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Army, there is an increase, but in the Native Army there is a decrease of 129
over that of the preceding year. With regard to the decrease in the Central
Registration District, the Deputy Sanitary Commissioner says that " the year
has been a very disastrous one for vaccination owing to the effects of Famine
and Plague.
In Sholápur Town and in the southern parts of the Sátára
Collectorate work had to be stopped altogether for some time on account of
Plague, and in the rest of the Division vaccinators could not work in parts of
their charges owing to the same cause. The exodus from large towns owing to the
presence of Plague interfered greatly with vaccination work in them. Some of
the Inspectors and Vaccinators were employed on Plague duty. Inspection work
was also greatly interfered with by Plague and Famine. The Deputy Sanitary
Commissioner was on Plague duty throughout the year. Owing to the absence
of the people from their villages during the Famine the usual number of children
for inspection could not be obtained."
The Deputy Sanitary Commissioner, Gujarát Registration District, writes
that" the decrease in revaccinations can be largely accounted for by the compa-
rative freedom of the district from small-pox during the year. As regards
primary vaccination and revaccination combined, the causes of less work may
be grouped as follows:—
(a) Plague and Plague preventive operations.
(b) Want of children due to the migration of people owing to famine
or famine prices and a low birth rate.
(c) Freedom from small-pox.
Infants successfully vacci-
nated as compared with avail-
able number.
9. The following table shows the number of infants successfully vaccinated
in the Presidency exclusive of Native States. The
birth and death statistics are taken for the calendar
year, as usual, in calculating the number available for
vaccination, because infants are generally not vacci-
nated until three months after birth :—
Years.
1896-97
...
...
1897-98 ... ...
Births
returned as
having been
registered.
691,487
629,693
Deaths
registered
among child-
ren under
one year.
122,066
136,453
Children
available for
vaccination.
569,421
493,240
Children
under one
year vacci-
nated suc-
cessfully.
450,996
417,921
Children
remained to
be vaccinated
under one
year.
118,425
75,316
Percentage
of infants
protected
to infants
available.
79.20
84.73
The above table shows that the successfully vaccinated fell short of the regis-
tered births, minus deaths, amongst those under one year old. Out of 493,240
infants available for vaccination under one year, 417,924 or 84.73 per cent. have
been protected.
Results in primary vacci-
nation .
10. Out of 681,839 persons primarily vaccinated, 626,170 or 91.84 per cent.
were successful. The number of unsuccessful cases was
9,181. In 47,508 cases the result was unknown, as
the children were not brought for inspection ; 1,020
persons were operated on a second time on account of the failure of the first
operation. The percentage of success, excluding "unknown" cases, was 98.55.
Results in revaccination.
11. During the year, 62,811 persons were revaccinated. The number of suc-
cessful cases was 36,926 or 58.79 per cent. In
16,261 instances the result could not be ascertained and
in 9,670 the operation failed, whilst in 46 cases the revaccination was repeated.
The percentage of success, excluding "unknown cases", was 79.25.
Percentage of success in-
cludin "unknown cases."
12. The following table shows by districts and cir-
cles the percentage of success in primary and revaccina-
tions contrasted with those for the previous year :—