REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1891-92.
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10. The ratio of males to females operated on remains approximately
the same as last year. In all the districts with the solitary exception of Mergui
males preponderate. In the Hanthawaddy district males are to females as 5 to
1: this disproportion is attributed to the large number of coolies vaccinated in
Rangoon Town.
11. The average number of persons vaccinated by each vaccinator is 1,962
against 2,159, 2,009, and 1,659 of the three preceding years. The following
districts show an increase:—Amherst (413), Sandoway (275), Salween (110),
Tavoy 113 Hill Tracts (96), Shwegyin (78), Thayetmyo (6). The remaining
districts exhibit a decrease from 820 in Prome, 641 in Toungoo, Henzada 623, to
38 in Bassein and 33 in Kyaukpyu.
12. The percentage of success in primary vaccination has been 85.21
against 85.38, 86.10, and 86.14 of the three years immediately preceding. The
degree of success ranged from 93.18 in Amherst, 93.05 in Toungoo, and 91.06
in Shwegyin to 74. in Tharrawaddy, 68.52 in Sandoway, and 64.71 in Salween.
13. There were 37,752 cases of re-vaccination against 39,069 in 1890-91 ;
the percentages of success were 57.19 and 61.03 respectively.
14. During the year 21.42 per 1,000 of population have been successfully
vaccinated against 24.36 in 1890-91, 26.67 in 1889-90, and 19.79 in 1888-89.
15. Statement No. II.—The establishment has been increased by one
second class vaccinator since the date of the last report.
The expenditure under the head of Establishment is Rs. 25,905 against Rs.
25,565 during the previous year, the increase of Rs. 340 being due to the in-
crease in the establishment employed. The amount expended as travelling
allowances shows an increase of Rs. 630, and the contingencies a decrease of
Rs. 792.
16. The total cost was met as follows:—Rs. 19,109 from local funds, Rs.
12,821 from Municipal funds, and Rs. 733 from Provincial funds.
17. The cost of each successful case was Re. 0-5-3 as against Re. 0-4-9 in
1890-91 and Re. 0-4-7 in 1889-90.
18. Statement No. III—Gives details concerning dispensary vaccination.
The total number of persons vaccinated was 939 as against 2,934 in the pre-
vious year, and 4,400 in 1889-90. The falling off in the number of dispensary
vaccinations is in some measure due to the fact that many people, especially
the inhabitants of the towns, will not take their children to the dispensary so
long as they can secure the services of vaccinators at their own homes with-
out trouble on their part, but it must chiefly be attributed to the selection in
those towns where the Act has been introduced of the dispensary as one of the
vaccination stations, the operations at which are now performed by Municipal
vaccinators, and shown in Statement No. I and not in Statement No. III as
heretofore.
UPPER BURMA.
19. The following statement shows the strength of establishment employ-
ed during the years 1890-91 and 1891-92 :—
Years.
1890-91 ... ...
1891-92 ... ...
Superintend-
ent-General.
1
1
Superin-
tendents of
circles.
21
21
Deputy
Superintend-
ents.
...
...
Native
Superintend-
ents.
...
...
VACCINATORS.
First class.
7
5
Second
class.
21
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Thirty-two vaccinators were employed during the year as against 28 in 1890-91.
The increase of four on the previous year is accounted for by additions to the staff
in Pakôkku (1), Minbu (1), Pyinmana (1), and by the appointment in March
1891 of a vaccinator to the Northern Shan States (1).