TRIENNIAL REPORT ON VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEARS 1896-97-1898-99.
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formed. In Meiktila and the Southern Shan States the additions to establishment
were accountable for the excess in expenditure under this head, while in Prome and
Upper Chindwin the expenditure increased under Pay and travelling allowances.
The average cost for each successful case in 1896-97 varied from As. 10-6 in
Myitkyina, As. 7-5 in the Northern Shan States, As. 6-11 in Akyab, and As. 6-8 in
Bhamo, to As. 1-4 each in Mandalay and Myingyan, As. 1-3 in Shwebo, As. 1-2
each in Upper and Lower Chindwin, and 10 pies in Pakôkku. In 1897-98 the cost
per case ranged from As. 8-11 in Myitkyina, As. 6-11 in the Southern Shan States,
As. 6-5 in Akyab, and As. 6-1 in the Northern Shan States, to As. 1-5 each in
Mandalay and Upper Chindwin, As. 1-3 each in Lower Chindwin and Myingyan,
As. 1-1 in Shwebo, and 11 pies in Sandoway ; while in 1898-99 the range was from
As. 7-3 in the Southern Shan States, As. 6-5 in Myitkyina, As. 5-10 in Akyab, and
As. 5-7 in the Arakan Hill Tracts to As. 1-5 in Chindwin (both Upper and Lower),
As. 1-3 each in Tavoy and Myingyan, As. 1-2 in Shwebo, and 10 pies in Sandoway.
21. The subjoined abstract contrasts the vaccination work done in dispen-
saries in Burma:—
Year.
1896-97 ...
1897-98 ...
1898-99 ...
NUMBER OF VACCINATIONS.
Primary.
5,466
5,151
8,209
Re-vacci-
nation.
2,937
4,613
6,140
Total.
8,403
9,764
14,349
NUMBER SUCCESSFUL.
Primary.
4,964
4,891
7,278
Re-vacci-
nation.
1,344
2,407
3,850
PERCENTAGE.
Primary.
90.82
94.95
88.66
Re-vacci-
nation.
45.76
52.18
62.70
The total number of operations performed in dispensaries has steadily increased
from year to year. In 1897-98 there was an increase of 1,361 cases as compared
with 1896-97, while in 1898-99 the excess amounted to 4,585 cases. The Jail
Hospital in Hanthawaddy
district and civil dispen-
saries in the Sagaing dis-
trict were, as shown in the
margin, responsible for the
largest number of opera-
tions throughout the three
years under consideration.
In 1897-98 and 1898-99 the dispensaries in the Thôngwa district contribu-
ted large numbers of operations, whilst in 1898-99 Upper Chindwin added its
quota of 2,098 dispensary vaccinations. The operations in Hanthawaddy and
Thôngwa were for the most part re-vaccinations, while those in Sagaing were almost
entirely primary and in the Upper Chindwin about two-thirds primary and one-third
re-vaccinations.
The ratio per cent of success in primary operations which had risen from
90.82 in 1896-97 to 94.95 in 1897-98 fell to 88.66 in 1898-99. The ratio of suc-
cess in re-vaccination on the other hand has largely and progressively increased.
22. Statement No. IV compares the number of primary vaccinations per-
formed during the past ten years by Government, Municipal and Local Fund
vaccinators, as well as in dispensaries and cantonments. The aggregate results
show progressive improvement both as regards the quantity and the quality of
the work. The total and relative proportion of work done and success attained
by the several establishments concerned during the past triennium is compared in
the table below.
District.
Hanthawaddy ... ...
Sagaing ... ...
1896-97.
2,187
1,050
1897-98.
2,578
1,345
1898-99.
3,842
1,797
Establishment.
Government ... ...
Municipal
...
...
Local Funds
... ...
Native States ... ...
Dispensaries ... ...
Army
...
...
...
Tota1
...
NUMBER OF PRIMARY OPERATIONS.
1896-97.
Total.
118,666
83,382
188,718
...
5,466 686
396,818
Success.
110,486
78,036
172,580
...
4,964
416
366,482
1897-98.
Total.
95,153
83,934
222,231
...
5,151
459
405,928
Success.
88,851
78,827
210,880
...
4,891
399
383,748
1898-99.
Total.
116,621
81,987
238,334
2,108
8,209
599
447,858
Success.
106,892
78,636
338,367
1,941
7,278
405
423,519
RATIO PER CENT.
1896-97.
Total.
29.90
20.99
47.56
...
1.38
.17
100.00
Success.
93.11
93.70
91.45
...
90.82
60.64
92.36
1897-98.
Total.
33.44
20.43
54.75
...
1.27
.11
100.00
Success.
93.38
95.05
94.89
...
94.95
65.14
94.54
1898-99.
Total.
26.04
18.31
53.22
.47 1.83
.13
100.00
Success.
91.66
95.91 95.82
92.08 88.65
67.61
94.57