BOMBAY PRESIDENCY.
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for Káthiáwár, 3 for Pálanpur and 1 for Khairpur—are still required. The
present establishment of vaccinators worked amongst a population of 8,999,616
persons. The numbers primarily vaccinated were 308,408 and re-vaccinated
13,088: of these 294,002 and 9,347 or 95.33 and 71.42 per cent. respectively
were successful. The unsuccessful and unknown in primary vaccination were
6,760 and 8,412 and in re-vaccination 2,205 and 1,540. There were 766
secondary operations and 3 repetitions of re-vaccination. Out of every 1,000
of population 33.71 were successfully operated on against 33.85 last year. The
total cost amounted to Rs. 61,151-6-2, which gives annas 3 and pies 3 per
each successful case. The average number of persons operated on by each
vaccinator was 1,891.
Work of Dispensary Offi-
cers.
31. Vaccination was carried on in 33 dispensaries, or 15 less than in the
preceding year. The following table shows the pro-
gress of vaccination in dispensaries by each district
and circle :—
Districts and Circles.
Western Registration Dis-
trict
..
..
..
..
Presidency Circle .. ..
Central Registration Dis-
trict
..
..
..
..
Southern Registration Dis-
trict
..
..
..
..
Eastern Gujarát Registra-
tion District .. ..
Western Gujarát Circle ..
Sind Registration District..
Baroda
..
..
..
..
Shaikh Othman,
Steamer
Point, Bushire and Mus-
kat .. .. .. ..
Total ..
Persons primarily vaccinated.
1888-89.
227
..
417
2,050
1,269
219
588
156
1,777
6,703
1889-90
153
..
345
1,746
1,213
1
394
..
1,627
5,479
Increase.
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Decrease.
74
..
72
304
56
218
194
156
150
1,224
Persons re-vaccinated.
1888-89
35
116
94
26
23
8
69
..
3
374
1889-90.
31
72
58
166
34
8
9
..
2
380
Increase.
..
..
..
140
11
..
..
..
..
6
Decrease.
4
44
36
..
..
.. 60
..
1
..
Total number of persons operated on.
1888-89.
262
116
511
2,076
1,292
227
657
156
1,780
7,077
1889-90.
184
72
403
1,912
1,247
9
403
..
1,629
5,859
Increase.
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. ..
..
..
Decrease.
78
44
108
164
45
218
254
156
151
1,218
A decrease of 1,224 is shown in all the districts except the Presidency Circle
in which there was no primary vaccination work. In re-vaccination there is a
slight increase in the Southern and Eastern Gujarát Registration Districts, but
in the total operations there is a net decrease of 1,218 as compared with last year.
There were 5,479 persons primarily vaccinated and 380 re-vaccinated. The
respective numbers of successful cases were 4,800 and 225. The percentages of
success were 87.61 and 59.21 against 89.81 and 60.70 last year. The unsuccess-
ful and unknown were 218 and 475 in primary vaccination and 131 and 30 in
re-vaccination. The number of secondary operations was 14 and of persons
re-vaccinated more than once 6.
Work performed in the
Army.
32. The following table shows details of vacci-
nation in the British and Native Army and amongst
their camp followers :—
British
Army.
Regiments
...
...
...
Camp Followers ... ...
Total ...
Native
Army.
Regiments...
...
...
Camp
Followers... ...
Total ...
Grand Total ...
PRIMARY VACCINATION.
1
Sex.
Males.
78
30
108
1,159
986
2,144
2,252
Females.
65
19
84
594
783
1,377
1,461
2
Caste.
Christians.
143
...
143
34
89
123
266
Hindus.
...
47
47
1,092
1,133
2,225
2,272
Musalmáns.
...
2
2
552
456
1,008
1,010
Pársis.
...
...
...
7
50
57
57
Other Castes.
...
...
...
68
40
108
108
3
Age.
Under 1 year.
133
37
170
958
1,510
2,468
2,638
Between 1 and 6
years.
8
12
20
260
180
440
460
Above 6 years.
2
...
2
535
78
613
615
4
Results.
Successful.
Under 1 year.
99
36
135
905
1,387
2,292
2,427
Above 1 and
under
6
years.
7
12
19
248
163
411
430
Total of all
ages.
106
48
154
1,602
1,588
3,190
3,344
Unsuccessful.
37
1
38
195
154
349
387
Unknown.
21
...
21
9
27
36
57
5
Total.
164
49
213
1,806
1,769
3,575
3,788
6
Excess of Operations over
Persons.
21
...
21
53
1
54
75
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