NOTES AND STATISTICS ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1911-12.
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Chin Hills District.—The
total of 2,053 operations is less by 339 than the
return for the year 1909-10, but a slight increase on 1910-11.
5. Percentage of success in operations in 1911-12—
Primary operations ... ...
Re-vaccination ... ...
96.61 against 95.30 in 1910-11.
72.77 against 67.81 in 1910-11.
Statement
I.
Six districts claim a percentage success in primary operations of over 99,
and five districts a percentage between 98 and 99. The lowest ratio is returned
by the Northern Arakan District, and the Akyab District returns only 90.47. In
re-vaccination, the Pakôkku District returns the lowest percentage of successful
results (31.12) while the Meiktila District claims 94.81 per cent. successes.
Statement
II.
6. Expenditure.—The
total expenditure on vaccination for the year 1911 -12
was Rs. 2,00,603-9-4 against Rs. 1,93,278-11-6 in 1910-11. The increase is
due to promotion of some of the Native Superintendents from the grade of Rs. 50,
to that of Rs. 75, to the increment of pay drawn by the vaccinators during the
year and to the general increase in expenditure under the head of Travelling
Allowance. The cost of the Vaccine Depôt was Rs. 13,289 against Rs. 17,810 in
the previous year. The reduction was mainly owing to no calves being purchased
in the year under review, and to reduced cost of feed. The Hanthawaddy
District cost Rs. 8,752 against Rs. 7,874 in the previous year, and the Pegu District
Rs. 9,198 against Rs. 7,865. Southern Shan States cost Rs. 14,481 against
Rs. 13,482. The average cost of each successful operation for the Province
was 7 annas 5 pies against 9 annas 1 pie in the previous year. This reduc-
tion in average cost corresponds to the great increase in successful operations (over
99,000). The highest average cost was returned by the Northern Shan States
(Rs. 1-13-9), Myitkyina District (Rs. 1-9-3), Hanthawaddy (Rs. 1-3-5), Ruby
Mines (Rs. 1-2-5), and Pyapôn (Rs. 1-2-2). The lowest cost was (Re. 0-2-11)
returned by the Magwe District, while Amherst returns Re. 0-3-5, Myingyan
Re. 0-4-3, Katha Re. 0-4-5, Ma-ubin Re. 0-4-6, Tharrawaddy and Sagaing
Re. 0-4-8.
Statement
III.
7. Dispensary
Vaccination.—There
was a decrease of 5,216 operations
at dispensaries as compared with the preceding year. This decrease is apparent
rather than real since it is dependent on the fact that under my instructions Civil
Surgeons ceased to include operations performed for the vaccination of prisoners
in the Jails under this head, as had been the practice in previous years. The
results of operations were as follows:—Primary 97.05, re-vaccination 54.13. In
a jail population averaging 17,668, there were 26,439 operations for vaccination,
of which only 3,115 were primary operations.
Statement
V.
8. Verification.—The
return of operations verified both by Civil Surgeons
and Native Superintendents of Vaccination in 1911-12 shows a great improve-
ment on that for 1910-11. The actual number of operations verified by Civil
Surgeons and Native Superintendents of Vaccination respectively was 69,316
and 291,043 against 45,166 and 213,746 in the previous year.
The
Civil Surgeons of the following
districts have
effected an increase
in the amount of verification work performed in the year :—Pegu, Ma-ubin,
Myaungmya, Amherst, Thatôn, Katha,
Sagaing, Thayetmyo,
Pakôkku,
Magwe, Meiktila, Kyauksè, Myingyan.
In the Hanthawaddy, Pyapôn,
and Yamèthin Districts, there is a decrease in the amount of verifi-
cation work performed by Civil Surgeons.
These are the' very districts
where vaccination is in a backward state at present, and it is not unnatural to
suspect a direct connection between this state of affairs and indifference on the
part of the Civil Surgeon to his vaccination duties in some of these instances.
The verification work performed by Native Superintendents of Vaccination shows
a considerable increase in nearly all districts. There is, however, a falling off in
the Hanthawaddy, Henzada, Sagaing and Myitkyina Districts.
Appendix
B.
9. Vaccination of Infants.— In 47 Municipal Towns, the number of births
registered was 26,635, and of infantile deaths 8,564, leaving 18,071 infants avail-
able for vaccination. There were actually vaccinated 18,956. This excess of
infants operated upon over the actual number of survivors is generally attributed
to an influx of visitors to the town from rural areas, bringing infants with them.
It is far more probable in the majority of instances that the excess is due to an
error in registration of births. This is strongly suggested by the case of the