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re-vaccinations was 917 against 346 of previous year. The number successfully
vaccinated per mille of population was 23.03 against 18.11 in the preceding year;
increase 4.92. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 2,250 as compared with
Rs. 2,205, an increase of Rs. 45; and each successful case cost Re. 0-1-11,
decrease Re. 0-0-5.
Nine hundred and twenty-two primary vaccinations were inspected by the
Civil Surgeon, of which 904 were found to be successful, the ratio of success being
98.05 per cent.
Operations were inspected by Dr. Massy in the following places:—
Gujar Khan, Kahuta, Hasan Abdál, Pindigheb, Fátahjang, Chauntra, Kallar,
and a number of minor villages. In the towns of Rawalpindi and Pindigheb
considerable difficulty in inspecting results of vaccination on the day ap-
pointed was met with. This is attributed by the native supervisor to the
use of the counterfoil tickets left with the parents of the children as
prescribed by my circular No. 3 of 1883. The native supervisor says that
those who are able to read know on what day the inspection of their children
will be made, and, fearing that lymph will be taken from the arms of their
children, contrive to be absent from their homes on that day ; consequently much
time is lost in carrying out inspections and in obtaining lymph, as it appears that
previous to the issue of these tickets the same difficulties were not met with.
Dr. Bonnett has now taken over charge of the Civil Surgeoncy of this station
from Dr. Massy, and I doubt not he will, in due time, give this matter his full
consideration.
JHELUM.
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
2
5
9
Annual
cost
Rs.
480
180
288
600
1,548
1883-84
Number
1
1
2
5
9
Annual
cost
Rs.
480
180
288
600
1,548
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
9,178
8.441
92.11
14.33
1,147.25
Re. 0-3-10
1883-84
15,756
14,629
92.88
24.82
1,969.50
0-2-3
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 15,756, being an increase of 6,578 over the number
vaccinated in the previous year. There were 14,629 primary cases returned
as successful against 8,441 in the previous year; and the percentage of success
92.88 as compared with 92.11, being an increase of 0.77. The number of
re-vaccinations was 6 against 14 of previous year. The number successfully
vaccinated per mille of population was 24.82 against 14.33 in the preceding year;
increase 10.49. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 2,099 as compared with
Rs. 2,038, an increase of Rs. 61; and each successful case cost Re. 0-2-3, decrease
Re. 0-1-7.
Eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-one primary vaccinations were
inspected by the Civil Surgeon, of which 6,718 were found to be successful, the
ratio of success being 75.64 per cent.