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RESOLUTION ON NOTES ON THE STATISTICS OF VACCINATION IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1899-1900.
of the returns for this district. The Superintendent-General is requested to insist
upon a careful verification of the figures.
Generally speaking, there appears to have been some advance in the degree
of protection afforded, but until greater accuracy is secured in the returns, it is
unsafe to attempt to form conclusions.
Comparative results by districts.
4. The average number of persons vaccinated by each vaccinator varied
from 1,024 in Myitkyina to 5,109 in Sandoway. The
figures for the latter district have been shown to be
unreliable. The percentage of successful primary vaccinations is highest in
Minbu (98.76), and Rangoon (98.64), and lowest in the Shan States (62.30 and
74.90), and in Myitkyina (77.83). Sir Frederic Fryer agrees with the Superintend-
ent-General that the percentages of successful re-vaccinations which range from
7.33 in Sandoway to 100 in Thatôn and Salween must be accepted with caution.
With the exception of the Shan States, Akyab shows the smallest number of per-
sons successfully vaccinated per mille of population. The unfavourable comments
which have been made annually on the state of vaccination in this district and in
Myaungmya do not appear to have had much effect: in the latter district the
work performed by the vaccinators is again small, and the number of persons pro-
tected during the year is well below the average.
Dispensary vaccinations.
5. The number of primary operations decreased from 8,209 to 6,033, and the
number of re-vaccinations rose from 6,140 to 6,594.
The percentage of successful primary vaccinations
was considerably lower than the average for the whole province: in Mogaung it
was as low as 44.71. The percentage of successful re-vaccinations, on the other
hand, was abnormally high. In Magwe 384 persons are reported to have been
re-vaccinated, and all successfully, while in Sandoway only four cases were suc-
cessful out of 147. These figures do not inspire confidence.
Vaccination in the Shan States.
6. The total number of persons vaccinated in the Shan States has risen from
6,725 to 8,262; the number of vaccinators has in-
creased from 5 to 6 and their average number of ope-
rations has slightly increased. The results, however, are not so satisfactory, the
percentage of successful operations having fallen from 84.89 to 68.93. No re-
vaccinations were performed. Inspection revealed that many of the returns sent
in by the vaccinators were falsified.
Vaccination in Rangoon.
7. The number of primary vaccinations in the Rangoon Municipality has
again decreased from 5,516 to 2,457, while re-vacci-
nations have fallen from 4,938 to 2,899. The average
number of operations performed by each vaccinator was only 1,309; in the previous
year it was 2,366. Out of a total of 3,164 births registered, only 1,119 children
under one year of age were successfully vaccinated. These figures are so unsatis-
factory as to justify the presumption that the Health Officer of the Municipality
has neglected this most important part of his duties. The President is requested
to look into the matter.
Verification of results.
8. A most unsatisfactory feature of the report is the decrease again this year
in the number of cases verified by native Superin-
tendents. The same defect was commented on in last
year's Resolution, but no improvement has resulted. Apart from this, however, it