NATIVE STATES AND VACCINATION IN RAJPUTANA.
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48. It was proposed to construct a pucca platform 77'+18' at Depôt
No. 4 Chaukri Ghât Gate to facilitate removal of rubbish that was being
collected there and the work was taken in hand.
49. Sixty-three latrines were newly constructed and 328 old latrines were
repaired.
50. Jaipur has an excellent drinking water-supply obtained from the
series of wells in a river bed and pumped through pipes to the city;
there is also a good well water supply which is carefully supervised.
51. Jodhpur.—For conservancy purposes the steam tramway worked
satisfactorily. There was very little rainfall in all parts of Marwar
except in a few localities; however, there was a good and sufficient supply
of water throughout the year and all tanks and wells in Jodhpur City and
in the districts were nearly filled owing to heavy rains in 1917.
52. Bikaner.—The sanitation of the city is in the charge of the
Municipality of which the Principal Medical officer is a Member and President,
Sanitary Sub-Committee.
53. Kotah.—In Kotah City various improvements in conservancy
appliances were carried out.
54. Wells and baories were cleaned.
55. Houses which had become dangerous or ruinous were either repaired
or demolished.
56. Udaipur.—The conservancy arrangements are under the supervi-
sion of the Police. The sanitation of the city is said not to be satisfactory
nor under proper control. The conservancy staff is very inadequate and
their ranks have been further depleted by the epidemics of plague and
influenza as reported by the Residency Surgeon, Mewar. The wells in
Udaipur have not been cleaned for many years. The attention of the Darbar
has been drawn to this subject.
57. The sanitary arrangements in Bharatpur City, Alwar City and
district and in Jhalrapatan town and Cantonment are looked after by their
respective Municipalities and are fairly good.
VACCINATION.
STATEMENT I.
58. In Ajmer-Merwara including Nasirabad, the total number of
persons vaccinated fell from 13,694 in 1917-1918 to 12,720 in 1918-1919,
the total number of Primary Vaccination from 13,257 to 11,670 and the
number of Primary Successful Vaccination from 12,021 to 10,563. This
decrease was due chiefly to the severe epidemic of Influenza in October and
November 1918, in this Division.
59. The number of vaccinators was 15 with one Native Superintendent,
the same as in the previous year. Each vaccinator performed an average
of 848 as compared with 913 vaccinations in 1917-1918 and the cost of
each successful case was 55 pies against 49 pies in the previous year.
60. 22.56 per thousand of population in Ajmer-Merwara were success-
fully vaccinated against 24.69 in 1917-1918.
61. The Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, inspected 783 vaccinated children against
98 in 1917-1918, all of whom were found successful.
62. The Superintendent of Vaccination at Nasirabad examined 810
children all of whom were found successful.
63. The Native Superintendent inspected 342 villages against 453 in
1917-1918 and examined 4,184 vaccination operations as compared with
5,025 in the previous year. His work was reduced as he could not make
his usual autumn tour in this Division owing to the outbreak of Influenza.
64. Vaccination in Ajmer-Merwara is not satisfactory, many infants
remained unvaccinated, the parents concealing or refusing to produce
them. The matter is engaging attention with a view to improving the state
of affairs.
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