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Age of those vaccinated.
9. The next table gives the numbers successfully vaccinated according to
age and the proportion vaccinated at these ages:—
TABLE No. VII.—Showing ages of the successfully vaccinated children by Vaccination
Establishment during 1884-85.
Districts.
Amraoti ... ...
Ellichpur ... ...
Wun ... ...
Basim ... ...
Akola ... ...
Buldana ... ...
Total ...
Number of those successfully vaccinated.
Under
one
year.
14,121
8,339
10,131
7,689
13,487
10,818
64,585
One year &
under
six years.
4,731
1,212
3,930
4,451
4,164
4,263
22,751
Above
six
years.
208
21
262
381
161
243
1,279
Total
of all
ages.
19,060
9,572
14,323
12,521
17,815
15,324
88,615
Proportion per cent. successfully
vaccinated.
Under
one
year.
74.1
87.1
70.7
61.4
75.7
70.6
72.9
One and
under
six years.
24.8
12.7
27.4
35.5
23.3
27.8
25.7
Above
six
years.
1.1
.2
1.9
3.04
1.
1.6
1.4
The largest number of operations was performed upon infants. Of the total
number successfully vaccinated 72.9 per cent. were children under one year of
age, 25.7 per cent. over one and under six, and 1.4 above six years and
adults. In the previous year these proportions were 70.2, 28.1, and 1.5 respectively.
The Ellichpur District returns the highest proportion (87.1 per cent.) of
infants successfully vaccinated, and the Basim District the lowest (61.4).
The progress of infantile vaccination has been progressive from year to
year, as shown below:—
TABLE No. VIII.—Showing infantile vaccination for eight years.
Years.
1877-78 ...
1878-79 ...
1879-80 ...
1880-81 ...
Proportion per cent. of
children under one year
protected to total of all
ages successfully vac-
cinated.
45.0
62.9
65.1
58.5
Years.
1881-82 ...
1882-83 ...
1883-84 ...
1884-85 ...
Proportion per cent. of
children under one year
protected to total of all
ages successfully vac-
cinated.
58.6
61.3
70.25
72.9
The correctness of the age entries as recorded by vaccinators in their registers
has been carefully tested by Sanitary Commissioner when on tour of inspection,
and no errors of consequence discovered.
Protection afforded against small-
pox.
10. As an estimate of the amount of protection afforded by vaccination the
proportion of the population successfully vacci-
nated is shown below for each district, and also the
percentage of children protected under one year of
age to the birth-rate estimated at 40 per 1,000 of the population:—
TABLE No. IX.—Showing the number and proportion of infants who are protected and who
remained unprotected in each district during 1884-85.
Districts.
Amraoti ...
Ellichpur ...
Wun ...
Basim ...
Akola ...
Buldana ...
Total ...
Population
575,328
271,150
392,102
358,883
595,472
437,083
2,630,018
Propor-
tion pro-
tected
per
1,000 of
popula-
tion.
35.3
38.9
38.6
38.2
32.6
38.4
36.4
Births
estimat-
ed at 40
per
1,000 of
popula-
tion.
23,013
10,846
15,684
14,355
23,818
17,483
105,200
No. of
deaths
from all
causes
under
one year
of age
in 1884.
4,712
2,076
2,585
2,535
4,540
4,111
20,559
No.
under
one year
success-
fully
vacci-
nated.
15,140
9,160
10,661
8,467
14,833
11,847
70,108
No.
under
one year
remain-
ed
unpro-
tected.
3,161
...
2,438
3,353
4,445
1,525
14,533
Proportion per cent. to
estimated births.
Of
infants
who
died.
20.4
19.1
16.5
17.6
19.0
23.5
19.6
Of
infants
who
were
vacci-
nated.
65.8
84.4
67.9
59.0
62.3
67.8
66.6
Of infants
who re-
mained
unpro-
tected.
13.7
?
15.5
23.3
18.7
8.7
13.8
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