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There were six deaths from small-pox during the year. In the preceding year the
deaths from this disease were 20.
Kaíra.
75. In the Kaira Zilla, there were 11 vaccinators, each of whom had, on
an average, a population of 76,508 persons. There
were 24,202 persons primarily vaccinated and 144
re-vaccinated. The successful cases under each kind were 23,648 and 99, and
their percentages were 97.71 and 68.75 respectively. The rate of protection per
mille of population was 27.25. Each vaccinator on an average vaccinated 2,213
persons. The total cost for the zilla was Rs. 3,681-11-2 and the average cost
per each successful case was annas 2 and pies 3. The Medical Officer in the
Kaira Jail re-vaccinated 82 persons. There was only one death from small-pox
in this zilla during the year, whilst in the last year they numbered 22.
Panch Maháls.
76. In the Panch Maháls there are six vaccinators, each of whom has, on an
average, a population of 52,236 persons. Out of 11,905
persons primarily vaccinated and 101 re-vaccinated
11,617 and 75 or 97.58 and 74.26 per cent. were successful. The rate of pro-
tection per mille of population was 37.30. Each vaccinator on an average vac-
cinated 2,001 persons. The total expenditure was Rs. 1,952-12-0 which, when
divided amongst the successful cases, gives the rate of annas 2 and pies 8 per
each case. No vaccination work was performed by the dispensary Medical
Officer in this zilla. There were 7 deaths from small-pox during the year
against 12 last year.
Ahmedabad.
77. In the Ahmedabad Zilla, there were 15 vaccinators, each of whom had,
on an average, a population of 61,427 persons. There
were 27,837 persons primarily vaccinated and 156
re-vaccinated. The successful cases were 27,310 under primary and 119 under
re-vaccination, or 98.12 and 76.28 per cent. respectively. The rate of protection
per 1,000 of population was 29.76. Each vaccinator, on an average, vaccinated
1,866 persons. The total cost was Rs. 4,522-11-7. The average cost per each
successful case was annas 2 and pies 8. The dispensary Medical Officer at
Khárághoda vaccinated six persons primarily during the year. Thirteen fatal cases
from small-pox were returned in the Collectorate against 12 in the year preceding.
Native States in the Guja¬
rát Registration District.
78. The States of Rewa Kántha, Mahi Kántha, Cambay, the Surat Agency
and Jambughoda have a collective population of
1,559,217 persons. There were 29 vaccinators, and the
average population to each was 53,766. The number of
primarily vaccinated was 49,736 and of re-vaccinated 285 ; of these 48,598 or 97.71
per cent. and 181 or 63.51 per cent. were successfully operated on. Protection
was afforded to 31.23 per 1,000 of population. Each vaccinator on an average
operated upon 1,725 persons. In Sachin and Jambughoda States vaccination
was performed by the Local Fund vaccinators. The total cost in all the States
was Rs. 8,459-2-0 or annas 2 and pies 9 per each successful case. The Medical
Officer at Sádra Dispensary in the Mahi Kántha State primarily vaccinated 153
persons.
Sind Registration District.
79. The Sind Registration District comprises the Collectorates of Karáchi,
Hyderabad, Shikárpur, Thar and Párkar, the Upper
Sind Frontier and the State of Khairpur. It has an
area of 54,123 square miles, and a population of 3,003,711 persons. It is ad-
ministered by a Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, who has, under his orders,
one Superintendent of Vaccination, six Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination,
3 clerks, 71 vaccinators and candidates and 79 peons. Each vaccinator has, on
an average, a population of 42,306 persons. Those primarily vaccinated num¬
bered 83,596 and re-vaccinated 15,910, the successful cases under each head
being 77,055 and 8,795 respectively. The percentage of successful vaccinations to
the total operations was 92.18 under primary and 55.28 under re-vaccination.
The rate of protection per 1,000 of population was 28.58. Each vaccinator, on
an average, vaccinated 1,508 persons. The total cost was Rs. 50,380-1-8 and for
each successful it was annas 9 and pies 5. No vaccination was performed by
the medical officers in charge of dispensaries. The deaths from small-pox in
Sind were 52 against 47 in the preceding year.
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