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Results.
22. 7,731 vaccinations were performed during the year, against 10,263 in 1888-89.
Of these, 7,685 were primary vaccinations and 46 second-
ary, as compared with 10,097 primary and 166 secondary in
the previous year. The percentages of successful cases were 91.72 in the primary and
78.26 in the secondary vaccinations, as compared with 87.47 and 91.57 respectively in the
previous season. The Government vaccinators each performed, on an average, 748
vaccinations, and the Local Board vaccinators 747. The Municipal vaccinator performed
only 180 operations, which is very unsatisfactory.
Inspections.
23. There were 2,528 cases verified by inspections. Of these, 215 were by the Civil
Surgeon, 50 by the Assistant-Surgeon, and 2,263 by the
Native Inspector of Vaccinations, showing a percentage of
successful cases verified by each, of 92.09, 96, and 89.96 respectively. The inspection
of vaccination by the Civil Surgeon was greatly interfered with by his absence in Lushai
with the Surma Valley police force as noted above. The Military Medical Officer, acting
in Dr. Partridge's absence, could not be spared from the sadr station, hence the falling
off both in the number of operations and in the Civil Surgeon's inspections.
Vaccinations on tea-gardens.
24. Out of a garden population of 41,042 in this district, 2,594 persons were pri-
marily vaccinated, of which 2,258 were successful, giving
87.04 per cent. of successful cases, as compared with 2,677
thus vaccinated in the previous year, 2,358 successful, and 88.08 per cent. of successful
cases in that year.
Protection enjoyed by the indigenous popula-
tion from small-pox.
25. The table below shows the protection enjoyed by
the indigenous population from small-pox:—
Classes of persons examined.
Schoolboys ...............
Dispensary patients ......
Prisoners
...............
Total
............
Number examined
515
36
97
648
Inoculated.
1 to 6 years.
16
.. ..
16
Over 6 years.
281
3
52
336
Total.
297
3
52
352
Percentage of total
examined.
57.66
8.33
53.60
54.32
Vaccinated
1 to 6 years.
10
..
..
10
Over 6 years
117
19
14
150
Total
127
19
14
160
Percentage of total
examined.
24.66
52.77
14.43
24.69
Had small-pox.
1 to 6 years.
7
1
..
8
Over 6 years.
39
9
28
76
Total.
46
10
28
84
Percentage of total
examined.
8.94
27.77
28.86
12.96
Unprotected.
1 to 6 years.
13
.. ..
13
Over 6 years
32
4
3
39
Total.
45
4
3
52
Percentage of total
examined.
8.74
11.11
3.09
8.02
It will be seen from the above table that 648 cases were verified, and of these
352 were inoculated, 160 vaccinated, 84 had small-pox, and 52 unprotected.
Expenditure.
26. The total cost of vaccination in this district was Rs. 1,253-10. Of this amount,
Rs.- 584-10 were paid by Government, Rs. 604 by Local
Funds, and Rs. 65 by Municipalities. The average cost of
each successful case was 2 annas 10 pie.
SYLHET.
Staff.
27. Dr. Macnamara held executive medical charge of the district from the beginning
of the year up to 20th September 1889, and Dr. Henderson
from 21st September 1889 to the end of the year, and the
latter has prepared the report. The working staff consisted of 6 Native Inspectors, 10
Government vaccinators, 2 Municipal vaccinators, 20 Local Board vaccinators, and 2
licensed apprentices.
Results.
28. The total number of operations performed by this staff amounted to 31,429,
against 27,657 in 1888-89, showing an increase of 3,772
over the figures of the previous year. The percentage of
primary successful cases was 95.96, as compared with 95.72 in the preceding year.
Inspections.
29. The result of inspections was satisfactory on the whole. 90.6 per cent.
inspected were successful. The work was generally well and
carefully done. The Civil Surgeon inspected the work done
by the vaccinators on 37 different occasions.
Prevalence of small-pox.
30. Outbreaks of small-pox were, on several occasions, reported to have originated
directly from inoculations. Small-pox was very prevalent
in the district during the year, especially in the Habiganj
sub-division, where it was reported to be almost epidemic. The mortality from this
disease was 2,060, as compared with 1,339 in the preceding year.