( 3 )
In districts gone over several times the paucity of children and the tender ages of those found
had some influence in diminishing the numbers. The parents of such children are against
early operations."
Dr. Wood, the Superintendent of Vaccination in the Ranchi Circle, explains
the decrease of 2,479 operations in his circle as follows:—
"The chief sources of decrease are Lohardugga district and the Tributary Mehals. In
Lohardugga fewer unprotected children were found, and so results were fewer: one licensed
vaccinator was engaged in a police case, another engaged himself in census work without leave,
and a third worked for two months only. Of the Tributary States no vaccination was performed
in Udaipur, and Gangpur was about 6,000 cases short of last year because one vaccinator and
two apprentices died, and three vaccinators went off without sending their returns to the
inspector..They are being enquired after: one never appeared, and two were sick for two months.
Hazaribagh has a decrease of 586 unaccounted for, Singbhum a decrease of 166 also un-
accounted for ; while Manbhum has an increase of 1,667 due to work in connection with the
small-pox outbreaks and the overcoming of opposition in several villages."
Assistant Surgeon Narendro Nath Gupta, the Superintendent of Vaccination
of the Eastern Bengal Circle, accounts for the large decrease of 70,110 operations
in his circle as follows:—
" Every district, except Chittagong, has given an increased outturn of work, the total
number of operations performed in Chittagong being during the year under report less than
that of the year before by 103,507. This decrease is due to the fact that the licensed
vaccinators distributed throughout the district had to work in the same areas which had been
gone over by them in the previous year (1889-90). In that season they had the special
advantage of working in six new thanas of the district in consequence of the abolition of the
Government or paid agency, and thus got a large number of unprotected persons to operate on
which were not available during the year under report: hence the decrease."
As regards municipalities, it will also be observed that though the number
of operators was nearly the same during the year under report as in the
previous year, there was a large falling off in the total number of operations and
also in the number of operations per man.
Total number of primary and
secondary operations performed
in the province.
4. The following statement shows circle by circle and in municipalities
separately the total number of primary and secon-
dary vaccination operations performed during the
year under report as compared with the previous
year. The number of successful operations and the ratio per cent. of successful
cases to the total number of operations, excluding unknown cases, are also
shown:—
CIRCLE.
Primary.
Calcutta
...
...
...
...
Metropolitan Circle
...
...
Darjiling
„
...
...
Ranchi „ ... ...
Eastern Bengal „ ... ...
Orissa
„
...
...
Behar
„
...
...
Total of Vaccination Circles ...
Municipalities, Dispensaries, &c.
Total ...
Secondary.
Calcutta ... ... ... ...
Metropolitan Circle
...
...
Darjiling
„
...
...
...
Ranchi
„
...
...
...
Eastern Bengal „
...
...
Orissa
„
...
...
Behar
„
...
...
Total Vaccination Circles ...
Municipalities, Dispensaries, &c.
Total ...
Total of Primary
and
Secon-
dary
Operations.
Vaccination circles ... ...
Municipalities, Dispensaries, &c.
GRAND TOTAL ... ...
TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATION.
1890-91.
11,991
387,178
492,518
141,492
321,510
138,577
239,335
1,732,601
83,637
1,816,238
5,507
1,679
157
5,711
196
138
72
13,460
4,280
17,740
1,716,061
87,917
1,833,978
1889-90.
17,167
413,396
445,678
145,948
391,752
101,532
170,238
1,635,711
91,509
1,777,220
9,113
4,426
33
3,734
64
56
151
17,577
10,673
28,250
1,703,288
102,182
1,805,470
Difference.
Increase.
......
......
46,840
......
......
37,045
69,097
46,890
......
39,018
......
......
124
1,977
132
82
......
......
......
......
42,773
......
28,508
Decrease.
5,176
26,218
......
4,456
70,242
......
......
......
7,872
......
3,606
2,747
......
......
......
......
79
4,117
6,393
10,510
......
14,265
.........
NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS
1890-91.
10,621
386,223
491,424
141,151
320,443
133,528
236,487
1,719,877
78,403
1,798,280
1,732
402
103
2,567
160
128
35
5,127
1,689
6,816
1,725,004
80,092
1,805,096
1889-90.
15,037
412,380
444,112
145,627
391,034
95,672
167,639
1,671,501
86,924
1,758,425
1,341
1,718
23
2,076
49
56
26
5,289
5,811
11,100
1,676,790
92,735
1,769,525
Difference.
Increase.
......
......
47,312
......
......
37,856
63,848
48,376
......
39,855
391
......
80
491
111
72
9
......
......
......
48,214
......
35,571
Decrease.
4,416
26,157
......
4,476
70,591
......
......
......
8,521
......
......
1,316
......
......
......
......
......
162
4,122
4,284
......
12,643
......
RATIO PER CENT. OF SUCCESSFUL CASES
(EXCLUDING UNKNOWN).
1890-91.
95.41
99.78
99.93
99.86
99.75
96.67
99.08
99.45
95.16
90.25
33.77
25.18
67.32
44.97
83.33
94.11
48.61
30.49
40.27
39.62
99.00
92.50
98.70
1889-90.
93.26
99.79
99.88
99.87
99.87
94.64
98.76
99.86
95.72
99.18
16.46
42.91
69.69
55.61
80.32
100.
17.21
32.68
64.85
41.14
98.73
92.94
98.41
Difference.
increase.
2.15
......
.05
......
......
2.03
.32
.09
...
.07
17.31
......
......
......
3.01
......
31.40
6.81
......
......
.27
......
.29
Decrease.
......
.01
......
.01
.12
......
......
......
.56
......
......
17.73
2.37
......
......
5.89
......
......
24.58
1.52
......
.44
......