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decrease in the work of all vaccinators is attributable to these two causes, to which may be
added stoppages in work on account of sickness of some vaccinators, and the dismissal of
others, as also to the extreme idleness of a few noticed at the end of this report.
Total of Work.
3. The total number of operations performed during the year is 83,845; of these 79,456
were primary vaccinations, and 4,389 were re-vaccina-
tions. The number of successful operations is 75,590.
Percentages of Success, Age, and Sex.
4. The following are some of the important
percentages:—
Primary Vaccinations ...................
Re-vaccinations ............................
Percentage
of Success.
95.5
82.6
Percentage of Age.
Under
1 year.
55.9
...
Above
1 year.
44.1
...
Percentage of Sex.
Males.
52.2
...
Females.
47.8
...
Cost.
5. The total expenditure of the whole Circle as given in Statement No. III. is Rupees
23,599-10-6, and excluding the dispensary vaccinations,
the cost of each successful case comes to 5 annas and 2
pies; with the Dispensary work the cost would be nearly 5 annas.
Lymph.
6. The lymph in use in this Circle is good; the resulting vesicles are normal in shape
and appearance, and on the 8th day attain the size of
a large-sized gram.
The two essential signs of a
successful vaccination are almost always produced, viz., the red areola and the fever of
maturation—the first perhaps not always clearly visible, but of the latter the parents invari-
ably complain of on the 8th day. Including dispensaries, the lymph of 36 vaccinators came
under inspection. Of these 15 were found working with good lymph, 13 with somewhat
indifferent lymph, and 8 with bad lymph.
7. Three supplies of English lymph were received from the Superintendent General
during the year. Of these the first one received in June last failed ; the second supply was
introduced by myself at Gogo in November with success; and the third received in January
last was used successfully in Kaira districts.
8. Requisitions for supplies of lymph from several quarters have been complied with.
Vaccination in Bánsdá.
9. Vaccination was introduced in Bánsdá for the first time in March 1871, from which
month to the end of September of the same year 851
operations were performed. In October the vaccinator
abruptly stopped work, sent in his resignation, and went away to his native place, and since
then no vaccination has been performed. This Native State is a small one equal to about
half a good sized Government táluká. The neighbouring State of Dharmpur is also a small
one. The population of both together would be about 47,000 or 50,000, equal to the
population of a medium sized Government táluká. It was, therefore, a proposal of mine to
do away with a seperate man for Bánsdá, and entrust it to the Dharmpur vaccinator. For
the present, however, it is thought desirable to keep separate men for the two States.
Establishment of Local
Fund Vaccination.
10. The system of having Local Fund Vaccination Establishments in each Collectorate,
described by Dr. Pinkerton in the last Annual Report,
was introduced in this Circle in August last, and as a
consequence of this change, each of the Collectorates
has now a Deputy Superintendent, whose sole duty is to supervise the work of its vaccinators.
It was thought advisable to give the benefit of these appointments to such of the vaccinators
as have by their good work, industry, and zeal, and by their honesty and good conduct,
deserved these posts of higher emoluments. Four vaccinators of this Circle were selected by