NOTES on Vaccination in the United Provinces for the year
1903-1904.
Constitution and strength of
the Vaccination Department.
(Statement II.)
THERE has been no change in the constitution of the Vaccination Department
during the year 1903-1904.
The number of vaccinators was 917 against 920 in
the preceding year.
Expenditure on Vaccination.
(Statement II.)
2. The total expenditure on vaccination during the year 1903-1904 was
Rs 1,43,817 as compared with Rs. 1,36,196 in the pre-
vious year,—showing an increase of Rs. 7,621. This
has chiefly taken place under the head " Pay of
establishment" and is due to the fact that in 1902-1903 the charge of both circles
was held by one Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, while in the year under report
both Deputy Sanitary Commissioners were present.
Average cost of each success-
ful case of Vaccination. (State-
ment II.)
3. Excluding the pay and expenses of Deputy Sanitary Commissioners and
their offices, the average cost of each successful case
of vaccination was Re. 0-1-2 (one anna two pies),
exactly the same as last year, but on including the
pay and expenses of Deputy Sanitary Commissioners and their offices, the cost of
each successful case comes to Re. 0-1-5 (one anna five pies) against Re. 0-1-4 in
the preceding year. The reasons given in the foregoing paragraph for the increase
in expenditure on vaccination account for the increase under this head.
General operations. (State-
ment I.)
4. The form of statement No. I has been revised this year under the orders
of the Government of India, vide G. G. O. No. 1601/
1606 of 30th October 1903.
The total number of operations during the year
under report was 1,667,104 against 1,665,253 in 1902-1903,—showing an increase of
1,851. There was an increase of 1,856 in the number of successful primary vaccina-
tions in 1903-1904 as compared with the previous year. The average number of
persons vaccinated by each vaccinator, the number of persons successfully vaccinat-
ed per 1,000 of population, and the percentage of successful primary cases in which
the results were known were practically the same as last year, viz., 1,837, 33.20
and 97.83 against 1,839, 33.17 and 97.90 respectively. There was a decrease
of 333 in the number of successful revaccinations.
In view of the fact that plague was much more widespread during the period
under report than in the preceding year, these results must be regarded as
satisfactory.
Twenty-eight districts (including the native state of Tehri-Garhwál) show an
increase in the number of successful primary vaccinations as compared with 37
in the preceding year. Cawnpore heads the list with an increase of 4,010 success-
ful operations. Sitapur comes next with 3,831. Then in order come Allahabad
with 2,161, Pilibhít with 1,874, Bijnor with 1,776 and Moradabad with 1,686. Out
of 21 districts showing reductions in the number of successful primary vaccinations,
Azamgarh stands first with a decrease of 3,530 operations. Gonda follows with
3,419. Then in order come Rae Bareli with 2,601, Gházipur with 2,479, Partab¬
garh with 1,856, Almora with 1,845 and Unao with 1,725. The decrease in the first
five districts was due to the prevalence of plague, but in Azamgarh it was also
due to a certain extent to the fact that there was one vaccinator less on the staff
this year. In Almora the decrease is said to be due to a low birth-rate and to
idleness on the part of a vaccinator who has been punished, while in Unao it is
ascribed to the slackness on the part of some vaccinators who have been suitably
dealt with.
Vaccination in proportion to
births.
5. The percentage of successful primary vaccinations in proportion to
births was 43.79 for infants under one year, and 21.14
for children over one and under six years of age.
The percentage for all age-periods was 68.12. The
percentage for infants under one year for the 1st
Circle was 53.29 as compared with 34.61 for the 2nd Circle. The reasons for
this apparent discrepancy were given last year. The statistics of Tehri-Garhwál are
not included in these figures.