6
Compared with the previous year, the total number of operations during the
year under review shows a satisfactory increase. The increase noticed may be
attributed to the following causes:—
(i) Better organization, and better supervision over the work of vaccinators
consequent on the introduction of the District Health Scheme in the Presidency.
(ii) The increase in the minimum prescribed for the vaccinators.
(iii) A large number of births and out-births which were detected by the
health staff as a result of the intensive inquiries conducted from door to door
during the vaccination off-season.
(iv) The growing popularity of vaccination and re-vaccination in rural areas
in consequence of the extensive propaganda work carried on by the health staff.
(v) Widespread prevalence of smallpox in certain districts partly owing
to past neglect of vaccination and partly to failure on the part of the village officers
in making prompt reports about the outbreaks.
22. How far the introduction of the District Health Scheme in the Presidency
was responsible for the immense improvement both in quality and quantity of
vaccination is evidenced from the subjoined table :—
Districts.
Tanjore
...
Trichinopoly ...
Vizagapatam.
Kistna ...
Kurnool
...
No.
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
Particulars of vaccination.
Total number of cases vacci-
nated.
Re-vaccination ... ... ...
Number successfully vaccinated
under one year.
Number of persons successfully
vaccinated per 1,000 of popu-
lation.
(a) Primary vaccination (per-
centage of success).
(b) Re-vaccination ( do. )
Total number of cases vacci-
nated.
Re-vaccination ... ... ...
Number successfully vaccinated
under one year.
Number of persons successfully
vaccinated per 1,000 of popu-
lation.
(a) Primary vaccination (per-
centage of success).
(b) Re-vaccination ( do. )
Total number of cases vacci-
nated.
Re-vaccination ... ... ...
Number successfully vaccinated
under one year.
Number of persons successfully
vaccinated per 1,000 of popu-
lation.
(a) Primary vaccination (per-
centage of success).
(b) Re-vaccination ( do. )
Total number of cases vacci-
nated.
Re-vaccination ... ... ...
Number successfully vaccinated
under one year.
Number of persons successfully
vaccinated per 1,000 of popu-
lation.
(a) Primary vaccination (per-
centage of success).
(b) Re-vaccination ( do. )
Total number of cases vacci-
nated.
Re-vaccination ... ... ...
No.
District
Health
Scheme,
1921-22.
53,571
936
12,497
16.7
79.1
38.1
46,714
1,020
10,953
17.7
78.4
28.8
81,515
7,777
16,115
21.3
66.2
21.6
59,663
2,100
16,783
20.2
76.3
36.0
37,908
3,366
Partial
introduc-
tion of
District
Health
Scheme,
1922-23.
65,140
4,594
11,456
20.6
79.1
50.9
66,556
5,319
13,921
25.5
79.6
43.9
1,01,249
21,378
16,806
23.5
69.9
18.4
69,700
8,541
13,957
22.4
77.8
34.1
37,135
4,350
Pull
District
Health
Scheme,
1923-24.
88,274
8,167
20,284
32.3
90.1
51.1
79,740
9,471
18,511
34.4
89.2
46.8
1,00,525
17,135
26,175
30.9
83.3
24.2
89,722
15,690
21,623
33.03
92.1
35.2
43,507
6,422
Increase
over
1921-22.
34,703
7,231
7,787
15.6
11.0
13.0
33,026
8,451
7,558
16.7
10.8
18.0
19,010
9,358
10,060
9.6
17.1
2.6
30,059
13,590
4,840
12.8
15.8
—0.8
5,599
3,056
Increase
over
1922-23.
23,134
3,573
8,828
11.7
11.0
0.2
13,184
4,152
4,590
8.9
9.6
2.9
— 724
— 4,243
9,369
7.4
13.4
5.8
20,022
7,149
7,666
10.6
14.3
1.1
6,372
2,072