SECTION VII.— VACCINATION.
The annual vaccination
statements prepared this
year on the prescribed forms.
The vaccination returns appended to this section of the report have been
prepared on the standard forms prescribed by the Govern-
ment of India. In Statement No. I is shown the vaccin-
ations performed by the vaccinators of the districts, the
Special Staffs, Cantonment and Native States. In State-
ment No. III, Dispensary vaccinations, those performed by Assistant-Surgeons,
Hospital Assistants, Compounders, Dressers, Hakíms, &c.
General results.
District Vaccinators ... ...
Special Staff (Western Circle) ...
Cantonment Vaccinators ... ...
Native States (by special staff of Eastern
Circle) ... ... ...
Dispensary Vaccinators ... ...
Total ...
Primary
552,024
13,183
2,163
49,374
7,529
624,873
Successful
523,293
8,586
2.043
47,917
6,922
588,761
Re-vacci¬
nations
4,998
45
186
2,662
298
8,189
Successful
2,475
26
147
1,196
247
4,091
Total of
primary
and re-vac¬
cinaions
557,622
13,228
2,349
52,036
7,827
633,062
2. The aggregate number of operations performed by all establishments
during the year was 633,062, being an increase of 133,365
over the number vaccinated in the previous year. Of the
total operations 338,315 were males and 294,747 were females. There were
588,761 primary cases returned as successful, against 472,523 of the previous
year, and the percentage of success 94.25 as compared with 95.11, being a
decrease of 0.86. Of the total successful primary vaccinations 426,253 were per-
formed upon infants under one year of age, 152,034 upon those of over one and
under six years, and 10,474 upon children over six years. The number successfully
vaccinated per 1,000 of population was 31.08 against 25.07 of preceding year;
increase 6.01. The number of re-vaccinations was 8,189 against 2,897 of
the previous year. The aggregate cost amounted to Rs. 82,675 as compared
with Rs. 82,580 in the previous year, an increase of Rs. 95 ; and each successful
case cost Re. 0-2-3 against Re. 0-2-9 in the previous year, decrease
Re. 0-0-6. In the margin is given a table showing in detail the vaccinations
performed by the
several establish-
ments above in-
dicated. By the
District
Staff
vaccinators
557,622 persons
were vaccinated
against 467,217
of the previous
year, being an
increase of 90,405.
DISTRICT STAFF VACCINATORS.
The vaccinations perform-
ed by the District Staff
vaccinators.
3. The following statement shows the number vaccinated by the District
Staff in the several districts of the Eastern and Western
Circles, during the years 1882-83 and 1883-84 :—
No.
1
2
3
4
6
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Names of Districts
Eastern Circle
Delhi ...
Gurgaon ...
Karnál ...
Hissar ...
Rohtak ...
Sirsa ...
Umballa ...
Ludhiána ...
Simla ...
Jullundur ...
Hoshiárpur ...
Kángra ...
Amritsar ...
Gurdáspur ...
Siálkot ...
Total ...
Number vacci-
nated
1882-83
17,363
14,892
14,287
10,451
15,404
8,637
19,652
18,126
912
22,962
24,215
5,039
17,902
24,386
36,528
250,756
1883-84
20,474
13,311
14,164
12,291
14,309
9,572
23,889
20,845
2,508
26,840
32,443
18,637
25,480
31,352
43,960
310,075
Increase
3,111
...
...
1,840
...
935
4,237
2,719
1,596
3,878
8,228
13,598
7,578
6,936
7,432
59,319
Decrease
...
1,581
123
...
1,095
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Names of Districts
Western Circle
Lahore ...
Gujránwála ...
Ferozepore ...
Rawalpindi ...
Jhelum ...
Gujrat ...
Shahpur ...
Mooltan ...
Jhang
...
Montgomery ...
Muzaffargarh ...
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Gházi Khan
Bannn ...
Pesháwar ...
Hazára ...
Kohát ...
Total ...
Number vacci-
nated
1882-83
22,704
20,645
24,646
15,496
9,178
24,752
11,264
18,172
12,144
9,630
8,564
6,744
7,623
6,719
5,721
8,841
3,618
216,461
1883-84
26,640
23,060
25,915
20,425
15,756
26,793
11,672
22,921
8,931
11,194
8,347
9,760
10,685
10,242
5,638
5,081
4,484
247,547
Increase
3,936
2,415
1,269
4,929
6,578
2,041
408
4,749
...
1,564
...
3,016
3,062
3,523
...
...
866
31,086
Decrease
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3,213
...
217
...
...
...
83
3,757
...
...