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as compared with 92.18, being an increase of 1.99. The number of re-vaccinations
was 40 against 51 of previous year. The number successfully vaccinated per
mille of population was 36.57 against 33.06 in the preceding year ; increase
3.51. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 1,746 as compared with Rs. 1,983,
a decrease of Rs. 237; and each successful case cost Re. 0-1-1, decrease
Re. 0-0-3.
Five thousand four hundred and thirty-one primary vaccinations were
inspected by the Civil Surgeon (Dr. J. R. Deane), of which 5,133 were found to
be successful, the ratio of success being 94.51 per cent.
The vaccination work was carried on by placing vaccinators singly in each
zail of one tahsíl, until the whole tahsíl was completed.
When each vaccinator's work was done, he was removed to a neighbour-
ing zail in another tahsíl, and so on, until all the tahsíls were covered. The
names of the tahsíls are Gujrat, Phálián and Khárián. The whole of the villages
in the district, numbering 1,422, were vaccinated. Vaccination was completed in
the first-half of the year, on 17th April 1883.
It was resumed on 28th September 1883. Arm-to-arm work was re-intro-
duced with the assent of the Deputy Commissioner, and three punctures on
each arm were always made. One or two vaccinifers were generally taken to a
neighbouring village from whom the lymph was spread. But occasionally it
was found to be more convenient to bring unprotected children to the vaccinifers
to receive lymph. Among the tubes with lymph received in October 1883 were
two containing English calf-lymph from the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner.
From these tubes the season's work has received much benefit. The vesicles
produced are larger, and the indentations left are deeper. Dr. Deane, the Civil
Surgeon, says that the system of using counterfoil tickets according to my
circular No. 3 of 12th March 1883 has had no effect upon the minds of the
people, who have failed entirely to act up to them. Vaccinifers for the propagation
of lymph were only obtained through the personal exertions of the staff, aided
by the municipal members.
SHAHPUR.
The vaccination establishment entertained, and the annual cost thereof,
during the years 1882-83 and 1883-84 are as below :—
Establishment
Native supervisor ... ... ...
1st class vaccinator ... ... ...
2nd „ „ ... ... ...
3rd „ „ ... ... ...
Total ...
1882-83
Number
...
2
2
7
11
Annual
cost
Rs.
...
540
288
840
1,668
1883-84
Number
...
2
2
7
11
Annual
cost
Rs.
...
540
288
840
1,668
Total vaccinations (including primary and re-vaccina¬
tions)
...
...
...
...
Successful cases ... ... ... ...
Percentage of successful cases ... ... ...
Persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of population
Average number vaccinated by each vaccinator ...
Cost of each successful case ... ... ... ...
1882-83
11,264
10,899
96.86
25.85
1,408.00
Rs. 0-2-9
1883-84
11,672
10,233
88.64
24.40
1,167.20
0-2-11
The work performed
by the above establish-
ment during the two years
is shown in the margin.
The average number of operations returned by the vaccinators of this
district during the year is 11,672, being an increase of 408 over the number
vaccinated in the previous year. There were 10,233 primary cases returned as