( 4 )
Amount of recess work.
5. The following table shows the amount of recess work performed
during the past three years :—
CIRCLES.
Calcutta ... ...
Metropolitan Circle ... ...
Darjeeling Circle ... ...
Ranchi Circle ... ...
Eastern Bengal Circle ...
Orissa Circle ... ...
Behar Circle ... ...
Total ...
Municipalities, &c. ...
GRAND TOTAL ...
1887-88.
8,666
1,959
803
2,648
3,213
1,181
662
19,082
8,021
27,103
1888-89.
6,916
2,203
9,187
3,498
10,340
139
6,187
38,470
8,584
47,054
1889-90.
6,138
8,140
4,111
5,415
16,221
1,445
5,680
47,150
12,791
59,941
Average of
the three
years
1887—90.
7,240
4,101
4,700
3,854
9,925
905
4,176
34,901
9,798
44,699
Total number of operations (pri-
mary and secondary) performed in
the province.
6. The following statement shows the number of primary and secondary
operations performed in the province during the past
three years, the number of successful cases out of the
total number of operations, and the ratio per cent.
of successful cases to total operations, excluding
unknown cases. The average of the three years is also shown :—
CIRCLE.
Calcutta
...
...
...
...
Metropolitan Circle ... ...
Ranchi Circle
...
...
...
Darjeeling Circle
...
...
...
Sonthal Pergunnahs Circle
...
Eastern Bengal Circle
...
...
Orissa Circle
...
...
...
Behar Circle
...
...
...
Total of Vaccination Circles ...
Municipalities, dispensaries, &c.
Total ...
Calcutta
...
...
...
...
Metropolitan Circle
...
...
Ranchi Circle ... ... ...
Darjeeling Circle ... ... ...
Sonthal Pergunnahs Circle ...
Eastern Bengal Circle
...
...
Orissa Circle
...
...
...
Behar Circle
...
...
...
Total of Vaccination Circles ...
Municipalities, dispensaries, &c.
Total ...
Vaccination Circles
...
...
Municipalities, dispensaries, &c,
GRAND TOTAL ...
Total number of operations.
1887-88.
9,809
400,675
144,782
274,876
108,940
540,467
84,995
70,344
1,634,888
77,409
1,712,297
1,045
3,497
8
36
124
2
34
60
4,806
1,552
6,358
1,639,694
78,961
1,718,655
1888-89.
9,699
426,094
139,101
289,704
128,065
567,067
90,446
103,574
1,753,750
84,465
1,838,215
1,538
2,347
353
34
1
23
107
201
4,604
3,350
7,964
1,758,354
87,815
1,846,169
1889-90.
17,167
413,396
145,948
445,678
391,752
101,532
170,238
1,685,711
91,509
1,777,220
9,113
4,426
3,734
33
64
56
161
17,577
10,673
28,250
1,703,288
102,182
1,805,470
Average.
12,225
413,388
143,277
415,764
499,762
92,324
114,719
1,691,449
84,461
1,776,910
3,898
3,423
1,365
76
30
66
137
8,996
5,192
14,188
Number of successful operations.
1887-88.
8,259
399,145
141,658
273,730
108,678
539,950
80,426
68,826
1,620,672
72,282
1,692,954
132
1,150
4
29
116
2
5
16
1,454
940
2,394
1888-89.
1889-90.
PRIMARY.
8,403
424,390
137,155
288,039
127,769
566,860
86,228
101,708
1,740,552
79,819
1,820,371
15,037
412,380
145,627
444,112
391,034
95,672
167,639
1,671,501
86,924
1,758,425
SECONDARY.
146
787
301
27
1
16
74
58
1,410
2,075
3,485
1,341
1,718
2,076
23
49
56
26
5,289
5,811
11,100
Average.
10,567
411,971
141,480
414,110
499,281
87,442
112,724
1,677,575
79,675
1,757,250
540
1,218
794
65
22
45
33
2,717
2,942
5,659
Ratio per cent. of successful cases
(excluding unknown).
1887-88.
93.60
99.75
97.84
99.96
99.77
99.93
94.77
98.50
99.33
94.53
99.11
14.84
43.62
50.
82.86
93.54
100.
14.70
26.66
37.38
61.80
44.25
TOTAL OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OPERATIONS.
1,700,445
89,653
1,790,098
1,622,126
73,222
1,695,348
1,741,962
81,894
1,823,856
1,676,790
92,735
1,769,525
1,680,292
82,617
1,762,909
99.19
93.89
98.95
1888-89.
94.16
99.70
98.76
99.90
99.80
99.97
95.49
98.59
99.44
95.56
99.27
11.24
43.38
85.26
79.41
100.
69.56
73.26
30.05
36.94
62.89
48.97
99.31
94.32
99.07
1889-90.
93.26
99.79
99.87
99.88
99.87
94.64
98.76
99.36
95.72
99.18
16.46
42.91
55.61
69.69
80.32
100.
17.21
32.68
6485
41.14
98.73
92.94
98.41
Average.
93.59
99.73
98.84
99.88
99.93
94.96
98.65
99.38
95.30
99.19
15.66
42.57
58.17
86.34
79.09
71.05
24.75
34.08
64.04
45.03
99.07
93.67
98.81
It will be seen that, while there has been an increase every year, especially in
1889-90, in the total number of successful secondary vaccinations, there was a
falling off in the total number of successful primary operations during the last
year of the triennial period under report compared with the second year of that
period. The decrease in the number of operations and consequently in the
number of successful operations, in 1889-90 is generally attributed to a paucity
of subjects in that year; but this, as far as primary vaccination at least is
concerned, is an excuse which cannot be accepted for the reasons explained in
paragraph 18 of this report. The annual increase noticeable in the number of
both primary and secondary vaccinations in municipalities is due to an increase
every year in the number of municipalities. In primary vaccination the rate of
success in municipalities, though not so good as in rural circles, is an approvable