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Out of 2,443,096, the estimated number of infants under one year available
for vaccination, 508,615, or 208.18 per thousand, were successfully vaccinated,
the corresponding figures for the preceding year being 2,435,905, 4,98,979 and
204.84 respectively. Malda, which last year stood second in the list, now heads
it with nearly 984 children successfully vaccinated out of every 1,000 available.
It is satisfactory to notice that both the highest and the lowest figure represent-
ing the decree of protection afforded to infants, viz., 983.77 per mille in Malda
and 54.39 in Patna, are considerably higher than the corresponding figures of
the preceding year, viz., 876.89 and 37.49 in Darjeeling and Gaya respectively.
There was an increase in this respect in 26 districts during the year under
report, as compared with 37 during 1896-97. In this connection it may be
mentioned here that orders are under issue for giving effect during the ensuing
vaccination season to the recommendation I made in the Annual vaccination
Report of 1895-96 in regard to six-point vaccination, as is done in Punjab,
instead of the four points practised in Bengal.
Revaccination.
The following statement shows details of revaccinations by districts during
the year under report, as contrasted with the
preceding year:—
Revaccinations.
DISTRICTS.
1
Burdwan
...
...
...
Birbhum
...
...
...
Bankura
...
...
...
Midnapore ... ... ...
Hooghly ... ... ...
Howrah
...
...
...
24-Parganas
...
...
...
Nadia
...
...
...
Murshidabad
...
...
...
Jessore
...
...
...
Khulna
...
...
...
Rajshahi
...
...
...
Dinajpur
...
...
...
Jalpaiguri ... ... ...
Darjeeling
...
...
...
Rangpur
...
...
...
Bogra
...
...
...
Pabna
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
Mymensingh
...
...
...
Faridpur ... ... ...
Backergunge
...
...
...
Tippera
...
...
...
Noakhali
...
...
...
Chittagong
...
...
...
Ditto
Hill Tracts ...
Patna
...
...
...
Gaya
...
...
...
Shahabad
...
...
...
Saran
...
...
...
Champaran
...
...
...
Muzaffarpur
...
...
...
Darbhanga
...
...
...
Monghyr
...
...
...
Bhagalpur
...
...
...
Purnea
...
...
...
Malda
...
...
...
Sonthal Parganas
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
Balasore
...
...
...
Angul and Khondmals ...
Puri
...
...
...
Tributary States
...
...
Hazaribagh
...
...
...
Lohardaga
...
...
...
Palamau
...
...
...
Manbhum
...
...
...
Singhbhum
...
...
...
Political States
...
...
Total of rural areas ...
Calcutta
...
...
...
Do. Animal Vaccine Depôt
Total of Calcutta and Depôt
Mufassal municipalities and
dispensaries.
GRAND TOTAL ...
TOTAL NUMBER OF OPERATIONS.
1897-98.
2
135
196
1,906
779
15
15
68
482
221
302
26
1,774
23,532
23
293
85
30
20
468
220
691
...
7
55
...
. .. 17
457
20
16
7,379
... 6
20
8
506
411
138
36
... 9
...
44
845
1,881
782
1,017
381
942
46,258
2,157
2,898
5,055
25,130
76,443
1896-97.
3
233
161
1,634
1,205
55
187
18
407
190
53
1
5
13,607
28
19
1,249
78
21
41
698
12
...
52
103
... 7
6
300
23
29
2,621
6
37
22
22
343
30
277
...
...
19
...
54
1,247
104
40
48
67
649
26,008
8,378
4,529
12,907
31,612
70,527
Difference.
Increase.
4
...
35
272
...
...
... 60
75
31
249
25
1,769
9,925
...
274
...
...
... 427
... 679
...
...
...
...
... 11
157
...
...
4,758
...
...
...
...
163
381
...
36
...
...
...
...
...
1,777
742
969
314
293
20,250
...
...
...
...
5,916
Decrease.
5
98
...
...
426
40
172
...
...
. ..
...
...
...
...
5
...
1,164
48
1
...
478
...
... 45
48
... 7
...
... 3
13
...
6
31
2
14
. ..
... 139
...
... 10
... 10
402
...
...
...
...
...
...
6,221
1,631
7,852
6,482
...
NUMBER OF SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.
1897-98.
6
77
172
339
652
1
5
38
416
175
187
16
898
21,048
16
288
52
17
6
40
127
364
... 4
39
...
... 6
208
7
9
3,412
...
...
18
4
420
334
62
8
...
7
...
41
748
1,449
612
369
199
912
33,802
300
1,662
1,962
13,443
49,207
1896-97.
7
117
139
429
919
39
75
13
277
150
22
1
6
11,581
16
19
1,053
36
15
9
150
6
... 42
71
... 7
6
147
10
26
1,396
4
20
20
21
156
11
152
... ...
13
...
38
1,044
69
34
18
64
353
18,793
842
1,961
2,806
16,501
37,100
Difference.
Increase.
8
...
33
...
...
...
...
25
139
25
165
15
893
9,467
Decrease.
9
40
...
90
267
38
70
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Equal.
269
...
...
... 31
...
358
...
...
...
...
...
... 1,001
19
9
... 23
...
... 38
32
...
7
Equal.
61
...
...
2,016
...
...
...
... 264
323
... 8
...
...
... 3
... 1,380
578
351
135
559
15,009
...
...
...
...
12,107
... 3
17
... 4
20
2
17
...
... 90
...
... 6
...
... 296
...
...
...
...
...
...
542
302
844
2,058
...
RATIO PER CENT. OF SUCCESSFUL CASES.
1897-98.
10
57.03
87.75
17.78
83.69
6.66
33.33
55.88
86.30
79.18
32.11
61.53
50.62
89.44
69.56
98.29
51.17
56.66
30.00
8.54
57.72
52.67
...
57.14
70.90
...
...
35.29
45.51
35.00
56.25
46.23
...
...
90.00
50.00
83.00
81.26
44.92
22.22
... 77.77
... 93.18
88.52
77.03
78.26
36.28
52.23
96.81
73.07
13.90
57.34
38.81
53.49
64.36
1896-97.
11
50.21
86.45
26.25
76.26
70.90
40.17
72.22
68.05
78.94
41.50
100.00
100.00
85.11
57.14
100.00
84.30
46.15
71.42
21.95
21.48
50.00
...
80.07
68.93
...
100.00
100.00
49.00
43.47
89.65
53.26
66.66
54.05
90.90
95.45
45.48
36.66
54.87
...
...
68.42
...
70.37
83.72
66.34
85.00
37.72
95.52
54.39
72.25
10.05
43.33
21.74
49.03
52.59
Difference.
Increase.
12
6.82
1.30
...
7.43
...
...
...
18.25
.24
...
. ..
... 4.33
12.42
...
...
10.51
...
...
36.24
2.67
...
... 1.97
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 37.52
44.60
...
22.22
... 9.35
...
22.81
4.80
10.69
...
...
...
42.42
.82
3.85
14.01
17.07
4.46
11.77
Decrease.
13
...
...
8.47
...
64.24
6.84
16.34
...
... 9.39
38.47
49.38
...
... 1.71
23.13
... 41.42
13.41
...
...
...
22.93
...
... 100.00
64.71
3.43
8.47
33.40
7.03
66.66
54.05
.90
45.45
9.95
...
...
...
...
...
...
... 6.74
1.44
43.29
...
...
...
...
...
...