REPORT ON VACCINATION IN ASSAM.
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all the castes who admit the practice, and are within reach of the operators, have now
been to a large extent protected; and he does not expect larger figures, unless those
still under the influence of the Gosains are reached by the withdrawal of their priestly
prohibition. Certainly, the statistics of Nowgong itself, and to a certain extent those
of the district also, point to a material degree of protection having been attained; but
we should be on our guard against premature conclusions drawn from the figures of
a year which was healthy in other epidemic respects as well as from small-pox. The
difficulty is to explain how there should have been such a divergence in results in the two
contiguous districts of Sibságar and Nowgong. In both, the Superintendents are especially
interested in vaccination; both are zealous and careful workers; both receive earnest
support and funds from the district officers; both had nearly the same results last season;
yet in 1885-86 Mr. Atkins extends his previous record by 161.39 per cent., while
Mr. McNaught loses by 37.32 per cent.
TABLE No. III.
Showing the class of operators and the number of vaccinations (primary and re-vaccination) performed
at the different stations or centres of operation in Assam during the year 1885-86.
Stations.
Dhubri .........
Goálpára......
Gauháti ........
Barpeta
Nowgong ..........
Tezpur ..............
Mangaldai ........
Sibságar ............
Jorhát
Golághát
Dibrugarh ..........
North Lakhimpur.
Kohuna ............
Wokha
Shillong ..........
Jowar
Tura ..............
Sylhet ............
Sunámganj
Habiganj ............
Maulavi Bázár ........
Karimganj
Silchar ............
Harlákandi
Total ......
Vaccination performed by each class of operators
Civil Surgeons
Number of operators.
1
.. 1
.. 1
1
.. 1
..
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
.. 1
1
..
..
.. .. 1
..
11
Primary.
20
..
210
..
168
436
.. 197
6
2
46
.. 28
.. 10
.. 9
14
..
..
.. .. 7
..
1,173
Successful.
18
..
180
..
166
413
.. 181
2
2
40
.. 27
.. 8
.. 9
14
..
..
.. ..
..
..
1,060
Re-vaccination.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
.. 17
..
..
..
.. ..
.. 2
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
19
Successful.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
.. 17
..
..
..
..
.. .. 2
..
..
.. ..
..
..
.. ..
..
19
Assistant-Surgeon.
Number of operators.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. 1
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
.. ..
1
Primary.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. 186
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
.. ..
186
Successful
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 164
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
164
Re-vaccnation.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. 2
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
.. ..
2
Successful.
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. 2
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. ..
2
Hospital-Assistants.
Number of operators.
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
3
.. 1
.. 1 1
1
2
1 1
2
2
.. 1
1
2
1
30
Primary.
100
88 73
10
303
5
422
242
.. 137
..
261
25
57
62
21
9
177
22
.. 105
14
67
30
2,233
Successful.
92
81
62
8
177
5
378
218
.. 117
.. 255
12
51
50
17
9
160
8
.. 92
10
64
24
1,890
Re-vaccinatin.
4
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 2
..
.. ..
.. 16
..
.. 2
..
.. 13
..
.. 5
42
Successful.
1
.. ..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 2
..
.. ..
.. 8
.. .. 2
..
.. 13
..
.. 5
31
Compounders.
Number of operators.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 1
.. 1
.. ..
.. 2
..
.. 1
1
..
6
Primary.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 377
.. 9
..
..
.. 152
..
.. 45
51
..
634
Successful.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 323
.. 7
..
..
.. 141
..
.. 42
47
..
560
Re-vaccination.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. ..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. .. 1
..
1
Successful.
..
.. .
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. .. 1
..
1
Stations
Dhubri ..............................
Goálpára
Gauháti ..........................
Barpeta ..........................
Nowgong ..........................
Tezpur ................................
Mangaldai
Sibságar ..........................
Jorhát ..............................
Golághát ..........................
Dibpugarh
North Lakhimpur
Kohima
Wokha
Shillog ............................
Jowai
Tura ................................
Sylhet ................................
Sunámganj.....
Habiganj
Maulavi Bázár
Karimganj ............................
Silchar ................................
Hailákandi
Total ................
Vaccinations performed by each class of operators —(Continued.)
Native inspectors
Number of operators.
1
.. 1
.. 1
1
.. 1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
1
..
8
Primary.
25
.... 112
.... 610
....
.... 144
73
19
....
....
....
....
....
....
.. 87
....
....
....
.. 347
..
1,417
Successful.
15
.... 95
.... 512
....
.... 132
68
16
....
....
....
....
....
.... .... 85
....
....
....
.... 310
..
1,263
Re-vaccination
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. 2
..
.. ..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
..
..
.. ..
2
Successful.
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. 2
..
..
.. ..
..
.. ..
.. .. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
2
Provincial vaccinators.
Number of operators.
1
.. 4
.. 2
2 2
1
1
1
.. 1
1
.. 3
.. 6
10
..
..
....
.... 2
1
42
Primary.
956
.... 3,158
.... 2,118
2,011
2,123
899
897
574
3,220
600
8
.... 4,135
.... 7,619
9,699
....
....
....
.... 1,690
1,199
41,236
Successful.
956
.... 2,798
.... 1,988
2,053
1,801
757
384
491
2,730
557
6
.... 3,530
.... 7,302
9,462
....
....
....
.... 1,435
1,033
37,683
Re-vaccination
..
..
..
..
.. ..
.. 6
.. 13
..
..
..
.. 21
.. 4
..
..
..
..
.. 9
149
202
Successful.
..
..
..
..
..
.. .. 6
.. 11
..
..
..
.. 21
.. 4
..
..
..
..
.. 9
149
200
Municipal vaccinators.
Number of operators.
1
.. 1
..
.. ..
.. 1
1
1
1
..
..
..
..
.. .. 1
.. 1
..
.. 1
..
9
Primary.
309
.... 734
....
....
....
.... 894
427
395
510
....
....
....
....
.... 245
.... 268
....
.. 370
....
4,143
Successful.
290
.... 670
....
.... ....
.... 792
402
358
399
....
....
....
....
....
.... 218
.... 236
....
.. 317
....
3,682
Re -
va c c i
na t
i
on.
3
.. 40
..
.. ..
.. 52
2
14
..
..
..
....
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. 10
..
121
Suc c e s s f
ul .
3
..
34
..
..
..
..
47
2
14
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
.. 9
..
109
* Of these 705 by the vaccinator at Mauphlang.
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