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Four hundred and thirty-three primary vaccinations were inspected by
the Civil Surgeon (Mr. J. Rehill), of which 433 were found to be successful,
the ratio of success being 100 per cent.
Vaccine operations commenced on the 4th October 1883, by 4 vaccinates
against 6 in 1882, at the station of Montgomery. From two tubes 4 children were
vaccinated—2 were successful and 2 failed. 87 children in all were vaccinated ;
out of this number 71 were successful, 15 unsuccessful, and 1 unknown. The
people who chiefly objected to vaccination at this station were the Amlah Vernacular
establishment of the Deputy Commissioner's office ; the matter was reported at
once to the Deputy Commissioner, and 14 children more were vaccinated; about 8
more still remained to be done. A quantity of lymph was gathered together from
the above children when the head vaccinator and 4 vaccinators commenced work
on the 22nd October 1883 in the Montgomery tahsíl. The children of the Kamália
town were inspected for vaccination on the 28th November ; 243 were vaccinated,
but only 201 were examined personally; all the marks were good. On the 6th
February the children of the town of Pákpattan were inspected for vaccination;
204 children were vaccinated; 143 children were personally inspected, and all
had good marks.
In March 1884 the Hospital Assistant attached to the Lower Sohág and
Pára canal reported that small-pox prevailed among the workpeople on the canal.
The Civil Surgeon observed that probably the disease was brought from the
Baháwalpur State. Lymph was first sent in glass to the Hospital Assistant,
who vaccinated 5 children. The head vaccinator and 3 vaccinators were ordered
to report themselves to the Canal Officer, when 3 children more were
vaccinated for lymph. The workpeople objected to vaccination and began to
run away, so the vaccinators returned to Montgomery by order of the Canal
Officer.
MUZAFFARGARH.
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
...
1
1
3
5
Annual
cost
Rs.
...
360
144
360
864
1883-84
Number
...
1
1
3
5
Annual
cost
Rs.
...
360
144
360
864
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
8,564
8,081
94.65
23.89
1,223.42
Re. 0-2-9
1883-84
8,347
8,021
96.19
23.69
1,669.40
0-1-3
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 8,347, being a decrease of 217 from the number
vaccinated in the previous year. There were 8,021 primary cases returned as
successful against 8,081 in the previous year; and the percentage of success 96.19
as compared with 94.65, being an increase of 1.54. The number of re-vaccinations
was 8 against 27 of previous year. The number successfully vaccinated per mille
of population was 23.69 against 23.89 in the preceding year ; decrease 0.20.
The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 956 as compared with Rs. 1,419, a decrease
of Rs. 463; and each successful case cost Re. 0-1-3, decrease Re. 0-1-6.