( 6 )
number vaccinated 16,472; percentage of success in primary cases 98.88; and ratio successfully
vaccinated per mille of population 43.24—a great falling off when contrasted with Mooltan and Jhang.
Number of deaths from small-pox in 1878 was 3,086, being in the ratio of 8.58 per mille of
population.
During the year Dr. Massy examined 11,315 vaccinations, and found the ratio of success in
primary cases to be 99.29 per cent.—a slight increase on that shown in the returns submitted by the
vaccinators, sufficient proof that their rates of success have not been over-stated.
17. Vaccination, to a greater or less extent, was carried on by men belonging to the special
establishment in 16 other districts of the province. In each of these the usual staff of 1 Native
Superintendent and 4 Vaccinators was located. This table briefly displays the numbers vaccinated in
the various districts :—
Statement No. IX.
District.
Hissar ... ...
Rotak ... ...
Sirsa ... ...
Ludhiána
...
...
Jullundur ... ...
Hoshiárpur ... ...
Amritsar ... ...
Gurdáspur ... ...
Siálkot
...
...
Lahore ... ...
Ferozepore ... ...
Gnjránwála ... ...
Rawalpindi ... ...
Jhelum ... ...
Gujrat ... ...
Shahpur ... ...
Total ...
Total number
vaccinated.
6,293
4,886
4,912
11,429
11,399
21,397
8,668
13,118
16,981
10,477
5,726
11,162
10,236
5,752
6,565
6,856
55,857
In the districts of Ferozepore, Jhelum, Ludhiána, Jullundur
and Hoshiárpur, the progress of the work in the early part of
the season, on account of the great sickness then prevailing, was
seriously interfered with ; in the three last mentioned places little
more than keeping up a continuous supply of the vaccine virus
could at first be attempted. On comparing one district with
another, wide differences in the numbers vaccinated are found to
obtain. Hoshiárpur exhibits the highest proportion ; Siálkot and
Gurdáspur rank next; and Ludhiána, Jullundur and Gujránwála
may be bracketed for successful vaccination. The small numbers
shown by Rohtak, Hissar, and Sirsa are mainly due to that
division having been systematically vaccinated in the season of
1877-78. The total aggregate of operations performed in these
districts amounted to 155,357,of which, in primary cases, 98.63
per cent. were returned as successful. Inoculation continues to
be extensively practised in Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat and
Shahpur, and to a small extent in Hoshiárpur.
DISPENSARY, ETC, VACCINATION,
17. The following statement shows the results of the year's operations performed by the different
establishments:—
Statement No. X.
Number of Vaccinators.
35
27
23
8
1
5
4
103
Class of Vaccinators.
Vaccinators Dispensary
Do.
Municipal...
Do.
Local ...
Hospital Assistants ...
Hakím ...
Cantonments ...
Native States ...
Total ...
Total number vaccinated.
34,811
27,986
15,735
1,586
840
3,645
5,790
90,393
SUCCESSFUL.
Primary vaccina-
tions.
29,921
23,417
13,802
1,420
670
2,839
3,687
75,756
Re-vaccinations.
1,262
1,250
103
...
11
540
604
3,770
PERCENTAGE OF
SUCCESS.
Primary vaccina-
tions.
93.44
94.65
91.84
92.68
93.31
96.43
78.71
92.76
Re-vaccinations.
84.18
81.38
78.62
...
32.35
88.67
70.15
80.64
Average number done
by each Vaccinator.
994.6
1,036.51
684.13
198.25
840.00
729.00
1,447.5
877.60
Gost of
each successsful case.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
P.
11.34
6.36
4.36
0
0
1.06
9.47
7.42
The number of
vaccinators employed
was considerably less,
and the amount of work
done was, in conse-
quence, much smaller
this year than in 1877-
78. The reduction in
the agency used was
made almost entirely
among the so-called
vaccinators, who for-
merly used to be enter-
tained in considerable
numbers by Municipal
and District Committees
at the commencement
of each vaccinating sea-
son, and who, by their
unskilfulness and gen-
eral incompetency, were the means of bringing the prophylatic into much disrepute. I have, therefore,
discouraged the employment of these men, and, as far as possible, supplied their place with vaccinators
from the special establishment.
The number of operations performed by Dispensary vaccinators shows a decrease of 8,454 from
that of previous year, the number of vaccinators remaining the same.
The total number of operations performed by Municipal vaccinators amounted to 27,986, against
34,392 in season 1877-78, showing a decrease of 6,406 ; and the number of vaccinators are less by 15.
The out-turn of work done by vaccinators paid from Local funds exhibits a decrease of 18,185
from that shown in the statement for previous year ; and the vaccinators fall short by 32. The grand
total number of vaccinations performed by all establishments is 90,393, against 123,043 in 1877-78—
decrease 32,650.
The returns of Cantonment vaccinators, Hospital Assistants and Hakims, are also included under
Dispensary vaccination.