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in 1920-21 against 60.44 in 1919-20. The decrease is mainly due to a smaller
number of operations having been performed among recruits and to the absence
of troops.
Vaccination in notified areas.
14. As stated in paragraph 12 above, the notified area of Kanauj, which
was converted into a municipality from 1st September,
1919: but was treated as a notified area for the purposes
of figures shown in that year's report, has been excluded from the statement of
notified areas for this year. Its statistics have also been excluded from the
preceding year's returns for the purposes of comparison. The statistics for Moghal
Sarai being available for 1919-20 and 1920-21, have been taken into account.
Pauri in the Garhwal District was constituted a notified area from 1st April, 1920,
but as its statistics for the year 1919-20 are not available, it has not been treated
as such for the purposes of comparison. Thus the number of notified areas though
actually 50, has been taken at 49.
The total number of persons vaccinated and the number of vaccination
operations performed in the notified areas during 1920-21 were 13,399 and 13,590
(12,477 primary and 1,113 re-vaccination), respectively, as compared with 14,181
and 14,369 (12,864 primary and 1,505 re-vaccination), respectively, in the
preceding year. The number of successful primary cases was 11,897 and that of
successful re-vaccinations 675 against 12,089 and 926, respectively, in 1919-20.
The number of persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of population was 37.72
against 40.13 in 1919-20. Of the well-protected notified areas, Mainpuri Civil
Station stood first with a rate of 203'47 per mille, followed by Shahganj (Jaunpur),
with 174 42. Then came in order Ahraura (Mirzapur) with 95.91, Badshahpur
(Jaunpur) with 91.63 and Mawana (Meerut) with 66.84 The first four notified
areas mentioned above retained their position of the last year. Among the
notified areas showing the least protection are Chunar Settlement in the Mirzapur
District (2.90), Bhowali in the Naini Tal District (11.76), Rajpur in the Dehra
Dun District (13.64), Moghal Sarai in the Benares District (15.28), and Bargain
Bazar in the Gonda District (15.38). Moghal Sarai and Chunar Settlement show
an improvement over last year, while others a decrease.
The decrease in
Bhowali is attributed by the District Superintendent of Vaccination to the preva-
lence of influenza. In Bargain Bazar it is stated to be due to the slackness of a
vaccinator who has been punished. In Rajpur no cause has been assigned for
the decrease.
Vaccination Act.
15. The Vaccination Act is in force in all the cantonments and notified
areas and in 83 out of 84 municipalities. Steps are
being taken to extend the Act to the Kanauj munici-
pality in the Farrukhabad District.
General results of inspection.
(Statement V.)
16. (a) By Deputy Sanitary Commissioners and District
Superintendents
of Vaccination.—There has been a decrease in the
inspection work done by the deputy sanitary
commissioners and district superintendents of vaccination, during the year
under report, as compared with the preceding year, the actual number of cases
inspected during the two years being 147,022 (142,518 primary and 4,504 re-
vaccination) and 180,569 (173,720 primary and 6,849 re-vaccination), respectively.
The percentage of inspections to total number vaccinated in 1920-21 was 11.42
in the case of primary and 4.52 in the case of re-vaccinations, as against 13.60
and 5.18 in 1919-20, respectively. The reasons for the decrease are as follows :—
(1) The full sanctioned number of the deputy sanitary commissioners not
being available, these officers were, of necessity, engaged on more
important and special duties such as lecturing to the sanitary inspec-
tors' and D.P,H. and L.P.H. classes, supervision of the sanitary
arrangements of the important fairs in the province, supervision of
the anti-malarial measures in the vicinity of the Sarda Canal project
and investigation into outbreaks of cholera and could not therefore
spare time to do vaccination inspections.
(2) Less number of vaccination operations performed during the year.
(3) Indifference shown by some district superintendents of vaccination to
this part of their duty.
(4) Agrarian disturbances and political agitation in some districts.
The largest number of inspections was done in the districts of Bulandshahr
(13,027), Jaunpur (10,035), Pilibhit (9,748), Ballia (6,974), Bijnor (6,165) and