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during 1917-18 was 121,092, as compared with 119,088 in 1916-17. The total
number of primary vaccinations in 1917-18 was 110,932 and that of re-vaccina-
tions 11,866, against 108,845 and 11,669, respectively, in 1916-17. Successful
primary vaccinations and successful re-vaccinations numbered in 1917-18, 105,751
and 7,006, respectively, as against 103,902 and 6,447, respectively, in 1916-17.
The number of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of population was 38.60,
against 37.67 in the preceding year. Among the municipalities showing a large
number of persons successfully vaccinated per. 1,000 of population Jaunpur
(as in the two preceding years) easily stands first with 122.87. Gonda comes
next with 72.25, followed by Almora with 65.46, Naini Tal with 58.64,
Bahraich with 56.42, Etah with 55.13 and Firozabad with 54.60. Naini Tal which
was second last year stood fourth this year while Gonda which was third became
second. The District Superintendent of Vaccination of Naini Tal attributes
the comparative decrease in the degree of protection afforded to the fact that the
last year's figure was abnormal on account of a small-pox scare. Among the least
protected municipalities the most conspicuous are Mainpuri (15.91), Rae Bareli
(18.12), Farrukhabad (20.29),Dehra Dun (25.77) and Nawabganj in the Bara Banki
district (26.33). Dehra Dun and Nawabganj show a marked, and Farrukhabad a
slight, improvement over last year, while Mainpuri and Rae Bareli show a
decline. The decrease of work in the last two municipalities is attributed to the
prevalence of plague throughout the vaccination season. The number of successful
vaccinations performed on children under the age of one year in the municipalities
of these Provinces in 1917-18 was 85,127, vide Appendix B, against 82,237 in the
preceding year—an increase of 2,890.
Vaccination in cantonments.
13. In 1917-18, 26,978 persons were vaccinated and 27,064 vaccination
operations (13,105 primary and 13,959 re-vaccina-
tions) were performed in the cantonments of these
Provinces, against 14,751 and 14,780 (8,828 primary and 5,952 re-vaccinations),
respectively, in the preceding year. The numbers of successful primary vaccina-
tions and successful re-vaccinations during the two years were 12,220 and 9,184,
and 8,474 and 3,527, respectively. The number of persons successfully vaccinated
per 1,000 of population was 111.37, against 62.71 in 1916-17. This marked
increase is due to the fact that a large number of recruits were vaccinated during
the year.
Vaccination in notified areas.
14. As explained in paragraph 12, Kandhla Municipality was converted
into a notified area from the 15th August 1917. On
the other hand Baghpat ceased to be a notified area
from 1st April 1917 ; hence the total number of notified areas was the same (48)
as in the preceding year. For purposes of comparison the statistics of Kandhla
have been added to, and those of Baghpat excluded from, the returns for 1916-17.
The total number of persons vaccinated and the number of vaccinations
performed in all the notified areas during 1917-18 were 17,964 and 18,335 (14,896
primary and 3,439 re-vaccinations), respectively, as compared with 14,585 and
14,753, respectively, in the preceding year—the difference of 371 and 168 represent-
ing secondary operations. The number of successful primary cases was 14,223
and that of successful re-vaccinations 1,948, against 13,331 and 518, respectively,
in 1916-17. The number of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of popula-
tion was 47.08, against 40.31 in 1916-17. The figures thus show an improvement
over last year's.
Vaccination Act.
15. The Vaccination Act is in force in all municipalities and cantonments
and in 46 out of 48 notified areas. The question of
extending the Act to the Notified Areas of Mau and
Mubarakpur in the Azamgarh District is under the consideration of Government.
General results of inspection.
(Statement V.)
16. (a) By Deputy Sanitary Commissioners
and District Superintendents of Vaccination.
In spite of the fact that the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, 3rd Range, was
on Kumbh Fair duty at Allahabad from September 1917 till February 1918
and that the time of the other Deputy Sanitary Commissioner was occupied by
the Dadri Fair at Ballia and in delivering of lectures on Hygiene and conducting
the examinations of students at the King George's Medical College, and that
most of the district superintendents of vaccination were unable to leave their
head-quarter stations for long periods on account of the examination of recruits
and that a greater part of their time than usual was occupied by measures to
check the spread of plague, the number of inspections performed by deputy
sanitary commissioners and district superintendents of vaccination in 1917-18
exceeded those recorded in 1916-17 by 5,658, which is satisfactory. The actual