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61.25, as against 78.05 per cent. done successfully last year. The percentages of
primary vaccinations done successfully varied very much in different districts. In the
cool districts of Manipur, Nága Hills and Khási and Jaintia Hills the ratios were
respectively 98.98, 95.75 and 91.63, and in Lakhimpur, which is cooler during the winter
months than the other districts in the plains, it was 90.84. In the Nowgong and Cachar
districts, on the other hand, the ratio of successful cases was only 56.55 and 62.93
per cent., respectively.
Proportion of population suc-
cessfully vaccinated.
6. There were 28.88 per 1,000 of the population of the province successfully
vaccinated during the year, as against 29.65 per 1,000 done
successfully in the previous year, and 28.42 per 1,000, the
average proportion done successfully during the previous
five years.
Dispensary vaccination.
7. Details of dispensary vaccination are given in Statement III. From the statement
it appears that dispensary establishments performed 12,302
vaccine operations, of which 11,842 were primary and 460
were cases of re-vaccination. Of the primary vaccinations 9,677, or 81 72 per cent., were
successful, and 297 of the re-vaccinations were found to be successful, the proportion of
successful cases having been 64.57 per cent. Last year, 12,464 dispensary vaccinations
were done ; 12,213 primary and 251 re-vaccinations. Of the primary operations 7,946,
and of the re-vaccinations 118, were successful, the percentages of successful cases being
respectively 65.06 and 47.01.
Total number of vaccinations
done in tea gardens.
8. The details of vaccination work done during the year
in tea-gardens by Government and tea-garden agencies are
given in the following table :
Table showing the vaccination work among the garden population performed by Government and tea-garden
agencies respectively during 1894-95.
District
Cachar ... ...
Sylhet ... ...
Goálpára ... ...
Kámrúp ... ...
Darrang ... ...
Nowgong... ...
Sibságar ... ...
Lakhimpur ...
Total ... ...
Men.
Primarily vaccinated
69
632
...
...
6
...
...
80
787
Successfully vaccinated
55
411
...
...
6
...
...
80
552
Women
Primarily vaccinated.
63
392
...
...
5
1
...
48
509
Successfully vaccinated
51
163
...
...
2
1
...
48
265
Children.
Primarily vaccinated
1,795
2,118
...
...
...
241
84
824
5,062
Successfully vaccinated.
1,429
1,324
...
...
...
167
84
631
3,635
Total vaccina-
tions by tea-
garden agency.
Primarily vaccinated.
1,927
3,142
...
...
11
242
84
952
6,358
Successfully vaccinated
1,535
1,898
...
...
8
168
84
759
4,452
Total vaccina-
tions by Govern-
ment agency.
Primarily vaccinated
424
...
...
55
...
...
145
225
849
Successfully vaccinated.
126
...
...
17
...
...
120
185
448
Grand total.
Primarily vaccinated
2,351
3,142
...
55
11
242
229
1,177
7,207
Successfully vaccinated.
1,661
1,898
...
17
8
168
204
944
4,900
Percentage of success-
ful cases.
70.65
60.41
...
30.91
72.73
69.42
89.08
80.20
67.99
There were altogether 7,207 operations done in tea-gardens, of which 6,358 were done
by garden agency and 849 by Government agency. Of the 6,358 vaccinations done by
tea garden agency, 4,452, or 70.02 per cent., were successful. Last year, 9,282 vaccina-
tions were done in tea gardens by this agency, and of these, 7,439, or 80.15 percent., were
done successfully. Of the 849 vaccinations in tea gardens done by Government agency,
448, or 52.77 per cent., were successful. There were altogether 4,900 operations
done successfully in tea gardens, a percentage of 67.99. Last year, 8,596 out of
10,684 operations were done successfully, the percentage of successful cases having been
81.22.