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TABLE No. 5.
Showing the number of licensed Vaccinators' operations inspected by the Civil Surgeons
and Native Inspectors during the year 1891-92.
District.
Goálpára ... ...
Kámrúp ... ...
Sibságar ... ...
Total ...
Total number of vaccinations.
17,502
4,462
824
22,788
Number of vac-
cinations
inspected.
By Civil Surgeons.
2,673
.....
.....
2,673
By Native Inspectors.
8,168
732
459
9,359
12,032
Number of vacci-
nations found
successful.
By Civil Surgeons.
2,450
......
......
2,450
By Native Inspectors.
6,978
633
432
8,043
10,493
Number of vacci-
nations found
unsuccessful.
By Civil Surgeons.
223
......
......
223
By Native Inspectors.
1,190
99
27
1,316
1,539
Percentage of
successful cases
actually verified
by inspection.
By Civil Surgeons.
91.65
......
......
91.65
By Native Inspectors.
85.43
86.47
94.12
85.93
87.21
Inspection of licensed vaccinators'
work.
12. The result of inspection of the licensed vaccinators' work is given in the above
table. The total number of operations performed by this
class of operators came to 22,788 in 1891-92, against
18,247 in 1890-91. Of that number, 12,032 cases, or
more than half, were verified by inspection. The inspection was very satisfactory
at Goálpára, and least satisfactory at Kámrúp, where out of 4,462 operations only
732 were verified by the native inspector and none by the Civil Surgeon. The
percentages of successful cases, as reported by the licensed vaccinators, were at
Goálpára 95.17, Kámrúp 95.99, and Sibságar 95.14; but the result was found on
inspection by the native inspectors to be 85.43, 86.47, and 94.12 per cent.,
respectively, in those three districts. Licensed vaccinators were not employed in any other
district. Of the total number of 12,032 inspections, 10,493, or 87.21 per cent., were
successful, against a total of 11,215, with 10,324 or 92.05 per cent. successful in the
previous year.
VACCINATION IN MUNICIPALITIES, STATIONS, AND UNIONS.
13. In accordance with the Government of India, Home Department letter No. 746,
dated the 23rd April 1889, and with the Secretary to the Chief Commissioner's
letter No. 3906G., dated 5th. May 1892, the following information regarding
vaccination in municipalities, stations, and unions is given separately:
Sylhet Municipality.
14. Vaccination has been compulsory in this municipality since 1st October 1882.
Within the municipal limits 358 vaccinations were performed
during the year, of which 335 were successful. In the
previous year there were 401 operations and 356 successful cases, or in the past
year a percentage of success equal to 93.57 as compared with 88.78 in the previous
year. The causes of the decrease in the number of vaccinations were (a) a smaller
number of births in 1891-92 than in 1890-91, (b) much more sickness among children
than in the previous year, which prevented their being vaccinated. 280 notices were
issued during 1891-92 under the Compulsory Vaccination Act. There were 7 prose-
cutions, but no punishments were awarded, as all the persons so prosecuted were
merely warned by the magistrate. One vaccinator was engaged by the municipality
at Rs. 10 a month for a period of five and a half months, i.e., during the vaccination season.
Besides a total expenditure of Rs. 55-2-6 on account of pay of this vaccinator, the
municipality paid Rs. 60 for the supervision and inspection work which was done
by the Hospital Assistant in medical -charge of the Rainagar Municipal Dispensary.
All the cases done within the municipal area were inspected, and the percentage
of successful cases as reported by the vaccinator was found correct. The total
expenditure on vaccination was Rs. 115-2-6, and the average cost of each successful
case was 5 annas and 6 pies in 1891-92 as contrasted with Rs. 180-7-8 and 8
annas and 6 pies respectively in 1890-91.