Extract from the Proceedings of the Resident at Hyderabad, No. 2222, dated
Hyderabad Residency, the 11th September 1885.
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Report on Vaccination in the Hyderabad Assigned Districts for the year 1884-85.
RESOLUTION.
THE Report has been carefully compiled, and is especially interesting as
affording information on the first entire year's work of the Vaccination Depart-
ment since its re-organization in November 1883.
The Special Department during the past year performed 93,002 operations,
or nearly 18 per cent. in excess of the average of the five years previous to its
re-organization. The percentage of successful cases has risen from 92.9 to 95.3,
while that for unsuccessful or unknown cases has fallen from 3.6 to 2.8. The
work performed by each vaccinator has also increased by 17 per cent. over the
average of the previous year.
Such figures speak for themselves, and clearly demonstrate that the efficiency
of the establishment has not suffered from its reduced numbers, but has distinctly
gained by the centralization of its Superintendents.
2. In primary vaccination the high percentage of 95.3 has been obtained
for successful cases. The success has been uniform throughout each district.
More infants under one year of age have been vaccinated. The percentage of
infants successfully vaccinated to the estimated annual birth-rate has risen from
53 to 66.6. Good as this percentage is when compared with that of other provinces
in India for the year 1883-84, there is room for improvement; for if the high
percentage of 84.4 can be obtained in the Ellichpur District, there is no reason why
the average rate for the whole province should not be higher.
3. The number of re-vaccinations is small; but, as remarked by the Sani-
tary Commissioner, infantile vaccination is the first object. Success in this
direction will soon make the people properly appreciate the benefits of vaccina-
tion, and become more accustomed to its institution. There is little doubt that
then re-vaccination will be more generally resorted to.
4. Considerable progress has been made in the work of supervision by
Superintendents, as 70 per cent. of the villages in which work was carried on, and
56.2 per cent. of the total number of vaccinations, were inspected by them. The
duty of verification can, however, be more strictly carried out, as is proved by the
high percentage in the Ellichpur District. There appears to be special room for
improvement in the Basim, A kola, and Buldana Districts, and it further appears
that a more extensive supervision of vaccination work might be exercised by Civil
Surgeons in the head-quarter circles.
5. The number of vaccinations performed at dispensaries has slightly
increased, as has also the percentage of success, which is creditable to the hospital
assistants when their other duties are taken into consideration.
6. Mr. Cordery has much pleasure in expressing his satisfaction at the
work performed during the year. The average proportion of protected persons
throughout the province has risen from 30.3 to 36.4, while the average cost of
each successful case has decreased from 3 annas 6 pies to 3 annas. The interest
taken by Dr. Little in supervising the Department, combined with the tact and
consideration shown by those serving under him, have gained the much needed
co-operation of the district officials. The Resident fully recognises the value of
such assistance, and adds his own cordial acknowledgments to those of the Superin¬
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