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A.—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
Statement No. I.—Showing Particulars of Vaccination in the Province of Assam during the year 1897-98.
No.
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
District.
2
Cachar
Sylhet
Goalpara...
Kamrup ...
Darrang ...
Nowgong
Sibsagar ..
By paid vaccinators ...
„ licensed
„ ...
„ paid
„ ...
„ apprentice „ ...
„ Paid „ ...
„ licensed
„ ...
„ paid
„ ...
„ licensed „ ...
„ paid
„ ...
„ apprentice „
...
... ...
By paid vaccinators ...
„ licensed „ ...
Lakhimpur
...
...
...
Naga Hills ... ... ...
Khasi and Jaintia Hills ... ...
Garo Hills ... ... ...
North Lushai Hills ... ... ...
Manipur ... ... ...
Total of all districts ... ... ...
Tea gardens by garden agency ...
Total for the province ... ...
Population of district according to the
census of 1891.
3
367,642
2,154,593
452,304
634,249
307,761
344,141
457,274
254,003
122,867
197,904
121,570
Average population per square mile.
4
185
400
153
179
94
106
162
68
21
33
37
Not known.
220,000
5,604,258
...
5,634,258
27
1,465
...
1,465
Average number of vaccinators employed
throughout the season.
5
16(a)
1
58(a)
8
1 (a)
20
34(a)
5
17(a)
2
15(a)
21(a)
4
13(a)
6(a)
6(a)
6
* 7(a)
240
...
240
Total number of persons
vaccinated.
6
Male.
5,378
147
45,567
2,361
...
12,855
12,328
568
6,931
428
9,001
16,436
1,236
7,630
5,618
1,994
4,499
402
10,089
143,468
...
143,468‡
Female.
4,090
118
29,648
1,723
...
11,099
9,983
597
6,069
303
7,686
12,775
1,082
6,149
4,461
2,161
4,137
84
9,050
112,115
...
112,115‡
Total.
9,468
265
75,215
4,084
...
24,854
22,311
1,165
13,000
731
16,687
20,211
3,318
13,079
10,079
4,155
8,636
486
19,139
255,583
11,154
266,737
Average number of persons vaccinated by
each vaccinator
7
591.75
365.00
1,296.81
510.50
...
1,242.70
656.21
233.00
764.71
365.50
1,112.47
1,391.00
579.50
l,059.92
1,679.83
602.50
1,439.33
2,734.14
1,064.93
...
1,064.93
Primary vaccination.
Total.
8
9,114
265
75,052
4,084
...
24,723
21,050
1,165
11,341
687
16,543
26,564
3,068
13,168
6,262
4,075
8,481
485
19,054
245,381
11,154
256,535
Successful.
Under one year.
9
1,004
25
7,392
362 ...
6,309
6,503
202
3,048
208
2,328
7,385
459
2,598
1,610
562
5,082
26
10,471
55,574
...
55,574‡
Over one and under six years.
10
6,506
196
47,222
2,963
...
15,607
13,273
841
6,177
450
11,287
13,600
1,139
8,067
2,018
1,901
2,532
50
6,981
140,700
...
140,700‡
Total of all ages.
11
9,303
265
73,863
3,998
...
24,706
21,921
1,164
11,312
687
16,537
26,348
2,059
12,079
5,902
3,981
8,333
454
18,960
242,871
10,605
263,566
Re-vaccination.
Total.
12
54
...
163
...
...
131
361
...
1,659
44
144
2,647
250
611
3,817
80
155
1
85
10,202
...
10,202
Successful.
13
53
...
147
...
... 124
348
... 1,555
44
144
2,517
244
599
3,334
45
155
1
81
9,391
...
9,391
Percentage of
successful cases.
Primary.
14
99.78
100.00
98.42
97.80
...
99.03
99.87
99.91
99.74
108.00
90.06
99.18
90.56
98.56
94.28
97.69
98.25
93.61
99.55
98.98
95.88
98.84
Re-vaccination.
15
98.15
... 90.18
... ...
91.66
96.40
... 93.73
100.00
100.00
95.00
97.60
98.04
87.35
56.25
100.00
100.00
95.29
92.05
...
92.05
Persons successfully vaccinated per 1,000
of population.
16
26.42
36.67
54.90
36.95
44.18
48.47
68.16
53.45
48.47
20.34
69.82
...
86.59
44.77
...
46.67
Average annual
number of persons
successfully vaccin-
ated during pre¬
vious five years.
Number.
17
7,695
58,578
13,965
23,596
13,174
10,751
24,824
13,077
7,869
3,706
5,133
...
12,888
182,700
9,557
192,257
Ratio per 1,000.
18
20.94
27.19
30.88
37.20
42.80
31.24
54.29
51.47
64.04
18.73
42.22
... 58.58
32.43
...
34.12
Average annual
number of deaths
from small-pox
during previous
five years.
Number.
19
76
868
1,184
817
40
1
223
258
... 9§
...
...
...
3,476
...
3,476
Ratio per 1,000.
20
0.21
0.40
2.62
1.29
0.13
0.003
0.49
1.02
... 0.18§
...
...
...
0.67†
...
0.67
(a) Includes 1 Native Inspector in Cachar.
„
7
„ Inspectors „ Sylhet.
„
1
„ Inspector „ Goalpara.
„
1
„
„
„ Kamrup.
„
2
„ Inspectors „ Darrang.
(a) Includes 1 Native Inspector in Nowgong.
„
1 „
„
„
Sibsagar.
„
1 „
„
„ Lakhimpur.
„
1 „
„
„ Naga Hills.
„ 1
„
„
„ Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
„ 1 „ „ „ Manipur.
* No vaccinators were employed.
† Exclusive of Naga Hills, Garo Hills, North Lushai Hills and Manipur.
†
„
„ tea gardens.
§ Deaths and death-rates of the selected areas only.