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former. There is a decrease in the number of operations due to sickness among
the staff and the death of one of the men, necessitating the employment of a new
hand, and laziness on the part of some of the Vaccinators.
The Civil Surgeon was 35 days on tour, visited 278 villages and saw 3,361
cases of vaccinated persons, of which he found 2,888 or 85.9 per cent successful;
he found many cases of ulceration due to the applications put on by the parents
and in many of the village forms he found unsuccessful and doubtful cases
entered as successful, but no false entry of names.
The Native Superintendent was ill in the early part of the working season,
and as the Civil Surgeon did not appoint a substitute the period spent on inspec-
tion tour by this officer was only 77 days, during which he visited 605 villages
and saw 8,956 cases of vaccination, the ratio of success being 90.8. He is
not well reported of. The Civil Surgeon says that opposition to vaccination is
dying out and instances a case in which on the appearance of small-pox in their
villages two Malguzars came for the Vaccinators and had all the unprotected
children vaccinated. He thinks that the staff is still weaker than it should be.
DISPENSARY VACCINATION.
The number of operations by the Hospital Assistants in charge of the
khalsa and zamindari dispensaries is considerably less than in 1885-86.
This decrease is attributed at head-quarters to the Hospital Assistant's other
duties preventing him giving much time to this work.
The Hospital Assistant in charge of the Seorinarain and Pandaria dispen-
saries vaccinated more cases than in the previous year.
The returns of the Kawardha State had not been received, but in Sakti both
the Vaccinator and Hospital Assistant had done less work, the first of these was
ill for some time and a new man took his place. In Kawardha the work was not
altogether satisfactory.
The Feudatory State Native Superintendent, who inspects also in the
Sambalpur district, was on tour in the district 98 days and saw 4,134 cases of
vaccination ; be is well reported of for the trustworthiness of his work.
Sambalpur.—The number of operations performed by the district staff is
more than in 1885-86, the increase being in the work of the Provincial
Vaccinators.
The forms for the use of the Zamindari Vaccinators were not received from
the district office till the middle of December, so the Vaccinator did not get to
work till a month or more later than usual. The Civil Surgeon was detained
in the Station by an epidemic of cholera, by severe sickness among the Civil
Station inhabitants and by his own repeated attacks of illness.
The Officiating Native Superintendent was on tour 158 days, visited 611
villages and saw 11,696 children : the Ciyil Surgeon considers he did his
work well.
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DISPENSARY VACCINATION.
The total number of persons vaccinated is rather more than in 1885-86, in
consequence of the large number of operations by Hospital Assistant Hyder
Hoosain of the Sambalpur dispensary. The work in the town of Sambalpur had
nearly come to a standstill, as the people objected to their children being
vaccinated or lymph taken from their arms ; but for the payment of a small
sum people from the neighbouring villages brought their children, and with the
aid of the Civil and Municipal authorities work has been carried on since March.
FEUDATORY STATE VACCINATION.
Many of the men were new and did little work, but most of those who had
been previously employed performed more operations than in 1885-86.
The work in the Sonpur State is now in the hands of the Rajah. There
was a satisfactory increase in the number of operations, but the Civil Surgeon
reports that in place of paying the Vaccinators the Rajah allowed them to levy
a fee of one or two annas for each child. The Rajah has been addressed on the
subject by the Deputy Commissioner. Vaccination was not carried on in the
Rerakol State till the Deputy Commissioner had written to the Rajah, and
work did not commence till February.
The dispensary work at Sarangarh was
small, but at Raigarh it was good,
The Feudatory State Native Superintendent was 20 days in the States and
saw 1,224 cases of vaccination, he is said not to arrange his work well.
The Civil Surgeon says that he finds it difficult to get Vaccinators for the
Feudatory States, as they are not paid during the non-working season, and he
thinks that the prosecution of two Vaccinators last year for taking money illegally
has had some effect in stopping applicants, as they cannot now increase their
income by this means.
JAMES H. LOCH, M. D.,
Dy. Surgeon-Genl., Sanitary Comr.,
and Supdt. of Vaccination,
Central Provinces.
A—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT No. I.—Continued.
No.
1
District.
2
Raipur District—
Khairagarh ...
Nandgaon
...
Total ...
Bilaspur District—
Sakti ...
Kawardha ...
Total ...
Sambalpur District—
Sarangarh
...
Raigarh
...
Bamra
...
Rairakhol
...
Sonepur ...
Kalahandi
...
Patna ...
Total ...
Total of FeudatoryStates ...
Total of Vaccine Depart¬
meat (Provincial and
Feudatory States)
...
Population
of districts
according
to Census
of 1881.
3
166,138
164,339
330,477
22,819
86,362
109,181
71,274
128,943
81,286
17,750
178,701
224,548
257,959
960,461
1,400,119
10,758,306
Average
popula-
tion per
square
mile.
4
176.74
181.59
179.11
198.43
97.36
108.96
131.98
86.77
40.88
21.30
197.24
59.95
107.53
80.73
94.95
114.82
Average
number
of vaccina¬
tors em-
ployed
through-
out the
season.
5
4
4
8
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
7
10
26
36
227
Total number of persons
vaccinated.
6
Male.
1,979
4,940
6,919
439
702
1,141
1,456
1,896
1,859
299
1,210
3,202
5,926
15,848
23,908
200,257
Female.
1,992
4,152
6,144
406
500
906
1,447
1,788
1,857
254
1,280
2,883
5,645
15,154
22,204
191,485
Total.
3,971
9,092
13,063
845
1,202
2,047
2,903
3,684
3,716
553
2,490
6,085
11,571
31,002
46,112
391,742
Average
number of
persons
vaccinated
by each
vaccinator.
7
993
2,273
1,633
845
1,202
1,023
1,451
1,342
1,858
553
1,245
869
1,157
1,192
1,281
1,726
Primary vaccination.
Total.
8
Successful.
Under
one
year.
9
Over one
and un-
der six
years.
10
Total
of all
ages.
11
FEUDATORY STATES.
3,923
9,092
13,015
845
1,202
2,047
2,903
3,684
3,716
553
2,490
6,085
11,489
30,920
45,982
369,409
1,100
3,269
4,369
267
49
316
1,163
219
360
59
165
459
4,215
6,640
11,325
157,922
1,592
4,201
5,793
488
907
1,395
1,534
3,182
3,007
421
1,605
3,653
6,014
20,316
27,504
171,974
3,602
8,567
12,169
802
1,178
1,980
2,704
3,677
3,716
553
2,243
6,000
11,419
30,312
44,461
352,694
Re-vaccination.
Total.
12
48
...
48
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
82
82
130
22,333
Success¬
ful.
13
47
...
47
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
67
67
114
16,367
Percentage of suc¬
cessful cases.
Primary.
14
91.82
94.23
93.50
94.91
98.00
96.72
93.14
99.81
100.00
100.00
90.08
98.60
99.39
98.03
96.69
95.48
Re-vac-
cination.
15
97.92
...
97.92
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
81.71
81.71
87.69
73.27
Persons
success-
fully
vaccin-
ated per
1,000
of popu-
lation.
16
21.74
52.13
36.82
35.14
13.64
18.13
37.94
28.52
45.72
31.15
12.55
26.76
44.27
31.63
31.83
34.32
Average annual
number of persons
successfully vac-
cinated daring
previous five
years.
Number.
17
8,494
4,114
12,608
797
751
1,548
3,138
3,746
5,632
635
1,521
...
11,285
25,957
40,113
368,460
Ratio
per 1,000
18
51.13
25.03
38.15
34.93
8.70
14.18
44.02
29.05
69.29
35.77
8.51
...
43.75
27.03
28.65
34.27
Average annual
number of deaths
from Small-pox
during previous
five years.
Number.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Ratio
per 1,000
20
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
A.—VACCINE DEPARTMENT.
STATEMENT No. II.—(Continued).
No.
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
District.
2
Raipur District.
Khairagarh ...
Nandgaon
...
Total …
Bilaspur District.
Kawardha …
Sakti …
Total …
Sambalpur District.
Sarangrarh …
Raigarh …
Bamra …
Rairakhol …
Sonepur …
Kalahandi …
Patna
...
Total
...
Total of Feudatory
States ...
Total of Vaccine
Department (Pro
vincial and Feu
datory States) ...
Establishment.
Superin¬
tendent
General.
3
...
…
...
…
…
...
...
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Superin
tendent
of Dis
trict.
4
...
…
...
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
Deputy
Superin
tendent.
5
...
...
...
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
…
...
...
...
...
...
Native
Superin¬
tendent.
6
...
1
1
1
…
1
…
…
…
…
…
...
...
...
2
20
Vaccinators.
1st
Class.
7
...
1
1
…
...
...
...
...
…
...
1 ...
2
3
4
77
2nd
Class.
8
4
1
5
…
...
...
1
…
…
…
1 ...
3
5
10
56
3rd
Class.
9
...
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
5
5
18
22
94
Chapra¬
sis and
other
servants.
10
...
...
...
…
...
...
…
…
…
…
...
...
...
...
...
33
Expenditure.
Pay of
establish
ment.
11
429
504
933
422
108
530
12
0
12
0
0
0
9
0
9
0
0
0
229
73
40
35
0
9
0
2
0
0 0
8
…
620
936
1,933
3,397
39,188
0
0
11
8
9
0
0
8
5
5
Travelling
allowance.
12
Contin
gencies.
13
Total cost.
14
FEUDATORY STATES
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
…
...
...
…
…
…
…
...
…
271
271
271
4,046
14
14
14
7
0
0
0
3
Rs. a. p.
20
66
87
6
6
12
9
14
7
6
7
13
0
0
0
6
0
6
…
2
4
1
13
12
6
9
9
10
...
...
...
9
109
788
1
5
15
4
10
6
Rs. a. p.
450
570
1,021
428
114
542
5
14
3
6
7
13
9
0
9
6
0
6
229
76
44
36
0
6
12
9
0
9
9
6
...
620
1,207
2,214
3,778
44,024
0
14
11
12
0
0
0
0
3
2
Paid from.
Imperial
funds.
15
...
...
...
…
...
...
…
…
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Provincial
funds.
16
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
…
...
...
…
…
…
…
…
...
...
...
...
10,941 12 9
District
funds.
17
Rs. a. p.
...
...
…
…
...
...
…
…
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
27,809 9 2
Municipali
ties.
18
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
…
...
...
…
…
…
…
…
...
...
...
...
1,493 14 0
Native
States.
19
Rs. a. p
450
570
1,021
428
114
542
5
14
3
6
7
13
9
0
9
6
0
6
229
76
44
36
0
6
12
9
0
9
9
6
…
620
1,207
2,214
3,778
3,778
0
14
11
12
12
0
0
0
3
3
Total.
20
Rs. a. p.
450
570
1,021
428
114
542
5
14
3
6
7
13
9
0
9
6
0
6
229
76
44
36
0
6
12
9
0
9
9
6
...
620
1,207
2,214
3,778
44,024
0
14
11
12
0
0
0
0
3
2
Number
of all
success
ful vac
cinations
and re¬
vaccina
tions.
21
3,649
8,567
12,216
1,178
802
1,980
2,704
3,677
3,716
553
2,243
6,000
11,486
30,379
44,575
3,69,061
Average
cost of
each suc
cessful
case.
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
5
2
4
11¾
0¾
4
9
3⅓
4⅔
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
4
2¼
0½
...
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
7¾
8
2
4¼
11
B.— DISPENSARY VACCINATION.
Statement No. III.—Showing Dispensary Vaccination in the Central Provinces during the year 1886-87.
District.
1
Saugor
...
Damoh ...
Jubbulpore ...
Narsinghpur ...
Hoshangabad ...
Nimar ...
Mandla
...
Betul ...
Chhindwara ...
Seoni
...
Balaghat
...
Bhandara ...
Nagpur ...
Wardha ...
Chanda ...
Raipur ...
Bilaspur ...
Sambalpur ...
Total of Province (exclu-
sive of Feudatory States,)
Number of dis-
pensaries in each
district to which
a vaccinator is
attached.
2
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Average number
of vaccinators
attached to dis-
pensaries during
the season.
3
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Total number of
persons vaccina-
ted.
4
1,087
1,126
4,334
...
1,379
330
238
161
2,164
190
808
991
...
929
1,025
905
770
407
17,044
Average num-
ber of persons
vaccinated by
each vaccina-
tor.
5
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Primary vaccination.
Total.
6
1,068
1,126
3,995
...
1,236
312
238
161
1,430
190
705
990
...
929
1,022
876
770
407
15,476
Successful.
Under
one year.
7
917
816
2,528
...
849
214
171
111
1,288
123
508
465
...
464
570
389
244
50
9,707
One and
under
six.
8
111
162
994
...
229
62
59
20
86
62
167
475
...
361
259
401
432
342
4,222
Total of
all ages.
9
1,032
994
3,611
...
1,114
276
236
139
1,450
185
681
940
...
831
860
806
689
398
14,242
Re-vaccination.
Total.
10
19
...
539
...
143
18
...
...
714
...
103
1
...
...
3
29
...
...
1,569
Successful.
11
16
...
418
...
128
5
...
...
436
...
47
1
...
...
3
18
...
...
1,072
Percentage of suc¬
cessful cases.
Primary.
12
96.63
88.28
90.39
...
90.02
88.46
99.16
86.34
100.00
97.37
96.59
94.95
...
89.45
84.15
89.48
69.48
97.79
92.05
Re-vaccina-
tion.
13
84.21
...
77.55
...
89.51
27.78
...
...
61.06
...
45.63
100.00
...
...
100.00
62.07
...
...
68.32
B.—DISPENSARY VACCINATION.
STATEMENT No. III.—Contd.
District.
1
STATE DISPENSARIES.
Raipur District.
Raj Nandgaon …
Dongargarh …
Total …
Bilaspur
District.
Sakti …
Kawardha …
Total …
Sambalpur District.
Sarangarh
...
Raigarh …
Total …
Total of Feudatory States ...
Grand total (Provincial and
Feudatory States) ...
Number of
dispensaries in
each district to
which a vacci-
nator is attach-
ed.
2
……
……
……
……
......
……
......
……
……
……
Average number
of vaccinators
attached to dis-
pensaries during
the season.
3
……
...…
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
......
Total number of
persons vacci-
nated.
4
……
……
……
154
195
349
62
202
264
613
17,657
Average num-
ber of persons
vaccinated
by each vacci-
nator.
5
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
……
Primary Vaccination.
Successful.
Total.
6
...
...
...
154
195
349
62
202
264
613
16,088
Under
one year.
7
...
...
...
77
44
121
17
30
47
168
9,875
One and
under
six
years.
8
...
...
...
71
139
210
35
139
174
384
4,606
Total of
all ages.
9
...
...
...
148
183
331
52
190
242
573
14,815
Re-vaccination
Total.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1,569
Success-
ful.
11
...
…
…
...
...
...
...
...
...
…
1,072
Percentage of suc-
cessful cases.
Primary
12
...
...
...
96.10
93.85
94.84
83.87
94.06
91.67
93.47
92.09
Re-vaccina¬
tion.
13
……
……
……
...…
……
……
......
……
……
……
68.32
Comparative Statement No.IV.—Showing the number of persons primarily vaccinated and the number of
Establishment.
Government …
Municipal
...
Local or District Funds ...
Native States …
Dispensaries …
Army
...
Europeans …
Natives …
Total
...
Persons pr
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccin-
ated.
Year ending 30th
April 1866.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
…
…
...
..
…
...
...
...
...
...
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccin-
ated.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success¬
full^
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Years
1867.
17,466
...
...
...
...
...
…
...
17,466
15,060
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15,060
1868.
36,927
43,259
...
...
...
...
...
...
80,186
31,435
34,417
...
...
...
...
...
...
65,852
1869.
55,348
64,827
…
...
...
...
...
...
120,175
46,816
52,032
...
...
…
...
...
...
98,848
1870.
86,669
12,299
42,253
…
...
...
...
...
141,226
77,166
10,037
32,473
...
...
...
...
...
119,676
1871.
49,204
48,764
27,173
...
...
...
...
...
125,141
40,394
44,606
17,035
...
...
...
...
...
102,035
1872
33,880
21,127
54,373
...
...
...
...
...
108,880
1
1
1
..
91
persons who were successfully vaccinated in the Central Provinces in each of the undermentioned official years.
vaccinated.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success¬
fully
vaccina-
ted,
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted,
31st March.
1873.
45,098
25,090
53,327
...
…
...
...
123,515
40,734
20,455
45,971
...
...
...
…
107,160
1874.
128,590
...
...
…
...
...
...
128,690
112,435
...
...
...
…
...
...
112,435
1875.
176,893
...
...
...
...
...
…
176,893
158,704
...
...
...
…
...
...
158,704
1876.
201,636
…
...
...
9,766
...
…
211,405
188,384
...
...
...
8,574
...
…
196,958
1877.
245,224
...
...
...
10,184
...
…
255,408
229,930
...
...
...
8,988
...
...
238,918
1878.
260,408
…
...
8,976
19,304
...
…
288,688
241,633
...
...
8,744
16,964
...
...
267,341
1879.
235,846
...
...
24,015
19,097
...
…
278,958
223,036
…
...
23,653
17,114
...
...
263,803
1880
254,824
5,238
9,535
17,229
20,386.
…
…
307,212
239,497
5,023
8,788
16,579
18,480
…
…
288,367
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT No. IV.—Continued.
Persons primarily vaccinated.
Establishment.
Government ...
Municipal ...
Local or District
Funds ...
Native States ...
Dispensaries ...
Army
...
Europeans ...
Natives ...
Total ...
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina¬
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success¬
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Total
number.
Number
success-
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Totat
number.
Number
success¬
fully
vaccina-
ted.
Year ending 31st March.
1881
261,959
9,456
3,314
20,026
23,083
...
...
...
317,838
248,924
9,247
3,058
18,922
20,989
...
...
...
301,140
1882
295,766
8,534
5,167
51,843
26,188
...
...
...
387,49
284,465
8,183
5,020
49,702
24,288
...
...
...
371,65
1883
330,789
7,334
7,004
43,666
30,649
...
...
—
419,441
316,681
6,979
6,801
42,001
28,114
...
...
...
400,576
1884
329,518
13,578
...
40,207
26,333
...
...
...
409,636
316,836
13,190
...
38,844
24,508
...
...
...
393,378
1885
330,877
15,876
...
29,738
23,964
...
...
...
400,45
319,345
15,430
...
28,789
22,095
...
...
...
385,659
1886
...
15,466
297,863
38,446
16,796
...
...
...
368,571
...
15,025
285,060
37,209
15,338
...
...
...
352,632
1887
...
19,138
304,289
45,982
16,088
...
...
...
385,497
...
18,392
289,841
44,461
14,815
...
...
...
367,509
NOTES
ON THE
ANNUAL STATEMENTS
OF
VACCINE OPERATIONS
IN THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES
FOR
THE YEAR 1887-88.
NAGPUR :
PRINTED AT THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PRESS.
1888.
[ PRICE EIGHT ANNAS. ]
2
5. In the review of last year's report it was mentioned that the Chief
Commissioner had under consideration the question of prescribing a standard
of work to be required from Native Superintendents. A general standard appli-
cable to all districts was found impracticable, but the Chief Commissioner sanc-
tioned the adoption of a standard framed by the Deputy Surgeon-General for
each district prescribing the number of villages to be visited and the number
of vaccinations to be seen daily by each Native Superintendent. Civil Surgeons
were also instructed to regulate the tours of their Native Superintendents. The
Chief Commissioner also had under consideration during the year the question of
the general adoption of the vaccination census introduced by Dr. Cullen in
Nimar, to which reference was made in paragraph 6 of the Review of the Report
for 1885-86 ; it was, however, found desirable to leave the adoption of the
scheme to the discretion of Civil Surgeons.
6. The Deputy Surgeon-General does not refer to the question of culti-
vating buffalo lymph to which allusion was made in the review by the Govern-
ment of India of last year's report. He will be asked to report on this question
now.
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
Deputy Surgeon-General for information and guidance; also that copies, bound
with the Report, be distributed as usual,
[True Extract.]
A. L. SAUNDERS,
Under-Secretary.
No. 1176V.
FROM
JAMES H. LOCH, ESQ., M. D.,
SANITARY COMMISSIONER,
Central Provinces,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER,
Central Provinces.
Dated Nagpur, the 29th June 1888.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward you for submission to the Chief Com-
missioner, the Annual Statements of Vaccine operations in the Central Provinces
for the year 1887-88 with notes on them.
2. The Statements and notes would have been submitted earlier, but I
wished, if possible, to include the figures of all the Feudatory States in which
work was carried on: as, however, the returns from Bamra and Sonepur have not
yet been received in my office, I think it better to forward the Statements
incomplete than to delay their submission longer.
3. The vaccination work in these two States is in the hands of the Chiefs.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
JAMES H. LOCH, M. D.,
Dy. Surgeon Genl., Sanitary Commr.,
and Superintendent of Vaccination,
Central Provinces.
Notes on the Annual Statements of Vaccine operations in the
Central Provinces for the year 1887-88.
The area to which the Statements of 1887-88 refer is not quite the
same as that of 1886-87; for while vaccine operations were carried on in
11 zamindaris in which there was no work in 1886-87 : the figures for the
Bamra and Sonepur States cannot be given owing to the returns not having
been received, and I have therefore in comparing the work of the two last
seasons excluded that done in these 2 States in 1886-87.
STATEMENT I.
(Vaccine Department.)
The number of Vaccinators employed in the Central Provinces (including
Feudatory States) was larger (+11) and the total number of persons vaccinated
more (+ 26,372) than in the previous season.
The number of primary operations increased ( + 30,784) while that of
re-vaccinations was (4,412) less.
Each vaccinator performed on the average nearly the same number of
operations as in 1886-87.
In the Khalsa (including zamindaris) the number of vaccinators employed
was (7) more, the increase being in the staff for the zamindaris of Raipur and
Sambalpur—and the total number of persons vaccinated was larger ( +13,890)
than in 1886-87.
Primary operations rose (+18,998) but re-vaccinations were less numerous.
The replacing of old and experienced operators by men new to the work,
and, in the Damoh district, heavy mortality among the children, sufficiently ac-
counts for the decrease in the number of persons vaccinated in all the districts
in which such decrease occurred except Chanda.
The increase in primary operations took place almost entirely in children
under one year old.
Re-vaccinations were (5,208) fewer than in the previous year, but in the two
districts in which the decrease was most marked there was a large increase in
the number of primary operations, and the decrease is accounted for by the
vaccinators' attention having been largely devoted to re-vaccination work last
year, while this year it was given chiefly to primary operations.
The percentage of success in primary operations claimed by vaccinators is
almost the same as it was last year, and the ratios of successful cases as seen by
Civil Surgeons and Native Superintendents vary very slightly from those
of 1886-87.
The permilleage of the population vaccinated was higher than it was in
1886-87.
In the Feudatory States the number of vaccinators was increased by 4, 2 in
Sarangarh and 2 in Raigarh, and the total number of persons vaccinated was
larger (+12,482) than in 1886-87, the rise having taken place in the States of
the Sambalpur district and in Khairagarh.
The increase took place in both primary operations and in re-vaccinations,
and that in primary operations was in children of all ages up to 6. The average
number of operations performed by each vaccinator was considerably larger (+208)
and the percentages of success claimed very slightly higher than in 1886-87.