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the average per each vaccinator was 1,869 persons. The average cost per each
successful case was annas 6 and pies 4 calculated on the total cost of
Rs. 32,384-3-1. No vaccination work was performed by the dispensary medical
officer in Káthiáwár during the year.
Pálanpur States.
87. The Pálanpur States have an area of 7,755 square miles and a popu-
lation of 645,526 persons. There were 11 vacci¬
nators, each of whom had, on an average a population of
58,684 persons. The number of persons primarily vaccinated was 18,124 and 11,
of which the successful cases were 17,609 and 10 respectively. The percentage
of successful cases to total operations was 97.17 in primary and 90.90 in re¬
vaccination. The rate of protection per 1,000 of population was 27.29. The
average number of persons vaccinated by each vaccinator was 1,649 and the
average cost per each successful case was annas 3 and pies 11 calculated on the
total expenditure of Rs. 4,360-15-10. Vaccination was not performed by the
medical officer in charge of any dispensary here.
Baroda State.
88. The State of Baroda has a population of 2,414,200 persons and an area
of 8,570 square miles. It is administered by a Sanitary
Commissioner employed by the Darbár, who has under
his orders 4 Inspectors, 36 vaccinators, 8 probationers or candidate vaccinators
and 40 peons. Each vaccinator has, on an average, a population of 67,061
persons. There were 72,557 persons primarily vaccinated and 1,572 re-vacci-
nated ; the successful cases under each head were 69,874 and 984 respectively.
The percentages were 96.30 under primary and 62.60 under re-vaccination. The
rate of protection per mille of population was 29.35. Each vaccinator vacci-
nated, on an average, 2,059 persons. The total cost was Rs. 13,968-10-8 or
annas 3 and pies 2 per each successful case. Dispensary vaccination was dis-
continued in this State from 1889-90.
Cutch State.
89. The State of Cutch has a population of 558,415 persons and an area
of 6,500 square miles. It is administered by a Super-
intendent of Vaccination who has under him 2 Assist-
ant Superintendents, 17 vaccinators and 19 peons. Of the 17 vaccinators, two
are stationed permanently, one in the city of Bhúj and one in Mándvi, two more
are entertained to work among low castes, the remaining 13 work in rotation in
the different districts into which the State is divided. An average of work is laid
down for each district and according as the vaccinator works more or less than
the average so his pay varies. The number of persons primarily vaccinated was
18,428 and re-vaccinated was 59. The successful cases were 17,567 and 30 re-
spectively, their percentages being 95.33 and 50.85. The rate of protection per
mille of population was 31.51. Each vaccinator operated on an average 1,087
persons. The total expenditure was Rs. 7,236 and the average cost per each
successful case was annas 6 and pies 7 against annas 5 and pies 7 in the preced-
ing year.
Aden.
90. Aden has an area of 11.6 square miles and a population of 44,079
persons. The municipality defrays the cost of one
male and one female vaccinator and one peon who work
under the immediate supervision of the Civil Surgeon. Vaccination stations
are established in different parts of the settlement, and the Civil Surgeon has
inspected the vaccination work on over 100 different occasions. There were
1,305 primary vaccinations and 52 re-vaccinations against 891 and 106 respect-
ively in the preceding year. Of the primary vaccinations 909 and of the re-vacci-
nations 34 were successful. The total cost was Rs. 603-12-3, and the average
cost per each successful case was annas 10 and pies 3. In the dispensary of
Shaikh Othman there were 506 persons primarily vaccinated, and 80 persons
re-vaccinated, of which 458 and 67 were successful.
Bushire and Muscat.
91. There was not a separate vaccinator for Bushire or Muscat. The
vaccination work was performed by the dispensary
medical officers at these places. In the Residency
Dispensary, Bushire, there were 465 persons primarily vaccinated and 16 re¬
vaccinated, of which 426 or 91.61 and 4 or 25 per cent. were successful. In