BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.
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Work of Government Vac-
cinators.
26. There are two Government vaccinators for the Cantonments of Rájkot
and Deesa. The Rájkot vaccinator is wholly paid from
Provincial Funds, a small addition being made to his
pay from the Káthiáwár Agency Vaccination Funds.
The pay of the Deesa vaccinator is made up by equal contributions from the
Provincial and Cantonment Funds, plus a small contribution from the Pálanpur
Superintendency Vaccination Fund. Besides these two, there are three others,
under the Station Staff Surgeons, for the Military Stations of Mhow, Neemuch
and Nasirabad, paid from "Military Funds", and their work is included under
the head of Native Army and Camp Followers. The Rájkot and Deesa vacci-
nators work among a population of 126,049 souls in an area of 1,135 square
miles. They returned 3,976 primary vaccinations and 249 re-vaccinations, of
which 3,718 or 93.51 per cent. and 137 or 55.02 per cent. respectively were
successful. Taking the two operations together, 30.59 per 1,000 of population
were protected. The total cost was Rs. 520-15-0, equal to annas 2 and pies 2
for each successful case. The unsuccessful and unknown were respectively 167
and 100. In re-vaccinations the unsuccessful and unknown were 95 and 17.
There were 9 secondary operations. Each vaccinator on an average operated on
2,112 persons.
Work of Cantonment Vacci-
nators.
27. There is only one vaccinator for the Cantonments of Poona and Kirkee,
which cover an area of 4 square miles and a population
of 38,024 (including 8,779 fighting men). His work is
supervised by the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner,
Central Registration District. Vaccination in the Devláli Cantonment is through-
out the year now carried on by the Medical Officer in charge of the Lock Hospital
without additional charges. Vaccination is also performed in the Málegaon
Cantonment in the Násik Collectorate and Ahmedabad Cantonment in the
Ahmedabad Collectorate. Taking the work in the five Cantonments together,
there were 2,044 persons primarily vaccinated and 438 re-vaccinated. In primary
vaccination 2,006 or 98.14 per cent. were successful, and in re-vaccination 279
or 63.69 per cent. were successful. The rate of protection per mille was 56.63.
The total cost was Rs. 862-3-5 or annas 6 for each successful case. There were
13 unsuccessful and 25 unknown cases under primary vaccination, and 100 and
59 respectively in re-vaccination work. No persons were operated on more than
once.
Work of Municipal Vacci-
nators.
28. The following table gives the progress of
vaccination by districts and circles under Municipal
vaccinators :—
Districts and Circles.
8 Western
Registra-
tion District ...
8 Presidency Circle...
8 Central
Registra-
tion District ...
9 Southern Registra-
tion District ...
7 Eastern Gujárat Re-
gistration District...
9 Sind
Registration
District
...
...
2
Aden...
...
...
Total ..
PERSONS PRIMARILY VACCINATED.
1888-80.
5,831
19,044
11,414
8,513
11,089
10,145
983
67,019
1889-90.
5,913
19,637
10,788
9,247
11,394
9,414
913
67,306
Increase.
82
593
...
734
305
...
...
287
Decrease.
...
...
626
...
...
731
70
...
PERSONS RE-VACCINATED.
1888-89.
355
2,684
2,344
661
368
3,099
2
9,513
1889-90.
415
3,804
1,379
1,118
856
3,173
10
10,755
Increase.
60
1,120
...
457
488
74
8
1,242
Decrease.
...
...
965
...
...
...
...
...
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS
OPERATED
ON.
1888-89.
6,186
21,728
13,758
9,174
11,457
13,244
985
76,532
1889-90.
6,328
23,441
12,167
10,365
12,250
12,587
923
78,061
Increase.
142
1,713
...
1,191
793
...
...
1,529
Decrease.
...
...
1,591
...
...
657
62
...
In primary vaccination an increase of 1,714 is recorded in the Western Regis-
tration District, Presidency Circle, and Southern and Eastern Gujarát Registration
Districts, whilst a decrease of 1,427 is distributed over the Central and Sind Re-
gistration Districts and Aden. In re-vaccination there is an increase of 2,207 in
the Municipalities of all districts and circles except those in the Central Registra-
tion District, in which there is a decrease of 965. On the whole, taking the two
operations together, there is a net increase of 1,529. There are in all 51 working
vaccinators, who returned 67,306 primary vaccinations and 10,755 re-vaccinations,
of which there were 63,367 and 5,128 successful. The total cost was Rs. 30,761-0-2,
equal to annas 7 and pies 2 per each successful case. The unsuccessful and