successfully re-vaccinated was 18,414 or
25.95 per cent. In 37,984 persons the result could not
be ascertained and in 14,567 the operation failed. The
operation was repeated in 4 cases.
Sex.
6. 369,092 males and 350,325 females were primarily vaccinated and
58,173 males and 12,788 females re-vaccinated.
Caste or race.
7. Of the total number of persons primarily vaccinated, 5,875 were
Christians, 547,574 Hindus, 124,965 Mahomedans,
1,653 Pársis and 39,350 of other castes.
Age.
8. The numbers under one year, between one and six years and above six
years primarily vaccinated were 576,705, 128,372 and
14,280 respectively, while the successful operations
for the same age periods were 530,771, 116,296 and 8,796.
Inspection work of Deputy
Sanitary Commissioners.
9. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Western Registration District,
visited 21 tálukas and 163 towns and villages,
inspected 11,917 vaccinated persons or 8.27 per cent.
of those vaccinated and travelled 4,2721 miles. The
Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Central Registration District, visited 29 tálukas
and 171 towns and villages, inspected 7,168 vaccinated persons or 4.06 per cent.
of those vaccinated and travelled 4,914½ miles. The Deputy Sanitary Com-
missioner, Southern Registration District, visited 13 tálukas and 85 towns and
villages, inspected 6,628 vaccinated persons or 3.99 of those vaccinated and
travelled 1,324 miles. The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Gujarát Registra-
tion District, visited 19 tálukas and 92 towns and villages, inspected 8,386
vaccinated persons or 5.76 per cent. of those vaccinated and travelled 3,741 miles.
The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Sind Registration District, visited
26 tálukas and 187 towns and villages, inspected 5,733 vaccinated persons or
4.99 of those vaccinated and travelled 5,775 miles.
10. The success rates as ascertained through inspections by Deputy
Sanitary Commissioners and Inspectors in primary and re-vaccination were as
follows:—
By Deputy Sanitary Commissioners ...
By Inspectors ... ...
Primary.
97.83
98.57
Re-vaccination.
36.69
38.76
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