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VACCINATION REPORT,
successful case. In 7 dispensaries, 6 in the Sángli State and 1 in Mudhol, 1,740
persons were primarily vaccinated and 166 re-vaccinated.
Progress in the Eastern
Gujarát Registration Dis-
trict.
73. The Eastern Gujarát Registration District comprises the Collectorates
of Surat, Broach, Kaira, Panch Maháls and Ahmedabad,
and the Native States of Mahi Kántha, Rewa Kántha,
Cambay, the Surat Agency and Jambughoda. It has a
population of 4,162,314 persons and an area of
27,712.075 square miles, and is administered by a Deputy Sanitary Commissioner,
who has under his orders 5 Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination, 2 clerks,
7 municipal, 42 local fund, 5 candidate and 25 Native State vaccinators, and
83 peons. The area for each vaccinator was 374.487 square miles with a popu-
lation of 56,247. There were 137,355 persons primarily vaccinated and 4,215
re-vaccinated against 141,952 and 2,141 in 1888-89. The successful cases were
133,797 and 2,644. The protected were 32.78 per mille of population, whilst in
the preceding year they were 33.68. Each vaccinator vaccinated 1,913 persons.
The total expenditure was Rs. 41,592-15-4 and the average cost per each successful
case was annas 4-11. In 6 dispensaries 1,213 persons were primarily vaccinated
and 34 re-vaccinated. The deaths from small-pox were 374 against 174 last
year.
Surat.
74. In the Collectorate of Surat there are 11 vaccinators. Each vaccinator
has on an average a population of 55,836 persons and
an area of 151.1 square miles. The number of persons
primarily vaccinated was 19,066 and the successful cases were 18,539 or 97.24
per cent. The number of persons re-vaccinated was 418 and the successful cases
were 228 or 54.55 per cent. Protection was afforded to 30.55 out of every 1,000
of population against 32.98 last year. Each vaccinator on an average operated
on 1,771 persons. The total cost was Rs. 4,471-11-11 and the average cost per each
successful case was annas 2 and pies 9, whilst in the preceding year it was
2 annas and 5 pies. There is only 1 dispensary at Bulsár wherein 360 primary
vaccinations were performed and 14 re-vaccinations. There were 151 deaths
from small-pox, whilst last year there were 80.
Broach.
75. There are 6 vaccinators in the Collectorate of Broach. Each vaccinator
has on an average a population of 54,488 persons and
an area of 242.2 square miles. The number primarily
vaccinated was 12,427 and re-vaccinated 1,667 : of these the successful cases were
12,029 and 1,064, respectively, or 96.80 and 63.83 per cent. The rate of protec-
tion per 1,000 was 40.05 against 31.59 last year. Each vaccinator vaccinated
on an average 2,349 persons, and the average cost per each successful case was
annas 2 and pies 4 on the total cost of Rs. 1,943-10-7, whilst in the preceding
year each successful case cost annas 2 and pies 10. No vaccination work was
performed by dispensary officers. There were 263 deaths from small-pox during
the year under report.
Kaira.
76. In the Kaira Collectorate there are 11 vaccinators. Each vaccinator
has on an average a population of 73,164 persons and
an area of 146.2 square miles. Out of 26,091 persons
primarily vaccinated and 278 re-vaccinated, 25,511 or 97.78 per cent. and
183 or 65.83 per cent. were successfully operated on. The protected were
31.93 in 1888-89; they were 30.45 per 1,000 of population. Each vaccina-
tor on an average vaccinated 2,397 persons. The total cost amounted to
Rs. 3,810-6-3, or annas 2 and pies 2 per each successful case. In the Kapad-
vanj dispensary and Kaira Jail there were 391 persons primarily vaccinated and
18 re-vaccinated. There were 86 deaths from small-pox against 4 in the
preceding year.
Panch Maháls.
77. In the Panch Maháls there are 6 vaccinators, each of whom has on an
average a population of 42,580 persons and an area of
268.9 square miles. Out of 9,884 persons primarily
vaccinated and 131 re-vaccinated, 9,650 or 97.63 and 83 or 63.36 per cent. were
successful. The rate of protection per mille of population was 38.10; in the
preceding year it was 39.29. Each vaccinator vaccinated 1,669 persons. The
total expenditure was Rs. 1,945-1-7, or annas 3 and pie 1 against annas 3 last