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MANIPUR.
Vaccination in Manipur.
85. One vaccinator was employed for six months in vaccinating the Nága and
Manipuri children. 1,064 persons were vaccinated, against
272 in the previous year, of whom 676 were males and 388
females. 852 were primary vaccinations, of which 798 were successful. 212 persons
were re-vaccinated with 180 successful. The percentage of success on the cases operated
on was for primary vaccination 93.66 and for re-vaccination 84.90. The number success-
fully vaccinated per mille of the population was 4.42, the corresponding ratio during the
previous five years having been 7.86. There was no small-pox recorded during the
year. It will be seen from the above that the total number vaccinated and those
proving successful were much greater in the past than in the previous year.
VACCINATIONS IN MUNICIPALITIES, STATIONS AND UNIONS.
Statistics of municipalities, &c., recorded
separately.
86. In accordance with the instructions laid down in paragraph 3 of
Circular No. 5J., dated 31st January 1890, from the
Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Assam, which,
it is understood, supersedes the orders contained in the last portion of paragraph 5 of the
Chief Commissioner's Resolution on the Annual Vaccination Report of Assam for 1888-
89, the following information as regards vaccination in municipalities, stations, and
unions has been furnished by the Civil. Surgeons, and in some instances by the municipal
authorities, and such information has been separately detailed in this report in accord-
ance with Government of India, Home Department, No. 746, dated 23rd April 1890.
Sylhet Municipality.
87. One vaccinator was engaged by the municipality for five and a half months. He
performed 484 primary operations, with 470, or 97.10 per
cent., successes. He was employed under the supervision of
the municipal Hospital-Assistant, for which the latter received Rs. 10 a month, and
inspected 364 operations. The total cost paid by the municipality was Rs.175-7-8,
against Rs.45 in the previous year. The average cost of each successful case was
5 annas and 11 pie, which is very high. The Civil Surgeon reports that 97 per cent. of
the population are protected by vaccination.
Dhubri Municipality
88. This municipality offered to contribute Rs. 10 a month during the season ;
but the contribution was not paid, as the operations
performed by the vaccinator were very few, and did not
justify the expenditure, and as it was found quite possible for the Hospital-Assistant and
the Inspector of Vaccination to do all cases between themselves. The total births within
the municipal limits were annually very small. Sixty-five operations were performed
in 1889-90, against 19 in 1888-89.
Goálpára Municipality.
89. The municipality did not contribute any thing towards the expenditure on vaccina-
tion work. Vaccination was carried on by the Hospital-Assist-
ant in medical charge of the dispensary and by a licensed
vaccinator. There were 95 operations performed during the year, of which 90 were suc-
cessful. Vaccination is not compulsory in this municipality.
Gauháti Municipality.
90. A permanent vaccinator on Rs. 15 a month was employed during the year. 541
operations were performed within the municipal limits, of
which 422 were successful, against 581 and 447 respectively
in the previous year. The Vaccination Act was compulsory within the municipal area.
Seven prosecutions were instituted against parents who refused to allow their children
to be vaccinated, and conviction was obtained in each case. The total expenditure on
vaccination was Rs. 180 in 1889-90.
Barpeta Municipality.
91. This municipality contributed nothing to meet the expenditure on vaccination.
As stated in the previous year's report, the inhabitants,
being chiefly the followers of the Mahapurusia religion,
will not accept vaccination unless and until it is made compulsory in this municipality,
During the year under report 82 children were vaccinated within the municipal limits
by the Local Board vaccinator and by the Hospital-Assistant in medical charge of the
dispensary. Of the 82 vaccinated, 75 were children of Doms or fishermen by caste, and
7 Bengalis, who were not followers of the Mahapurusia religion. Out of the 82 opera-
tions, 51 were successful, against 2 only in the previous year.
Dibrugarh Municipality.
92. The vaccination work was carried on by a vaccinator paid by the municipality at
Rs. 12 a month. 626 persons were vaccinated during the
season, of whom 504 were successful, against 499 and 436
respectively of the previous season. The number of births registered during the year
1889 was 312, against 199 in the preceding year. Act XIII. of 1880 was in force
throughout the year, but no prosecutions were found necessary under the Act. Some