2
Abolition of two places of
Municipal vaccinators.
5. By Government Resolutions in the General Department, Nos. 1951 and
2845, dated 9th April and 25th May 1897 respectively,
two appointments of Municipal vaccinatorships, namely,
of Dholka Town in the Ahmedabad Collectorate and
Dhulia Town in the Khándesh Collectorate, were abolished and their work was
transferred to Local Fund Vaccinators.
Strength of the Department.
6. The total strength of the Vaccination Depart-
ment during the year 1897-98, excluding Native States,
was as follows :—
Deputy Sanitary Commissioners ...
Superintendents of Vaccination
...
Assistant Superintendent of Vaccination
Inspectors of Sanitation and Vaccination
Clerks
...
Vaccinators—
Municipal ... ... ...
Local Fund ... ... ...
Cantonment ... ... ...
Candidates ... ... ...
Peons and Kárkuns
...
...
Total Strength
...
...
...
...
...
...
48
307
2
31
...
...
5
2
1
31
15
388
432
874
Vaccination work amongst
the civil and military popu-
lation.
7. The following table contrasts the work amongst
the civil and military population during the year
under report with that for 1896-97 :—
Districts and Circles.
Western Registration District.
Presidency Circle
...
...
Central Registration District...
Southern
do. ...
Gujarát
do. ...
Sind
do. ...
Total ...
Aden, Maskat, Bushire and
Shaik Othman
...
...
...
British Army
...
...
...
Native Army
...
...
...
Grand Total ...
Itinerant
...
...
...
...
Dispensary
...
...
...
Army
...
...
...
...
Grand Total ...
PERSONS PRIMARILY.
VACCINATED.
1896-97.
125,654
12,501
183,073
169,4S0
140,705
97,491
728,904
3,965
129
3,513
736,511
731,529
1,340
3,612
736,511
1897-98.
107,409
12,850.
106,835
157,931
135,720
91,071
672,727
5,187
241
3,384
681,830
675,901
2,313
3,625
681,839
Increase.
...
351
...
...
...
...
...
1,522
112
...
...
...
...
...
...
De-
crease.
18,245
...
16,238
11,549
4,976
5,520
56,177
...
...
129
54,672
55,628
973
17
51,672
PERSONS REVACCINATED.
1896-97.
7,932
2,956
7,043
27,766
6,271
18,593
70,561
170
631
2,850
74,212
1897-98.
6,065
1,448
6,044
26,803
4,064
15,451
59,875
275
429
2,232
62,311
In-
crease.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
105
...
...
...
ABSTRACT.
69,826
905
3,181
74,212
59,495
655
2,661
62,811
...
...
...
...
De-
crease.
1,867
1,508
999
963
2,207
3,142
10,686
...
202
618
11,401
10,331
230
820
11,401
TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS
VACCINATED.
1896-97.
133,186
15,457
190,116
197,216
146,976
116,084
799,405
4,135
760
6,363
810,723
1897-98.
113,471
14,300
172,870
184,734
139,793
107,422
732,602
5,762
670
5,010
744,650
801,355
2,245
7,123
810,723
735,390
2,968
6,286
744,650
In-
crease.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,627
...
...
...
De-
crease.
20,112
1,157
17,237
12,512
7,183
8,662
66,863
...
90
747
66,073
...
723
...
...
65,959
...
837
66,073
It will be seen from the foregoing table that there were 681,839 persons
primarily vaccinated and 62,811 re vaccinated, against 736,511 and 74,212
respectively last year, showing a net decrease of 54,672 or 7.42 per cent. in
primary vaccination and 11,401 or 15.36 per cent. in revaccination. In total
operations there is a decrease of 66,073 or 8.87 per cent.
Reasons of decrease.
8. During the year under report there was a considerable decrease in all
the registration districts except in the Presidency
Circle, where a slight increase under primary vacci-
nation was recorded. In Aden, Maskat and Bushire, as well as in the British