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Inoculation by classes
7. The number of inoculated persons divided
into classes is given below :—
High caste Hindús, Játs and other Hindús came forward readily, both male and female, and one
had not to observe the pardah system with them, the higher caste females being simply collected in a
separate house or courtyard, the lower coming forward in the open with the men.
Muhammadans were much less ready to accept inoculation, and personally I only inoculated a
considerable number on two occasions, and only on one of these, a large number of females, the only occasion
on which I had to observe the pardah system.
Europeans ...
Eurasians ...
High caste Hindús
Other Hindús ...
INOCULATION BY CLASSES.
...
...
...
...
Ramdásiás, Chamárs & sweepers
Musalmáns ...
Native Christians ...
Others
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...
TOTAL
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20
I
6,317
34,972
5,071
13,779
481
132
62773
Reinoculations.
8. The number of these was only 882, leaving
a total number of primary inoculations of 61,891.
Plague in inoculated.
9. The total number of plague cases and
deaths which occurred in inoculated persons was—
Cases
Deaths
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...
...
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...
...
...
...
...
...
...
762
233
This comparatively large number is due to the fact that inoculation was principally done in villages
in which plague was active ; many cases occurred within a few days of inoculation and must have been
incubating plague at the time of the operation.
A certain number of cases were inoculated who were afterwards discovered to have been suffering
from plague at the time of inoculation. These 33 cases and 27 deaths should therefore be considered as
plague in uninoculated, and they are accordingly deducted, which leaves—
Cases
Deaths
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
729
206
to be considered in the subsequent calculations.
Out of the number reported, 762 cases were verified, and a full list of these with all details is given
in Statement No. IV of the appendix for reference. (Not reproduced here.)
The comparatively few, only 21, that were not verified have not been excluded from the returns, as
I think that the non-verification was more probably due to loss of certificates and indifferent clerking than to
false reports.
In a few cases it was found that plague cases were brought for treatment to the Inoculating Officer
on the plea that they were inoculated, and with a borrowed certificate, and were accordingly reported as
cases of plague in inoculated ; still, on referring to Patwárís for details of result, these cases were discovered
to be false and the returns corrected accordingly.
Case mortality in inoculated.
10. The case mortality of plague in total numbers of uninoculated and inoculated is given below for
comparison :—
Uninoculated
Inoculated
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...
...
...
Case mortality,
per cent. cases.
67.89
28.54
Ratio of
attacks to deaths.
1.5 to 1
3.5 to 1
The case mortality in the uninoculated is certainly too high owing to bad reporting, and this is true
also of inoculated, but to a much smaller extent, as Inoculating Officers have made it a part of their work to
enquire into and report cases of plague in inoculated.
" New " prophylactic.
11. The few inoculations done with the new fluid and consequent small number of cases do not
afford data for reliable figures.
The following are the figures : —
Occurred between 8th day and
120th day (1st 4 months).
Case mortality ...
Ratio of attacks to deaths
Occurred after 120th day
Cases
Deaths
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...
Cases
Deaths
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9
2
22.23 per cent.
4.5 to 1.
5
5
" Old " prophylactic.
12. The figures concerning the old prophylactic will now be considered,—first the total cases and
then the cases according to their type,—bubonic,
pneumonic and septic,—and work out the case mortality
every day of the first week, for the first four weeks and the first four months after inoculation.