Part II.]
VACCINATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
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Dispensary vaccina-
tion.
Dispensary,—municipal and local vaccination.—The following statement
shows comparatively the amount of work performed by these agencies; a
total of 217,464 were operated upon against 187,312 for the previous year, the
increase being due to the greater activity and interest of municipal and local
authorities:—
STATEMENT No. XIII.
CIRCLE OF MEDICIAL
SUPERINTENDENCE.
Presidency Circle ...
Dacca ...
Dinapore ...
TOTAL ...
ESTABLISHMENT PAID
By Government.
1873-74.
40
29
12
81
1872-73.
36
16
17
69
By local fund.
1873-74.
54
8
51
113
1872-73.
48
11
44
103
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS VACCINATED
By establishment.
1873-74.
59,639
21,648
36,649
117,936
1872-73.
58,419
16,737
56,450
131,606
By others.
1873-74.
25,895
11,779
61,854
99,528
1872-73
22,422
420
32,864
55,706
Number of per-
sons vaccinated
by each vac-
cinator.
1873-74.
634.4
585.1
581.7
607.9
1872-73.
695.4
619.9
925.4
765.1
Character of the
work.
The quality and character of the work varied much in different districts, and
bore a direct ratio to the amount of supervision exercised over them. The exten-
sion of vaccination by dispensary, municipal, and local agencies constituted about
one-third of the net increase of the cases of the whole province for the year. In
Burdwan, Jessore, Sylhet, Gowhatty, Patna, Eastern Bengal, Arrah, Buxar, and
Maunbhoom, really good work was accomplished almost solely in consequence
of the interest manifested by the civil surgeons. On the other hand, no
vaccination was performed in Dinagepore, and but a trifling amount in Malda.
No returns were received from Darjeeling, and the numbers had fallen off in
Midnapore, Chumparun, Bhaugulpore, and some other places.
The following is an extract from the Government resolution on the Surgeon
General's report:—
The Lieutenant-Governor observes with pleasure the unabated success which, during the
past year, has attended the efforts of the Medical Department to extend vaccination among
the people of these provinces. The total number of operations performed was 791,634 against
687,406 in 1872-73; this number is still far short of the requirements of these provinces,
being little more than one-third of what is accepted as their birth-rate. Still it is satis-
factory as indicating considerable progress compared with the previous year. Of the net in-
crease of 104,228 cases, about one-third is attributable to the extension of dispensary practice,
and the rest to the labours of the special establishments entertained at Government expense.
Besides these, in many districts there were independent vaccinators and ex-inoculators at work,
from all of whom returns have not been received. Increased attention has been given by
civil surgeons to vaccination, with the satisfactory result of an increase in the number of
inoculators who have engaged to practise the art, and further efforts on their part in this
direction are desirable.
VACCINATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
Results of the year.
The department was administered, as before, by Surgeon-Major F. Pearson,
the Superintendent-General of Vaccination. The following statement exhibits
the results of the year, which are to be regarded as satisfactory :—