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In 1896-97, the Compulsory Vaccination Acts were in force in ten towns in Assam
with an aggregate population of 66,313. In these ten towns 4,222 vaccinations were
done during the vaccinating season, and of these operations, 3,685 were successful.
During 1895-96, 3,828 successful vaccinations were performed in the same towns out
of a total of 4,161 operations done. In 1896,59 small-pox deaths were reported in
the ten towns in which the Acts were in force, a death-rate of 0.89 per 1,000. Of
these deaths, 25 occurred in Dibrugarh and twelve in Sibsagar. The small-pox death-
rate of the Province as a whole, in 1896, was 1.09 per 1,000. There were 618 notices
issued under the Acts during the year, but not a single person was prosecuted. In
1895-96, 779 notices were issued, 73 prosecutions were instituted, and ten persons
were punished.
Silchar Municipality.
16. In this municipality 185 vaccinations were performed and 156 of the opera-
tions were successful. In 1895-96, 181 persons were suc-
cessfully vaccinated. There were two small-pox deaths
registered during 1896. Nine notices were issued under the Act, but no one was
prosecuted.
Sylhet Municipality.
17. In Sylhet 559 persons were vaccinated during the year, with a successful
result in each case. In 1895-96,442 persons were success-
fully vaccinated in this municipality. The notices issued
under the Act numbered 480, but not a single person was prosecuted. Seven deaths
from small-pox were registered in Sylhet during 1896.
Dhubri Municipality.
18. There were 167 vaccinations done in this municipality, with a successful
result in 154 cases. In the previous season 134 persons
were successfully vaccinated. No notices were issued
under the Act, and not a single death from small-pox was registered during the year.
Goalpara Municipality.
19. In Goalpara 142 persons were successfully vaccinated, as against 169 in the
previous season. Seventy-one notices were issued under
the Act, but no one was prosecuted. No small-pox deaths
were registered in this town during the year.
Gauhati Municipality.
20. In this municipality 528 persons were successfully vaccinated, as against
572 in 1895-96. No notices were issued under the Act.
Seven deaths from small-pox were registered in 1896.
Dibrugarh Municipality and Can-
tonment.
21. There were 436 successful vaccinations done in the municipality and nineteen
in the cantonment during the year, as against 1,269 suc¬
cessful operations done in the municipality and eighteen
in the cantonment in 1895-96. In 1895 there was a severe
outbreak of small-pox in Dibrugarh, and special means were taken to perform as many
vaccinations as possible. In that year 115 small-pox deaths were recorded in the
municipality and cantonment. In spite of the large number of vaccinations done, the
disease was not stamped out, and 25 deaths from this cause were recorded in 1896.
During 1896,58 notices were issued under the Act, but no one was prosecuted.
Sibsagar Station.
22. There were 403 persons successfully vaccinated in this station, as against
394 in 1895-96. No notices were issued under the Act.
Twelve small-pox deaths were registered during the year.
Shillong Station and Cantonment.
23. In the Shillong Station and Cantonment 840 persons were successfully vaccin-
ated, as against 387 in the previous year. No notices
were issued under the Act, and no small-pox deaths were
registered during the year.
Golaghat Union.
24. One hundred and fifty-six persons were successfully vaccinated in this union;
as against 104 in 1895-96. No notices were issued
under the Act. Two small-pox deaths were reported in'
1896.
Jorhat Unin.
25. In this union 292 persons were successfully vaccinated, as against 158 in
1895-96. No notices were issued under the Act. Four
small-pox deaths were registered in Jorhat during 1896.