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mary vaccination and 1,657 or 41.37 per cent. under re-vaccination. These together
give the total rate of protection as 28.53 per mille of population, while last year
it was 27.72. The total cost was Rs. 41,522-10-7. and the average cost per each
successful case was annas 5 and pies 11 against annas 6 and pies 11 in the pre-
ceding year. Each vaccinator averaged 1,525 persons. The Medical Officer of
the dispensary at Dharangaon in Khándesh returned 32 persons primarily vac-
cinated and 9 re-vaccinated. There were 1,097 deaths from small-pox against 558
in the previous year.
Khándesh.
53. In the Khándesh Zilla there are 27 vaccinators. Each vaccinator has,
on an average, a population of 54,106 persons. The
primary vaccinations amounted to 40,727, which in
37,752 instances or 92.94 per cent. were successful; 478 persons were re-vaccinated
and in 358 or 74.89 per cent. cases successfully. The rate of protection per mille
of population was 26.09. The total cost of vaccination was Rs. 8,399-7-0, which
is equal to annas 3 and pies 4 for each successful case. The average number of
operations for each vaccinator was 1,526 in the year. 224 deaths from small-pox
were returned during the year against 323 last year. The medical officer in
charge of dispensary at Dharangaon performed vaccination work as stated in
the preceding paragraph.
Násik.
54. The Násik Zilla has 17 vaccinators, each of whom has, on an average,
a population of 49,622 persons. There were 28,024
primary vaccinations and 332 re-vaccinations performed
and the successful cases were 26,110 and 218 or 93.17 and 65.66 per cent respect-
ively. The rate of protection per mille of population was 31.21. Each vacci-
nator vaccinated 1,668 persons. The total cost was Rs. 5,250-1-2 or annas 3 and
pies 2 per each successful case. There were 265 deaths from small-pox
against 75 last year.
Thána.
55. In the Thána Collectorate there are 17 vaccinators, each of whom has,
on an average, a population of 53,228 persons. There
were 22,667 primary vaccinations and 2,276 re-vacci-
nations; of these, 21,570 and 396 or 99.57 and 17.40 per cent. were successful.
The rate of protection per mille of population was 24.28 against 26.91 last year.
Each vaccinator vaccinated 1,467 persons. The total cost was Rs. 5,708-1-11,
which gives annas 3 and pies 10 as the average cost per successful case; last
year it was the same. No dispensary officer performed vaccination in this zilla.
There were 331 deaths from small-pox against 103 in the year preceding.
Kolába.
56. In the Kolába Collectorate there are 14 vaccinators, each of whom has,
on an average, a population of 42,491 persons. There
were 17,834 primary vaccinations and 692 re-vaccina-
tions ; of these, 17,441 and 510 or 97.80 and 73.70 per cent. were successful.
The rate per mille of population protected was 35.23 against 32.06 the previous
year. Each vaccinator vaccinated 1,323 persons on an average. The total cost was
Rs. 4,850-10-3, which gives annas 3 and pies 9 as the average cost per each
successful case; last year it was annas 3 and pies 2. No dispensary officer per-
formed vaccination in this zilla. There were 277 deaths from small-pox against
57 in the preceding year.
Native States in the West-
ern Registration District.
57. The Native States in this district are, as stated above, Jawhár, Janjira,
Dángs and Surgana. They have a collective popula-
tion of 179,929 persons. There are four vaccinators,
one for Jawhár, two for Janjira and one for Dángs. The
number of persons primarily vaccinated and re-vaccinated by these vaccinators was
respectively 7,239 and 227, of which 7,098 and 175 were successful. No
re-vaccination was performed in the Dángs State. The rate of protection per
mille of population was 40.42. Each vaccinator on an average operated on
1,866 persons. The total expenditure amounted to Rs. 1,424-4-10 and the average
cost per each successful case was annas 3 and pies 2.
Presidency Circle.
58. The Presidency Circle comprises the City of Bombay. It has an area
of 22 square miles with a population of 821,764
persons. It is administered by a Superintendent of
Vaccination paid by Government, who has under his orders one Assistant Superin-
tendent, one head vaccinator, 8 vaccinators, 5 clerks, 13 kárkúns, 3 peons,
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