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previous four years it has been better than it was from 1877 to 1881, this decrease is
satisfactory as showing the much increased protection of the people which has been
obtained by the successful vaccinations of the past five years.
Vaccination according to age.
14. The total number of primary successful operations, including the dispensary
vaccinations among infants under one year of age, rose from
16,183 in 1890-91 and 22,256 in 1891-92 to 41,920 in
1892-93, the number of infants vaccinated in the past year thus showing an increase of
19,664, or 88.35 per cent. over the figures of the previous year, 1891-92. The number of
successful operations amongst young children over one and under six years of age came to
114,813 in 1892-93 against 118,353 in 1891-92, a decrease of 3,540, although a consider-
able increase over the figures (94,922) of 1890-91.
Vaccination in proportion to
births.
15. The total number of births registered in the province was 155,909 in 1892,
143,548 in 1891 and 138,326 in 1890. The percentage of
successful primary vaccinations among infants under one year
of age to the total number of births registered was 26.89 in
1892-93 as compared with 15.50 in 1891-92 and 11.69 in 1890-91, exhibiting a consider-
able increase in favour of the past year.
TABLE No. 4.
Showing the number of licensed vaccinators operations inspected by the Civil Surgeons and Native
Inspectors during the year 1892-93.
District.
Sylhet ...
Goálpára ...
Kámrúp ...
Sibságar ...
Total ...
Total number of vaccinations.
984
15,821
14,915
1,479
33,199
Number of vacci-
nations inspected.
By Civil Surgeons.
15
4,628
600
...
5,243
By Native Inspectors.
664
6,775
3,442
100
10,981
16,224
Number of vacci-
nations found suc-
cessful.
By Civil Surgeons.
13
4,289
580
...
4,882
By Native Inspectors.
637
6,072
3,236
88
10,033
14,915
Number of vaca-
tions found unsuc-
cessful.
By Civil Surgeons.
2
339
20
...
361
By Native Inspectors.
27
703
206
12
948
1,309
Percentage of suc-
cessful cases
actually verified
by inspection.
By Civil Surgeons.
86.66
92.68
96.67
...
93.11
By Native Inspectors.
95.93
89.63
94.01
88.00
91.37
91.93
Inspection of licensed vaccina-
tors' work.
16. The result of inspection of the licensed vaccinators' work is given in the above
table and is submitted under paragraph 10 of Chief Commis-
sioner's Resolution on the Annual Vaccination Report,
1885-86. The total number of vaccinations performed by
this class of operators came to 33,199 during the year 1892-93 against 22,788 in 1891-92
and 18,247 in 1890-91. Out of a total of 33,199 operations, 16,224, or about half, were
verified by inspection. The inspection work was very satisfactory at Goálpára, where, out
of 15,821 operations 11,403, or 72.07 per cent., were inspected. The Civil Surgeon, Dr.
Dobson, inspected the very large number of 4,628 operations, or 29.25 per cent. of the
work performed by this class of operator in his district, as compared with 600 so inspected
in Kámrúp and 15 in Sylhet, or a percentage on such operations of 4.02 and 1.52 respect-
ively in those two latter districts. The percentages of successful cases as reported by the
licensed vaccinators were 98.11 in Kámrúp, 96.21 in Sibságar, 95.42 in Sylhet, and 94.21
in Goálpára, but the results as found on inspection by the Native Inspectors of Vaccination
were 95.93 in Sylhet, 94.01 in Kámrúp, 89.63 in Goálpára, and 88.00 in Sibságar. Of
the total number of 16,224 inspections, 14,915, or 91.93 per cent., were found successful,
against a total of 12,032 inspections and 10,493, or 87.21 per cent., successful cases in the
previous year.