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VACCINATION REPORT,
Karáchi.
80. In the Karáchi Zilla, there are 17 vaccinators, each of whom has, on
an average, a population of 33,228 persons. They
performed 15,097 primary and 3,412 re-vaccinations, the
percentages of success being 89.17 and 49.41 respectively. The rate per 1,000
of population was 26.82. The total cost amounted to Rs. 6,585-7-4 and the cost
of each successful case was annas 6 and pies 11 or 2 annas 5 pies more
than last year. Each vaccinator vaccinated on an average 1,089 persons. There
were 14 deaths from small-pox against 26 in the year preceding.
Hyderabad.
81. In the Hyderabad Zilla, there are 14 vaccinators, each of whom has, on
an average, a population of 65,618 persons. There were
22,092 persons primarily vaccinated and 3,059 re-vacci-
nated ; of these, 20,411 or 92.39 and 1,949 or 63.71 per cent. were successfully
operated on. The rate of protection per mille of population was 24.34. Each
vaccinator on an average vaccinated 1,796 persons. The total cost amounted to,
Rs. 5,496-9-4, which gives for each successful case annas 3 and pies 11 against 3
and 5 respectively last year. Small-pox caused 26 deaths against 14 previous year.
Thar and Párkar.
82. The Thar and Párkar District has a population of 298,203 persons.
There are 7 vaccinators each of whom works among
42,600 persons on an average. They vaccinated 8,326
primarily and re-vaccinated 2,243. The rate of success in each case was 8,001
or 96.10 and 1,528 or 68.12 per cent. respectively. Each vaccinator, on an
average, vaccinated 1,510 persons. The rate per mille of population vaccinated
was 31.95. The total cost was Rs. 2,707-3-9 and the cost per each successful
case was 4 annas and 7 pies against 4 annas and 6 pies last year. There were 9
deaths from small-pox, whilst in the preceding year there was no death reported
under this head.
Shikárpur.
83. There are, in the Shikárpur Zilla, 21 vaccinators, each of whom has,
on an average, a population of 43,595 persons. The
services of the municipal female vaccinator, Sukkur,
were dispensed with by the municipality from 1st November 1892. There were
30,320 persons primarily vaccinated and 6,295 re-vaccinated, the successful
cases being 27,841 or 91.82 per cent. and 3,182 or 50.55 per cent. respectively.
The rate of protection per 1,000 of population was 33.89 against 35.11 in the
preceding year. Each vaccinator, on an average, vaccinated 1,744 persons. The
total cost under vaccination head was Rs. 8,704-3-1 and the cost for each successful
case was 4 annas and 1 pie. Small-pox caused 3 deaths against 7 in 1891.
Upper Sind Frontier.
84. There are 4 vaccinators employed in the Upper Sind Frontier District,
each of whom has, on an average, a population of
43,637 persons. They performed 4,877 primary and
897 re-vaccinations, the successful cases being 4,539 or 93.07 per cent. and 448
or 49.94 per cent. respectively. The rate per 1,000 of population protected was
28.57. The total cost was Rs. 1,676-6-9 and the cost per each successful case
was 5 annas and 5 pies against 4 annas and 4 pies last year. No deaths from
small-pox were reported during the year as well as in the previous year.
Khairpur Native State in
Sind.
85. The Khairpur State has a population of 131,987 persons. There are
3 vaccinators; one more is still required. They pri-
marily vaccinated 2,884 and re-vaccinated 4; of these
2,801 or 97.12 and 2 or 50.0 per cent. respectively
were successful in each kind. Each vaccinator, on an average, vaccinated 963
persons, and the rate per 1,000 of population vaccinated was 21.24. The total
cost was Rs. 1,317, and the cost of each successful case was annas 7 and pies 6
against annas 8 last year.
Káthiáwár States.
86. The States of Káthiáwár have a collective population of 2,752,404 and
an area of 20,880 square miles. There were 48 vacci-
nators, each of whom had, on an average, a population
of 57,342 persons. The number of persons primarily vaccinated was 86,024 and
re-vaccinated was 831; of these 81,194 and 526 or 94.39 and 63.30 per cent.
were successful. The rate of protection per mille of population was 29.69 and