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NATIVE STATES AND VACCINATION IN RAJPUTANA.
37. For all conservancy purposes the Light Railway performs valuable
work. Rubbish and city sweepings are burnt in incinerators. The foul earth
and sweepings were deposited in the Gandah Nullah, only a portion being
used up in cultivators' fields.
38. Seventy-three latrines were newly constructed and 220 old latrines
were repaired.
39. Jodhpur.—Owing to scanty rains in 1918 scarcity of water was felt
in various parts of the State during June and July, but since the monsoon
arrived the water supply has been satisfactory and all the tanks and wells in
Jodhpur City and in the Districts are nearly filled up.
40. Bikaner.—The Sanitation of the city is under the care of the Munici-
pality, of which the Principal Medical Officer is a member and the president
of the Sanitary Sub-Committee.
41. Kotah.—In Kotah City various improvements in Conservancy were
carried out:—
Wells and Baories were cleaned.
Houses which had become dangerous and ruinous were dismantled.
Thirteen iron receptacles were bought to be kept at public latrines.
Three nightsoil carts were purchased and 16 old carts were repaired.
VACCINATION.
Statement I.
42. The total number of persons vaccinated in Ajmer-Merwara including
Nasirabad fell from 12,720 in 1918-19 to 11,736 in 1919-20. There was also
decline in the total number of Primary Vaccination, the number of Primary
successful vaccination, the average number of persons vaccinated by each
Vaccinator and in persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000 of population which
were 11,670, 10,563,848 and 22.56 respectively in the preceding year. The
total number of re-vaccinations also fell from 1,050 in 1918-19 to 354 in 1919-
20, and that of successful re-vaccinations from 747 in 1918-19 to 320 in 1919-
20.
43. The decrease in both vaccination and re-vaccination is due to the fact
that in Ajmer-Merwara many infants remained unvaccinated, the parents con-
cealing or refusing to produce them. The matter is engaging attention with a
view to improving the state of affairs.
44. The number of Vaccinators was 15, the same as in the previous year,
and one Native Superintendent.
45. The Civil Surgeon, Ajmer, inspected 805 vaccinated children against
783 in 1918-19 all of whom were found successful.
46. The Superintendent of Vaccination at Nasirabad examined 520 child-
ren, of these 507 were successful as compared with 810 in 1918-19.
47. The Native Superintendent inspected 278 villages against 342 in 1918-
19 and examined 4,428 vaccination operations against 4,184 in the previous
year.
General Operation in Native States.
48. The vaccination returns from the Native States show a considerable
increase under all heads due chiefly to
non-prevalance epidemic disease, through-
out Rajputana during the season. The total number of Primary Vaccinations
in Native States was 213,937 of which 203,350 were successful as compared
with 150,923 Primary and 144,916 successful operations in 1918-19. Re-vacci-
nation rose from 1,181 in 1918-19 to 1,269 in the year under report.
49. There were 180 Vaccinators against 161 Vaccinators in 1918-19, 22
additional Vaccinators having been employed, 13 in Marwar, 6 in Tonk, 1 in
Jaisalmer, 1 in Mewar and 1 in Banswara and 2 less in Bharatpur and 1 in
Shahpura. No Vaccinator was employed in Deoli Cantonment during the
season ; vaccinations were performed by the Sub-Assistant Surgeon attached to
the Agency Hospital there.