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by the medical officers at the dispensary towns this year. There were 265
deaths from small-pox against 201 in the year preceding.
Upper Sind Frontier.
88. In the Upper Sind Frontier District there are 4 vaccinators, each of
whom has on an average a population of 36,045 persons
and an area of 582.71 square miles. They performed
5,627 primary and 688 re-vaccinations. The successful cases were 5,069 and 475
or 90.08 and 69.04 percent. The rate of protection per 1,000 of population was
38.45. Each vaccinator averaged 1,579 operations. The total cost was
Rs. 1,551-9-3 and the cost of each successful case was annas 4 and pies 6, or 1 pie
less than last year. In the dispensary at Jacobabad 240 persons were pri-
marily vaccinated; none re-vaccinated. There were 22 deaths from small-pox
against 36 in the year previous.
Khairpur State.
89. The Khairpur State has an area of 6,109 square miles and a popula-
tion of 129,153 persons. There are 3 vaccinators; 1
more is required for Mirwáh. They primarily vacci-
nated 2,757 and re-vaccinated 15 persons : of these 2,709 or 98.26 per cent. and
3 or 20.00 per cent. were successfully operated on. The protected were 21.00
per mille of population. Each vaccinator on an average vaccinated 924 persons.
The total cost was Rs. 1,317, or annas 7-9 per each successful case against 6
annas and 6 pies in the preceding year.
Progress in the Baroda
State.
90. The state of Baroda. has a population of 2,185,005 persons and an
area of 8,570 square miles. It is administered for
vaccination purposes by the Chief Medical Officer
employed by the Darbár, who has under his orders 4
inspectors, 36 vaccinators and 40 peons. Each vaccinator has on an average
238 square miles and a population of 60,695. There were 69,246 persons
primarily vaccinated and 1,016 re-vaccinated ; the successful cases under each
head were 66,469 and 756 respectively. The percentages were 95.98 under
primary and 74.41 under re-vaccination against 96.30 and 72.91 last year. The
rate of protection per mille of population was 30.77 ; last year it was 31.04.
Each vaccinator vaccinated on an average 1,952 persons. The total cost was
Rs. 12,821-2-4, or annas 3 and pie 1 per each successful case. Dispensary
vaccination was discontinued in this state from the current year.
Progress in the Cutch
Circle.
91. The State of Cutch has a population of 512,084 persons and an area of
6,500 square miles. It is administered by a Superin-
tendent of. Vaccination, who has under him an Assistant
Superintendent, 17 vaccinators and 19 peons. Each
vaccinator has an average population of 30,123 and an area of 382 square miles.
The number of persons primarily vaccinated was 21,478 and re-vaccinated 258
against 21,125 and 304 respectively last year. The successful cases were 21,227
and 201 or 98.33 and 77.91 per cent. The rate of protection per mille of popu-
lation was 41.84 ; last year it was 40.93. Each vaccinator operated on an average
on 1,279 persons. The total expenditure was Rs. 7,143-10-9 and the average cost
per each successful case was annas 5 and pies 4 ; in the preceding year it was
annas 5 and pies 8.
Progress in Aden.
92. Aden has an area of 11.6 square miles and a population of 34,860
persons. The Municipality defrays the cost of one
male and one female vaccinator and one peon who
work under the supervision of the Civil Surgeon. All cases of vaccination
reported as successful are verified and payment is made to the vaccinators
according to results and not in the form of a monthly salary as heretofore. This
system, however, has not been very successful, as there were in the year under
report only 913 persons primarily vaccinated against 983 in the preceding year.
There were 10 re-vaccinations against 2 in 1888-89. Of the primary vaccinations
704 and of the re-vaccinations 4 were successful. The rate of protection afforded
was 23.31 per 1,000 of population. The total cost was Rs. 531-6-0 and the
average cost per each successful case was annas 12. In the dispensary of Shaikh
Othman and in the hospital at Steamer Point 1,004 persons were primarily
vaccinated and 2 re-vaccinated.
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