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8. Vaccination work in different districts.
Excluding the two Native States of Manipur and Hill Tippera, there was an
increase in the number of operations performed in 12 districts as compared with the
year 1908-1909. The districts of Dinajpur (48,609), Rangpur (7,873), Malda (7,708),
and Bogra (4,130) which, with the exception of Malda, suffered badly from small-pox,
showed the most marked increases. These, as was to be expected, were for the most
part in revaccination cases.
There was also an increase of 971 operations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts due
to the extension of vaccination in the Miani Reserve, which was opened up during
the year.
In the Lakhimpur district further progress was made in the extension of vaccina-
tion among the Muttocks and Miris. Two vaccinators were also deputed to Barduari
and the Abor Hills and they successfully operated on 938 Nagas and 1,127 Abors.
This is the first time that Nagas and Abors living outside the Inner Line have been
vaccinated.
Of the 15 districts which showed decreases during 1909-1910, as compared
with the year 1908-1909, the deficit was most noticeable in the districts of Pabna
(18,068), the Khasi and Jaintia Hills (12,473), Faridpur (9,195), and Sylhet (7,528).
With the exception of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the decreases are reported to be
due to the unusual prevalence of malarial fever during the year under report, which
rendered many children unfit for the operation. No explanation has been offered by
the Civil Surgeon, Khasi and Jaintia Hills, for the large deficit in his district. It may,
however, be partly accounted for by the fact that 5 additional temporary vaccinators
were employed during the season 1908-1909.
In the Tippera district progress was made in extending vaccination among the
Gurushatyas and the Ferazi Muhammadans, who are strong opponents of vaccination.
9. Composition and strength of the inspecting staff.
There was no change in the strength or composition of the inspecting staff
during the year under report.
10. Verification by Inspecting officers.
The percentage of inspection work done by the subordinate inspecting staff
during the year was 91.89 against 87.54 in 1908-1909.
Civil Surgeons verified 51,397 or 3 56 of the total number of persons vaccinated.
The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner inspected 472 or .03 of the total number of persons
vaccinated. As in the previous year this officer's time was fully occupied in special
work, and he was unable to devote much attention to vaccination.
11. Vaccination in compulsory areas.
Of 12,728 infants under one year said to be available for vaccination, 6,935 or
54 per cent. were successfully vaccinated during the year, against 8,176 or 66 per cent.
during the year 1908-1909.
The city of Dacca showed considerable improvement, the percentage of infants
vaccinated to total number said to be available being double that of the previous year.
The Kishorganj, Bajitpur and Muktagacha Municipalities of the Mymensingh
district showed very poor results. The Civil Surgeon reports that in all these towns
there is much prejudice on the part of parents to children being vaccinated during
the first year of life, which prosecution failed to overcome. In the town of Muktagacha
however a large number of children over one year of age were vaccinated through the
influence of the local Sub-Assistant Surgeon. The towns of Faridpur and Madari-
pur continue to show good results, other towns showing satisfactory work being
Pirojpur, Chandpur, Noakhali, Bogra, English Bazar, Malda, Nawabganj, Dhubri and
Jorhat. In Comilla and Silchar the results are still unsatisfactory. The town of
Gauhati also showed poor results, while there has been considerable improvement in
Sibsagar.
12. Vaccine Depôt.
The total cost of the depôt was Rs. 21,651-5-7 or Rs. 825-3-3 in excess of that
in the year 1908-1909 The total number of tubes loaded was 2,145,024 as compared
with 1,866,457 in the previous year, the cost per tube being 2.1 pies, which is the
same' as in the previous year. Altogether 940 calves were vaccinated and vaccine
was taken from 787. The quality of the vaccine was reported to be good, except
that supplied by the depôt during the month of October and the early part of November,