( 3 )
the preceding year and the number of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000
of population 32.28 and 28.11 respectively.
Vaccination Act.
14. The Vaccination Act is in force in all municipalities and cantonments
and in 36 notified areas, including one to which it
was applied during the year.
General results of inspection.
(Statement V.)
15. The total number of vaccination operations inspected by the Deputy
Sanitary Commissioners and the District Superin-
tendents of Vaccination in 1909-10 was 197,430—
178,876 primary operations and 18,554 re-vaccinations
—against 187,499 in the preceding year, showing an increase of 9,931. The per-
centage of inspections to the total number vaccinated was 14.03 as regards primary
operations and 16.64 as regards re-vaccinations in 1909-10 against 12.93 and
12.24 respectively in 1908-9. The percentage of cases found successful to the
total number inspected in 1909-10 was 97.21 as regards primary vaccination and
70.90 as regards re-vaccination against 95.97 and 71.59 respectively in the pre-
ceding year. Pilibhit again heads the list of districts showing high percentages
of inspections of primary cases with 46.12. Fatehpur follows with 42.08. Then
in order come Jalaun with 39.59, Bijnor with 37.18 and Garhwal with 29.49.
These districts showed high percentages also in 1908-9. The districts showing
the lowest percentages of inspections are Bareilly with .77, Allahabad with .87
and Agra with .99. No inspections were made in Benares. In these districts
District Superintendents of vaccination are not required to go out on tour.
The number of vaccination operations inspected by the Assistant Superin-
tendents of Vaccination or other inspecting officers in 1909-10 was 490,035 —
453,547 primary and 36,488 re-vaccination—against 498,861 in the preceding
year. The percentage of inspections to total number vaccinated was 35.57 as
regards primary vaccination and 32.73 as regards re-vaccination against 33.98 and
36.87 respectively in the preceding year. The percentage of cases found successful to
total number inspected in 1909-10 was 96.67 as regards primary vaccination and
80.23 as regards re-vaccination against 95.40 and 82.00 respectively in the
preceding year. Among the districts (excluding the Native State of Tehri-
Garhwal) showing high percentages of inspection of primary cases Jalaun
again stands first with a percentage of 81.02 and Pilibhit follows with 76.27.
Then in order come Almora with 67.74, Naini Tal with 67.05, Hamirpur
with 62.56 and Dehra Dun with 60.79. The districts showing the lowest
percentages are Gonda with 18.47 and Hardoi with 21.50. As regards re-
vaccinations, the percentages of inspections were high in Ghazipur (83.51),
Pilibhit (76.78), Jalaun (75.60) and Naini Tal (53.37) and low in Farrukhabad
(.27) and Shahjahanpur (.92). Re-vaccinations were not inspected in Muttra,
Almora, Rae Bareli and Jaunpur, and the Assistant Superintendents of Vaccina-
tion concerned will be warned.
Bovine lymph dépôt.
16. During the year under report 125 calves—72 cow and 53 buffalo—were
operated upon in the depôt at Patwa Dangar (Naini
Tal district) and 111 of these (66 cow and 45 buf-
falo) proved successful. The total quantity of crude lymph obtained was 5,157.6
grammes—the average yield per cow calf being 33.2 grammes and that per buffalo
calf about double of this, which is the highest average on record. From this
crude lymph, 22,941.6 grammes of glycerinated lymph, 1,713.4 grammes of
glycerine paste and 37.2 grammes of lanoline paste were prepared.
The
quantity of lymph issued from the dépôt is shown below :—
Year.
1904-5 ...
1905-6 ...
1906-7 ...
1907-8 ...
1908-9 ...
1909-10 ...
Quantity of lymph issued.
Glycerinated lymph.
Tubes.
21,049
74,800
113,945
198,224
243,722
249,974
In bulk.
Gram-
mes. Grs.
Nil.
98
205
0
0
Nil.
3,806
9,147
3
0
Glycerine
paste.
Gram-
mes. Grs.
Nil.
Nil.
1,367
668
749
414
0
12
0
0
Lanoline
paste.
Gram-
mes.
79
120
19
161
4
4
Grs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
Income.
Rs.
106
2,057
3,527
6,118
8,572
8,527