Extract from the Proceedings of the Resident at Hyderabad, No, 2117-R., dated
Hyderabad Residency, the 19th August 1887.
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The Report on Vaccination in the Hyderabad Assigned Districts for the year 1886-87.
RESOLUTION.
ALTHOUGH there has been a slight decrease in the total number of operations,
due probably to an unhealthy season and fewer births, yet the record of
the year's operations under Dr. Little's superintendence is, on the whole, satis-
factory.
2. The operations performed in the two past years were:—
1885-86.
97,654 ...
1886-87.
95,504
Of these 95.4 were successful in the former and 95.8 in the latter year.
86,934 of the vaccinations in 1886-87 were performed by the special
establishment. The measure of success in primary operations attained by this
agency is returned at 96.2, an improvement of .6 over the results of the year
preceding.
3. An interesting feature in the Report is the attempt made to extend the
benefits of vaccination to the wild and timid people of the Melghat. The work
done there under the auspices of Colonel Mackenzie and Mr. Ballantine is
encouraging, and it is to be hoped that when the services of vaccinators suffici-
ently innured to the climate of this unhealthy tract can be secured, further pro-
gress will be made.
4. Table No. 3, in paragraph 10 of the Report, gives particulars for each dis-
trict of primary operations and re-vaccinations. The number of the latter performed
by the special establishment was, however, only 36 for the whole province In
course of time it may reasonably be expected that re-vaccination will be more
freely resorted to. Mean while the large number of children under six years who
are annually vaccinated cannot fail to make a considerable impression.
5. Table No. 4 shows that 63,148 children under one year and 19,458 under
six years were vaccinated by the special department, as against 68,076 and
18,213 respectively in the previous year. The decrease in the numbers under
one year is noticeable in all districts, and may be attributed to the causes already
mentioned.
6. Taking the whole province and all the vaccination work done during the
year as exhibited in Table No. 5, the numbers of children under one year successfully
vaccinated were 68,223; the births, estimated at 40 per 1000 of the population,
which is a fairly correct annual estimate, being 105,200.
7. The Superintendents verified 66.9 per cent. of the total vaccinated, as com-
pared with 63.7 in 1885-86 ; and Dr. Little considers that this result is satis-
factory. It is, however, disappointing to find that of the six Civil Surgeons two
only appear to have exerted themselves appreciably to check vaccination work
in their head-quarter circles, whilst the Civil Surgeon of Akola kept no record
of his inspections. Success in working the Vaccination Department depends
almost entirely on effective supervision. It is highly advantageous that vaccina-
tors should have the incentive to careful work which liability to inspection
imposes, and while willing to make allowance for calls on their time elsewhere,
the Resident hopes he may not again be called upon to notice the failures of
Civil Surgeons in this branch of their duty. There was a slight increase from
Rs. 17,027-10-5 to Rs. 17,119-11-4 in the cost of the special department, and
the average cost of each successful case was Rs. 0-3-3, or 2 pie more than in
1885-86.
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